The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-12-20

principles OF integrity.
Harry A. Collier, editor of the
Progressive Democrat of Tacoma.
was in the city this week judging
the Stevens county poultry show.
MIR. Collier is over the whole
state in the course of the winter
show season and he meets many
of the politicians. Speaking of
Washington politics, Mr.. Collier
said:
"The year of 1914 will be one
of the great political years of the
state. The progressive party
will either do or die next year.
They will have their final tryout
in Washington and much depends
on the vote that they poll at the
next election. From present in
dications Congressman Falconer
will be the progressive nominee
for the United States senate, that
is if the Washington primary law
governs. There is bill pending
in the United States senate that
was introduced by Senator Poin-
dexter to allow each state to use
their present primary laws in the
nomination Of United States SEN
ators but there is a clause in that
law that says that the nominees
for senator shall follow the law
governing the nomination of gov
ernor and congressman. If the
law is passed by congress then it
will be up to this state to settle
whether the senator will be NOM
mated by a plurality vote as is
now done or whether the senator
is nominated like the governor
and congressman. In the latter
case first and second choice votes
would be used. If the present
law is followed on senators, then
the man in each party getting a
plurality of the vote would be the
nominee. If the first and second
choice votes are considered then
there is no telling where the NOM
ination will go but on a straight
plurality vote, Congressman Fal-
coner would be the progressive
nominee.
"On the republican side of the
fence Senator Wesley l.. Jones
seems to have a cinch. So far
no opposition has developed with
in his party for the nomination
and it would not be good politics
for the republicans to switch at
this time. Senator Jones would
have easy sailing even if he had
opposition, for the reason the
man in Office is always strong.
I'm the democratic camp there
are all kinds of rumors. At this
writing the only avowed candi-
date is Mayor George c. Cotter-
ell Of Seattle. The mayor has
been twice the democratic nomi-
nee and he has announced that
he will again make the race next
year. Mayor Cotterell will 60
before the people as an avowed
prohibition candidate. He will
expect and ask for the nomina-
ton on that issue. With this is
sue before the democrats there
will be a split that will make it
impossible for any one to get a
majority of the votes cast and in
the event of Cotterell's nomina-
ton there would be a lot of dem
ocrats that would either vote
against him or go a fishing on
election day.
Hugh C. Todd, the chairman
of the democratic state commit
tee, is more than apt to be a can
didate. In fact Hugh tells his
friends that he will be in the race
when the time comes.
Judge W. w. Black will with
out doubt be in the field. The
Judge has not gotten over his re-
lection by the supreme court
when the people made him the
democratic nominee for governor.
The Judge has a pile of friends in
the state that would be more than
glad to give him their votes
should he announce himself a