The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-03-01
VACANCY IN
.JUDGESHIP
Mcintosh to Resign to
Conduct Campaign ~
Dill Disappointed
By Richard Hamilton

-o.;on within a week, probably
sending his resignation to Gov
hartley on Tuesday, and a few
davs later he will announce HIM
elf as a candidate for the repub-
,;can nomination to the U. S. SEN
.te. He will retire from the SUI
creme court on April 10, which
will be the tenth anniversary of
his appointment by Gov. Lister.
Mr.. Mackintosh's resignation
loans that he has declined an of
for from Miles Poindexter, United
states ambassador to Peru, So
America, for "get together con-
ference with the idea of one or
,be other withdrawing. Mr.. Poin-
dexter announced several months
auo that he would be a candidate
for reelection to his old seat,
which is now filled by Sen. Dill,
democrat. The Poindexter offer
for a preliminary conference fol
lowed several attempts by his
friends, both of this state and of
Washington, D. G., to induce Mr..
Macintosh to keep out of the SEN
atorial contest.
Consequently, SO far as Mr..
Macintosh is concerned, the fight
is on. and the next move will be
M to Mr.. Poindexter. Some who
are aware of the negotiations fig
ure that Mr.. Poindexter is weaken
ing and will decide not to attempt
political comeback, but others
figure that he will accept Mr..
Mackintosh's challenge for fight
over the nomination.
Who will succeed Mr.. Mackin-
tosh on the supreme court? This
question has been making the
rounds for some time, but nobody,
it seems, has definite idea as to
whom Mr.. Hartley will appoint.
There is a flock of candidates,
however, some eager for the po-
sition, others being merely men
toned by their friends.
Some of the prospective candi-
dates for the governors appoint
ment are: Richard S. Munter, Spo-
kane; Judge Grady, who has been
indorsed by the Yakima bar; John
Fogarty, who has been acting as
one of the governors private, co,1n-
sell; Judge Robert Jones, Seattle,
whom Mr.. Hartley appointed to
the superior bench of King coun-
ty; H. C. Cunningham, Centralia,
who was an unsuccessful candidate
in the 1928 elections; Judge Nc
Croskey, Whitman county, veter-
an jurist who is said to be kindly
regarded by the governor; Bruce
Blake, Spokane, twice an unsuc-
cessful candidate at the polls.
Some Spokane democrats, head
ed by Frank Funkhouser, are
starting a movement to check the
drift toward Governor AL Smith,
and political observers interpret
the movement as either threat
or a real fight by Senator Dill, a
dry, has been rather silent, altho
ne Is known to be unfriendly to
the nomination of Mr.. Smith. His
silence aroused criticism among
uy democrats, who had expected
MT. Dill to assume leadership of
an anh-Smith fight.
MI. Dill, however, wanted to be
temporary chairman of the demo-
fatle national convention, which
nonor might turn out to be a step
ping stone to the nomination for
wee president, and he kept silent
keep from offending the Smith
peOple who are apparently in con-
sOl OF the democratic organiza-
.,0a' But it recently became known
',iat ne was not considered for the
pace when Mr.. Funkhouser, fresh
10m a visit in Washington, D. C.
msOe an attack on the Smith cam
,uacy, declaring that Sen. Walsh,
Aon1ana, would be more desirable.
Inc Smith people in this state,
~ sauea by National Committeeman
~ christensen, Immediately figured
No. funkhouser's statement was
afeat from Mr.. Dill, and they
~ talking of thumbs down" ON
!, SENATOR for national delegate
y ay other honor. In other words
q. smith people are seemingly in
NJ mood to tell Mr.. Dill to do
Ione n effort is being made for
Iss soawes-Lowden combination to
n,h,- washington republicans from
VIII solidly to Herbert Hoover
q TINS time, is obviously the