Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-07-14
Congressional Candidates
Visit Vashon Island


aspirants for national congress art
getting to work early. The Island re.
ceived visits during the past wees
from three candidates.
The formation Of the new sixth con
gresslonal district has created 9
peculiar situation that makes 1t hare
to prophesy the results. To date all
OF the candidates are from Pierce
county, although with the new division
practically all of King county, outside
Of the city of Seattle is included in
the new district. Heretofore the UNI
divided interests of the South District
have been with King county, and it is
inevitable that certain time must
elapse before the voters are cognizant
of the fact that in national congress
sional matters our interests are not
in q King county division but in a
Pierce county division.
While this new district may have
been wise from the standpoint of geo.
graphy or politics 1t is going to be
hard for the average voters to figure
out that from now on Tacoma will
have to be taken into consideration,
as far as our national congressman is
concerned.
The three candidates who have
visited the Island are Rex S. Roude-
bush, John McCutcheon, both Republic
cans and Geo. Fishburne, Democrat.
Their latest visits to the Island were
Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday, re-
spectively.
Rex Roudebush, of Tacoma, has
served number of terms in the state
legislature and was responsible for the
formation of the new congressional
district. He can be forgiven for that
since he was responsible for number
of progressive and wise legislations. 1t
is, significant that at the last legisla-
tlre Mr.. Roudebush introduced bill
calling for the formation of COM
mittee of five to investigate the I'M
employment situation. This bill was
thrown out in committee because "the
country had already passed through
the worst of the depression, and times
were already changing for the better"
It was considered minor bill, and of
no Importance, but subsequent events
have proven Mr.. Roudebushs fore
sight.
John McCutcheon, mayor of Stella
COON, has served as deputy U. S.
prosecutor for a number OF years. At
the last election he opposed Albert F.
johnson and carried Pierce county, a
fact which in itself is significant
knowledge gained in the official posi-
ton he has been filling will be of
benefit in making him a suitable
representative of this portion of the
state Mr.. McCutcheon believes.
Geo. Fishburne is a progressive
candidate on the Democratic ticket.
He has practiced law for many years
in Tacoma, and has wide circle of
friends who are convinced of his
honesty and ability to represent the
sixth district.
All three men are pretty equally
matched in the race, according to
claims made by their supporters. All
are umtried timber, as far as national
politics is concerned, so that voters in
the South District, particularly, will
have to depend on their ability to
judge by prediction appearances.
Needless to say the vote Of the
South District will be of particular
importance to any candidates from
the Sixth District since the vote in
their baliwick, Tacoma, will be divided
among the three candidates. While
the South District is not particularly
IN fndly to Tacoma there is a lack
q faith and lukewarmness toward
the new congressional district that is
going to take number of elections
to overcome.
These candidates realize this, know
ing that in this, as in no other dis
trict in the state they have no past
record or precedent upon which to de-
pend.
The crucial territory of the Sixth
District will not be Pierce county, but
the South District Of King County.
vashon Island has held the balance
Of power in number of instances Of
King county politics. Our 800 votes
bid fair to be just as important In
electing U, S. representative TO con-
gress.