Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-26
DEMOCRATIC HORROR. SCOPE

The Tacoma News, which, by the |
way, is one of the smartest Demo
cratic papers-or other kind-in the
state, has been casting what might be
appropriately termed a political hor-
horoscope for this state, and under the
heading, WHO VIII Get There" it
says:
Already much interest is being taken
in the state election OF next year and can
dIdates on both tickets are being discuss
ed by the press throughout the state.
The Democratic papers East of the Cas-
cades are unanimous ir the opinion that
the Rubernatorial nomination should be
given to an "Easterner." Among those
mostly spoken Of G. II. Warner, Of Whit
man county, who stands especially strong
with the farmers; Judge Il. l.. sharp.
stein, of Walla Walla, whose political and
personal record has been such as to
strengthen his party wherever he Is
known, and DIR. Blalock, also OF Walla
Walla, a sterling Democrat.
Should the Republicans nominate a
man from this side of the mountains the
Democrats would feel inclined to make
the fight with Westerner, also. Among
those who have lately been spoken of by
the press as likely men" are Judge
Allyn and Henry Drum, of this county,
county.
II the Republicans should nominate
Judge Calkins as governor, TO harmonic
things within their party as there IS some
talk of them doing, IL is not unlikely that
a Pierce county Democrat might be named
as his opponent. This would make Pierce
county the center Of the liveliest political
battle yet seen in this state.
Should lightning strike some other Re-
publican he might be Congressman Will
son, who is said to be anxious for the
nomination, or Senator Forrest, Of King
county, or DIR. Calhoun, OF Skagit, or ex-
Governor Moore, of Walla Walla, and
Lieutenant-G Governor Laughton Is by no
means dead yet.
Two congressman at large will be
elected at the next election; both will be
at-large because the Republicans In the
last legislature found that they could not
gerrymander the state so as TO make pos
sible the election OF two Republicans.
One of the nominations will probably go
TO the farmers of the east side and the
other will come TO the Sound. M. M.
Goldman, of Columbia, who led the Demo-
Gratis In the last house, seems to have the
call on one of the places, while Thomas
Carroll Is a warm favorite for the other
place. Henry Drum, Percy Rochester, j.
Hamilton Lewis, II. c. Wallace and A. III.
Anderson have also been mentioned by
the Democratic press for this nomlna-
ton.
II the next legislature should be Demo-
cratic, as there Is much reason to expect,
Democrat will be elected TO succeed
Senator Allen. J. j. Browne, of Spokane,
and Chauncey W. Griggs, Of this city, are
the only two whose names have been at
all prominently mentioned for this honor.
The place would by no means go to Sem
ator Allen by default should the Republl-
cans CAPTURE the legislature, for he has
bitter enemies already at work on both
ali nf bn mr. n In Il In
county the movement to break the Allen
Squire McGraw ring Is assuming large
proportions.
There has been little or no discussion
throughout the press OF the state as to
who will fill minor places on both tickets
and these will probably be "geographi
cally placed"
1t must not be inferred that the gentle
men named above are all candidates for
the offices with which their names are
connected. Some of them are known not
to desire the places.
The HERALD starts out in COM
menting upon this piece of political
and appalling astrology by remarking
that the News is a very smart paper
and OF that there cannot be much
doubt, but even the smartest and most
generally capable editors frequently
indulge an untamed fancy while theo-
rizing on political subjects. Even the
News, with all the brilliant ability IL
has at command, and an apparent dis.
position TO be excessively fair, some.
times INDUCES too much the wish that
is father to the thought, and allows
the spirit of enterprise" to jump out
of its news and business departments
into its editorial lucubrations. Some
times these newspapers go deliberately
at work to "foo'' themselves, and IL
do that is not always the best foI
themselves.
This latter the News has been doinl
In this very article, as well as some OF
the former-and In this connection