The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-25
NEAR FIGHT AT REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES
Election Held Saturday Resulted in Terrific Clash Be-
tween Progressives and Standpatters- Postmas-
ter Hull Lays Down on Ballot Box to Prevent DR.. D.
w. King From Voting Progressives Protest.

The city republican primaries was
held Saturday from / O'Clock until
I D. m. The ticket nominated at the
caucus Thursday night did not suit
the progressive republicans. Accord
ingly a caucus was held Saturday at
/ o'clock and another ticket selected.
The progressives then went to the
ballot box to vote. An alteration
occurred between the standpat
judges in charge of the ballot box
and the following persons, who de-
manded the right to vote: DR.. ID.
w. King, r. S. Ludington, F. c.
Lemon, L. ]. Crollard, o. NJ. Thoma-
son, C. Christensen, Elmer Thayer,
l.. Finch, A. G. Morey and H. Finch.
The judges refused to receive any
ballots except those which had been
selected at the caucus on Thursday
night.
To prevent the progressives from
voting. L. M. Hull, one of the judges,
laid down on the ballot box. AS a
result only a few ballots were cast
by the progressives and this was done
by taking the ballot offered by the
judges and changing it for those Sc
lected by the progressives.
Another Meeting Today.
1t is probable that another meet
ing will be held by the progressives
today, at which time it will be de-
cided what action will be taken.
The Progressive Ticket.
The progressive ticket selected for
Wenatchee precinct was as follows:
d. w. King, R. S. Ludington, F. c.
Lemon, l.. J. Crollard, 0. NJ. Thoma-
son, c.. Christensen, Elmer Thayer,
Rufus Woods, L. Finch, c. J. Wurtz,
Charles Flanigan,R. E. Sullivan, A.
G. Morey, A. d. Solmon, B. w. Jones,
Frank Jones, o. E. Anderson, Har-
vey Mills. w. L. Moseley, E. M. Tup-
per, R. G.. Congdon, Fl. L. WEBSTER,
Harry Jones, J. r. Snyder, G. M. Den
iston, R. NJ. Lewis, Harry May, w. j.
Thornhill, John Mooney, Jos. Moon
ey, H. Finch and H. J. Lytle.
The ticket for Columbia precinct
is as follows: Guilford MARI, Peter
McGill. Warren w. Woods, Fred
Kemp. B. C. Collier, Eli Zimmerman,
VIM. Kinney, H. F. Hubbard, j. E.
Bigelow, Stephen T. Miller, DR.. H.
B. Haskell, S. F. Gilman, w. j. Nal
low. H. NJ. Maxwell, H. S. Worthen,
Charles Harlin, H. l.. Beightol, Ira
L. Collier, Marvin MARI, Alex Pit
cher, E. A. Hale, w. F. Lang, H. A.
Saunders and Leon 1. Milot.
Because they were not allowed to
vote, the progressive republicans OF
this city are stirred up and intense
feeling exists among a large element
of the organization in Wenatchee.
As 4 result of this feeling it is not
improbable that a formal protest
will be made by a large number OF
voters and while it is too far ahead
to make any cocksure prognostlca-
tions, everything at the present time
points to the fact that the issue may
he carried into the county conven-
ton to be held in this city next Sat-
urday.
Cause of the Trouble.
The progressive republicans are
making the following charges: That
the primary was gumshoe affair;
that it was held without due notice
and that instead of ten days notice
that but one or two days notice had
been given; that the caucuses on
Thursday night were attended by
only six people in Wenatchee pre-
cinct and by only three in Columbia
precinct.
That the progressives were kept In
the dark as to the time of the eau
cuSeS;
That at the primary election Sat
urday the judges would not permit
republicans to vote who would not
>ccept the ticket proffered by the
,dges. This ticket was the one that
ad been nominated at the caucuses;
That l.. M. Hull, one of the judges,
threw his body across the ballot box
and prevented the progressives from
depositing their ballots.
Election Laws.
The law providing for primary
elections is as follows:
Section 4S7O. Primary Elections,
How CaIled.-Whenever such pr1-
mary elections are called by any
managing committee authorized un-
der the rules or customs of such vol
untary political association or party
to call such primary elections, such
call shall be made by resolution duly
passed by such managing committee
and attested by the chairman and
secretary of such committee.
Sec. 1871. Notice Published
This resolution shall be published in
some newspaper of general circula-