The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-06
SEATTLE. WASH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 1920.
Lamping and Conan!


TTlSA SIGNIFICANT THING that of the lead
ing republican candidates for governor, Sena-
tor George B. Lampins and Senator Ed T. Conan
are willing to debate their public records, cam
paign expenditures and political views while
Gov. Hart and Roland B. Hartley run away from
such a suggestion.
The reason 10 plain. Il is simply that neither
Hartley nor Hart afford the light of publicity
which debate would throw upon them and their
methods. Neither is 6t to be governor. In Hart
leys behalf, money seems to be no object in the
effort to capture the gubernatoral Office. Per-
haps the most serious mistake that could possibly
happen would be the nomination and election Of
Hartley. Il is hardly conceivable that he could be
elected, at that.
7 EFT US NOT MlNCE WORDS. Hartley is body
II and soul the tool Of those interests which boast
of labor-crushing methods He 10, in his way, an
extremist in economic and labor views, ~ Bill
Haywood is on |. w. w. tactics. Both are radi-
calls Of the dangerous type; both see red. Il
Hartley leadership.
Gov. Hart does not present the extreme mem
ace that Hartley does, but his record is bad
enough. Vacillating, bending to every wind,
Hart has made q sorry figure while in Office.
Afraid or unwilling to stand on his own legs, he
has lent himself to every whm and 10 every
scheme of the reactionary political machine in
the Legislature.
In contrast to Hartley and Hart, there are Col.
Lamping and Senator Conan. They differ on
many things, but il 10 honest difference Of
opinion. They are controlled by no political ma
chine, by an industrial or commercial ma
chine.
progressive. Senator Conan 10 conservative.
They both served in the last Legislature. They
did not vote alike But they had this in COM
mon-they were independent; they were con-
holled by no unseen hand; they voted accord
ing to their own consciences and beliefs, and not
because their votes were dictated by any politi.
cal ring.
T AMPlNC'S CAREER in this state dates back
II to boyhood. He has grown with the state.
Serving with distinction in the Spanish American
war, he came back to civilian life good deal like
many Of the Yanks came home in 19l9-broke
and practically homeless Il was this experience
that made him father the Lamping bonus bill for
returned soldiers and he fought for il tooth and
toenail, despite the crushing attempts of the leg
islative machine and the governors opposition.
He also fought against the wild orgy of appropri-
ations on armories and in other pork barrel"
ventures. He fought for progressive measures;
for bills that helped to create better social jus.
tce. He is a good fighter and a square shooter.
CENATOR CONAN began his career in Wash
~ ington a young man. He came here poor
but courageous. Step by step he climbed To-
day he is head Of the largest bank in Spokane.
He has been honored by the citizens of Eastern
Washington in many ways. He possesses a rare
quality-candor He opposed the Lamping
bonus bill, and he stated why. II was not because
anybody dictated his vote, but because he con-
scentiousy believed it unconstitutional, faulty
constructed both in law and in economics To-
day, the bill having been amended he urges its
adoption. He urges the defeat of the Carlyon
road bill, which the political machine in the leg
slature put under questionable circum-
stances. The Lamping bill and the Carlyon bill
demonstrate his independence that, while in the
one instance he refused to line up with Senator
Lampng, in the other instance he refused to line
up with the legislative ring man of large
financial MEANS he has kept his campaign free Of
the charges hurled against Hartley and Hart of