Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-08-16

lot the one reCeiI ing Il pluFa!itS tt-
ing elected As The E"W county com
mittec Will meet to organize shortly
after the primaries OF September 10,
it will be OF advantage 10 the party II
there are no vacancies on the new
committee. This is a matter that We
recommend to the consideration Of the
Democratic voters OF the various pre-
cincts Of King county"
) fourth party c5nyeutiou2 Oh.
otto. how could You, what are .ou
going 10 do with Bob Hodge:
col. ROBERTSON BOOSTS LISTER.
Republican papers throughout the
state have been saying unusually nice
things about the Democratic candi-
dates while throwing mud on those
members OF their own party whom
they do not approve. one OF the most
rock-ribbed, stalwart and determined
Republican editors in the state OF
Washington is Col. W. W. Robertson.
OF the Yakima Daily Republic, yet in
the issue of last Monday he paid the
following compliment 10 one OF the
seven Democratic candidates for gov
ernor:
If the Democrats of this state have
a proper appreciation OF the opp0r-
tunity that coutTonts them they Will
nominate Ernest Lister Of Tacoma for
governor Lister is a clean man and
one who has a remarkable capacity for
public affairs as he demonstrated some
years ago when he was the head of
Governor Rogers board of control. He
would make a governor for whom his
party would not have to apologize
And now there is talk Of third
call of the Bull Moose may be turned
into the wall of the coyote, if such
things be, while the Democrats take
over the reins of government.
DEMOCRA ATTIC POLITICAL DOPE.
The political dopestsr is already
abroad in the land, figuring out how
the presidential contest will work out.
To most of the people of the United
nothing more than waste, for the fact
that Woodrow Wilson will be elected
is generally conceded.
Following is the way the political
editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
sizes. up the national situation, so far
as the Democrat is concerned:
Betting odds favor Wilson. 1t is
now a twO-to-One proposition in the
East that he will win, and two-to
one proposition against Taft and a
lthree-tO-one proposition against Roos
evelt. But the betting is meaningless
at this time. The contest is yet to
shape itself. Not until the middle of
September or the first of October will
| it be possible to appraise the situation
and attempt nationally to forecast the
result.
The tone of Woodrow Wilson's
speech indicates that he feels that he
must make his strongest appeal to
those yoters who, dissatisfied with
Taft, fear the radicalism of Roosevelt
and that Roosevelt is the candidate
tine Democratic party has to reckon
with. The radicalism of Bryan and
the ultra-conservatism of Alton B
Parker led the party to four quadren
NAL defeats, and evidently Wilson al
the start will essay sort of middle
role. 1t is at the risk, however, Of
disappointing both the East and the
West and giving his candidacy neg
alive quality.
With the solid South politically in
tact, Woodrow Wilson can win the
presidency by carrying New York
New Jersey and Indiana, and this fac
accounts for betting odds in his favor
But, in spite of the detection of Pen
degrast, Tim Woodruff and other hith
erto stalwart Republicans, New York
is not conceded to Wilson, but held
stoutly to be Taft state. The feeling
of confidence in this respect is dis
closed by the sharp rivalry for the
regular Republican nomination fol
governor, which is not going by de
fault but regarded as we'll worth hay
ing. So, too, is it true of New Jersey
Connecticut and other Eastern states
Conscious of these conditions, Wood
row Wilson has been steadily aiming
to strengthen himself in those quar-
tiers. Witness the promptness with
which he made overtures of peace tc
his old foe, Jim Smith, and the erst
while Jersey boss, Nugent, immediate
ly after the Baltimore convention.
Without New York and New Jersey
but with the South and Indiana-the
latter assuredly Democratic Woodrow
Wilson might yet be elected by carry
ing Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota anl
other Western states, but his advisers
are evidently emphasizing the para
mount importance of the East anG
South in the Democratic equation.
| The South, admittedly friendly il
spots toward Roosevelt and obviously
entertaining only good will as whole
toward Taft, is counted upon as safely
Democratic. Wilson is a native of thu
South and the first man from Dixie
to be nominated for the presidency
since the war. This fact will hell
him, but another fact will help hin
more-the fact that the South sees {
chance to elect Democratic presi
dent. If it remained practically sole
while following the forlorn hopes o.
Brya, certainly 1t should be expected
to remain in line while the party, re
habilitated and in fighting form, il
combating a divided opposition.
L "0y ~ 6OCOs tuCn w lloOl
will win. What's the use of so much
figuring?
ANENT POLITICAL ADVERTISE
MENTS.
Those candidates OF ThurstOn coun
ty who have their political announce
ments In the STANDARD will notice 9
decided change of style in this weeks
issue. The change was made by the
new owners of the STANDARD after con
sultation with the attorney general, by
whom they were informed that the
| style followed in this weeks issue is
the only one he approved.
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