Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-09-27
MASON COUNTY NOTES

trail committees of both the
Republican and Democratic parties
met last Saturday and organized pre-
paratory to beginning an active cam
naign in the interests of their respec-
tive candidates for office. In the cam
paign to follow it is pretty generally
conceded that the Democrats have the
best OF it and will elect most OF their
candidates, Notwithstanding that the
county is normally Republican by a
good majority. 1t is apparent that the
Bull Moose split in the Republican
party will greatly endanger the usual
party success in November.
John McReavy of Union City, candi-
date for state senator for the Twenty
third district, was in Shelton Tuesday
and Wednesday on his way home from
Kitsap and Island counties, whittier
he made a flying trip in the interest
of his candidacy. Mr.. McReavy is GER
tain of an overwhelming majority in
his home county, as both Democrats
and regular Republicans will support
him at the polls, and many of the more
thoughtful Bull Moosers will cast their
ballots for him in preference to the
Kitsap candidate. The women voters
are also hocking to his support as they
remember that he was champion OF
| the woman suffrage cause in terrltor-
ial days, and that he has never way
cred in his advocacy of the ballot for
women.
The Democratic party has no can
didate for representative this year. as
no one could be found who was willing
to file for the office. The Republican
candidate is w. NJ Beach, who has al
ready served three terms in the leg
islature. His only opponent is w. H.
Kingery, the Socialist candidate, who
is counting on the Bull Moose vote
and a share of the Democrats to swell
the handful of Socialist votes into
majority. That Kingery will get many
| of the progressive votes is CONCEDED,
but there is also strong undercur-
rent of dissatisfaction among the pro-
gressives over the attempt on the part
of their leaders to force them to sup
port a Socialist for the legislature. ii
came about in this way:
The chief Bull Mooser in Mason
county is the present county auditor,
Ed J. Hanson, who has been waging a
war on Beach for four years. Prior to
the filing this year Mr.. Hanson had an
nounced to his friends that II Beach
filed again for representative, he (Han-
son) would also and skin Doc. Beach
in the primaries" The progresslves
were counting on this and depending
on Mr.. Hanson to make good in case
Beach should file, but they were great
" chagrined after the filings closed 10
learn that Hanson was in cahoots with
Kingery, and that not only had he not
filed for the Office, but that he was
planning to deliver the whole progress
sive vote to the Socialist candidate.
Under the circumstances the Demo-
Gratis have lost an opportunity by not
having a candidate in the field.
The Democrats have two women
candidates in the field, Mrs. Irene Rich
ardson, who wants the Office OF county
clerk, and who had no opposition in
the primaries, and Miss Eva l.. Rob-
inson, who aspires to the office of aud
itor. The latter won by a large ma
iority in the primaries. The election
of both of these candidates is very
probable.
l.. G.. Shelton is candidate to sue
coed himself in the assessors ofhce,
and M. F.. Knight likewise for treas
urer. Both have worthy Republican
opponents, but their administrations
have been highly satisfactory and they
ought to win upon the records they
have made.
|
Perhaps the most interesting contest
will be for the Office OF county attor'
new For this Office Marion Garfield
the present county attorney, and an ex
treme progressive, has the Republican
, nomination, and r. A. Lathron is his
Democratic opponent. Mr.. Garland
has the advantages Tor Disadvantage
, of being the better known. His op
, ponents claim that his administrator
, has been incompetent and expensive
/ the cost to the county 1t Is ciaimeo
having exceeded in the one year past
, the cost for any previous three years
: and that in the numerous jury triais
not a single conviction has been Sc
. cured. Mr.. Lathrop is a compare
i Tive stranger in the county, bu'
promises to make an aggressive cam
paign and in the opinion Of many care
/ full observers in both parties stands
more than an even chance to carry on
: the palm in November.
In the organization of the central
committee the Democrats exhibited 9
harmony that betokens very general
. support Of the ticket in November:
The regular Republicans captured
! the control of the party organization
, in the organization Of their central
committee.
w. H. Smith is the Democratic can
didate for sheriff, with Sam Caldweil
Republican in the race against MIN
Mr.. Caldwell is an old time incumbent
of the Office, and is at present deputy
sheriff and game warden. Caldwelfs
, nomination was q bitter pill for the
radical progressives in the party, ano
before the primaries they had little "a
i, saw in favor of BILLY Smith" Since
the smoke of the preliminary battle
has cleared away. however. the pro
, yressiye sentiment Is turning to Sm'tn
as the best way out of their diien q
This sentiment is gaining the more
strength from the feeling that Caldwell
has held a county Office long enough
The Democrats will vote soiidiy for
their candidate and the Republican
split will put many vote In the Dem
Iocratic column for sheriff. Mean.
while BILLY" wears the smile tha'
won't come off and is occupying MS
spare moments posting up on the feats
Of Sherlock Holmes.
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J.. B. Shelton and w. S. Taylor are
1.-The Democratic candidates for com
missioners. The former won the
nomination in the primaries by a maj
GRITTY of two. He was the avoweo
candidate of the Progressives IN the
primaries and received many votes
from the Bull Moosers who voted IN
Idroves with the Democrats in certain
nrecincts. His Republican opponent
| is Harry Ashfield an old time resident
of the county, and we'll known IN
Grange affairs. w. S. Taylor won tne
me