The Raymer enterprise., 1918-08-22
FEW CONTESTS FOR
PRIMARY ELECTION

the primary oloCtlOu lol9 A8Ih. III
this the primary may have, fallen
short Of what 1t was expected to ac-
complish. az II would indicate that
only In a few instances does the pri-
mary come In to correct the work Of
the assembly. Another view might
be that conventions, knowing that
the primary was always q weapon
ready to use are more careful In the
Of candidates: that the pri-
mary is really doing good that 1t Is
not given credit for.
However, while the contests are
few. they will be spirited. There will
be q spirited contest on
the head Of the ticket on both the
democratic and republican tickets.
Whether the bitterness that char
acterixes the followers Of the different
will spread to the rank
and file, remains to be seen.
We imagine that the rank and file
in either OF the old parties will not
get all worked up over the attacks
being made on the candidates for
governor by the camp followers Of
other candidates, and that the pri-
mary vote would be very light except
for the entrance OF the partisan
League into the political situation.
a This feature involves an element
81 uncertainty which NO one can es-
innate. Even II the exact extent Of
we're known. and every
were certain TO cast . vote,
It Is now too early for their own
leaders to predict whore the vote will
go. The uncertainty ID there. and
always lends some zest
to a political campaign.
In state politics the storm center is
the candidate for governor on the
democratic ticket. We sl,uld thlak
Il very one-sided. and Governor Gun.
ter an easy winner. but the lyman
forces are making plenty Of mise.
The Post support Of him, fhodld be
enough to defeat him.
On the republican ticket interest
ssems to be about evenly divided over
The contest for governor and U. 8.
senator. In some parts Of the state
that interest may be great. but II IL
not apparent In this particular re-
yi0n.
In county matters. the democrats
have but one contest while the repub-
leans have two.
The contest on the democratic side
Df the fence Is over commissioner to
succeed Lewis. Two candidates ap-
pear. We imagine that the demo-
Gratis Of this section will take little in
terest In the matter. and let the
members OF the party in that district
settle the matter.
Unles the state politics gets more
Upon their minds we could expect
that local democrats will not attend
The primaries in large numbers.
The republican contests are for the
,ffice OF sheriff and representative.
Frazier has the advantage Of exper-
ence In the. Office. but he has the
OF comig from Greeley.
Hall was high man In the assembly,
but is Handicapped by less acquain-
lance than Frazier, we would pre-
,ume. ct least that would be true Of
his part OF the country.
Fer representative, two candidates
ire to be selected from q field OF
.hree candidates. Tedman, Wilson
Ind Abbey. The first 10 an old cam
paigner. has held legislative Office
ls well as other positions and q DEM
De,at has assured US that Tedman
had always made good. Wilson has
had experience as a candidate. suf-
lerlng defeat at the hands OF Shook
Tor clerk two years ago. Abbey is
new to the game a. q can
lidste. but he has watched It and
helpe others. and youth may give him
the pep and ginger to win. In spite
Of the fact that he was low man In
the assembly, where he was but few
votes below his nearest opponent.
We understand that the non-par-
t.can League will probably not enter
he primary campaign In county mat
terra. but will probably petition Bliss
Ind Ballinssr on the ticket as inde-
pendents. Should this program be
carried out, 1t wifi make q three cor
rere fight. We would imagine that
Eliss would draw heavily from the
democrats. while Ballinger's vote
would come more from the republic
cans.
The Bliss family ID an old family
II Greeley. while the Baliingers are
formerly from Mead.
The stage il set. All profess conf
dence. and ell will be more or less