Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-25
LOCAL POLITICS
Alb E RDEEN REPUBLICANS DE-
CLARE FOR HOME RULE.
Action Of ErstwhiIe Bosses, in interfering With
Aberdeen Politics. indignantly Resented.
The COMING Convention Promises to Be-
come interesting. Boxers vs.. Holy Rollers.

Aberdeen republicans, of the Holy
Roller brand, are up in arms against out.
side interference in the battle now raging
between them and the Boxers, and 10.
cally, the political pot has almost reach.
ed the boiling point.
While the fight has practically been on
ever since the former county convention.
it has been brought to focus by a rumor
OF star chamber ticket said to have
been named by coterie OF mill men
last week at Hoquiam, with G. f. White
and Geo. H. Emerson as the leading
spirits. Aside from the soreness of the
Boxers over their treatment at the last
convention, there seems to be well de-
fined revolt against non.residents of this
legislative and commissioner district
.buttiny in and presuming to name can.
didates for Aberdeen. This feeling is
growing rapidly among the rank and file
who do not take such deep interest in the
factional troubles OF the leaders, and APP
pears to be growing throughout the coun-
ty as the other sections begin to realize
that if those bosses should succeed in
debating to Aberdeen, it would soon i'm
dictate control Of the county.
The chief fight is being made on Ed.
B. Benn and M. r. Sherwood, Boxer
candidates for the legislature and county
commissioner. John G. Lewis is named
to defeat Benn, and, while no name has
been mnde public as yet. the fiat OF the
bosses has gone forth that Sherwood
must be skinned at the convention.
That these gentlemen will put up fight
goes without saying. and they and their
followers are loudly shouting for home
rule insperty politics. That our republic
can friends have harmony to burn, and
fare burning It, il evidenced by the fol-
lowing omsthe Cosmopo!is Enterprise:
AIM coming republican county con.
yenti1t tn delega3ee will want tolsn6w,
I tie hat tffiSg; WHO IS backing any cam
didate who may be brought forward
and especially will this be true OF any
candidate for the office OF legislator.
Some gentlemen who may be men,
toned as possible candidates for the
legislature may be very good citizens on
general principles, and under ordinary
circumstances might receive hearty sup.
port from large majority of delegates
to republican county convention; but
this year, where there is so much at
stake, no man can be nominated upon
his own individual merits without an ex-
animation being made into the source
from which he derives is support.
From pretty good authority we have
it that, a few days ago, there was held a
meeting at which the ruling spirit was
the man who is trying to perpetuate the
mess house system at Cosmopolis.
The aim of that meeting was to get all
the mill men on the Harbor to unite in
naming candidates for all three of the
legislative positions; for assessor, for
treasurer and incidentally to prepare
slate for the rest of the ticket.
The scheme did not work, for several
OF the mill men refused to be party to
any such plan.
The manager OF the Cosmopolis plant,
and of the mess house, NAV be strong
enough in Cosmopolis to hold a majority
of voters in line for year or so yet; but
he is not strong enough outside the town
to dictate the policy Of the county con-
vention.
According to this good republican au-
thority, the bosses proceeded to name all
three Of the legislative candidates. Those
favorites besides Lewis already named.
are E. L. Minard, of EIma, and Geo. L.
Davis, OF Hoquiam. While there might
not be much objection to MIR. Minard,
the presumption of the bosses in usurp.
ing the functions of the convention is
holly resented. As to Mr.. Davis, who
has two more years to serve as county
commissioner-and who, in the opinion
OF eminent counsel, could hold both posi-
tions-the opinion prevails that Chehalis
county has suffered sufficiently, and
must continue to suffer for two years
more, from his dictatorial methods would
indicate shortage OF Statesmen in that
legislative district, which is far from
true, at least as far as ambitions 60.
It seems to have been decided at this
star chamber convention to cease the
warfare on Assessor Archer and to per-
nit his nomination, always provided
that the bosses have the naming OF the
county commissioners, who e1ualize the
tax roll and have the last say in matters
of special tax immunities. It is said that
Archer was bitter pill to some OF the
chamber, but his aggressiveness rendered
it necessary to swallow him or endanger
the balance of the slate. 1t is admitted
generally that Aberdeen should have a
commissioner, and the slate makers are
said to favor F. f. Jones, who is also
said to decline to enter the scrap
Taken all in all, the situation affords
food for thought to every citizen OF the
county. The fact that few individuals
seeking special privileges and tax i'm
munities should presume to figure on the
blind partisanship Of the voters to the