The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-03
TEDDY'S SPEECH
MAY TELL STORY
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in Spokane. He is in the center of an
agricultural region lying between the
Rockies and the Cascade mountains
This section Of Washington is settled
in large part by folks from the middle
and northwest-from Kansas, Iowa. the
Dakotas, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Mlssouri-states in which proeressives
appear to be making headway. Poin-
dexter is strong in this region. Tt should
be stated, however, that the bulk OF
the population is on the western side of
the Cascades, and il is there that Poin-
dexter must make headway if he is
TO land the senatorship. He has carried
the campaign into the west, and is keep
Ing his rivals on the jump.
Poindexter s Rival.
John l., Wilson has been in the rame
a good many years. He knows it well.
wv, MiiSon Is an effective campaigner,
While the Ballinger Pinchot affair has
not been injected into the contest w by
any candidate other than Poindextef,
the controversy has been discussed more
or less In general way it is known
that Mr.. Wilson stands for conserya.
ton as 1T is preached by Secretary
Balilnger. At the same time it should
be borne In mind that Ballinrer has
taken no part in the campaign, and will
not enter into it. The regulars of
Washington have not invited him to
appear on the stump in the primaries,
ana II ne ohered his services they would
not be accepted. Mr.. Wilson stands
iorth as a supporter of the Taft admin.
istration, Wilson has progressive lean.
lngs; HIS newspaper, the Seattle Post.
has declared against Jo-
seph G. Cannon. Wilson is an advocate
OF strong direct primary law. He has
approved the new tariff act, and has
so stated IN all his speeches on the
stump. -" ''e
The candidates. of Messrs. Burke
ashton. Humphries and Freeman have
attracted little attention up to date.
Nepuphcans agree that the race is be.
tween Wilson and Poindexter. Wilson
is handicapped by the four candidates
They all como from the
western section of the state, where viii
son must get most of his votes if he
Is TO win, and unless they can be in
duced to retire, will undoubtedly
weaken the former senator. However.
Wilson is full Of hope.
Hated by Regulars.
Feeling among the regulars in Wash.
ngton is so bitter against Poindexter
mat ne may not come to the senate
even II he wins in the primaries. Un.
Ter the primary law of Washington.
'andidates of the respective parties for
ne legislature are permitted to file with
me recording officer a pledge to vote
or the candidate who receives the high. |
,st number of votes in the primaries.
.lve years ago practically all candi. |
iates for the legislature made such |
pledges. This year number of lepis. |
ative candidates have refused TO pledoe
or any candidate. and many have an.
lounced that if Poindexter gets tbo
popular vote of the party in the pri.
aaries they will not support him. ey.
,laining that it is already apparent rhat
IS to poll large Democratic
'ote n the Republican primaries. This
ltuatIon is not worrying Poindexter
lie is attending to the business in bnnd
the belief thar if the Re.
declare for him in the pri
1aries that the party representatives. in
he legislature will not dare to ignore
he mandate
The Republican press of WASHINGTON
arrayed against PoiDdexter. The
ampaign against him is intensely b;t-
er in tone. 1t is charged among other
hings that he is not really a Repub.
can, and it is. recalled that only y
ew years ago he was elected TO q mn.
lcipal Office in the state on the Demo.
ratio ticket. Poindexter can exnect
o help from the administration al
nough he calls himself a TAFT in.