The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-04-05
PRIMARIES
NOT FAR OFF
GENTLE BUzZING AROUND
COURT HOUSE CIRCLES De
NOTES COMING OF OPEN
SEASON FOR CANDIDATES
NEXT FEW MONTHS WILL
BE STRENUOUS FOR PRO
sPECTIVE OFFICE HOLDERS

This is the training season for office
seekers. The time when the men who
would act as our servants for the next
few years 50 much per-are throw
ing out feelers in the direction OF vot-
ers. You'll meet some of these tenta-
tive candidates ere long. Several gentle
men in the county court house are spec
ulating on their chances of sticking
around for another two years while
many on the outside are figuring how
they can get in without using a jimmy.
Dame Rumor has it that Ralph Bell
would like to be superior Judge and
w. p. Bell will be a candidate. If both
should be elected wouldn't there be a
musical Jingle on the honorable bench
Deputy Prosecutor Webb would like
to move up a notch and may throw his
felt skypiece into the ring most any
time. Head Deputy Sheriff Smith would
like to move into Sheriff Deering's
place. The above named gentlemen will
run on their records in public service in
Snohomish county.
There are several more political bees
said to be buzzing around Courthouse
Hill, not very loudly, understand, rath-
er quietly and uncertainty. It's early
yet and decidedly risky to throw ones
derby into the ring previous to the party
conventions.
This may be democratic year but
the democrats haven't crawled out from
under covcr-yet. 1t may be they are
waiting to see how progressive they
must declare themselves. We are rather
inclined to believe they are waiting for
the republicans to get out into the open
first. We had Il democratic wave two
years ago but it didn't reach Snohomish
county to any noticeable extent. Cau-
tion, you know, is a commendable vir-
tue.
The socialists will put full ticket
into the field but there will be no mad
scramble for places. They have their
own system of settling who their candi
dates shall be- The primary election
with them is simply ratification meet
ing. Barring fusion of the old parties
they hope to put over some of their
men. They will make a determined
fight to elect members of the legisla
ture from this county to hold up the
hands of their new recruit, Peder Jensen.
Considering state legislature possibili
ties the democrats arc in better position
right now than the republicans. That
a progressive democrat will be nomi-
mated for president and a progressive
for governor is almost a certainty It'll
will be no task to line up with the
standard bearers, state and nationally.
On the other side of the house it is diff
fcreut Should Taft and Hay be nomi-
mated, what dilemma will face legis
lative candidates Neither Taft nor Hay
stand ace high with the voters, but
party machinery and political manipu
lation may put them over as far as the
nominations are concerned. Reactionary
candidates call for standpat platform
and we're apt to get them all. Won't a
legislative candidate be up against it
good and hard? Not to be regular"
will be party treason. To be regular
with a standpat party machine spells
soemthing like defeat" Do you see
why the democrats are interested spec
tators of republican dissensions and are
waiting for the republican conventions
to start something? And, then the local
option election Wow! Hand us a fan,
somebody