The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-13
GOVERNOR
.ASPIRANTS
MEET FOR
final SAY
Conan "Reactionary," Says
Lamping; Lamping Is So
ciaIistic, Says Conan

Before an audience which dIle4
Levy's Orphcum theatre. two candb
dates for governor, for the first time
in the history OF this city. engaged
in formal debate over their respecte
i've merits.
They were George B. Lamping. oG
Seattle. and Ed T. Conan. of 9po
kane. Both candidates served in the
state senate In 1919. and their roo
ords as lawmakers were discussed.
The meeting was presided over by
Senator Dan Landon.
LAmping. opening the debate
spoke for 20 minutes He was fol-
lowed by Conan. who spoke for 30
minutes. LAmping. In rebuttai. con
sumed 10 minutes. making 30 min
utes for each.
LAmping's challenge that Coman'o
votes showed that he was not Z pro-
gressive was met by ComAn's declaxs
alton that LAmping's "progrssstvUs
claims are based on his support 0f
measures which are ''cornerstones oe
tho socialisiic structure ratBsd ~
the nonpArtisan league in Northz D.
kota-" To Lamping's charge that ~
opposed the Lamping bonus bill toe
exService men. Conan replied that
the measure was unconstitutioun2
and that. In the form that II VA
presented. IL was political"
King county has IS per cent Of the
registered vote in the state and tho
gubernatorial candidates have there
fore centered attention in Seattle.
Senator Lamping will speak at the
Press club auditorium tonight. Fifth
ave. and University St. and at
Eagles hall. Ballard. tonight
THEY DIFFER
'TEMPERAMENTAI-LY"
Beginning the debate. LAmplng
said. In part:
"As Senator Conan stated the
other day. we temperamentally dif.
fer. When ! see q wrong or believe
In . thing. like 10 fight directly
for II. and go straight to the root Of
the matter. Senator Conan Is =
banker. Let me say that he has a.
an insurance man. and have no
criticism against him on account oe
his profession. We must deal. not
with theories in this campaign, but
with actual facts. and in calling at
tention to the various measures sub
mitted TO the last state senate, ana
In criticlzing Senator Coman's votes
upon those various measures, I do
so hoping that he has become more
liberal and progressive. and has
changed his views upon those great
questions.
I'm the organization Of the senate
Of the state OF Washington a small
band of independent senators led the
fight for an amendment to the rules
governing the senate. so that all leg
islation coming before that body
would receive a fair. open and hon
est consideration. Senator Mortland.
of Yakima county. moved to amend
the rules that all meetings Of the
committee on rules and joint rules
shall be open at all times to any
member Of the senate This amend
ment only provided that any mem
Der of the senate could attend COM
mittee meeting OF the rules commit.
tee. and see what was happening in
there. A roll call on the motion
showed that Senator Conan voted
against 1t
II moved to amend the rules of
the senate so that the rules commit.
tee should keep daily calendar of
their actions. Senator Conan voted
against this.
LAMPING AGAINST
THE RENT HOG
Senate Bill No. SO. providing an
act TO amend article z of the consti>
tuition ,of the state of Washington
relating TO assessments and taxation.
and permitting the people Of this
state to vote so as TO amend the
constitution and change our obso-
lete tax system. and to pass thin