Amador ledger., 1910-06-03
CONGRESSIONAL MIX-UP.

peculiar situation has developed under the beauties OF
the direct primary law in the first congressional district
The opposition W. F. Englebrightas faithful around
representative California has hadhas taken on
unique complexion On the democratic side Judge John T.
Raker aspies for the honor of being the nominee Judge
John L. Chds is for the republican nomination.
These present occupying positions the superior
bench Raker superior Judge of Modoc county, and Chds
fills the same office in Del Norte county In addition to his
judicial functions Judge Raker has found time to do politics
on statewide scale having been chairman of the democratic
state committee The ncongruiy of dealing out law
from the bench guiding the waterogged craft OF
California democracy and running for congress all at the
same time was too much of load for man of Judge
Raker'a varied accomplishments he issued decree OF
partial divorce With keen sense business, he recently
let go political charmanshp joba garden spot OF
trouble desert from salary viewpoint He holds on
to saared berth of superior judge of Modoc county, how
ever and of his nomination for congress- which
is oregone conclusion he proposes to continue to hold on
until the counted in November and doubtless long
after the probable of adverse verdict at the
polls 1t is wise financial maxim not to throw GER
tany uncertainty but the rule does not always apply
in political emergencies Now judge Childs is credited with
like resolve hold down the thing superior udgeshp
of Del Nore county while making his for
sona onos The democratic papers throughout the dis
trict are now engaged in chanting the praises of Judge
Chds and urging his nomination by the republicans The
food literature and advertising matter that is sweeping
over the district may have something Go with this voyage
of discovery the part democrats into republican terri
tory But probably the real motive is strictly partisan
superior Judge while making canvass for purely political
Office the time drawing salary judge from both
state and county, would be open to criticism He would be
badly handicapped against competitor free from such en-
tanglements Why this willingness, they might ask, to
break faith with his Modoc constituencyand the democratic
party by surrender of the udgeshp to be filed by
publican governor But the republican congressional can
didate the fix all such argumentative guns
put out commission. Honors that score 1t
would be folly raise objection from the republican
ranks might with equal force be echoed back from the
democratic camp is surprising that democrats
whooping up for republican candidate 1t is perhaps
good politics. although questionable patriotism and morality
SO to do 1t rehearsal of the game played in the COVER
norshp fight where the democrats shouting the praises
Hiram Johnson model standardbearer for the repub-
can and registering by thousands republicans for
the purpose of voting for him the primaries and voting
AGAINST him in November This is entirely different
proposition from democratic registering his dissas
faction with his party candidate by voting for his rival repub
ican candidate his party primary with the honest
intention of voting the at the election That his
unouestoned right a citizen, and involves moral tur
pitude
Republicans will be wary about taking their from
democratic sources after the fashion herein outlined.