Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-09-23

ton jeopardized the title of the land
owned by the state. The regents
were then asked if they would nro-
coed with the buildings if the title
to the land belonging to the state
was not endangered by the action or
II the suit was dismissed. and ono
OF them was made to declare his
Willingness to proceed if they could
be satisfied that the title to the land
was not in danger. They were then
shown that the action to which they
referred had already been dismissed
and that the action pending in the
federal court would not affect the
title to the land owned by the state
in any way. Four of the regents
then announced their readiness To
proceed with the development of the
institution, but one of them insisted
that he would not, under any circun,.
| stances, vote for the expenditure OF
any money for the college in Pull
man, and that he would resign rather
than do so. He was promptly in
!olmed by the citizens that SO far
as they were concerned, the sooner
| he resigned the better il would sujt
them. However, he did not resign
and he Joined with the others and
| proceeded to let the contract for a
| frame structure. At the general
election in 1892, John H. McGraw of
Seattle was candidate or the re-
publican ticket for governor and H.
j. Snively of Yakima was the demo-
cratic candidate. A great deal Of
opposition developed against Mr.. NC
Cav and it commenced to look as if
Mr.. Snively might be elected The
people of Pullman knew that if Mr.
SnivelJ was elected, he would use all
his influence to move the college
from Pullman. A meeting OF the
citizens was held a few days before
election and an agreemsn was en-
! tered into between the republicans
and the democrats of the town
whereby the democrats agreed to
vote for McGraw for governor and
the republicans agreed to vote for
certain democratic state officers. A
sample ticket showing how to mark
the official ballot was printed and
put in the hands of democrats and
republicans, who stood at the poHs
explaining to the voters The situa-
ton, and the Pullman spirit was
shown by the fact that Mr. Snively
received only three votes in Pullman
! McGraw was elected by rather small
majority but he appreciated the
votes received by him at Pullman
and promised that he would make an
honest attempt TO build up the in
stitution
At this election Mr. Letterman
was elected to the Legislature and
through his influence appropriations
for the college were made amount
ing to $4,000 as follows:
For erection of Administered IN
building, $4,000; for agricultural
experiment station, $4,000; for Ne
chanical Engineering building, So
600; for dairy plant, $4,000; for
sewerage, $500; completing build
! ings and deficiency, $4,000; for
root house, $500; for expenses of in
struction not provided for by nation
al government, $4,000; for fuel and
contingent expenses for two years,
SO, 900.
The governor vetoed the item Of
$4,000 for the experiment station
and $4,000 for the dairy plant and
$4,000 for instruction, which left
a total of $4,000. The Pullman
citizens were very much encouraged
! by these appropriations as they felt
that if the buildings were once erect
ed that the question of the removal
OF the college would be settled. Euf
another complication arose. The
! board of regents. who had been ap-
pointed by Acting Governor Laugh
ton. had not been confirmed by the
senate. and a few days before the
adjournment OF the legislature all
Of the appointments were rejected,
and Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the legislature, new regents
were appointed but former Regent
Smith, who was treasurer OF the
board of regents, and whose appoint
ment had been rejected by the SEN
ate, refused to turn over to his sue