White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-11-02
ELECTION THIS YEAR
LACKS LOCAL COLOR

If it were not for the general in
terest in the natiorill and state tick.
cts, the election this year, locally
would be rather dry affair. For tn,
first time in years there will be ne
contests, state or county, in which
local candidates are involved Ira c
Hawley, candidate to succeed himself
as county commissioner, will have nc
opposition, as Mf.e Delere of Bentor
!, City, the democratic candidate fol
the office, has withdrawn from tn.
race.
During the last four or five elec.
tions there has been red hot figh
for commissioner, either in the pri
mary or general election and some
times iii both,, that sroused local in
lterest to q high pitch. But that ele
rnelit Will be lacking his year.
!; There is. however, considerable in.
trfese ia, tire race for president, sena.
tel. ard governor. Each of the candi.
dates for these offices have their
hackers and warm supporters. It is
generally conceded, however, tha,
both Hoover and Hartley will carry
Benton county. The race for sena-
tor may be close. The fact that the
county ID Overwhelmingly republican
should give Macintosh t:s,e edge bu;
Dill has his supporters among the
republicans, enoueh apparently to
make the result doubtful.
From all the dore available, there
seems little doubt about the state going
for Hoover. but ths race for senator
and governor are uncertain. Belong
ing to the majority party will no doubt
give Mactintosh a decided Advantage
but Dill is strong with certain classes
and beng strong gcanpaigner. he
promises to- make it ding dong race
right up to the finish.
Both Governor Hartley and Scott
Bullitt, the democratic candidate, are
fighters, neither giving or asking any
quarter, and this race promises to be
exceedingly close. The state, how
ever, is overwhelmingly republican
and this fact should give the, Cover
nor the edge. Against this advantage,
though are the thousands Of republic
cans in the state that Hartley haa
alienated during his term of office.
What will they do? Will they vote for
the fiery democratic Candidate or will
they Just pass up that office when
they vote? If you can answer that
question correctly you San pretty near
ly tell who will be the next governor,
for there are apparently enough OF
them, together with the normal demo-
crat vote in the state, to elect Bullitt-
if they all vote for him.
Two democratic nominees for state
office have Withdrawn from the No
vember ballot. Edward S. Enaigh
Withdrew as a Candidate for. auditor
and Robert Walsh has quit as cam
didate for secretary of state. This
means that Auditor Clausen, Land
Commissioner Savidge and Secretary
Hinkle are re-elected,s since they will
have no opposing r2ames on the bal
lot.
Mr.. Clausen last Saturday came out
with statement indorsing. the candi-
da " of Mr.. Bullitt. This is not going
to help the Governors cause and only
tends to make the race tougher for If
thu Clausen-Sayidge-H Hinkle group,
ui\lA CSCIxtklI6 t1IC ACd0SAS VI tliS e1iAeA-
Hartley crowd are able to persuade
any great u lmber Of their supporters
among the republicans to vote for Bull
lit it is going to give him tremen-
dous boost and might be enough to
put him over.
The two republican candidates for
the legislature, w. L.. Dimmick Of
Yakima for joint-senator and e. j..
Miller of Prosser for state represen-
tative. will undoubtedly make strong
run here. Both have kept out of the
Hartley-anti Hartley fight; both have
a very friendly feeling for this dis
trict, and in all likelihood both will
carry the three precincts in the val
ley by substantial majorities. as they
did in the primaries.
Anyway, whichever way the voters
decide the various contests next Tues
day, everybody will be glad when the
election is over and we can get our
minds on something else beside poll
tics.