The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-17
POLITICAL GOSSIP


ton in my choice for candidates
| will abide by the result of a
referendum vote submitted to all
who subscribe to a like pledge
and ! do hereby bind myself to
support such candidate at the
POLLS"
This pledge, the basis of the
movement, was launched by a
committee of 10, which was self
constituted. This committee en-
listed those they desired and it
is stated that the pledge has only
been presented to those presum-
ed to be In sympathy with the
movement"
After all candidates are nomi-
mated a referendum will be taken
by mail and then the New Move
ment league expects to go down
the line for the candidates and
boost them into office.
Up-to-date the committee of 10,
which, In the statement issued
today, 1t is stated, has been aug
mented to include more than that
number, has refused to let them
selves be known.
Tacoma socialists are watch
ing the primary election at Sc
attic today with special interest.
The prediction dope has it fig
ured out that Judge Windsor, the
socialist candidate, because of the
multiplicity OF other candidates,
will get in the second race, prob
ably with HI Gill, and then the
people may decide to elect the
socialist rather than Gill.
A somewhat similar situation
exists in Tacoma. Homer Bone
will be the socialist candidate for
mayor. The large crop of can
didates, the socialists hope, will
split up the anti-socialist vote so
that Bone may slip in on the sec
ond race against Fawcett, whom
1t Is already rumored on the
street, is conceded will be high
man. Then, il such is the case,
the anti-Fawcett people would
have to take their choice of the
socialist or Fawcett. At that,
there are a good many people who
are not socialists who believe that
Bone is about as good a candi-
date as there is in the field.
Tacoma democrats will ban
quet George Turner of Spokane
at the Commercial club tonight.
Turner Is expected to jump into
the arena this fall as a senatorial
candidate and this meeting will
probably develop into an effort
to boom his game. Turner is of
the old anti-Bryan faction, al
though since Bryan is in the sad
die Turner has apologized for his
former attacks and thereby
sought to mollify the Bryan ele-
ment in case he gets into the SEN
atorial race.
Mrs. Nettie Hallenback, state
chairman of the prohibition par
ty, went to Seattle last night,
where she expects to complete ar
rangements to place a complete
state ticket In the field this fall.
If we get a statewide prohibit
ton law we must put power along
with 1t In the prohibition party to
enforce it," said Mrs. Hallen-
back.
First Ward Progressive club
will meet at the home of Govnor
Teats Wednesday.
The Monday Civic club will
hold a special open meeting next
Saturday afternoon at 615 st.
Helens avenue for the purpose of
giving the various candidates for
city commissions and mayor an
opportunity to express them
selves. Everybody is invited to
attend.
G. B. Langford has been think
ing it over about running for
mayor at the spring election and
today decided that he would
throw his hat in the ring and re-
signed as state representative
from Pierce county. Langford
will file some time this week.
STRIKER ON TRIAL
The trial of Ted Gallagher, a