The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-05-20
RECALL TALK
PETERING OUT
Special Writer Tells Of Po-
litical Affairs at the
State Capitol

State Capitol
This is low tide period in political
or noisy politics, but the undertow is
not any too calm. Talk of recalling
Governor Hartley is pretty well pet
cred out. Mr.. Hartley is trying silence
and both republican factions are wait
ing for chance to break out with
new Jolt. 1t will be recalled that there
were several such low tide periods
during the Legislature, and that each
lull was invariably followed by stiffer
and noisier fighting.
Just now both sides are waiting to
see what happens on Thursday, when
Mark Reed, leader of the legislature,
speaks in Seattle to answer Mr.. Hart
lev on the timber sales; and when
the constitutional government" COM
mittee visits Olympia to ask Mr.
Hartley to clay off" the university
and other educational institutions.
Both sides are also marking time un-
til the supreme courts decide whether
governor has the right to dismiss
regents, OF school trustees, whose
terms have not expired, by merely
saying he believes them guilty of
misconduct" Besides, both sides are
pretty busy with still hunts for dele
gates to the republican state conven-
tion at Longview, June II. Hence all
the silence.
It is understood by this observer
that Mr.. Reed will confine his Seattle
speech to an effort to show that the
state has obtained fairly reasonable
prices for it's timber-yielding to Mr..
Hartley on publicity, cruises, ETC., but
denying Mr.. Hartley's charges of
footing" Both sides are satisfied
that Mr.. Hartley has been making
hay on the timber controversy. Con-
sequently, the anti-Hartley people
want to drop the timber squabble and
the Hartley people want the governor
to keep on shouting, timber looters.''
The best bet is that Mr.. Reeds an
swer to Mr.. Hartley will cause Mr..
Hartley to answer Mr.. Reed. Why :?
Well, he always does.
The plan of A. B. Stewart and Ed
Cox, Seattle, to have an imposing
committee confer with Mr.. Hartley
On the educational row is, so far, a
a sad show. Mr.. Cox named nearly
100 Hartley men, from all parts
Of the state, but it is doubtful if the
committee will march upon Olympia
more than 35 or 40 strong. It seems
that Mr.. Cox named most of the men
without consulting them, and the re-
suit is number has already declined
to serve. Some won't serve because,
like Charles Hebberd of Spokane, they
are not for Mr.. Hartley and think
he is all wrong; and some won't serve
because, like Ex-Governor Hay, they
are for Mr.. Hartley and think he is
all right. The impression in Olympia
shared by Hartley and anti-Hartley
folks, is that the conference will be
a fizzle, giving some wag a chance TO
label Mr.. Cox's committee as "Cox's
army"
Recent reports reaching Olympia
indicate that Justice Kenneth Mack
ntosh OF the supreme court is stand
ing better chance of appointment to
the circuit court of appeals. 1t was
believed that, despite the appeal of
Sen. Wesley Jones, the place would
go to California, but Los Angeles
county produced two candidates, re-
suitlng In local row, and the friends
OF Mr.. Jones are hopeful that the
Los Angeles fight will cause the Sc
lection of Mr.. Macintosh. The Jones
people do not want Mr.. Macintosh
70 be a candidate for the United
States senate, and this observer
AnoWs Mr.. Macintosh would rather
60 to the circuit court than to run for
the senate.
. Three members of the supreme
court, whose terms are nearly out,
VIII seek reelection. They are Justices
Bridges, Holcomb and Tolman. It was
mot that Mr.. Bridges, who was near
so.oeath a few months ago, might
nave to retire, but he has recovered
80 rapidly that he has virtually de-
cioed to stand for reelection
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1t looks as if the democrats have
uecided not to let the "wets" use
snelr party for fight on the Vol
s'ead act in this state Maurice Lang
nofne, Geo. Christensen and some
o,her leaders We're out for a wet
prank and a plank against the direct
primary, but the democratic state
central committee, meeting in Seat
sie last Saturday, stopped both moves
ior a while at least. Instead. the
uemocratic state convention at We
aatchee, early in June, is expected to
ufatt platform with the view of
winning number of seats in the leg
40 .siaIure- The democrats believe that
me me republican row over Mr.. Hartley
t. WI, give them an opening to gain a
'oenold In Olympia.
hep. E. F. Banker of Okanogan, the
outstanding democrat in the legisla-