Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
WASHINGTON VOTERS
ARE SHOWING APATHY
Three Republicans and One Demo
crat Assured House Seats, With
Fifth Doubtful.

SEATTLE, wash, November IAN
apathetic public will go to the polls In
this state Tuesday to elect five members
Of Congress, State Legislature and
new county officers, ending campaign
which has been featured by an absolute
lack of interest outside of the partisan
workers, and the more active of these
have been working for wages.
Every known artifice has been tried to
inject life into the campaign, but all
have been futile. The public apparently
doesn't care. The liquor question was
raised. It created some attention and
then died down.
There are but two contests Of any
interest. In the fifth congressional
Sam B. Hill, Democratic incumbent,
with r. w. Symonds, jr., Republican
nominee. Reports from the eastern Sec
ton Of the State indicate that the
Democrats will continue to hold this
seat. Hill on the straw polls is well out
in the lead.
Contest in Seattle District
The first district, of which Seattle is
the center, has the second contest,
Ralph A. Horr, Republican nominee,
opened his campaign against Repre-
sentative John F. Miller for the nomi-
nation by an attack upon President
Hoover's foreign policies, his admins
tration and the national platform. He
was nominated as wet. His opponent,
State Senator Charles G. Heifner, Is also
wet. He has always been one, ire
spective of political expediency. Not so
with Horr. The dryS prefer Heifner
to Horr.
Horr's pre-primary campaign antag-
onized many outstanding Republican
leaders. AS a result, Heifner has been
given strong financial support as well
as plenty of Republican assistance. On
the eve of the election Heifner stands
an even or better chance to grab this
Republican seat. A large element in the
Republican ranks are out to punish
Horr for party disloyalty, although since
his nomination he has become one Of
the loudest shouterS for the Hoover
administration. This district is most
doubtful from Republican standpoint.
DR.: John w. Summers, member from
the fourth district, has no opposition
from any source His election is as
sured. Lindley H. Hadley, Representa-
tive from the second. has opposition
only from the Farmer-Labor, an indie
| pendent party, and the Communists.
| His election Is assured, as it is doubt
full if more than 5000 votes will be cast
for all the others. No Democrat filed
| in the second, third or fourth district.
The third district finds Representa-
tive Albert johnson without opposition.
One Seat Is Doubtful.
This will give the State three as
sured Republicans, one certain Demo-
crat, all listed as "drys," with one
doubtful seat, sought by two avowed
| vets.
The campaign this year will have
| some bearing upon the national cam
paign two years hence. The State adj
ministration has half-heartedly sup
ported Horr in the first district, but
kept its hands OF in the other sections.
| The old line Republicans, with few
exceptions, are already preparing to
unseat Horr. II he should be elected,
while friends of Senator Wesley l..
Jones, who has been dragged into the
campaign by Horr's attacks, are or
| ganizing with the Hoover forces to per-
feet strong combination two years
hence to take away the party machin-
cry Of the State from the Horr faction.
Efforts to drag the liquor question
into the legislative campaigns have
failed.