Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-15
STATE POLITICS
SOON TO BUBBLE
Democratic Party Is Arrang-
ing for a Victory in
November
FORMING WILSON CLUBS
State League Is Formed at
Seattle---Several Candi-
dates for Governor

SEATTLE, Jan. 14.-(SpeciaD.- -
The activity in democratic circles
here during the past week presages
an aggressive organization of that
party in the state of Washington this
year, in campaign that gives prom
ise of success in both state and ma
tional elections. The meeting Of
about 100 representative democrats
from nearly all sections of the state
last Monday in this city resulted in
the organization of state Woodrow
Wilson league, for the avoWed purpose
OF chrystalizing the progressive dem.
ocratic sentiment for the brilliant Jer-
seyman so as to secure the state dele
cation to the national convention for
his nomination for the presidency.
A vice president and organizer was
appointed in each county, to form aux
iliary clubs in the various counties,
and Secretary Hugh c. Tood reports
that favorable action is already being
taken along that line. 1t is conceded
that the rank and file of democracy
in this state-as, in fact, in all states
is progressive, but the conservative
element, while not numerically strong,
is too powerful to be overlooked, and
the object of the Wilson clubs is to
organize the rank and file to the end
that none but known progressives be
sent as delegates to the state conven-
ton that will elect delegates to the
national convention.
For National Committeeman
c. G. Heifner, chairman of the
Democratic state central committee,
who aspires to be the national com.
mitteeman from this state, leaves to-
day for the East. He announces that
he will stop over in Fargo, N. d.. to
take part in a big pow-wow of Demo-
cratic representatives from many Of
the Western states and do a little
missionary work for Woodrow Wilson.
Mr.. Heifer promises that if he is
selected as Democratic national COM
mitteemen from this state he will put
the Democracy Of Washington upon
the political map. He says he will
take part in the organization of the
national committee, and spend suffi-
cient time at national headquarters to
insure Washington Democrats a voice
GubernatoriaI Candidates
The optomistic feeling among the
democrats in state politics has brought
out several candidates for the nomina-
ton of governor, among the most pop
ular of whom is Hugh C. TODD, who
made a reputation in the state legisla-
ture as a progressive Democrat by
his advocacy of the eight-hour law
for women, the initiative, referendum
and recall, and other so o-called pro-
gressive measures, appears to be the
only avowed candidate in King coun-
ty for the Democratic nomination for
governor.
Mr. Todd represented Whitman
county in the legislature, but at the
close of the last session came to Sc.
attic and began the practice of law.
Judge E. c. Million also has been
mentioned for the nomination, but has
made no definite announcement of
his candidacy.
On the east side of the mountains,
however, there are already two can
ddates, William Dunphy, the Demo
cratic national committeeman from
this state, is being doomed as the
choice of Walla Walla.
William Blackman of Spokane, for
mer state labor commissioner is out
for the nomination, and is credited
with considerable strength in labor
circles.
Insurance Commissioner
Jesse F. Murphy of this city, the
we'll known pioneer insurance man,
will seek the democratic nomination
for insurance commissioner, and will
in all probability have no opposition
for the nomination. Mr.. Murphy has
been a resident of Washington for
more than 25 years, during all of
which time, except four years when
he was register of the U. S. land office
at Olympia, he has been actively en-
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