Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-07-21
STATE CANDIDATES
FILE FOR PRIMARY
POINDEXTER AND HUMPHREY
FOR SENATOR-JOHNSO HAS
OPPONENT IN RACE.

July IA, the statutory date of open
ing the legal period of 80 days for
fling declarations of candidacy be-
fore the primary on September IL,
was Friday, but the i'll omened day
failed to deter a number of aspirants
for state and national officers who
were anxious to get into the field. All
but few of the filings came to the
secretary of state by mail, but none
were regarded as officially in hand
until July IA.
Each declaration was accompanied
by a certified check for l per cent of
the salary attached to the Office for
which the candidate aspired. Thus
Congressman w. E. Humphrey and
Senator Miles Poindexter, both Of
whom filed for the United States SEN
ate, each paid fee of SIS, and con-
gressional aspirants paid the same.
Gubernatorial and supreme court
candidates are taxed $50 each, state
officers and superior court judges $50
each. Candidates who have filed up
to date are:
United States Senator-Miles Poin-
dexter and w. E. Humphrey, Repub-
licans; Robert Bridges, Democrat.
Congressmen, First District-W.
M Whitney, H. e. Foster, Frank E.
Hammond, all of Seattle and all Re-
publican. George F. Cotterill of Se-
attle also filed for congress in the
First district, being the first Demo-
crat to file for any Office with the
secretary Of state.
Second District-Lin H. Hadley,
Bellingham.
Two Candidates Here.
Third District-Albert johnson,
Hoquiam: A. v. Fawcett, Tacoma.
Fourth District-W. L. LaFollette,
Pullman.
Fifth District-Alonzo M. Murphy
and Tom Cookery, Spokane; c. c.
Dill, Democrat, incumbent.
Governor-George A. Lee, Seattle,
the only one Of the seven candidates
who has formally entered the race.
Secretary of State-I. M. Howell,
Tacoma.
Insurance Commissioner-H. O.
Fishback, Adna.
Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
tion-Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston.
Walla Walla; M. E. Durham, Seattle;
Ruth c. Hoffman, Ellensburg.
State Treasurer-W. w. Sherman,
Olympia.
State Auditor-C. w. Clausen,
Olympia; w. E. Cromwell, Tacoma.
Supreme Court, Six-Year Term
(non-partisan) Chief Juctice George
q. Morris, Seattle; Justices Mark A.
Fullerton and Emmett N. Parker,
Olympia: Charles e. Claypool, Seat
tie. Short term. Stanley Web
ster, Spokane.
Mitchell and Wright File.
Superior Court (non-partisan)-J.
A. Rockford and F. Leo Grinstead,
Colville, Stevens and Pend Oreille
counties: H. w. B. Hewen, South
Bend, Pacific and Wahkiakum coun-
ties; Sam B. Hill, Waterville, Doug
has and Grant counties; e. X. PEN
dergast, Okanogan and Ferry coun-
ties; John R. Mitchell and D. +.
Wright, Thurston and Mason coun-
ties; Edward A. Davis, Pasco, and
John Truax Of Ritsville for Adams,
Franklin and Benton counties; Au-
gustus Brawley, skasit and San Juan
counties.
For prominent federal and state
officers, the candidates now listed are
up to succeed themselves, with the
exception Of Humphrey, who aspires
to 60 from the house Of representa-
uves to the senate. Congressman
johnson Of this district, who asks re-
nomination, has an opponent IN
Mayor Fawcett of Tacoma.
Both Judge Mitchell and Judge
Wright Of the local superior court
are seeking denomination an~ re-
election. Neither is exp.. .:,ed to have
Opposition. Ju"< <e Mitchell was the
only cs..didate in the field four years
axo when there was only one judge
in the district