The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-25
last FIGHT
/. To BEAT THE
PRIMARIES
Old Standpat Crowd Strug-
Cling in Last Ditch TO Defeat
People at Saturdays Election
Here's the Situation.

Beaten IN their attempt 10 muxxle
re people ard steal this state by
means Of the ~hsnd picking" meth
% for rsfs and Harmon ard Clark,
ne standpa,ssrs are ncw rcsortinn
70 every petty trick conceivable 10
block the holding of the peoples
rsimsries on Saturday.
The reactionaries do no, want a
primary eleetion.
They do not want the people to
,u,e. They realize that II the peo-
Pie turn on, to the polls in large
numbers. both Taft and Harmon
Will be completely showed under.
and Clark may fare no better. They
want dozen or SO ward heeiers
sho have been feeding at the pub
Ne crib for years and years TO meet
In some back room In secret session
and choose. arbitrarily. tai repub-
hcan delegates and $50 democratic
delegates 10 the state conventions
These ward heelers are fighting dca-
perstely. for they are fighting for
tAeiF Jobs In one political office or
another And while they have been
discharged By the progressive ma.
jority In the county central commit
tees IN both parties. they are still
ciinging 10 every last straw avail
able In the hope that they Will sue.
ceed IN thwarting the holding OF the
primary election. and thus insure
lheir hand picked delegates uncon-
tested seats In the state conven.
tions
Al first they attempted to ham.
per the joint committee which vas
arranging the primary election. 10
i:s attempt TO secure sufficient poll.
Ing places In the county. They
aiisd In that. And now they are
tryiug 10 keep as many as possible
frum acting as judges and inspect
oss OF election. But there Is little
possibility that they will succeed
Il that. either SO. as a last des-
psfate attempt. they are trying TO
prevent County Auditor Case from
Waning the use OF the county ballot
bores They appealed TO the coun-
y commissioners. and Al Ruthef-
ford and Lafe Hamilton have taken
W their battle against the peoples
Bimzries But Case. fortunately.
h In entire sympathy with the pro
rsssive fight. and 20 again the
randpattcrs viii find this attempt
. futile one.
But the and-pickers" and their
Miles, the Taft and Harmon clubs.
aided By a number Of Clark support
srA have one more card Up their
siesyesL " they fail 10 block the
Acsding Of the primaries. they In
serd to steal the election. leading
Tan men have openly boasted that
shey would do so. OF course. " a
fsil expression Of the people 10 had
st the polls, neither Taft nor -sr.
rcr has ghost Of a show 10 win,
ssen with stolen votes.
But the standpatters are hoping
that only small number OF votes
viii be cast In such case Il will
rot Be difficult to float large mum
Der Of Illegal votes
They want as few progressives TO
vote az p0ssible--that what they
are playing for. They want TO make
The progreaslves over-confi fidenf
Aad then they hope 10 rush TO the
polls and swing the election for
Taft and Harmon.
you have vote, therefore,
sonf let u 90 10 waste. Go 20 the
relis Saturday, between 3 and 8
.. m, and vote. Vote progressive
ticket. Vote for Ia Toilette or
Roosevelt. u you are a republican.
Vote fer Wilson II you are . demo
0ss.