Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-09-05
LINES
BEING DRAWN
Candidates Are Sized Up as
the Primary Campaign
Comes Toward Close
THE SEATTLE VIEWPOINT
Democratic Contest for Gov
ernor Will Bring Out Lar
ger Vote Than Usual

SEATTLE. Sept. 1.-THE close of
the direct primary campaign finds Sc
attic the political capitol OF the state
for the hour, with nearly all candi-
dates for governor. congressman and
stale offices having headquarters here,
Governor Hay opened big headquar
ters here early in the campaign. and
the Republican fight is centerng
around him. as he will undoubtedly
lead the regulars in their state cam
paign. Three Democratic candidates
for governor, Nj. NJ. Goodman, +. c.
Million and Hugh c. Todd, live here.
and Ernest Lister, of Tacoma, prob
ably has a larger local following than
any of the local men. The state head
quarters of the Roosevelt third term
party is located here, and the cigar
box primaries planned by that party
for September : are being directed
from this point. The rather dismal
result of Bull Moose primaries in the
Middle West has been discouraging to
local third termers. but they will hold
primaries to the best of their ability
in many counties of this state never
theless, despite the handicap Of hav-
ing no registration books, or other
legal aids. for the work.
The strength of Woodrow Wilson in
this state will not have much effect,
say politicians. on the primary vote.
and the Republican primary vote will
probably be much larger tnan tue
Democrats vote However, the
Democrats have a real contest on fOl
governor. and the chances OF Demo
cratic success in November se"m s.
good that the primary vote will bring
out a pretty good strength. Cover
nor Hay seems assured OF the Republi-
can nomination. but there are plenty
of contests for other places on the
ticket.
Democratic sentiment in the past
ten days of the campaign appears to
have chrystalized on Ernest Lister.
of Tacoma. as the choice for COVER
nor. both because he is d business
man OF ability and would make good
governor, and because Democrats be-
ieye he is a man on whom the dis
satisfied Republicans would be willing
10 unite in November. He has the adj
vantage of not being a politician, and
hence, having no political enemies.
while personally nothing is heard but
D.aise for Lister as man and a citi-
zen However. the other six candi-
dates are loath to admit that they
have lost any ground. Col w. Fl.
Dunphy of Walla Walla is a favorite
in many eastern Washington counties.
md + c. Million OF Seattle has strong
local support
Judge NJ. NJ. Goodman is we'll known
an over the state. and Hugh c. Todd
expects to get a great number of sec
ond-choce votes, which will be just
as good as first choice votes in this
contest. L. F. Chester and w. W.
Black are considered pretty much out
of the running
Henry Nj. White of Bellingham. and
f. o. Connor, of Spokane. are the lead
ing Democratic candidates for con-
gressmtn-at-large. Charles G. Heif
ner seems assured of the Democratic
nomination in the First district, for he
was the original Woodrow Wilson
man in this state, and directed the
local campaign for the New Jersey
governor. In the other districts the
fight is local, and Seattle politicians