The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-17
Dill AROUSES
BIG audience
BY HIS IDEALS
Senator Elect in
Strong Address;
Tells His Plans
for Service

frogrrssises and democrats Ia
King county were euihusisstie
when tho, learned last week that
they had succeeded la ri~etinE
4. e. Diii to the United States
senate. Hut they WIRE even
more enthusiastic Friday. follow
ing their reception 60 the .cna.
inr-rlrst nl the Crystal Pool
Thursday night
f'ur. impressive tho no was ss a
candidate. Dili seemed even more i'm.
preHNiye an a victor. and he literally
carried his 300 auditors of their Zee,
with the fire OF his oratory and the
brililnnc- Of HIS sincerity.
II waN an occasion which will 30
down In the political history OF King
county. Never has any political
speaker moved a Seattle audience 10
strongly never has y Seattle audi.
eneo acclaimed political speaker
more wildly
Dili's speech wns root q party
speech. II was progressive
miiitansiy progressive. even at
the expense of the demosra
party. Hut all the democrats
who were nj the dinner must
have b~cn progressive democrats
because no protests were
heard.
My election over Senator Poin.
dexsrr.~ he said. was unques,ion-
ably republican defeat. But u re-
mains 10 be seen whether n was
also a democratic victory. For n
viii mean nothing 20 tho democratic
party unless we use our new.won
power honestly and progressively.
And" his voice grew stern. 'if we
Disregard the mnndai. for progress.
i've principlcs. the democratic party
will only make certain the creation
of a third party that win take the
progressive attitude.
There must be no more Daugh.
er,y injunctions The defeat OF seven
or eight senators was as much OF
rehuke to Daughertyism as To New.
berryism.
The insanity Of war Is the
greatest crime among civilized
man. I ahall use every power
aud Influence TO h~ing about
some international association
for world peace. ] have = man
date from the people Of Wash.
inxton 20 go back and fight for
the principles I advanced In my
eampaixn--for the unseating Of
Nrwb~rry. the repeal Of the
Esch. CummIns act. n saner tar.
M and a fairer tax system and
square deal for the man who
works. We must take better caro-
Of tlpr disabled exScrvice man
and provide a bonus for all ex.
service men. A child labor
amendment to the constitution
and maintenance of the prohibit
tion amendment are imperative
act. Of progressive senator"
He also advocated abolition OF the
seniority rule In the senate. He said
he would seek n place on the inter
state commerce committee. TO work
for better transportation OF North.
west products
Robert r. Oldham. democratic
state vice chairman and Dill's West
ern washington campaign manager.
was toastnaster. He introduced the
following five.minute speakers: May.
or r. J. Brown. Seattle: Mayor r. r.
Mathes. Bellingham. William Short.
president of the State Federation of
Labor: George Christensen. demo.
cratic state chairman and state sen.
ator.elect +. T. Bell. vice chairman
OF Dill'S Eastern Washington cam.
paign committee: Mrs. A. J. Nelson.
women's Wilson league: Tom s.
Patterson. Judge w. w. Black, Ev.
erett: II. NJ. westfall. democratic
county chairman; George r. Fish.
burne. Tacoma. II. ID. Merritt. Spo-
kane county chairman: Mrs. Emma
Hausman. president women's Dem.
ocratic club: Edgar c. Snyder and
Judge stephen ]. Chadwick. who
was loudly acclaimed as 'our next
governor"
Congratulatory messages were
read from prominent democrats from
all parts OF the country. including
William Gibbs McAdoo and Gov.
elect Al Smith. OF New York.