The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-01

10 one ~ ieNphune poh tiat
l. being taken by the Common
Peoples Progressive league. nc.
cordsng 10 dispatches received
from spokane Wednesday.
total Of 1871 people have been
called up hy the league and dues
toned on their political views pitl
was the candidate favored by s.0ss.
Poindexter got 1905 votes and i.at9
were stu doubtful.
Even by couceding the doubtful
votes 20 Polndexter. he has a total
Of only S.sis.
This Is the largest and most care.
fully taken straw ballot that has
ever been taken IN the Northwest
-Four out OF five ar the people
called up were IN favor OF sol,
diers' bonus; only one out OF 10 was
for the poll tax. and practically
everyone thought that tax reform
program was needed IA both state
ard nation.
The Newberry scandal was men.
toned by a number OF the people |
called up and many said they would |
vote against rolnGcxter on that
score.
Folndexters alleged stand against |
the bonus WAS also the subject Of
unfayorahle criticism. many former
service men declaring they would /
vote against him because OF the /
eight times that no has voted !
against adjusted compensation.
Reports from ether sections
Of the state arr almost equally
favorable 10 Dill According to
T. 4. liennesses. snoho,nish
county democratic chairman.
Din viii carry snohomish by a
LOCO plurality.
lie figures the vote will be. Din. |
s.ooe. Poindexter 1000. Duncan.
s.s0o Clarke county. normally re
publican stronghold. 1. likely To be- i
about evenly divided between Dni /
and Poindexter. with Duncan poor I
third. says Louis shaefe. the demo. /
cratic chairman At olympia. Guy o. /
Shumate. % Yakima. admits that ]
Foindsxter Will h-at dill in Yakima /
county but believes that the Duncan 1
and psll vote together win be as 1
large as Poindextsr's. o. T.. BArruws.
demccrtic chairman in cheian.
thinks DIN will beat Poindexter by |
500 In that county.
In Whateom county. John Turner.
democratic chairman. figures that /.
psli has an even chance to beat Poln.
dexter. and that Duncan win set only /
a negligible vote
Din himself Is extremely op-
fimi.tir.
Il believe I'll have y comfort
ablc had east of tho mountains"
he asserted "Wednesday. land TN
win " can carry seatfi. and
Tacoma. That's no easy matter.
I'll admit--but I think I've got
good chance"
III he doesn't win II won't 10 IT, |
cause OF any iaziness on his part. |
He has been conducting the most
strenuous personal campaign that
the state has ever witnessed. ard he's |
dat.sd up on a x.apecches.a-dty pro |
SIAM FFAHt UP w ttlr s&egtton Hsht /
Tuesday.
Tuesday he spent in Tacoma. In /
conference with Pierce county demo. |
cratic leaders. Wednesday noon hs /
spoke AZ tho wilkes theater. and In !,
the evening he was to make al. |
dresses In Carpenters hall. Fremont.
Eagles hall. ballard. and the Bun. /
gwlow church. Asd II. and Haxiey !
ave. On Thursday he VIII 60 to
Tacoma for series Of speeches. I
three Of which have already heen mr..
ranged--in the Milwaukee shops a.
noon: at wornen's meeting IN ths
afternoon. and at the Masonic temple |
nj night.
To date Din has covered every
county in the state with one excep.
tion---Wankiakam In tire extreme
southwestern corner Of the state
wankiakam IL 50 remote that it ~.
auires a two-day trip 20 get In. and. |
as there are only 100 voters there.
Din felt that he could not spare tins
time.
DIN supporters were elated
over the fact that stephen j.
Chadwick. former chief justice ~
the state supreme court. acted
as chairman at Dilrs meeting at
the wilkes Wednesday. Chad
urfaL a. apa af tf.~ ,xsaat sxrnx.s