The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
DOUGLAS, ToTTEN
DENY EAYnRS


Tottsn and Douglas Ok seattle
changed their votes AZ The last min.
ute because they had been promised
state Jobs or a voice in the appoint.
msnt Of the four new King county
superior court judges were smphat.
ically denied b. them.
II was quite a struggle for me 20
overcome personal aniruosity had
agains; the governor and vote 10 sus.
tain hi. veto" explained Rep. Tot.
ten. Il voted on the merits OF tho
bill and because my constituents. 20
whom ! talked during the Thanks
giving recess. desired me 10 vote
against the reclamation bill. | GER.
tainly haven't been offered any state
job. and don't want any"
u certainly don't know any lob
which would be open 70 me-" said
Rep. Douglas. II merely changed
my vote because talked TO a DOZEN
or 50 representative business men
VINO expressed criticism o, the Bank.
sr bill"
Both Rep. Totem and Rep. Doug.
as must run for office next fall II
tnsy are returned TO the legislature.
GOOD-NATURED
OVER DEFEAT
Leaders Of the reclamation forces
took their dstea, with good sports.
nanshIp.
Why this IS Just an incident -
SAID Sen. d. V. Morthland. aws
WIN 30 on now and enact IeEisis.
non as we think Of Il for the bes,
benefits OF the state. II the COVER.
nor wants 70 veto everything We
pass, that is his privilege. There
VIII Be no personal aniuoslty mixed
up In the legislation that follows
aeleat Of the Banker bill"
~ was every mans privilege m
woe his own vote" said Rep. NJ
~ aoulton. but I'm afraid some
u me opponents TO the bin didn't
VOICE their own personal opinions
n voting against reclamation"
kep. Z. +. Banker, OF okanogsu
county. author OF the bin that
sought to take the reclamation de.
Eeiopment work from the governor
ana place Il under State Land Com.
missioner Clark V. savidEe. said
me house committee on reclamation
ana irrigation would give the sims
plil formal consideration. II is no.
mo temper Of the legislature today
% accept the Sims bill. which was
me so-calied compromise measure
presented BY Rep. Sims, Of Jeffer.
son county. who led the fight for
mo anttreclamation forces that de.
bill. -''''0
This legislature has been honey.
cornbed with men serving the chief
executive, appointees and near up.
oointses, who have come hero 70
Iooby for this measure" charged
rep Hanks, Of Kittitas county
me Independence Of the leglsla.
.ure has been bampered by this
lobbying"
Rep. Maude swsetman, OF seat.
We today issued a denial that she
would receive n state Job for voting
% sustain tho governors veto OF tho
banker bill. In explaining her vote
''aay Rep. Sweetmhn said:
On the subject OF reclamation. !
,oNd consistently against III,
pSnher bill, basing my conclusions
Mholly upon my Investigations made
"a February 1922, my articles ap.
time. 1870 ''hi NJ t'l"'
mhsn the battle for the bill WINS
.sing at Its fiercest, was 80 i'm.
por'uncd by my friendg that I
Naysted somewhat in my oplnion
Nnu there was a time when I wa,
..''I persuaded to vote against
10y honest convictions My nnaI
.Dp was my own first opinion and
sldered. ''''''s '''c'or CON
-, a LEGISLATOR must be well nigh
s haper human 10 20 thru such a
g az has been whRed I'm tbs
a ,ou% Chambers for the last IA
n, 49, ana come out voting her owr
d., 1s coineivtions, arrived at in COO
go gs's'ion before the heat Of Tho
o, h.r D ,,.s. IT'S sure devastation