Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-07-14
POLITICAL PRAT1LE
A PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE
OF The field.
Protection of w. II. Abel into Repub-
IiCan Party as Candidate for Con-
greSS Creates Deep Disturbance.
JayD. Crary for State Senator.
Some Democratic Candidates.

The festive candidate is abroad in
the land these days extending the glad
hand and wearing smile that
couldn't be torn off. A few months
later he will be unable to see many
whose hands he now so warmly shak-
es. at distance of three feet, or will
be busy explaining to his friends how
he became an 'alSoran."
No event in the politics of Chehalis
county has so stirred the ire of Old
line republicans as has the self nom-
ination of w. H. Abel for congress
man. Doubt is expressed that he will
file for the nomination, in the pre-
sumption that his avOwed candidacy
was simply a feeler to discover how
such a move would be taken by the
members of party he had all his
life posed as the enemy Of. That the
idea of this candidacy is repugnant
on more grounds that the alleged de-
mOcracy of Abel one does not have to
travel far, or listen hard TO discol er,
and, should he make the race, the
gauntlet he will run will tax his noted
hardihOOd to the limit.
Whether w. H. Abel is a republi-
can, or a candidate for congress, the
fact remains that he the self appoint
ed boss of a self-created little coterje
| in Chehalis county that proposes to
do the political thinking for us all, and
that little-but active-bunch is TAX
ing his candidacy seriously, and are
just now doing "a heavy missionary
stunt in his favor, the burden OF their
sermon being that he has the ability
and nerve to bring the goods home
OF course, some are saying that if he
4 1,0 hn1, hvn nd n1
Fl. A. But then, there are some peO-
pie you never can please.
Former Mayor Eugene France with
drew Tuesday from the race for state
senator, and it is whispered that the
strenuous effort that was made to
have him support and work with
Abel in the campaign was quite
factor in his determination to with
draw, although his strongest reason
was a desire to have Aberdeen unite
on candidate for the place. In this,
it looks as if the republicans of the
city had succeeded when they pre-
vailed upon Jay d. Crary to become
a candidate. Mr.. CTary is one of the
most popular young business men in
Aberdeen, who gained his popularity
in the rather trying position of manag-
er of the Grays Harbor Railway &
Light company for the past six years.
Ii Aberdeen republicans are wise
enough to refrain from introducing
any more candidates for senator, Mr..
Crary will lead his competitors by
several lengths at the primaries.
} Judge F.. W. LOOmis is mentioned
as a probable candidate for county
attorney against the present incumb-
eht, w. E. Campbell, and, Judging by
his conduct of the office of police
Judge in Aberdeen, he possesses the
qualifications to make a successful
: prosecutor.
For assessor, F. e. Jones, of Aber-
deem, who filed that office for two
terms, and Sherman Hoover of HO-
quiam. who has a good record on the
council of that city to stand on, will
probably be the republican candidates.
At the present writing, it looks like
Sheriff Payette would receive a re-
! nomination without opposition. His
record during his present term is
such as to entitle him to the constitu-
: tiOnal limit of another term, and it is
doubtful if he is allowed to take the
nomination, that he will have any DEM
ocratic opposition.
Speaking of democrats, they are in
such a minority in Chehaiis county
that they can afford to have candi-
date only when his qualifications are
the best, his integrity undoubted
and his personality unobjectionable,
and so far but two answering this de-
scription have been mentioned. G.
N. Wilson, of Montesano, for county
commissioner for the second district,
and w. b. Ogden, of HOquiam, for
treasurer Mr. Wilson is one of the
best known men in Chehalis county,
where he has spent most of his life,
and but few men in the county have
succeeded in gaining as many firm
friends. He served the county at
treasurer from 1897 to 1901, with
honor to himself and fidelity to the
county, and is so thoroughly conver-
SAINT with the business needs of the
county that his services as commits
sioner would prove valuable.
Mr.. Ogden is city treasurer of Ho-
quiam and pioneer citizen of that
city, where he has also held the Of
flee of police judge and justice of the
peace to the complete satisfaction of
all concerned.