Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-26
ARCH.POILTICIAN OF THURSTON
co, "CALLED" ON HIS CLAIMS
THAT HE "DID 1T ALL"
o1D.T1MER REC1TEs HISTORY
Capital Fights Won Before the Elk.
Dentist Came Here-His Chief
Contribution Was Attempt to
Block Plans When Lister Was
Governor.
Editor Standard:


A morning newspaper, of the Gath,
editorially says: Thanks to the en-
ergy and ability of Senator Carlyon,
and other citizens Immediately asso-
ciated with him In the battle OF
years, the question Of location and
permanent (capitoD buildings is
ended"
While no one wishes to detract
from the service rendered by the gen
tlemen named in the capitol fight, we
do protest against all the credit
going to Senator Carlyon and Mr..
Lord. AS q matter Of fact the capt. VI
fight has been on ever since Governor
Stevens proclaimed Olympia the cap
ital OF washington Territory to its
ending, recently. 1t went through
many crucial stages so far as OlyL,'
pia is concerned long before Senator
Carlyon ever saw Olympia. One time
a bill was passed to take the capitol
to Vancouver. and was frustrated by
a decision Of the territorial supreme
court because the title of the act wa
defective.
The veteran founder and editor OF
the Washington Standard for 81
years, the late John Miller Murphy.
was a stalwart fighter for retention,
of the capitol, long before Senator
Carlyon or Mr.. Lord had anything to
do with politics. let alone the contest
Olympia went through at the time OF
the adoption of the state constitu-
ton, and the two elections. In which
the location of the capitol was lets
to the people of the new state, anu
Olympia won, thanks to the valiant
services of such men as A. w. Cham
bers, E. T. Young and a number OF
others now gone across the Great
Divide, when clam bak.s were given
by representatives of Olympia in
many Eastern Washington towns
all before DR.. Carlyon's advent In
Olympia and Thurston county.
Then there was the very crucial
fight In early statehood days, during
the McGraw and Rogers administra-
tions, when such men as Senator N,
H, OWNS, Senator ]. c. Horr. and !.
o. B. Scobey, all now dead. and I. j.
Mentzies, A. J. Falknor. now OF so
attic: C. ]. Lord, L. B. Faulkner, r.
M. Troy and H. B. McElroy. led tee
fight, finally procuring the enactment
of a law to buy the Thurston county
courthouse for capitol purposes, anu
thus saving the day again for Olyn.
pia-all long before Mr.. Carlyon was
discovered politically and before he
had anything to do with matters po-
litical.
While DR.. Carlyon has worked
with yea. for the capital. 1t Is ex'
tremely unfair for 1t to be capital
lied for his special political interest
for he has had the assistance or u
number of other capable men. 1t Is
we'll known that had 1t not been ior
George G. Mills. Hugh Ross, r. NJ
Troy, L. B. Faulkner and G. J. L"ro
in the Olympia Chamber OF Com
merce at one time during the admin
istration of the late Governor Lister
DR.. Carylon, then a member OF the
state senate, would have taken po-
sition inimical to Olympia. and wh'cn
might have resulted in adverse CAP
itol legislation. 1t Is also a matter
/. of knowledge to those on the insioe
that P. M. Troy. through his friend
ship with e. e, Flood OF Spokane
was able through Mr.. Flood to
arrange meeting of the spoKahs
Chamber of Commerce and he' To-
gether with Mr.. Lord and DR.. ca
: lyon, went over and presented oiy"'
pia's case in such manner as To IN
duce the Spokane chamber to with
draw a suit it had commenced &c
, referend the last capitol bill ana &c