The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-02-02
CHADWICK is
HARTLEY FOE
Special Writer Thinks the
Race will be Close in
General Election
o By Dick Hamilton

State politics was stirred with
the formal announcement by Judge
Stephen J. Chadwick, Seattle, that
he is a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination fer governor. So
far, it is the political highlight Of
1928, engaging the attention Of
democrats and republicans, because
Mr.. Chadwick's candidacy upsets
previous calculations and promises
to affect the democratic primary,
republican primary and general
election. Just now, it looks as if
Mr.. Chadwick and Governor Hart
ley will fight it out in the Novem-
ber finals.
Strange as it may sound, it is
figured that Mr.. Chadwick's can
didacy virtually cinches the re-
publican nomination for Mr.. Hart
ley. The governor is concededly
strong in his own right, perhaps
strong enough to win against the
combined republican opposition,
but Mr.. Chadwick's entry helps the
governor in the primary by max
ing part of the opposition inac-
tive. In other words, many repub-
licans are Chadwick boosters, they
now have candidate, and they
will no longer participate in any
movement to put aside e. L.
French, Vancouver, and center on
Senator Morthland, Yakima, or
the so-called "strong man" to chal-
lenge Mr.. Hartley.
The Chadwick candidacy helps
and hurts Mr.. French. 1t makes
it easier for Mr.. French to crafty
his wish of being the chief chal-
lenger for the republican nomina-
ton, but it also takes away enough
anti-Hartley republicans to weaken
Mr.. French's chances in the pri-
mary. So, as things stand at this
time, it looks like Mr.. Hartley and
Mr.. French in the primary with
the governor as the best bet for
the nomination.
OF course Mr.. Chadwick may
not win the democratic nomina-
ton. Some of the democrats, es-
pecially the younger liberals, are
still talking of Scott Bullitt, while
Mr. Mckenzie of Whitman coun-
ty is threatening to be candi-
date. On the other hand, conserva-
tive or old-line democrats, many
of whom have been in the habit Of
voting in the republican primary,
are sure to rally to the support
of Mr.. Chadwick for the nomina-
tion. Moreover, the conservative
democrats are passing the word
to Mr.. Bullitt that they would re-
gard him as an intruder, a self
seeker, etc., if he should declare
himself as a rival to Mr.. Chad
wick. On the whole, however, it
is a pretty good bet that Mr..
Chadwick will emerge from the
primary as the democratic chal-
lenger of the republican nominee,
who will probably be. Mr.. Hartley.
Republicans and democrats agree
that Mr.. Hartley and Mr.. Chad
wick would put on lively contest,
which might turn out to be un-
comfortably close for both. 1t is
conceded, of course, that Mr..
Chadwick would attract many re-
publican votes under normal con-
ditions, and it is admitted that he
would be the beneficiary of the
republican split. Hence the wide
spread feeling that a Hartley
Chadwick contest would be pretty
much of a toss-up.
Mr.. Chadwick is probably the
best known democrat in Washing
ton. His service as chief justice
of the supreme court and affilia-
tions with non-political and fra
ternal orders has put him in touch
with men and women all over the