The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-08-27
WAS H|hGTOh WILL
HOLD PRIMARY SOON
VOTERS OF ADJOINING STATE
TO SELECT CANDIDATE FOR
ELECTION LATER

OLYMPIA, Wash Candidates for
Washington's elective state offices,
together with one United States SEN
atorship and the states five seats in
the House of Representative will be
nominated at party primary elections
| September IA. The candidates nom
mated will make the final race at the
general election November 2.
Incumbents of the principal Of
fices, including United States Sen
ator Wesley L. Jones and Governor
Louis f. Hart, are candidates for re-
nomination. Senator Jones, who is
completing his second term, is seek
ing the republican nomination. On
onel William Inglis, Seattle, overseas
war veteran; Forrest L. Hudson, Sc
attic, who has endorsement of the
Railwaymen's Welfare League, and
Frank Erickson, Everett. George F.
Cotterill, former mayor of Seattle, is
the only candidate for the democrat
ic nomination for senator.
Acting Governor Hart, republican,
former lieutenant governor, who be-
came the states chief executive on
the death of Governor Ernest Lister,
the party nomination by John String
er, Seattle, sheriff of King County;
Colonel Roland H. Hartley, Everett,
former member of the legislature;
Edwin t. Conan, Spokane banker;
John A. Gellatly, Wenatchee fruit
grower; State Senator George B.
Lamping, Seattle, and Mrs. Anna Nc
Eacheron, Seattle, the first woman
to seek the gubernational nomination
in Washington: In the democratic
column, Judge w. W. Black, Everett;
70 a Ind GhaL
State Senator |. G. O'Hara, Seattle
labor leader and Edward T. Mathes,
Bellingham, are seeking the nomina-
tion.
For lieutenant governor, a post ac-
tually vacant though held nominally
by Geo. Hart, republican voters will
choose between State Senator Ed
ward l.. French, Vancouver; State
Senator Harve w. Phipps, Spokane;
John L. Sharpstein, Walla Walla; W.
w. Conner, Seattle, and Captain Will
liam J. Coyle, overseas war veteran
and former University of Washing
ton football star. Only one candi-
late, H. C. Bolke, Yakima fruit grow
ar, has declared for the democratic
nomination.
For nominations for seats in the
House of Representatives, Represen-
,atives Albert Johnson, Third Dis
rict, and Lin H. Hadley, Second Dis
rict, both republicans, are unopposed
n their party. Representative John
.. Miller, First District is opposed
or denomination by Hugh C. Todd,
Seattle; H. Alvin Moore, Seattle and
frank Pierce Of Harper, E. K. Brown,
is seeking the seat held
" Representative John w. Summers
f the Fourth District and Represen-
ative j. Stanley Webster, Fifth Dis
riot, is contesting with Thomas w.
,orkery, Spokane. for the nomina-
ion. Democrats have one candidate
1 each of the five districts.
j. Grant Hinkle, named secretary
state recently on the death of Sec
etary I. M Howell, is seeking the
epublican nomination for that office.
Ieorge Hazard, Tacoma, is candi-
ate for the post on the democratic
cket. For state treasurer, the re-
ublican candidates are John B. Or
IN, Aberdeen; Clifford L. Babcock,
ort Angeles; and John L. Murray,
riday Harbor. Attorney Gen. L. L.
thompson, is seeking denomination
4 the republican ticket and is op-
osed by t. F. Hunt, Seattle. Clark
:. Savidge, for eight years commits
oner of public lands, is without op
osition on the republican ticket. For
ate lands, is without kdoOo-scg,P
,ate insurance commissioner, H. o.
ishback, incumbent, is opposed for
lie republican nomination by R. E.
wyer, Seattle. Jesse F. Murphy
,eks the democratic nomination.
Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston,
'rmer president of the National Ed
cation Association, is seeking re-
on the republican ticket
II her post as state superintendent
public instruction. She is opposed
7 Miss Elizabeth Jones, Everett
ne democrat, Miss Catherine Mont
mery, Bellingham, is a candidate
r the party nomination.