The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-24
DEMOCRATS TO
TALK EN- over
Will Discuss Qualifications
OF a Candidate for
Congress"
OTHER POLITICAL NEWS

4 meeting will be held Monday
nieht at the Good Eats cafeteria at
S. 90 o'clock by local democrats TO
discuss the question and auallfica.
tions ot a candidate for congress
Col J. NJ, Hawthorne. Edgar G.
Snyder. 4 6. Durham. Robert &.
Saunders and Edward Il. Hogg viii
speak.
> II Ia believed tho meeting will
discuHs George Cotterill's candidacy
for congress with the view OF pos.
sibly keeping other democratic ms.
pirants out Of the race.
While Ralph c. Horr Is chairman
OF tho king county republican com.
mittee by virtue OF WIN l.aubc's
resignation. Boss W. NJ, Whitney IL
still In control.
Like Boss Taggart who ~ now
senator ~ Indiana. and Hoss Roger
sullivan. who wanted 10 be senator
ot Illinois. Boss Whitney has a
laundering to go 20 congress
[ Ross Whitney has never been a
contributor In any way TO tho com.
munity's public welfare. either In
private or public life.
His only prominence IA that Of
having been-and still being boss
OF the King county political ma.
lchine. in Joint partnership with
LATE Hamilton
W. W. sherman. deputy state
treasurer vas in tho city Saturday
in the interests OF his candidacy
for state treasurer
George r. Fishhurne. assistant
United States district attorney. an
nounced his candidacy for attorney
general on tho democratic ticke,
during a speech nj the King county
democratic luncheon Saturday. rIe
reserved tho right. he said. a
change his mind about running.
Clarence l. Gere. prominent 81
social and industrial reform work
has filed for the democratic nomi
nation for representative In the
f2nd district.
AS between Mr.. Justice Hughes
and President Wilson. u is no, "a
be- denied that the latter il ms good
a progressive as the former" says
a statement signed by leading pro
gressives ~ Seattle. who urge the
support Of the republican rather
than tho democratic party
I, argues that while proEresslyes
might we'll be In doubt AS between
Wilson and Hughes II tho decision
were to be mad. merely on the per
sonallty Of the candidates. II should
really be decision on nationaliam
J Tho democratic party. tho state
ment says. ls distinctly a states
rights" party. and does not tend "a
strengthen nationalism- The re
publican party. furthermore. II IA
lciaimed. has been tho only one "a
enact progressive legislation. and
the real progressive leaders are In
tho republican party.
Tho statement Ia aligned BY the
tiVttONiuh pfbtIFHHiNFhs tfpfEr ~
Walker. Charles A. Riddle. A. y
Stewart. Harold Preston. o. n
Thorgrimson. Elmer Todd. ThomA,
y Murphinc. J. Y. G. kellogg. J. A
Johnson. Dan Landon. Mrs. FRANK
A. Steele. Mrs. John Taylor. Mrs
3. =. Woody. Livingston y. stcd
man. W T. Christensen. n. r
Fuller. Geo. y. Lamping. Frank 4
Steele and Hugo Kelly.
In the meantime there are n few
lproEressives who may still stick q
the third party. They will meet IL
mass convention Saturday at tn,
Labor Temple. There Is some tall
OF James r.. Bradford. former cor
lroratIon counsel. being drafted
tho race for governor. and c. J
France. port commission attorney
for the senatorial race. Austin =,
Griffiths would be candidate fnl
congress In such event.