The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-11-03
ALL READY FOR
THE BIG BALLOT
LAFFERTY, BOWERMAN, WINNERS
Election Tuesday Will Bring Victory to
Republican Ticket Many
Questions.

The CLOSING. week of the campaign
here will be rather warm one and
three meetings are scheduled for as
many nights between now and election.
John Manning, Democrat candidate
for Congress, will be here tonight,
big Republican rally will be held Fri
day night at the Odd Fellows hall
with Judge r. X. Butler, of Condor,
as the principal speaker, with num-
ber of other speakers of prominence,
and the closing meeting will be
another Democratic affair Monday
night at which Senator George Cham
berlain will be the lion.
The prospects for Bowerman's
election have been getting constantly
brighter during the past few weeks
and his success snow seems assured.
West is greatly handicapped by the
Bourne-Chamberlain alliance and al
though early in the campaign he
seemed to have considerable support
in Hood River county. The prospect
is now that BoWerman will carry this
county by a decisive majority. Bow
erman gained many supporters when
he visited here last week, while Vests
visit did not win him anything.
For Congress Latferty has had a
Walkaway from the start and there
seems little question but that he will
carry every county in the district. He
won the nomination by such a signal
victory that he will receive practically
the full Republican strength indicated
| in the primaries at the election next
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publican state ticket it will be easy
sailing as the Democrats have made
no fight for the other office on the
| ticket.
In the various district Offices the re-
suits are likely to be closer. George
T. Cochran, Republican candidate for
Water Superintendent, has had much
experience in water law, which is his
specially and he stands to win. He
will roll up big majority here in
Hood River where his father lived for
many years and was favorably known.
In the race for district Judge w. l..
| Bradshaw will be elected to succeed
hmself. He is getting support from
| the citizens who have seen his long
honorable service on the bench, and
wish to see him remain in the Office
the duties of which he has successfully
discharged. Sam Stark, who opposes
him, has been making an active cam
paign, but the odds of long legal
exper ence are against him.
The Republican candidates have an
advantage in the race for joint re-
preventative. but Judge A. j. Derby
will make very strong candidate and
many of this friends are predicting
his election. His record in this county
as county judge will give him many
votes and it is probable that he will
carry Hood River. He has been cam
paigning in WascO where he has many
friends and acquaintances gained in
his race made for Congress and he will
run strong in that county. Judge
Derby has made a strong record as the
leader of the county court since the
creation of Hood River county and the
aaifirs of the county have started off
in proper shape. The progressive road
building policy of the court has also
made many friends for it, and if
elected to the legislature, Judge Derby
will take particular interest in carry
ing out state wide good roads policy.
In the county there are only few
Offices which are being contested. The
race for County Judge between Charles
N. Clarke, Republican, and Geo. u.
Cubertson, Democrat, will be close
one. In the race for commissioner, it
seems certain that G. A. McCurdy will
be elected. Mr.. McCurdy is a resident
of the west side, which has not had a
commissioner, and he has had much
business experience as director and
president of the Apple Growers Union.
There will be hard fight for the sec
ond commissionership M. M. Hill, a
member of the present board has made
an excellent record and many voters
will support him because they believe
that there should be a hold-over men,
ber of the county board, who is famlI-
lar with the work, and who has had
experience in administering the
county's affairs.
The only other county office in which
there is a contest is that of sheriff and
William Ganger, the Democrat, is eX-
pected to run better than the regular
normal party vote against Tom John
son, the Republican nominee, whose
prospects for election seem very
bright.
There are many questions coming up
for decision. The prohibition ques-
tions and the employers liability ques-
ton are Of much interest and impor-
tance. The other questions in which
the most interest is being taken are
the amendments to create counties, the
normal school questiors and that of a
constitutional convention.