The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-26
IMPETUS GIVEN POLITICAL
GAME IN CHE[AN COUNTY
Battle Royal Promised in County Between Poindexter
and Burke Folowing-Little Set-to Last Saturday
Has Resulted in the Progressives Putting UP Strong
Front-Holm Will Not Take the Pledge.

say that Poindexter is making good
in his campaign in Pierce county.
The doctrine of protest as announced
by Poindexter strikes the average
citizen as being the proper idea. 1t
used to be watch and pray" but
with the insurgents it is fight and
pray"
Two young lawyers of Seattle were
in this city on Saturday and they
unqualifiedly stated that King coun-
ty would give Poindexter a majority
vote.
Lined Up i'm County.
The arbitrary methods adopted by
the old political ring in the county
may make it necessary to draw lines
pretty closely in the county. 1t was
the sentiment of the progressive
forces to simply draw the line on
the legislative candidates but event
ually a full ticket may be selected
simply for the purpose of effectual-
ly putting the ''old guard" in the
background.
Should Select the Judiciary Only.
A number of voters have won
dered what has occasioned the fight
for delegates to the county conven
tion This is hard question to an
swer The county convention elects
delegates. to the state convention.
The state convention is called simply
for the purpose of selecting candi-
dates for the supreme bench. These
only are selected in the old conven-
ton style. There is but little fight
on the old members of the bench.
1t is generally considered that they
should be returned and there are but
few outside candidates, not enough
to raise any great amount of party
feeling. While the convention was
called to name the judiciary candi-
dates yet both Burke and Wilson
have sought to inject the senatorial
| fight int othe convention. They
would have the convention come out
in favor of a plank favoring the cleo
| ton of west side candidate for the
senate, in favor of repeating the di-
rect primary law and other provi-
sions which would work to the detri-
ment of Miles Poindexter. The only
object the local machine could have
in securing the control of the coun-
! ty convention next Saturday would
/ be in naming the delegates to the
state convention. Primarily the state
delegates would have but little to do
as the naming of the supreme court
/ judges is not matter on which there
will be any contest, but the delegates
are needed to help out the machina-
tions of the corporation candidates
! for the United States senate.
May Get Together.
Among the leaders of both ele-
ments today, there has been a gen.
eral feeling expressed that the party
should get together on some of the
issues at least. The strong leaders
of the standpatters express great
deal of regret over the bitterness en-
gendered last Saturday, and state
that something must be done in or
der to harmonic the warning fac
lions. 1t is understood that COM
promise matters are being considered
today for leaving out the objection
able features that were prophesied
for the county convention next Sat-
urday.
The leaders realize that bitter
political war will be engendered if
the senatorial issue is injected into
the convention as will also the mat
ter of any changes to the primary
law, and with the promise of these
features being eliminated it is
thought that the convention will go
off as a harmonious affair.