Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-09-05
Interrogdt0rieS Are Impudent; TreSpaSS Upoa
the Rights of Voters and Contrdyene
the State Primary Law
TAXPAYERS CANDIDATES TURNED DOWN
Self Constituted Guardians of Republican Party
of ChehaIiS County Would Eliminate
SuCh as Differ With Them

State representative, Thrtieth dis
trict-Robert w. Craig.
County clerk-Luroy Herman.
Comfy auditor-R. G. Trask.
County treasurer-W. B. Paine.
Prosecuting Attorney. +. Stewart
County Assessor-W. c. Birdwell.
County superintendent of schools
j. W. Hodge, M. A. Garlock, J. ].
Penepacker, Charles E. Olsan, Mary
p. Sutherland.
County engineer-H S. ShOrey.
County coroner-Dr. Caryll Smith
J. H. Fitz d. A. Schumacher, Il. F.
Hunter.
County commissioner, second dis
trict-James B. Haynes.
Constable Aberdeen precinct-GiI-
bert W. Dean.
Frank j. MOnahan secured the
stamp of approval by scratch. He
had omitted to signify his allegiance
to the steam roller platforms adopt
ed at Aberdeen and Chicago, but as
the club had turned down about as
many as was necessary to show its
power he was allowed to squeeze
through.
Wade's Manly. Letter.
The letter of Mr.. Wade was read
Mr.. Wade. by the way, is pioneer
republican of Chehalis county, and
has done more than his share in
fighting the battles of that party for
the past 20 years. He comes of q
race OF West Virginia fighting repub-
licans. and can probably remember
when it was decidedly unhealthy to
admit republican procilivities unless
one had his rife along. Here is his
letter, for which he was fired from
the republican party of Chehalis
county:
Gentleman: | presume the ques-
tions propounded in your letter OF
August 80 We're asked in good faith,
and | answer them in the same spir-
it,
Answering your first and fourth
questions, will say, am not sup
porting any presidential candidate
further than to cast my individual
vote.
-! am supporting most of the prin-
ciples contained in the platforms K
ferred to in your second and tn ID
questions.
Il have voted the Republican ticl 1T
in Chehalis county for more than 20
years. in fact, | have never vo' I'd
any other, but this is the first ii 10
| have been called upon to be Y
amined by political committee
Il am making my campaign upo, a
platform of law enforcement and a
square deal in the assessment Il "
and collection Of taxes. which | G, n
slider of more importance to the p O.
pie of this county than my persoi Al
opinion upon national political issu s.
Qualification and service is what is
demanded from the prosecuting att r.
ney's office. and not political o. n
ions
81 am a progressive Republican Il ID
believe that all differences of op A.
ion existing between Republica IS
should be adjusted within the par p
Very respectfully,
AUSTIN NJ. WADE"
Nelson Quotes Primary Law
O. NJ. Nelson in his reply gave the
party some wholesome advice, thar
is. if a political party is to serve a,
public, not a private use, but the
powers that We're decreed that he
along with Wade should be eliminat-
ed and he had to walk the plank, al
though some disposition was shown
to pass him. Following is the let
ter:
"Gentlemen | received your COM
letter of August 30 and in
reply will say that | am a pure and
undefled Republican, that 1 intend
to affiliate with said party at the en-
suing election and intend to support
its candidates generally (Rem. 4.
Bal Code, Sec. 4S15). ! would re-
gret very much to see you inject in
to the party the bitter feeling engen-
dered at and prior to the holding
of the Chicago convention by indulg-
ing in the personalities who starred
before that convention. ! think your
policy should be to rebuild the party
and to do that you must appeal to
Republicans as such. For my part
| am a Republican still and have
not thought of affiliating with any
other party.
Yours truly
o. M. NELSON"
locke's objectionable Crime
The reply of Phil. S. Locke was in
his usual straightforward style, en-
tirely devoid of any ambiguity, and
the vote to turn him down was no
ticable light. But, in the eyes of the
bosses his temerity in announcing