The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-05-09
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Democrats May Have Candidate
for Lieut.. Governor.
May Even Nominate for Governor.
but Republicans Will Pre-
pare for Emergency.

CHAIRMAN j. ii. Shively OF the repub.
mean state central committee explains
that the early meeting of the COMMITTEES
TO hx a date for the state convention il
for the purpose of enabling several
counties that wish to have early con.
Ventlons to work under definite under.
standing. AS to the state convention.
Mr. Shlvely says he is strongly in favor
OF the late convention, and a short cam.
paIgn on the grounds of economy.
Inc regular state ticket this wear
ordinarily would contain only the names
OF tnree candidates for congress and one
candidate for Judge of the supreme court.
Inc succession OF Lieutenant Governor
Mcbrloe TO the gOvernOrship through
the death of Governor Rogers in Janu-
ary, however, aroused in the minds of
some a question as to whether Governor
Mcbride should serve our the full term
OF Governor Rogers or only until the
next general election, and also the cues
tlOn as to whether the vacancy in the
once OF lieutenant governor should be
niied by an election by the people this
tall, or whether the senate should elect
It's presiding officer after cOnvening. The
SUBJECT was material for considerable
discussion early in the year, but the
OPINION became generally prevalent that
the law did not contemplate the election
OF either a lieutenant governor or gov
ernor this fall under existing circum-
stances.
Inc talk on the question had COM
pletely subsidized until within the last few
Gays, when rumOr was started that
the leaders OF the democratic party were
pldnnlng TO name q candidate for
lieutenant governor, and possibly a
candldate for governor, this fall. Mr..
Shlvely said that he believed the rumor
was we'll founded, and that the demo-
Gratis would make nominations for those
othces. MIR. Shively believes, however.
That the secretary of state will refuse to
place on the ticket the name of any
candidate for lieutenant governor or
governor. The probable action of the
democrats in that event would be the
taxing to the supreme court of a man
datory proceeding to compel the secre-
tary OF state to take such action. OF
course the action OF the supreme court
III the matter would be prOblematicaI
put Mr.. Shively stated that the repub-
llcans would be prepared for any con.
tngency; that they would not allow the
democrats to run in candidates for the
two Offices while the republicans had
none. 1t is probable that if no action
has been taken in the matter by the
time OF the republican convention, the
executive committee will be empowered
to name candidates for governor and
lieutenant governor, in the event the
supreme court should decide that one or
both OF the officers should be elected this
fall
Henry Drum, chairman OF the demo
cratic state central committee declines
to discuss the question. He volunteered
the information, however, that a num-
Der of very bright lawyers in the state
held the view that there was a vacancy
to fill this fall in one of the offices men
TONED. Mr.. Drum said that no day had
been decided on for meeting OF the
democratic state central committee.
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