The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1930-08-07
State will Not
Support Wet Plank
Hoover Men Likely to Win
Nominations Women
Out, Apparently
By RICHARD HAMILTON

COUNTY, WILL DC SuA pAAu, - - v
a the Literary Digest poll and the
doinps Of the Bellingham Repub-
i;can convention, when the con-
cressional nominations are made
q the September primary. Wash
ineton,s five congressman, includ-
- Sam Hill, democrat, having fill
a for reelection, defying the state
nlatforms OF both parties, and the
prospects are that all of them will
be nominated without noticeable
opposition. In other words, SO far
Is the primary is concerned, it may
sdrprise the rest of the country,
after gaining the impression that
Washington turned wet, to learn
that the Washington voters show
ed q decided preference for their
five dry congressman.
Just now, hackers of prohibition
ana President Hoover must give
the plan to Congressman John Mil
ler Of Seattle, who, as the boys say
was s'put on the spot The Seat
tie vets, headed by Mr.. Horr, set
out to force Mr.. Miller to wobble
on prohibition serving notice
that, If he did not stand on the
modification plank, either Horn or
State Senator Dick Condor, Kitsap
county, would emerge as q wet
candidate for the Republican NOM
nation.
Well, Miller returned, everybody.
waited to see Il he would falter on
prohibition, but he didn't, end
ing up by telling Hoor and his
crowd that they could dump their
vet plank into Puget Sound. In
other words, to be precise, Mr..
Miller declared ne would stand by
President Hoover and the party's
national platform.
So, having failed to terrify Mil
lef, the Seattle vets now are look
ING for a candidate to challenge
Miller and the prospects are they
Woat do q successful job. It looks
to this reporter as if Horr, who
threatened to run, will find some
excuse for keeping out of the race;
and that Mr.. Condor, who would
Ike to go to congress, is too foxy
to be wet candidate. Therefore,
the chances are that Frank Ham,
mond, unsuccessful wet candidate
for United States senator and gov
ernor, you may remember, proba-
bly, will run true to form and sspull
up in second place" OF course.
Miller may have more trouble in
the finals, because the Seattle
democrats viii nominate a wet,
out that's another story, yet to be
developed.
It also looks as If Congressman
Albert Johnson OF Hoquiam, stand
ing BY Hoover and prohibition.
likewise will be returned. He has
Two opponents, one of them, o. NJ
nelson of Montesano, a wet, al
ways runs without success. But his |
rlval John McCutheon of Tacoma, |
onlted States attorney in that see
uon' IS worthy contender. He is |
cunning on Dig vote in Tacoma.
"ul probably will be disappointed. |
Tacoma set out to defeat Mr..
soanson IN the last two elections. |
giving him such a scare that he
soe busy IN congress and wheedIed
snougn appropriations to silence
many on his Tacoma critics. More
osef, Mayor Tennent and SAM
rerxans, publisher, have lined up
Hla Johnson, so it looks like easy |
sorg Tor the man from Hoquiam.
turning east Of the Cascades, it
aaiuy is necessary to discuss the
finances of Congressman Summers
= ~ nin. Both are dry and safe in
sne primary. It is possible. of I
soulse' that the Republicans will (
~ 70 dlsplaee Mr.. Hill, but they
! first find their Candidate
Il4AeWlse, some Democrats NAV try
. replace Mr.. Summers, but where
: ne going to get the votes?
- does not look as if there il
.o'ng to be much of a change. ;f
NY, IN the membership of the
asniaton supreme court. Three
sas.lces are seeking reelection
nv lanag already filed. They were:
o, Justice John Mitchell of
nnlympla, who was appointed by
~ Lister in 1918; Justice
'O.ln Main of Seattle, who was an
'0ia1ed by Governor Hay in 1914
a1 Justice William Millar6 Of
I. smpla, quite recently appointed I
= GOVERNOR Hartley. So far no
,pponents have filed, creating the
aspect OF the three Justices be-
e returned by acclamation.
uasnmgton's women seemingly
IN. care for political offices, ex-
q slng county or other local posts.
- - women are talking of running
=, :. congress, while only a few are
: % break into the legislature,
e Preference of the few being
'4e senate. Foremost, Senator Reba