Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-31
THE POLITICAL
DOPE SHEET
As Time for Filing Expires
a Number Of Candidates
Come Into the Light
IT IS ANY PARTY'S FIGHT
II Party Responsibility Means
Anything, Chehalis County
Will Go Democratic

to file for nomination at the Septem-
Der primaries. the next week prom
ises to see number Of candidates
file their declarations, largely upon
the Democratic and Progressive tick
cts. The success Of the present dem
ocratic national administration, un-
paralleled in the history Of the ma
ton, has strengthened that party won
derfully in Chehalis county in the
past two years. Many democrats
who had resided in the county for
some years without expressing their
party preference, owing to the over
whelming republican majority, have
come out in the open; quite a num-
ber of boilers from the republican
party of 1912 have aligned them
selves with the democratic party and
the large element that holds the long
dominant party responsible for the
deplorable condition of the treasur-
les of the state and county are ready
to vote for a change, on the ground
that they cannot make matters worse.
There is a large sentiment in Che
halls county, and throughout the state
that the only proper rebuke that can
be given the reckless legislature Of
1913, is to elect body friendly to
the economical policies of Governor
Ernest Lister and some good men are
doomed to slaughter next November
on that very sentiment. Since the
adoption of the primary system, much
has been said by the standpatters
about party responsibility" and the
Herald misses its guess If the citi-
zenship or the state -faifs- to hold the
republican party responsible for it's
long continued mal.administration Of
affairs in this state.
ChehaIis County Also
The condition of Chehalis county
is the direct result of administration
by the republican party. That party
has been in control Of this county
practically since it's organization, and
entirely during the past IA years. If
the support of that party in the com
ing elections is limited to those who
are satisfied with the extravagances
of the past ten years it will scarcely
be worth while to print the ballots
for them. They can be typewriter
cheaper.
The responsibility of a political
party for it's elected officials is the
only excuse ever given for the par.
tisan election of county officers, but
that line of talk is for campaign use
only. Nobody ever heard party lay
claim to the blame for mismanagement
or wrong doing. To go no farther
from home than the new county hos
pital building in the west end of Alb
erdeen, white elephant containing
about 100000 Of taxpayers money, for
which there is absolutely no use, nor
was there any demand Fix the re-
sponsibility and serve notice that you
have done SO at the polls in Novem
berthe only time and place such a
notice is effective. 1t has been OBJ
served that the platform adopted by
the republican county and state con
ventions both carefully refrained from
any pointing with PRIDE" for the
very excellent reason that there was
nothing to point at.
How the Parties Stand.
In 1912, Chehalis county cast 8,772
votes for president, of which Taft
received 5000; Wilson, 1854; Roose
welt, 1,847; Debts, 1858 and the pro-
hibition candidate 22S, showing 5,712
anti-republican votes. This year
with no national issues at stake
aside from congressman, it is fair to
assume that there will be less fidel
ity to party, and it is also reason.
able assumption that the republican
party, being the party responsible
for present conditions, will be the
main loser from Independent voting
With this condition in mind it may
not be so wild guess as it may
look at first glance to predict dem
ocratic delegation from Chehalis
county in the next legislature, as well
as a complete set of new faces in
the county court house, with the one
exception of Treasurer McGillicuddy
The Possible Lineup
From the best information obtain.
able, the dope sheet for the primaries
is about as follows:
State Senator-Republican e. E.
Boner, c. C. Quackenbush, Of Aber-
deem; Democrat, Eldridge Wheeler,