The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-04-26
CRAP LOOMS
N DEMO CAMP
chadwick and Bullitt Seek
coyernorship o.
P. for Hoover
Rv Richard Hamilton

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Ssns'.s .s.se in the 1926 election, has
.ss,e 4 candidate for the demo,
Seeun', .. ,romination for governor and
G.D1 g. 1roIitical dope is temporarily
1nsst, q In making known his candl-
spss@ ss Mr.. Bullitt declared war on
saes' 'uartley, t proclaimed Hartley
t0.s s.a ~. - he the only issue in Wash
W. iArton and served notice that ne
MsuI' VIA 90 no and down the state
.s.,aetinr sea,I the Hartley administra-
u0p; p;obt off the bat, Mr.. Bullitt,
.s I has flair for the spectacular.
ss;ssd sds at the picture of a hot Hart
ll.sS'Rullitt ls,s fight, but a little reas-
~. makes another picture. The
sats sset # the matter is that Mr.. Bul-
,s -. i IN the fix of having to first
.s.h uss ! his rabbit. Mr.. Hartley is not
sara ,un;nu in the democratic primary.
,a ~ Bnllitt must win the nominal
finn finn before he can tackle the gov
~, sruer and the governor must also
s, - through a primary fight. In
- sther words. Mr.. Bullitt must first
J; S;snose of Judge Stephen Chad
w;ak who is seeking the demo-
cratic 1s nomination.; and, therefore,
there must be Chadwick BIllltt
.astas+ ~ before there can be a Hart
ley-Bullitt fight.
Nor can the Chadwick-Bullitt
contest be tossed off with shrug
or q poke at Mr.. Hartley. It. is
more likely that the young man
from Kentucky, Notwithstanding
his rapid rise in Washington pol
tiles. will find his hands full of
trouble when he settles down to
the business Of defeating Mr..
Chadwick for the democratic nom-
nation.
In the first place, Mr.. Bullitt
will probably find that many dem
crats think he is trying to climb
too rapidly. While it is true that
Washington is not an old state,
and that there is no traditional re-
sentiment toward newcomer, it
is not unlikely that Washington
ians can be aroused to show a pref
erence for those who have lived
long and honorably within the
state. And it is quite certain that
friends of Mr.. Chadwick will set
out to picture Mr.. Bullitt as self
promoting newcomer trying to
push aside a respected lifelong
resident. And many, you may be
sure, will unconsciously yield to
that old adage- -"better the devil
we know"
So, while Mr.. Bullitt may win
the right to challenge Mr.. Hart
ley, who may be the republican
nominee, he must first stage a
hight with Mr.. Chadwick. And,
whoever wins, a contest in the
democratic primary will be good
Tor the democrats, good for the re-
publlcans and a wholesome influ-
snce in the political life of Wash
hgton.
flnal returns from the republic
an county conventions show that
Herbert Hoover has won, hands
down, in the fight for Washing
tcns IL delegates to the national
convention at Kansas City. Mr..
Hoover will have at least 800 Of
Tue s6O delegates in the republic IN.
STATE convention at Yakima May
50 far, 20 of the 80 counties,
aanng a total of 832 delegates,
ne safely in .he Hoover colunm.
Two counties, Walla Walla and
SsAamania. divided % votes equal
between Hoover and Lowden.
sacr counties with a total of So
Selesates: Whatcom, Klickitat, Co.
!; ;amOla and Douglas. are counted
: .ae Lowden camp. The senti-
I OF Snohomish, San Juan. Is
ud and Wakiakum counties,
total of SO votes. is unde-
Snlned. A number of scattered
ps.sgates will be favorable to Vice
sssloent Dawes. On the whole,
sVSever, the Yakima convention
slated to be a Hoover show.
pa because of the preponderance of
s;v SUOyer sentiment, there is a re-
m'al Of talk in favor of sending
c;,r instructed ~ delegation to Kansas
NY. I Inc argument of the Hoover
inst,is ips IS that anything short of
nras,: nsstlon would imply that the
HpuOilcans have less faith in
Il 'user =" than the democrats have
m;.Slm SSmth, and that instruction
ins.: sas nelp Hoover to win the NOM
vsr;o, un on the first ballot. But, for
abla bOus reasons, there is consider
seor. opposition to instruction. Con-
NAV mssuently, the Yakima convention
str1.t;ae alter all, see a fight over in
seeme e office of national commit
aids aa N now filled by 'eNick" Rich
ivelv0 u Yakima, is sure to be the
stat feature of the republican
are ue ueeOhvention. Three candidates
is v;.a vs;.uarking for election and none
naio,:. i,:aln striking distance of a
Richly OF the $50 votes. Mr..
ses Is backed by Yakima and
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