Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-08-24
POLITICAL POT POURI

DeLuOcTdtS Ill hlnS county as there are
colored voters and yet the Democrats main
tain party organization. The cOlOred
voters are Republican in politics, which
party overwhelmingly dominates the poll
ties of King county, all of which makes it
necessary for the coored voter, if he de-
sires to have any influence in the party
organization, to vote in the primary cleo
ton, and this you can not do if you do
not register If you voted at the last gen
eral election in this city you do not have
to register, but if you voted and have
changed your residence you must re-register.
The primary election is the place to get your
works in
The fight for commissioner in the second
district is a triple header, each more or
less formidable, and the final outcome at
this writing not even be fOrecasted.
The applicants are Lou G. Smith, M L.
Hamilton and Herman Nelson Two years
ago Lou beat Nelson in the primaries, but
that time he was aided by Hamilton. Mel
son, however, would not stay put and ran
against Smith on the Democratic ticket,
which ought to put him out of the running
now, at least on the Republican ticket. Lou
Smith has always been more or less popular
in the south (2nd) district and he has done
nothing commissioner within the past
two years that should lessen his former
popularity. Nelson's supporters claim that
Hamilton will draw directly from Smith
and that he, Nelson, will get about the
same vote as he did two years ago. Smith,
however, knows the game and the odds Of
winning are quite in his favor
NJ L. Hamilton was for six years county
nd hoe IF IA
two years and gives as an excuse for get
ting into the fight this year his desire to
complete some work he began while in
office. Each time that he has run for office
he has had the Auburn bunch at his back
and persons, who have watched the game,
say he can not succeed at this time, but
may defeat Smith,
Herman Nelson is a false alarm and if
the Republicans Of the district nominate
him then they are even poorer specimens of
Republicanism than is Nelson, and that is
saying good deal. He was member of
that infamous nOn-partisan league, the work
ings Of which our government officials in
vestigated, and while none of the members
were indicted, yet the league went out of
business. 1t is to be hoped Republicans
have not so far forgot themselves to NOM
mate Democrat for county office.
The third commissioners district has a
roster Of five applicants for the nomination,
all more or less POPULAR AS we see it from
affair." however, the fight is between Thomas
Dobson and John Mullane, but taking it all
in. all Dobson seems to have the big end
of the fight. He is an old time politician
in the district and has always had large
personal following.
A. E. Ruffner is the publisher of a weekly
paper in Ballard and if he has not been too
punctual in collecting the subscription price
from those who read his sheet he too ought
to have strong personal following He
was one Of the right Of way men for the
county for some time, which should have
given him wide acquaintance
Charles Marble was once member of the
city council of Seattle, but was unable to
succeed himself which is something of a