The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-08-12

Democrat, secretary of state; b. w.
Brown, Tacoma, Democratic congress-
man of first district.
Friday brought a large number,
the following being received:
II. H. Kulles, 217 Twenty-Third
avenue, Seattle, democrat, for leu
tenant governor.
Edward B. Williamson of Monte
sano, democrat, for state superinten-
dent of public instruction.
Edward B. Williamson of Prosser,
republican, state senator Fifteenth
district. Senatorial pledge taken.
James H. McCawley of Dayton,
democrat, senator, Eighth district.
Joseph f. Fades of Pasco, demo-
crat, state senator, Eleventh district.
Charles B. Reed of Malaga, re-
publican, stass senator, Thirteenth
district.
John L. Murray of Friday Harbo-,
republican, for state treasurer.
The secretary has copies of blank
ballot forms, which will be forwarded
to county auditors of the various
counties to show the legal style and
form, and will prepare certified list
of all filings for the point judiciary
and senatorial districts. The official
ballots to be used in each county are
printed as prepared and certified by
the county auditors at county ex-
pense.
The primary election will see but
two tickets in the field, the republic
can and the democratic, none of the
other parties, the prohibition, popu-
lists or socialists polling the neces-
sary 0 per cent vote at the last gen.
eral election necessary to ticket in
the primaries. 1t is permitted, how
ever, for any party to nominate q;
ticket by convention, as under the old
system, to be held the same day rs
the primaries.
Form of Ballot.
The forms of the primary ballot,
separate for each party, are about
twenty-six inches long by nine and
half wide. The upper three-fourths
following the captions and marking
instructions, is divided into two col
umns extending across the bottom,
also divided into two columns, the
first being supreme court candidates
and the other superior court. This
judiciary ticket will be duplicated
on both the republican and democrat
ic ballots.
For the main portion of the ballot
the first column Is headed by the
congressional ticket. followed by the
state ticket. The second column is
headed by the legislative ticket, fol-
lowed by the county ticket, including
justice of the peace, constable and
precinct committeeman.
Where there are four or more can
didates for nomination for the same
office on the congressional and state
tickets, the line. "Vote for both first
and second choice for this Office will
appear This instruction is impera-
tive under the law, and failure to-
vote for both first and second choice
will result in throwing ont the vote
for that office.
Judge SHELLS candidacy is the new
est thing politically in the state. Both
he and his friends admit that his SEN
atorial boom was only two days old.
So far as can be gathered two days
ago a number of Republicans of the
county, nearly all of whom were from
| Tacoma, according to Judge Smell,
urged him to get into the race. When
asked relative to these interviews
with these men Judge Smell said:
"They gave me to understand that
they thought the Republicans of the
state were tired of the fractional fight
that is in progress over the senatori
al situation. Both candidates for the
senatorship, they declared, were tied
up to Seattle interests and Seattle fac
tions, and the state demands man
who is not factionist and who can
represent all the state impartially.
If make the run shall let the other
two candidates fight it out between
them and will make my race on my
own merits and Independent of any
faction. ! must make my decision.
realize. within the next "a hours,
and l may file my declaration"
Judge SMELLS entering the race
brings up some rather peculiar situa-
lions. For instance, Congressman
Cushman has promised his support to
Congressman Jones in the senatorship
| fight. Now. however, with Smell in
the race. Cushman may have to get in
line for the Tacoma man or else i'm
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