Fred Phillips
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- Nov 16, 1907Two Caucuses, One Town, and a Fight Over WaterA planned Citizens' Independent caucus split into rival meetings, producing two tickets and a resolution that candidates oppose the town's pending water-rights purchase.Newport, WA
- Nov 22, 1907Two Caucuses, One Name, and a New Newport PartyAfter rival caucuses claimed the same ballot name, Newport's People's Progressive Party met at Judge D. R. Lusher's office and nominated a full municipal ticket for December.Newport, WA
- Jan 16, 1908A Tie Vote Leaves Newport's Telephone Franchise HangingThe old council adjourns sine die after deadlocking on a telephone ordinance; the new mayor and marshal take office amid a 154-name petition.Newport, WA
- Nov 26, 1908Seventeen Citizens Pick an Entire City TicketTwo caucuses, seventeen voters and a third ballot to break a tie: Newport's parties choose their men for council and treasurer in a campaign almost nobody seems to care about.Newport, WA
- Nov 25, 1909Dry Forces Name a Ticket and Expect to Run Newport UnopposedIn a caucus at the Lusher & Chrysler office, the Municipal League put up Mike Fox Sr. for mayor and a full Citizens' Ticket for the December 7 election — and nobody expects a rival slate.Newport, WA
- Dec 2, 1909Two Tickets, One Town, and the Question of Who Can Run a TreasuryWith the saloon fight settled by local option, Newport's December 7 municipal election turns on competence: bank cashier F. C. Krause against former Wisconsin mayor M. Fox, with both parties pledging to enforce the dry law and straighten out the town's tangled finances.Newport Town Hall, Newport, WA