Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-09-20
both LAY CLAIM TO CONGRESS.
IONAL NOMINATION.
Finch, managers Issue Statement
Claiming d Southwest Combine
Against Pierce County. Ashton
Supporters Deny Any Such Com.
binatiOn. Both Are Confident.

TACOMA. Sept. 1S.-Reports that
have reached the Ashton headquarters
here from any portions of this con-
gressional district today lead the sup
porters of Pierce county's candidate
to believe that Gen. Ashton will win
the Republican congressional nomin-
alton in this district at the Olympia
convention. While the reports eman-
they are sufficiently conclusive to
Ashton's friends here and tonight
they are claiming an easy victory for
him. The supporters of Edward c.
Finch. the Chehalis county candidate
are Notwithstanding, more sanguine
than ever, and claim the Ashton Re-
publicans are eXaggerating, If not
"doctoring," the reports they are re-
ceiving. Finch's managers today is
sued the following statement from
his headquarters here:
Reports from all parts of the
Second district indicate that the feel
ing Is general in the twelve smaller
counties that Pierce should not at
this time secure the nomination of
one of her citizens as the successor
TO the late T.. W. Cushman. If all the
counties remain true to that feeling
there is no chance for Pierce secur-
them break away there is every
chance of Pierce's picking up enough
outside support to nominate her man.
1t will, therefore, be seen that the
only hope of the smaller counties lies
in united action until the end.
"Clallam. Jefferson and Mason, the
northern counties of the district, have
put forward no candidates, but are
svmpathiZing with the southwest in
its fight against Pierce. Everything
indicates that these three counties
will join any combination that is eff
fected against Pierce
On the this showing the southwest
will either get the nomination or de-
to do so. If all the candidates now
brought forward by the various coun-
ties go into the convention no one can
foretell the outcome. The only meth
cd by which the nomination OF a
southwest man would be assured is a
caucus of the entire district outside
q m. a . l.a 1AI Inir 4 a
port of all the counties to the man
who showed the greatest strength in
the caucus. This suggestion is Offer
ed to the various candidates and
their friends in the hope that they
will agree to it and thus secure the
election of southwest man. Mr..
Finch will abide by the decision OF
such caucus.
The Ashton steering committee to-
day made the following political sum-
mary and prediction:
1T is not true that the southwest
counties are lining up against Pierce
or against any county. Pierce is not
an issue in this friendly contest of
favorite son. Thurston, with sixteen
delegates is not going into caucus.
Lewis, with twenty-one delegates, de-
clared emphatically against caucus
of the southwest counties. There are
no signs of Pacific county going into
a caucus. as she has nothing to gain
by entering an alliance. Neither has
Chehals any thought of a caucus un-
less she can control. Beard, of Van
couver, says Clarke, with her eighteen
votes, will not go into caucus. and
Wahkakum has no intention OF en-
tering a combination against Pierce.
There is no report current that
Mason, jefferson and Clallam have
any votes. and those fitting around
in the Second Congressional district
are no exception to the rule