The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-08
Republicans will have
Bitter Primary Fight
List OF Entries for September Pri-
maries to be Closed at Five
O'Clock this Afternoon

Entries for the September prelim-
lnarles close this afternoon at s
o'clock, and at noon the indications
were that practically all the entries
were in, and that everything was in
readiness for the first heat of the
grand political free for all, although it
may be that other candidates will de-
eide to enter just before the closing
hour.
The indications at noon were that
the democrats would have practically
a full ticket-there being candidates
for everything but coroner and sur
veyor-but there would be no con-
tests in the democratic ranks for the
the democrats apparently
prefering to save their powder for the
general election in November. when
they expect. according to the lead
ers, to carry the county for Bryan,
Goodyear, and the full county ticket.
Republicans to Scrap.
Not so with the republicans The
two factions which have furnished the
headline features of the local political
show for the past few years are again
plainly discernible in the list of nom
nations now on file with County Au
ditor McCaw, and the old fight between
the Ankeny and Boxer forces will be
threshed out at the primaries, to be
held in this city on September s.
While the senatorial fight will be the
ostensible division of the factions of
the party, the real struggle. it now ap-
pears, will be for the control of the
nominations for county officers.
Line of Demarcation.
Although the leaders of the two
factions are reticent, it is easy to see
the line of demarcation between the
various candidates. For senator from
the Twelfth district, commonly known
as the joint district the regulars will
support Dorsey M. Hill, present
county clerk, while the insurgents will
support Nj. D. Bassett. of Ritzville, al
though both candidates have signed
the pledge to vote for their party's
candidate for United States senator.
At noon, H. H. Hanson. who has also
signed this pledge, had no opponent for
the nomination for representative from
the Twelfth legislative district.
In the Twelfth senatorial district,
the contest is apparently between
Grant Copeland and D. H. Cox
with A. j. Pinkham constitut-
ing the unknown quantity, although
each of these candidates have signed
the primary pledge.
With two representatives to be elect
ed from the thirteenth legislative dis
trict the republicans had at noon,
three candidates to pick from. They
were H. D. Eldridge, Gustav Vollmer
and J NJ Fielder, all but the latter
having signed the primary pledge.
1t is in the county ticket proper
that the factional fight for republican
honors seems to be most apparent. With
the exception of J. N. McCaw, for
county auditor, F.. M. Duggar for
assessor. Mrs. Josephine Preston for
school superintendent, George Mac
Martin for coroner and G. w. Wrinkle
who at noon had no opposition for sur
vevor. there will be bitter primary
scraps.
One of the hardest fights, according
TO present lnQlCdllOHS, VIII NC o~N''O
James Haviland, present incumbent
and Mart Lanning for sheriff, the for
mer being supported by the Boxers and
the latter being the candidate of the
regular forces. The same fight is be-
ing waged over the office of prosecu-
ting attorney, the present incumbent
otto B. Rupp being backed by the
boxers. against Everett j. Smith, VINO
is the favorite of the people VINO are
supporting Senator Ankeny. For CLERK
lanes Williams and Alex Mckay are
fighting for the republican nomina-
tion and J. Carter Smith and Aiyah'
commonly known as Jerry" Brown
ara at il. tooth and toe-nail, for nom
ination for treasurer.
william Glasford and j. j. Huffman
are TO fight it out for justice OF fne