Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22
CONTESTS IN THE STATE
RETARD NATIONAL ISSUE
Some Hard Fighting Necessary to
Be Named for Congress-Sena-
tor Jones' Nomination in Doubt.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TACOMA, Wash. August 21-
when the time for fling declarations
OIL candidacy for the United States
senate and House of Representatives
closed last Saturday night 1t found
out one incumbent in Congress from
thls state without opposition. Linley
H. Hadley of the second congressional
oistrlct had no opposition for renomi-
nation. AS the democrats failed to
ofing out a candidate for nomination,
under the amended primary law. they
can NIL their ticket only through a
sucker candidate in the primaries.
Inen the sticker candidate must re-
celve 10 per cent of the total vote
cast in his district. Albert johnson
mas no fight for denomination. He will
De opposed in the general election by
George Ffshborne, 4 former Univer-
slty or Virginia man, who will be the
democratic nominee.
Representative John F. Miller in the
nrst district has a hard fight for
nomination. Mai. GILL. war veteran,
withdrew at the last minute, but the
Railway Mems Welfare League, with
its $500 dues-paying members.
brought out H. Alvin Moore on the
republican ticket. At the Same time
Frank Pierce, former legislator has
filed. making it q triangular fight.
The democrats have filed Hugh c.
Todd of Seattle.
In the fourth district Representative
John w. Summers is opposed for the
nomination by Capt. e. X. Brown, for
mer progressive and ex-soldier- Brown
house-to-house campaign through
out the district. Tho Railway Mems
Welfare League has brought out
Thomas Cookery. of Spokane, former
progressive party leader and several
times candidate for Congress. against
Stanley Webster This contest WI
Mayor Charles A. Fleming of spo-
kane.
In the senatorial contest four re-
pubicans are filed. George r. Cot
terrell will be the democratic NOM
inee. Senator Wesley Jones is opposed
by Col. William Inglis. war veteran !;
practically unknown. and Forest l..
Hudson Of Seattle. Endorsed by the
Railway Mems Welfare League. Hud-
son and Inglis are cutting strongly
into Zones support, and this on top
Of considerable antagonism against
the senior senator because OF his
shipping bill. is making his renomi-
nation look doubtful at this time.
Jones as yet is without a strong
working organisation behind him.
Inglis has ex-soldier clubs all over
the state actively engaged. HUDSON
will have the solid support OF more
than 10000 railway men.
The presidential campaign is quiet
The visit Of Franklin D. Roosevelt
the first Of the national figures to
stump Washington. has aided the
democratic cause. but until the state
primaries. September IA. are cleared
away and some kind of alignment
can be made on the third party
strength and the candidates nominal
ed upon the republican ticket ma.
tionai issues will be held back. The
cantI,re of the republican ticket by
the railroad men. coupled with
third party ticket. will strengthen
the democratic state and congress,
sjonal campaigns and indirectly Will
affect to a large extent the vote upon
the presidential candidates.
JAMES DE K. BROWN.