The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-10-29
ELECTION INTER
EST INCREASES
SENATORIAL RACE WAKES WARM
Approaching Election Day Causes General
Discussions to Prevail-BallOt Bur.
dened with Initiative Measures

Except for the running battle that
has been kept up for several months in
the states metropolitan press, pslitics
have been very quiet this year. But
with the approseh of next Tuesdays
election, political discussion is begin
ming to prevail in all quarters. The
United State senatorial contest is per-
haps creating more interest than any
other. Although five candidates are in
the field-R. A. Booth. Republican
George Z. Chamberlain, Democrat;
William Hanley. Progressive; B. F.
Ramp. socialist: and B. S. Stine, Pro-
hibitionist-the fight is admitted to be
between Booth and Chamberlain. From
authentic reports from all parts OF the
state. the Republican party is working
in greater harmony than in many years
and this information is leading Repub-
licans to draw optimistic conclusions.
The gubernatorial contest 10 next in
line of interest. Some would cay that
it is creating more interest than the
senatorial election. The fight in this
contest is between DIR. q. j. Smith,
Democratic candidate, and DR.. James
withycombe, Republican. Indications
now point TO the election Of the latter.
Even among some Democratic voters
of the tate an aversion exists against
DIR. Smith, on account of his apparent
proneness to follow in the footsteps Of
Governor West. DR.. Withycombe Is q
popular candidate with Hood River
voters, who will be sure to give him q
plurality and perhaps nice majority.
The race for representative in con-
gress in this district was progressing
without quaver of excitement until .
few weeks ago. Democrats and Re-
publicans alike admitted that Nick"
Sinnott was the logical man, despite
the fact that Sam Evans was nominat-
ed to make the race as a Democratic
standard bearer. However, the friends
of Geo. l.. Cleaver. Prohibition stand
ard bearer, and the only other aspirant
to the Office, got busy with campaign
in which have been circulated gross
Misrepresentation to the hurt Of Mr..
Sinnott. The friends of MIR. Sinnott
have been aroused to activity and Mr..
Cleaver will no doubt see some fire
works that will cause reaction on ae-
count of the quiet work Of his jealous
campaigners.
Candidates for other state Offices as
they will appear on the ballot are as
follows: State treasurer Thomas b.
Kay, Republican Progressive b. Lee
Paget Democratic-p Prohibition; and b.
j. Sloop, Socialist.
Justice of the supreme court, of
whom four are elected Henry bean.
Republican, Progressive Henry L. Ben
son, Republican Progressive: G. j.
Bright, Prohibition; I. II. Crawford.
Democratic; William Galloway, Demo
cratic; Lawrence T. Harris, Republi-
can Progressive; Addison G. Hotchkiss.
Socialist; Thomas A. Mcbride, Repub-
lican- Progressive Chas. II. Often, So
cialist; William M. Ramsay. Democrat
ic- Prohibition; David Robinson, Social
ist; w. 4. Slater, Democratic.
Attorney-General- George M. Brown.
Republican; j. Z. Hosmer, Socialist;
John A. Jeffrey. Democratic; and Will
lam P. Lord, Progressive.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
"A. II. Burton. Progressive-p Prohibit
tion; J. A. Churchill. Republican
Democratic; and Flora |. Foreman,
Socialist.
State engineer, John H. Lewis.
Commissioner of labor statistics and
inspector of factories and workshops
| %. p. Hoff, Republican Democratic;
Stanfeld Mac Donald. Progressive; and
August Nikula, Socialist.
Commissioner of the Railway Com
mission Frank j. Miller, Republican
Democratic. Progressive; and |. o.
| peuraIla. Socialist.
Superintendent of water division No.
2, Geo. T. Cochran.
For representative, 18th district,
Wasco and Hood River counties. j. T..
Anderson and j. l.. Kelly, both of
Wasco county aud both Republican.
Candidates for county Offices are as
follows:
Commissioner II. Dunlop, of Cas-
cade Locks. Democratic; and Ed
Hawkes., Republican, Progressive.
Sheriff-Allen Hart, Democratic: and
Thos. F. Johnson. Republicans Progress
i've.
County clerk. II. Hazlett, Demo.
cratic and Kent Shoemaker, Republic
can Progressive.
County treasurer-F. A. Bishop, Re-
publican Progressive: and j. w. Pifer.
Democratic.
County assessors. W.. Heppner,
Democratic; and Jasper Wickham, Re-
publican-ProgIessive.
County surveyor-C. Nj. Hurlburt,
Progressive; Murray Kay. Republican
Democratic; r. A. McClanathan, lnde-
pendent.
County Coroner-v. r. Abraham,
Democratic; F; II. L. Dumble, Republican
Progressive.
Justice of the Peace, A. c. Buck.
| Constable, E. S. 0linger.
J. f. Thompson is the Republican.
Democratic candidate for justice OF the
peace in the Baldwin, Parkdale and
| Dee precincts. j. M. Clark IL Repub-
lican- Democratic candidate for con-
stable in the Baldwin precinct.
However, the ballots will by nc
means be taken up with the names Of
the candidates. The official ballots are
II by 25 inches. Twenty-nine refer.
rended and initiative measures and
amendments appear on them, and two
or three days will be consumed In
some of the precincts in the recount,
it is predicted. 1t will take the aver.
age voter nearly FIVE minutes to intel.
ligently mark his ballot. Four thous-
and. six hundred and seventy five
official ballots and the same number OF
samples have been printed.
Z The total registration OF Hood River
county voters is 3,054. The registered
voters, showing party affilistion Of
both men and women, are as follows:
Republican, men, ITO; women, 6SS.
Democratic. men, 384; women, 2S6.
Progressive, men, 65; women. 81. Pro
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