The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-21
HERE'S HOT DOPE and TRUTH
FROM THE POLITICAL CAMPS

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Police Justice Mann and "Dutch
Jake" went to the PaIouse country
together In the same automobile.
Next we see Judge Mann campaign
ING for congress from the same plat
form with the great prohibition ora
tor, "oiiver W. Stewart Of Chicago,
At Palouse City. When It comes to
'catchine 'em a-eomin' and a-goin',"
Judge Mann 10 there, all right.
It IL now learned that the old
courthouse crowd brought out w. b.
Dishman for county commissioner.
At the time Dishman was induced
to run j. s. Bishop was candidate,
and Bishops candidacy was not APP |
proved by the gang. Fearing that
Henry Rohwer, the present incum-
bent. who is a candidate for re-elec-
ton, could not beat Bishop, the |
gang brought out Dishman. 1t so
happens that Mr.. Dishman has a |
for the taxpayers to know. This
record will be brought to light in
due time. so that the voters may |
know what measure of man the old
gang would like to get into office.
There will be some relief in the
fact that Auditor Butler gave out
the wrong dope when he said that
there would be first and second |
choice votes for United States SEN
ator. The situation is already suf-
ficiently interesting without having
this added element of uncertainty
to figure against.
George E. Stone is still being
urged to announce himself for sher-
iff on the democratic ticket. Stone
has the matter nuder consideration.
Chief among those who are asking
that he make the race are repub- !
Means.
y There is some talk of big H. D. !
MERIT, the city hall democratic |
boss. coming out for congress. |
Should Seabury Merritt get the
nomination on the republican ticket
and H. D. Merritt land the honor on
the democratic side, it might or
might not be case where merit
WINS Seabury Merritt filed his
announcement at Olympia yester
day.
Thus far the effort to get a
strong, clean. honest republican at
torney to make the race for prose !
cutor against Fred Pugh has not
been crowned with success. There
are number who are willing to run
who cannot qualify under the test
to be given the friends of a new
deal at the courthouse. The farm
ers want a man for prosecutor who
will go after the men that have dis
honestly fattened at the public crib
and no man who has in any way
trained with the old gang in politics
will be considered. A prosecutor is
wanted that is not afraid to go after
grafters, whether at the courthouse
or in the city hall; that is ready to
cinch criminal policeman the
same as a criminal citizen, and men
of this caliber are hard to find
Such a man will give Fred Pugh
the race of his life.
Leaders in the movement for
equal suffrage feel somewhat disap-
pointed over the fact that the SEN
atorial candidates have avoided
making an expression on the ques-
ton. Letter after letter has gone
to the various candidates for U. S.
senator but none of them have
taken the time to even reply. The
women naturally feel hurt
Judge W. H. Ludden is still seri
ously considering the question of
entering the race for congress. He
will lock horns with Seabury Mer-
rift for the standpat vote, should
he conclude to run.
Judge Poindexter is shaking up
the dry bones in the Tacoma dis
trict. A lot Of voters who never
heard of the gospel of insurgency
are now receiving it for the first
time, and from all accounts it is
taking hold in fine shape A real,
fighting insurgent like Poindexter
Is such a rare specimen in the cor
poration ridden politics of Washing
ton that his appearance on the west
side is creating a little commotion
General Ashton, Tacoma's offer
ing, will be here Saturday.
DR.. Pittwood is said to have heard
the buzz of the congressional bee.