Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-08-19
BULL MOOSERS
FAIL TO AGREE
Breach in New Party Threa-
tened Over the Nomination
for County Offices
WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN ?
Seattle Conference Recedes
From Former Standpat
Portion
WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN ?

What may amount to an open
breach between the two factions of
the "progressive' party in Chehalis
county, one of which wants a COM
plete new ticket and the other fav-
oring remaining in the republican pri-
maries, appeared in the call issued
Friday by Willis r. Lebo, acting coun-
ty chairman. and H. A. COmeau, state
committeeman. for a meeting at the
Fairmont hotel, Friday, August 23.
OF all ''progressives favoring a third
ticket"
At the same time Lebo and Co.
meau have sent out circular letter
to all county and Legislative candi-
dates who have filed as republicans
asking political affiliations. The let
ter follows:
I'VE have the honor to ask you the
following questions. a non-committal
answer to be taken in the negative:
80 Are you willing to accept
the support of Progressive Republi-
cans at the primary election to be
held Sept. 10th?
"(2) Should you not win at said
primary are you willing to be nOmi-
mated on the Progressive ticket at
count! Coh'ehlioh W hei" N'0P''
10th?
(3 If you receive the support
of the Progressive Republicans in the
primaries will you cast your vote for
presidential electors favorable to
Theodore Roosevelt in November?
ut is understood that no county
candidates will be expected to with
draw before the primary election and
also that no Progressive candidate
will be nominated to run against a
Progressive Republican who has ans.
wered the above questions affirma'
lively"
A. C. Girard of Hoquiam, claims
to be county chairman of the Bull
Moosers, and resents what he terms
the attempt of Lebo to usurp his au-
thority. To this Mr.. Lebo replies
that Girard is mistaken; that in the
rush of events at the Aberdeen con-
vention, Girard was chosen chairman
of the Roosevelt club, and that 1t
was left undetermined whether the
club should be a city or county or
ganZation.
Girard says he has the backing OF
the entire county in his fight and
terms the action of Comeau and Le-
30 kid politics.
Girard maintains he is the head
of the party here and cannot be
deposed by Chairman Snyder, be-
cause Girard, Comeau and Snyder
We're all elected at the same time
under practically the same circum'
stances. the county organization he
ing formed then.
He terms the action taken by Co
meau and Leho, as one unfair to pre-
gressives, who have paid their mon
ey and filed on the republican ticket
and that il savors of rotten politics
the same thing which the progress
ives are trying to rid the republican
/ party OF
Lebo and Comeau are acting uh-
der instructions of State Chairman
| Edgar Snyder. who has all along III
sisted on putting up complete tick
cts in each county. Al the conference
/ cf the Bull Moose leaders at Seattle
! Saturday after Il bitter Wraneie, de-
| cided to leave the matter of county
| tickets to the various counties. the
| scrap in this county may be adjust
| ed before the meeting Friday night
| next.
The plan believed to have originat
| cd with Chairman Snyder. was to
| hold a convention on primary day
| hold off the nominations of candi
dates for Office We're known progress
! ives We're on the republican primary
ballots until the returns came in
and then name the defeated ones
on the Bull Moose ticket. A smooth
little trick ITSELF one that would be
considered a trifle crooked if play
ed by any but a real, woven in the
goods. reform party. Anyhow, there's
a nice little scrap on.