The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-22
.OREGON|SSUESAND
CANDIDATES
Statewide Primaries Will
Be Held on Sat
urday.


kept up all summer. statewide pri-
maries will be held throughout Ore
gon day after tomorrow to deter
mine who ere to be the candidates
of the republicans and democrats for
the offices to be filled at the Novem-
Der election. The contest for the
gubernatorial nomination has been
interesting on both sides, and the
congressional contests on the repub-
lican ticket have echoed the national
| insurgent movement.
The old-line republicans in July
held an assembly" and suggested
candidates for all state offices for
the guidance of the party voters.
This move was opposed by a large
end influential element of the par
ty and as a result three candidates
entered against Jay Bowerman, as
sembly candidate for governor
There were E. Hofer, a Salem news
paper man, who advocates the direct
primary law as it stands and OPP
poses the prohibition amendment for
the state constitution; Grant 3.
Dimick, of Oregon City: who declares
in favor of the primary law and strict
economy in public affairs, and AL
bert Abraham OF Roseburg, who ad-
81 y,
plan of primary law as model for
Oregon amendments With this di-
vision of the 'anti-assembly forces,
it is believed that Bowerman stands
the best chance of securing the re-
publican nomination.
On the democratic side, Jefferson
Myers, a democratic war horse of
Portland, and Oswald West, who as
a member of the state railroad COM
mission secured many concessions
for the people of Oregon, seeks the
gubernatOrial nomination, with the
chances of success apparently som+-
what in favor of West
With Bowerman likely to set thu
re publicar a mination an3 West the
democratic, the indications seem to
point to another democratic governor
for republican Oregon, for it is be-
lieved that the "anti-assembly'' re-
publicans are almost. certain to sup
port the democratic nominee in pref
erence to Bowerman. United States
Senator Bourne, national champion
of the Oregon plan," which includes
the initiative and referendum and
popular vote for United States SEN
ator, has intimated that he would
vote for democratic rather than
an assembly candidate, and his atti-
tude in the matter is believed to re-
fleet the prevailing sentiment among
the anti-assembly republicans.
Oregon's two Representatives in
congress, Willis c. Hawley of the
First district and William R. Ellis
of the Second, are seeking renomin
alton and election on the republican
ticket. Hawley has side-stepped the
Cannon issue, and Ellis has likewise
avoided it's discussion. Both repre-
sentatives received the endorsement
of the assembly, and both are op-
posed by anti-assembly candidates
who are avowed insurgents. B. F.
Mulkey is the opponent of Hawley,
while George H. Shepherd, c.. j. Reed
and A. w. Lafferty are seeking the
republican nomination for Ellis
seat.
In addition to governor and con-
gressmen the primaries on Saturday
will determine the candidates for
secretary of state, state treasurer.
| justices of the supreme court, attor-
ney general, superintendent of pub
lie instruction, state printer, circuit
court judges and numerous minor
state officers. Candidates for both
| branches of the legislature will also
| be named, but as no United States
senatorship is involved the legisla-
| tive contests are not attracting a
great deal of attention.
With all the opposition to the as
sembly plan, there are half dozen
aspirants for places on the state
ticket who are not opposed by anti
assembly candidates, and perhaps a
score of state senators and represen-
tatives have no opposition.