The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11

whether it can be made effective is
matter of speculation, with the pri-
mary law in the experimental stage
in this state.
Governor Mead is practically the
only candidate for Office who makes
no declaration. He says discussion
of the matter presupposes that he Is
candidate, and he has not yet for
mally announced his intentions.
The other candidates who are re-
siding, temporarily at least, in Olym-
pia are John D. Atkinson, candidate
for governor; Sam H. Nichols, can
didate for secretary Of state; ]. H.
Shively, candidate for insurance COM
missioner; c. w. Clausen, candidate
for state auditor; E. w. Ross, can
didate for commissioner Of public
lands; H. B. Dewey, candidate for
state superintendent of schools; T.
D. Rockwell, candidate for congress,
and Justice H. E. Hadley. M. A. Root
and Herman D. Crow, candidates for
justices Of the supreme court.
Congressman Jones, who has start
ed the every-man-for-himsel move
ment, says:
at is my intention and desire to
have my campaign conducted with
the strictest regard both for the let
ter and for the spirit Of the primary
law. and the committee must not
make any promises of any kind rela-
tive to future appointments or any
communication with any other candi-
date or any deal of any kind to Sc
cure support for me-"
Attorney General Atkinson, seek
ing the governorship, says:
Il am positively not "lined up"
with any senatorial, congressional or
other candidate in any manner what
soever. 1t would be only the friends
of other gubernatorial candidates
who would suggest such thing.
have always kept free from factions,
and l always shall be my own politi-
cal and official regulator. / am a
| candidate for governor, and shall be
candidate for no other office I'M
der any possible circumstances.
Said Secretary of State Sam H.
Nichols:
AS l read the law every man
should stand for himself and no one
else. I may have preferences for
other candidates, but I shall keep
them to myself; neither shall
throw straw in the way of any
mans aspirations. shall plan and
carry out my own campaign"
ut should be the policy of every
man seeking nomination i1akhe direct
primaries" said J. H. Shfvlf, mot
to work for or against any other can
didate on his primary ticket. It is
the spirit of the law and good poll
tics. After the primaries every can
didate defeated or successful should
work for the whole ticket of his par
ty. That shall be my plan.''
II do not intend to be a party to
any primary election deals" said
State Auditor c. W. Clausen.
II have not fully determined to
become a candidate for state SUPER
intendent," said Deputy State Super
intendent H. B. Dewey, "and II do
announce myself it will not be be-
fore April or May. For each man
to work out his own plans appears
to me to be the only thing to do"
Land Commissioner E. w. Ross,
who has been out OF the city for two
weeks, is known to have written to
numerous friends throughout the
state that he is thoroughly opposed
to deals with other candidates, or
with any faction for support in the
primaries.
If the three judges of the supreme
court whose terms expire next jan
rary carry out their intentions, they
will not even engage In a primary
election campaign on their own ac-
count. let alone any other candidates.
The attitude of the other judges
is expressed by Judge Grow, who
said:
II do not intend to do any cam
paigning throughout the state. I
shall simply file my declaration of
candidacy as required by law and 60
back to my work."
1t is likely to prove difficult for
some CT the minor candidates to stick
to the resolution made public by men
quoted. According to the present
outlook the primary campaign will
resolve itself into a double-headed
contest. with the senatorship and
governorship occupying the princa-
pal attention of the voters. In the
southwest. Atkinson and Jones APP