The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-02-04
POLITICAL DOPE
BY A POLITICIAN
County Chairman" Has Started the Ball
Candidates Backward About
Coming Forward

l ne moratorlouS county chairman
in Tuesdays Wenatchee World started
the political ball rolling by mentioning
some "willin' Barkis' F." who are ready
to sacrifice themselves on the altar OF
public duty. The crop of county can
didates bids fair to be large in Wenat-
chez. If any one in this sector har-
bors designs on a county Office he is
keeping very still. Tho doubtless
there be some so foolish as to believe
there is chance to elect man to Of
fee outside of Wenatchee.
&C. c." predicts that Judge Grim
shaw will be a candidate to succeed
himself for the superior court judgship,
and mentions A. N. Corbin, W. o.
Parr and Fred Kemp as possible aspir-
ants for judicial honors. The gratui-
tous observation is here ventured that
the man who beats Bill Grimshaw to
the coming-out place will have to go
some.
The sheriff's Office, says &C. c."
will be the chief bone of contention in
the primaries, and Chief OF Police In
scho, Deputy Sheriff Huff, of Wenat-
chez, and ex-Deputy Burt McManus,
of Cashmere, will be in the running.
Charley Harlan made no canvass to
speak OF two years ago and came
mighty near getting the nomination,
Few men are more favorably and bet-
ter known than Charley, and if he de-
cides to again heave his hat in the
ring he would be rash man who
would undertake to predict the out
come. ~e@s va '1e7s,sR 't
U. G.. Poage, A. Paptie and Frank
Palmer are to strive for c. E. But.les'
shoes, who is disqualified, having served
the county two terms in succession. o'
Auditor Ross, not being disqualified,
will try again for the authorship of the.
county. &c. Co." presumably re-
publican. does not suggest demo
cratic candidate for this position. ~
J. w. Sussex, of Peshastin, and Fred.
Berry, once county engineer, will di-.
vide the votes for this particular office,
the present incumbent, Mr.. Warren,
being ineligible as he has served two
terms.
Hon. Frank Reeves, he says, will
not be candidate to succeed himself
as representative in the Legislature from
Chelan county. For this important
but poorly paid Office long string of
names is suggested as possible candi-
dates, among them our fellow towns
man, Mr.. John B. Adams, George
Brown of Chelan. M. E. Field of Ste
heking, and P. w. Lawrence and Sam
R. Sumner of Wenatchee. Some OF
those named have not yet fully decided
whether they want to be representative
or joint senator from Chelan and Kit
titas county.
Mr.. Flummerfelt, Of Ellensburg, is
the present representative in the state
senate from these two counties. Await
ing his decision to try again candidates
who have their eye on this position are
backward about announcing their can
didacy.
&c. c." gives Hon. John G. Lewis,
of Aberdeen, quite boost for governor,
but as some eight or ten are known to
have gubernatorial aspirations there is
little significance in Mr.. Lewis an
nouncement at this time. There is a
possibility that eastern. Washington
might land a governor if the republican
voters would consolidate on one man.
In the candidacy of w. ]. Sutton, en-
inently qualified in every way, there is
an opening for just such a landing
If the republican voters Of eastern
Washington can be brought to see the
importance of concentrating their bal
lots on him, and the benefit that would
result therefrom Mr.. Sutton stands an
excellent chance of getting the repub-
Eoon combination