Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-11-03
AbLEISM THE ISSUE.
ALL OTHERS sunk into INSlG.
NIFICANCE IN THIS COUNTY.
ALL KINDS OF DIVERSIONS ARE
ATTEMPTED BY THE ABEL
PRESS, BUT ARE NOT SUCCESS
Full. WHAT is ABEL SPEND
ING so MUCH MONEY FOR?


There is no longer any doubt as to
the real issue in the contest now be-
ing made in Chehalis county. All now
know it is the continuance or stOppage
of Abelism; all other differences have
been set aside until this is settled
Boss Abel has been forced to discard
the mask, and take the field openly,
although at the start he diSclaimed
any interest in the success of Ros-
mond further than that of a brother-in
law
Since Rosmonds suspicious success
at the primaries, Abel has been demon
strating depth of brOther-in-laW af-
lection seldom if ever equalled. Real
iaing that his prOtege had received
but small percentage of the vote of
his district at the primaries, and that
any strong man opposed to him, on
whatever ticket, would be dangerous,
Abel knew that there was but one
way under the law to nominate opposi-
ton. That was by the Democratic
central committee The nominee of
that party having declined to run left
vacancy for the committee to fill.
A. j. Jackson, a prOfessed democrat,
who had been in the employ of Abel
or Rosmond during the primary cam
paign, was induced to stand for the
democratic nomination, with the und-
erstanding he was to resign from the
ticket and leave ROsmond clear path
to the Office of comm missioner.
The scheme was almost successful.
Democrats, in hopeless minority,
took slight interest in the matter.
Many of the committeeman were un-
aware that they had been elected to
the position or that there was vac
ancy to fill, and those that knew gave
J., small attention The activity of
Abel for Jackson created the suspic-
ion that resulted in the nomination
of c. N. Wilson, somewhat against
the later's personal inclination. That
same activity opened the eyes of old
time republicans to the fact that Abel
had recently joined that party for the
purpose of annexing it to his political
law business, and was the means of
causing hundreds of leading citizens
of Chehalis county to unite in fight
to Illustrate his designs, that they
knew would cost the county dearly if
successful and it is this fight that has
torn the mask from Abel.
Every newspaper in the county that
could be approached in that way has
been enlisted by Abel and his lieu
tenants, to sound the praises of Ros-
nrond and deal gently with Abel TIE
Hoquiam Washngtonian was offered
81 600 to support Rosmond by mem
Der Of the republican central commit
tee, on the very day that committee
gave out a newspaper interview, stat
ing that the committee was without
funds with which to conduct legiti-
mate campaign. The offer was refus-
ed by Editor Johnson, but was appar-
emily met in a different spirit by the
Grays EIarbor News. AT least, that is
the impression given out by the large
amount of space given to Abel writer's
in that paper and its free distribu-
ton throughout the county.
The election printig, amounting to
nearly $4,000 is given to the Grays
Harbor Post for good word for Ros-
mOnd,' to use the language of the
latter when explaining to the Monte
sano Vidette (Which has the contract
for county job printing! the reasons
for sending the work there. 1t is now
understood that the bills for this
work will be rigidly investigated be-
fore being allowed
Realizing that C. N. Wilson is too
well known in the county for person
al attack, the Abel press gang has
endeavOred to befog the voter by cry
ing that the Weyerhauser interests
were behind him, and the boss is hav-
ing map prepared, showing the hold
ings of the Timber company in Che
halls county, with which he Is said
to be about to use in a stumping tour
of the county.
This attempt to create the issue
of Weyerhauser for the purpose of
diverting public sentiment from the
real contest-Abelism-- drawing too
heavily upon the credulity of the vot-
ers. If the tax lodging timber inter-
ests were seeking assistance in Che
halls county. they would be too in
nOcent for good service If they passed
by the office of w. H. Abel to select
G. N. Wilson. The valuable services
of the former in this direction are
too broadly known for any such error.
Job printing and advertising are not
the only attractions offered-at public
eXpense-for support of Rosmond word
comes from Oakville of the activity Of
Jim. Williams, town marshal. who is
said to have been promised the office
OF road supervisor for mis- services,
while from Moclips comes the informa-
tion that saloon license has been
promised in the event Of the success
Of Rosmond.
At Elma a local option election Is
about to be held, and the saloon ele-
ment is said to have the assurance
| of support from the Abel machine in
return for the support of his candi-
date for commissioner, and so it goes.
There is scarcely precinct in the
county where promises or threats are
not made in the name of the Boss to