The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-08-30
LINED UP FOR THE START.

The time is almost at hand when the
sadly befuddled voter will be expected
to 90 to the polls and help place his
or her choice in nomination for the Great
American Handicap to be run off in
November. If there is any political
prophet in this neck of the woods that
can accurately foretell what is going to
happen next month, let him step forth.
| He will find himself on the highest pin.
nacle of fame in about two jumps
About all the Journal knows is that :
there are going to be some primaries
and some conventions, that somebody is
going to be nominated and somebody is
going to get left. If any space filler
knows anything more than that he can
have this column to give the public tn,
benefit of his superior wisdom.
The progressives are first up on the
batting list, coming to bat week from
Saturday, September 7. Bull Moose
leaders say they will have primaries in
practically every voting precinct in the
county and that there is no dearth OF
volunteer workers to oversee them
They are confident that the voters are
going to turn out to their primaries
in such numbers that the Old Guard
will have heart failure when the votes
are counted. They ascribe this belief to
two reasons, viz, the prevalent disgust
with the republican party and the alb
sence of real contests in the republican
primaries for many of the offices.
The candidates chosen in the progress.
sive primaries will be ratified by con-
vention on Primary day, September 10,
that they may have legal standing on
the official ballot in November: A ma
jority vote will nominate and there
will be no second choice. For instance.
there are four candidates for governor
on the progressive ticket. The high man
in the primary will be the nominee
of the party and will be ratified by the
state convention in Seattle September
10.
Tuesday, September 10, the remaining
parties will have their fling through the
direct primaries and contestants will be
governed by the rules laid down by the
state legislature. Four ounce gloves, "a
foot ring one arm free in the cinches
and all that. Denatured republicans
standpat republicans, hard and soft
shell democrats and socialists will take
their turn at bat. Republicans declare
that any ringers" fellows that partici-
pated in the bull moose primaries, and
attempt to vote in the regular primaries
will be called instanter and thrown into
outer darkness. Bull Moosers indignant
ly scout the suggestion that any of the
Ieddyites will want to vote in their old
primaries, anyhow. The democrats ex-
pect to poll large primary vote this
year. They have several tropical con-
tests ON and they need the moral effect
of heavy vote on the coming campaign
No fight is on in the socialists ranks
as candidates are already named, but
must go through the form of primary
election to make it legal
Awhile back it was the candidates
who were on the anxious seat, but now
they have been joined by the voters
. Most of them have warm friends run.
- ming on the Bull Moose ticket and equal
ly good friends running on the other
., tickets. They can only participate in
=, one primary and they are cussing the
~ partisan primary law good and plenty
" There is more talk heard for a blanket
" ballot in primary elections than ever be-
fore.
Voters of all parties should bear in
:. mind that they must go into the pri-
y maries September 10 if they want to
n' vote for judges. Don't let the confusion
of the day blind you to the fact that
it is more important to nominate the
y right caliber of men for judicial posi-
lions than for most any other Whether
:! :. you vote in the primaries on the 18th
:. or the 10th, go to your polling place on
:. the 10th and ask for a judicial ballot
i, Judges for county and supreme court
~ are on separate nom partisan ballot
-' and there is grave danger if the voters
ie ignore this feature of the general pri-
~ mary election.