Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-08-09
Third Party Talk waning.

Third Party Talk Waning.
Vancouver Independence Chronicle, Re-
publican.)
Candidates galore are flocking to the
front for state, county and municipal
Offices. 1t is also noticeable fact that
most of the third term party talk
among Republicans is decidedly on
the wane. But a very few Of the men
prominent nationally are participate
ing in the Bull Moose convention and
a very small percentage of those de-
string Roosevelt as the regular Re-
publican nominee have been willing
to forsake the G. o. p. to follow him.
Boost for Collier.
(Tacoma News Herald, Republican,
Harry Collier has annonced himself
once more as candidate for lieuten-
ant governor on the Democratic ticket
and here's hopin' he'll skin Fawcett
and Teats, who are out for the same
ONCE masQuerading as Republicans.
Hay and the Jute Bags.
Cast Washingtonian. Republican,
Governor Hay is bound to be on the
gridiron over this jute bag business.
II he makes lots Of sacks the west side
man accuses him of doing the big
thing for little bunch of wheat grow
ers, at the expense of the whole people,
who have to keep the pen machinery
oiled and ready for the convicts to op-
crate. If he makes few sacks the grain
raiser gets after him with a sharp
stick for catering to the trusts.
Praise for Heifner.
Mount Vernon Herald, Republican,
Charles G. Heifner will seek the
Democratic nomination for Congress
from the First Washington or Seattle
district. Heifner is probably the orig
inal woodrow Wilson man in the Ev-
ergreen State and has always been
prominent in Democratic politics. Ow.
ing to his Affiliations, it is hardly prob
able that Heifner will have any oppo-
sition within his own party and when
1t comes to the campaign, he will be a
strong factor. Heifner is q good talk
er and organizer. He is heavily In
terested in Alaska mines and has al.
ways been a champion of the North.
Vision of Standpatter.
yakima Independent, Republican,
ID you get the vision of the stand.
patter? He will not only be on the
Job politically after the present hurri-
cane passes but he will be on the re-
ceptlon committee and reach down pat
ronlzingly to welcome conditionally
the returning prodigal progressive.
Not on your life!
The Republican party afetr some
wandering in the Wilderness wifi
doubtless be rejjuvenated and rehabil-
itated. But In that distant Aidenn
where will Jim Watson, Serene n.
Payne, William O'Connell Bradley and
the other standpatters appear? They
will long have been gathered to their
father, or POLITICALLY speaking, long
nave been voyaging In the houseboat
on the Styx.
Pierce County for Lister.
lPasco Progress, Independent Demo-
craft
Ernest Lister of Tacoma ia the lat.
EST Democratic gubernatorial candi-
late in the field. Lister is an able
ana honest man, a clean cut progress
'ive, and there are many who believe
ne will get the Democratic nomina-
Ion. Hundreds of Republicans in
fierce county will vote for Lister If
he is nominated against any man
heir own party may put up.
Democratic Candidates Better,
Seattle Town Crier, Republican,
In the number of aspirants for the
for governor of Washing
on the Democrats have already put it
III over the Republicans of every clas.
There are but five assorted
specimens of Republicanism now ac-
lively in the field, with Paulhamus in
he background as a possible sixth.
seven live Democrats are now hard at