The Olympian
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- Mar 23, 1892Olympia’s Lincoln Club Rallies for State ConventionLocal boosters organize a mass delegation to Seattle to lobby for hosting the fall state convention in Olympia.Olympia, WA
- Aug 25, 1892The Railroad Contractor Who Thought He Could Boss the Republican PartyNelson Bennett's Tacoma Ledger refused to back John H. McGraw and the state Republican ticket after a canal fight. A Pierce County senator told the party to stand by the convention—and warned that one wealthy man was not bigger than the party.Tacoma, WA
- Sep 9, 1892A Slanderous Campaign Against John H. McGrawA rival paper spreads a rumor that the Republican gubernatorial candidate was born abroad and thus ineligible for office, prompting a sharp defense from the Post-Intelligencer.Olympia, WA
- Jun 16, 1894When the Local Paper Cheers the MobA governor's push to prosecute the Colfax vigilantes draws a shocking defense from Whitman County newspapers—and a sharp rebuke from The Olympian.Colfax, WA