The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-13
THE SENATORIAL SITUATION.

AS far as concerns the senatorial
situation in North Central Wash
ington, there will be no new devel-
opments of any significance. In
Chelan county the vote will be d.
vided between Judge Burke and
Judge Poindexter, with some scat
tering ones going to Wilson and
Ashton. Some predict that Judge
Burke will poll a larger vote in this
county than Judge Poindexter On
account of Judge Burke's early as
sociations with the valley and his
wide acquaintance, he will receive a
relatively larger vote in this county
Cascades. But the vote of Chelan
county or even of the entire Central
Washington district will have
scarcely any perceptible effect on
he outcome of the contest because
of its light vote in comparison with
that of the other more populous dis
Cr1cIS OF the state.
1t may be expected that the act
i've entrance of Judge Poindexter in
to the campaign will tend to draw
more definitely the line between the
progressive and standpat elements
of the republican party. Inasmuch
as Poindexter is the sole representa-
tive of progressive republican poll
cies, while five other candidates will
divide the vote between them on the
ALBRIGHT Cannon platform, the chan
ces of the progressive candidate in
the state as a whole are beginning
to look exceedingly favorable.
Recent developments indicate that
both Wilson and Ashton are making
some gains in Eastern Washington
among the old time political lead
ers, and Wilson, in particular, since
Senator Jones has publicly thrown
the whole weight of his influence in
favor of Wilson. 1t is notable that
the old time leaders in Douglas, Co.
lumbia and Lincoln counties, have
unqualifiedly endorsed the candidacy
of ex-senator Wilson, while former
Senator Levi Ankeny will give his
support to Ashton. In Okanogan
county on the contrary, Judge Poin-
dexter is the favorite and way in the
lead of Wilson.
Judge Poindexter has said that
he does not expect his chief support
to come from the group of men who
formerly dominated state and cOun-
ty conventions, but from the rank
and file of the republican party.
This is naturally to be expected in
consequence of his progressive views
and his course in the recent session
of congress in fighting Speaker Can
non. At the same time it is to be
remembered that while in some
counties the regular organizations
have pronounced in favor of Wilson,
this does not indicate that they will
carry the county as a unit for their
candidate. Under the direct prim-
airy individual voters will express
their own preferences.
For those who are disposed to
bet on the result, it might be we'll
70 ponder carefully the cock-sure
predictions made by ring experts In
the Johnson-Jeffries contest. Will
son has been out Of the ring for sew,
eral years and the question Is, will
ne be able to come back or fall
tn do so. as did Jeffries? The poll
tical forecasters have less justifica-
ton for their predictions than did
the professional followers of the
ring The influence of ex-Presldent
Roosevelt is as yet an unknown
quantity. but one thing is certain,
the progressive element of the re-
publican party has his moral sup
port back of them. 1t Will De nee
essarv to down Roosevelt in order
to down progressive republicanism.