Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-14

SEATTLE, Sept 13.-United States
Senator Miles PoinaeXter. who was
elected as republican six years ago
and who joined the progressive party
four years ago, was renominated as
the republican candidate for senator
in yesterdays primary election, de-
feating Will T.. Humphrey, now repre-
sentative in congress from the First
district, by plurality OF first choice
votes estimated at 1000. Humphreys
campaign managers had counted on a
much larger plurality in King county
than he was able to obtain, and his
small pluralitieS in other lumber cOun.
ties and the adverse majority of Pierce
county were surprise to them.
Henry Mcbride of Seattle, who was
governor of the state from 1901 to
1905, was nominated as the republican
candidate for governor, with first and
second choice votes. He received a
very large plurality in King county.
Mcbride was leader of the progress
sive party four years ago.
Lieut.. Gov Louis f. Hart, republi-
can, appears to have been renomin-
ated. and Mrs. Josephine G. Preston,
state superintendent OF instruction,
also seems to have been successful.
Incomplete returns point to the nom
ination of w. w. Sherman for state
treasurer on the republican ticket.
Other republican nominations are:
Secretary Of state, |. Nj. Howell:
auditor, C. w. Clansen; insurance
commissioner, II. o. Fishback; land
commissioner. Clark V. Savidge; at
torney general, w. v. Tanner.
The democratic vote was small ow-
ing to lack Of cCptests. George Tur-
ner, former United States senator, ap-
pears to have been nominated for sen.
ator over Robert Bridges. The other
democratic nominees, there being op-
position to none except Governor Lis
ter, and that only nominal, are:
Governor, Ernest Lister; secretary
of state. j. M. Tadlock; treasurer,
George J. Calvin; insurance commits
sioner, J. II. Hamer; school superin.
tendent. j. Fl. Morgan; lieutenant gov.
ernor, Thomas Lally.
There were no nominees for audi
tors. land commissioner and attorney
general on the printed ballot, but the
official count probably will show many
names written In.
Supreme Judges Emmet N. Parker,
Mark A. Fullerton and George T.. Nor.
ris, non-partisan, were renominated.
Their names will go on the Novem.
Der ballot ahead of those Of Edgar G.
Mills and Charles E. Claypool, who
polled smaller votes than the judges.
For the short term on the supreme
bench J. Stanley Webster received
majority over Elihu F.. Barker, and
Webster's name will go on the No
vember ballot unopposed. Meantime
he probably will be appointed to the
bench to succeed Justice Frederick
Bausman, who desires to resign in a
few days.
In the First district John +. Miller,
ex-mayor of Seattle, received the re-
publican nomination for congress, de-
feating State Senator Dan Landon,
progressive republican and eight other
candidates. George F.. Cotterill, ex.
mayor OF Seattle, got the democratic
nomination unopposed.
In the Second district Representa-.
tive Lindley II. Hadley obtained the
republican nomination without opposi
tion, and Mrs. Frances c. Axtell, for.
merly progressive member of the
legislature. was named on the demo.
cratic ticket.
In the Third district, Representative
Albert Johnson was renominated, de.
feating Mayor A. v. Fawcett of Ia.
coma. The democratic nomination
went to G. p. Fishburne, unopposed.
In the Fourth district, w. l.. La.
Toilette, republican, was renominated,
and c. w. Masterson received the
democratic nomination.
In the Fifth (Spokane) district, Tom
Corkery is leading in the race for the
republican nomination and Represent.
ative c. c. Dill, democratic, was re-
nominated