The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-28
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Rail Elections to Settle
Wet-Dry Issue as
to Washington
nv RICHARD HAMILTON

Rv RICHARD HAMILTON
Prohibition and social conser-
v.t;on have their backs to the wall
: King county, which really means
9 seattle. where republican, demo
rats and other awets' have COM
Aimed IN a campaign of liberalism.
The liberal forces are making
drive for the republican nonina-
tions to three important offices.
backing Ralph A. Horn to upset
congressman John Miller; pushing
Iohn NJ. Dore, criminal lawyer, for
prosecuting attorney; and favor
mo Matt Starwich, liberal, to re-
place Sheriff Bannick, ardent dry
and champion Of enforcement.
In the main, however, the vets
are concentrating behind Horr,
vho is making flashy fight and
seemingly is gaining on Miller. So
lar. Miller has been content to
stand on his record and as a sup
porter of President Hoover, max
ing little effort to crash the head
lines with spectacular charges or
remarks. Horn, leader of the party
repudiationists in the Bellingham
convention, now claims to be a sup
porter of President Hoover, but
IS maintaining a steady attack on
prohibition. Of course the attack
On prohibition is stirring down
town Seattle, where vets are plen-
tiful, and naturally the resultant
cheers give the impression that
Horr is running like .'house
afire."
It is true, too, that the residerl-
tial districts, where dry sentiment
is in the majority, give the i'm
preston of being Indifferent, and
they must be aroused if Miller is
to win the nomination.
This situation is due, in a meas
ure, to the fact that the Lyle
Whitney conspiracy trial has
eheered the vets and depressed the
drys. It must be remembered that
the prosecution has the first turn
and is piling up charges of graft
I'D bribery, which the metropolitan
Newspapers "play up" with glee.
Consequently, the present atmos-
phere Of Seattle is encouraging to
Hoff and others who are becoming
holder in beating the tom-toms of
liberalism.
Yet the prospects are that the
tide win turn before primary day,
September 9. In fact, the drys and |
moral forces heard the first call |
70 action on Tuesday, when DR..
Mark A. Matthews, militant Pres
eyterian pastor, emerged to call |
upon the people to stand by Presi- |
dent Hoover. Incidentally, DR.. Mat
thews is q democrat. Without |
Mentioning either Miller or Horr,
Matthew's warned that the vets
and syndicated crome were seek |
mg to destroy both of the major
political parties and to discredit
President Hoover. Therefore, his
Plea was commonly Interpreted as
: call to the moral forces to rally
% the support of President Hoo
va, prohibition and Miller, as well
Is Congressman Hadley in the Ev-
@ett Bellingham district. II
It Is likely, too, that Senator
wesley Jones, dry champion, will
axe . hand to help Miller. Jones
returned to Seattle on Tuesday,
Wnen Horr greeted him with ridi-
eule and challenges, making it al
most imperative to the senator to
speak up. Likewise, Prosecutor
IWlng Colvip, unflinching defend
q OF prohibition, who is retiring
rom office, is preparing to take
the stump.
regardless of the outcome, the
alller-Horr fight is of statewide
Importance and significance-in
.zct, the result will be of national
u.elest. Seattle is concededly the
@ snest part of Washington, so, if
a > wins, it may be recorded
at Washington 10 eafnt,, H. |.
s -. n Horr wins, it viii mean
11 Washington has cracked ON
,S9noition, for the first time.
.len would be hailed and canitaI.
= Dy vets thruout the country,
keoVer, the outcome win have a
Sing llng on the political future Of
seaaeor Jones, who will be up for
n .ectlon IN 1882. If Horr wins.
y certain that the wets of the
Saey into this state in a deter
: eo tight to defeat Jones, which.
course, would be a bodv-blo,y
!" Prohibition. - 'to"
~. asnlngtons public schools will
ssa psn tuesday when children and
s, asaers viii take up their wors
ana several new rules, reforms
~u improvements. DIR. N. n sbn
nas .er, state superintendent ~
D'ic instruction, has ravi.o,1