The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-09-24

Democrats are so confident of their control OF
the house in the next congress that the question OF
leadership and the craftsmanship of committees is
already being given serious consideration.
For 16 years the democrats have been in the
minority. Every position of Importance has been
held by republican. All the large and luxurious
committee rooms have been the headquarters of
the republican chairmen.
Now the change has come. Throughout the
land there is an awakening of the public interest
and desire to change methods Of administration
and law making. Those who ever keep on the
political fence in order to be with the party IN
power are now getting ready to jump into the
democratic pasture and gently stroke the demo-
cratic donkey whisper into its ears how great has
become it's wisdom, and intimate what job would
be most satisfactory.
The republican party in many states has fallen
into new and strange hands-into the hands OF
demagogues and alarmists far more radical than
ever the democratic party claimed to be by its
bitterest enemies Radicalism never won for
democracy and it will not for the new repub-
lcansm.
Meanwhile the wise ones are getting ready for
democratic success. Oregon has been given up to
the democratic party by the Portland Oregonian.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has changed to an
Independent paper. The northwest is getting
ready for the change.
. One of the first questions with which the ap-
preaching session of congress will be called upon
to grarple will be to determine when the next ap-
portionment of members of the house of represent
atves under the recent census shall be made.
The constitution requires that reapportionment
shall follow each decennial enumeration of the
md Ill IS
in the house membership has taken place hitherto
soon after the conclusion of each census.
Up to 1890 the reapportionment was uniformly
postponed until the first session of the congress
succeeding the enumeration, but after the 11th
census change was made and the reapportion-
ment bills for the 18th and 18th census were
brought in and passed in each case during the short
session of the current congress Immediately fol-
lowing the census It will rest with the approach
ing session to determine whether it shall follow
the old or the new precedent Politics may de-
termine the choice
The Washington nonpartisan judiciary league,
an organization with members in every county in
the state and subordinate leagues in many centers,
has issued call for a conference at Tacoma Sept
26. The purposes of the conference, as expressed
in the call, are:
First, to discuss and take all necessary meas
ures to secure the nomination of partisan can
didates for the supreme court, selected with the
sole regard for their knowledge of law and cour-
age to discharge, with integrity and impartial
justice, the duties of that body. Second, the in
auguraton of movement for the repeal of the
act of 1909 which took the nomination of supreme
judges from the people and returned it to the con-
vention SYSTEM
The call is signed by members residing in every
county in the state with few exceptions
The petition for vote on township organization
in Stevens county has been filed with the county
auditor with sufficient signatures to call for vote
at the time of the general election This measure
was voted upon at the last election, being carried
by about four to one by those who voted, but not
enough votes being cast on the question to make it
legal A majority of all votes cast at the election
is necessary to pass it.
In applying for township organization it is not
necessary to follow all township lines. Two or more
townships may be formed into one organization,
or if satisfactory to the settlers precinct may be
organized. In each township so organized three
supervisors, clerk, assessor and road supervisor
are elected, who care for all the business of the
township.
The democratic party of this county is behind
the movement to give the people of this county
chance to vote on township organization. Chris
Mcdonnell, democratic candidate for the state
senate and one of the leading grangers of the
county, is heartily in favor of township organiza-
tion, and D. ]. Burk and F. P Waters candidates
for representative, are standing squarely on the
county platform calling for vote in this county
and doing what they can for it.