Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-24
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.WATCH.0uR,JBDGt.
In Inn Cpnares$fonat District
Most Of Them Seem t0 be
Waiting to See What Suing
viii Do; Here's Nelv one.
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\ Politicians of the Eleventh, congress
lsional district seem to be spending
most Of their time watching Judge
Phil ID. Swing of this city, who is
receptive candidate for congress. ~.
4 Some Of the papers. have Judge
4 Swing doing most anything or every
thing; the latest dope being from the
\ Fullerton Tribune which has secured
some information from somewhere
that Judge Swing. is to run for the
state senate. -,
| The Tribune story is as follows:
l That Phil Swing, . superior Judge
Of Imperial county,is q candidate for
district is word that comes from Ell
| Centre. The district includes three
counties, Orange, Riverside and I'm
perial. F'-'.., 't-1's = ~ =,
| There has been an impression out
for some time that Swing would be
a candidate for the republican nom
ination for congressman It; was be-,
lieved that he was close, enough to
San Diego and San Diego politicians
to be satisfactory to them, and that
he would be a formidable contender
for the nomination. -. - -
However, latest, word :. from the
valley, where other things beside
! politics warm up is to the effect that
Swing is not considering the con-
lgressional race at all, but is looking
with longing eyes toward the state
lsenatorship. -: = >.' -. 7"
This news is of more than passing
interest to Orange county republi-;
cans, as there is already at least one
candidate from this county, Assembly,
man Walter Eden, having aspirations
to return to Sacramento, this time as
WANTED CLEAN SWEEP
Friends of Eden have been hoping
that be would have the q nomination
without a. race. s#4ts n =
There have been one or two other
Orange county men who have been
considering the advisability OF enter
ing the senatorial race. It has been
known for some time that State Sen
ator S. c. Evans Of Riverside, who
may run for congress, would not be
"a candidate for reelection as senator,
and it seemed to have been generally
agreed in Riverside county and Orange
county that there would be no candi-
date for the senate from Riverside
county this year. especially since
Evans might be a congressional candi-
date. It looked as though it was" to
be contest between Orange county
men, if there was to be any. contest
at all. .=...'.. ~
- The coming-in Of an Imperial county
man as a contender puts . different
face on the political clock. The tick
sounds different, too. The more can
didates there are from Orange county,
the more likely it is that the Imperial
Judge will walk away with the time
piece. - e.!
From 1901 to 1911 Orange and Riv-
erside counties formed one senatorial
district. Their interests were much
alike, and the counties were then Of
about equal voting strength. At that
time there was an understanding be-
tween political leaders Of the two
counties kind Of gentleman's agree.
ment-that the. senatorship should al
| ternate.. -. -.
In the -districting. done in 1911,
Imperial county was added to the dis
trict, and it is now contended by I'm
perial Valley republicans that the
! plum should be passed around,