White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-08-25

The second district has Congressman
L. H. Hadley competing with two,
Payson Peterson and Frank Hammond.
The Democrats have four filed.
The third district gives Albert john
son clear ticket as a Republican
while two Democrats are filed The
Fourth has Congressman John w.
Summers fighting two opponents, with
two Democrats filed. The new sixth
has three Republicans and two Dem
ocrats, and right here is where real
battle is raging.
Emery Ashbury, Tacoma school
teacher, is in the Sixth district fight
and if he carries on as started, will
probably win the nomination and the
election. He has everything in his ia
vor. He permits his opponents to lam
bast each other and then walks into
the arena and mops up on quiet,
conservative platform which is WIN
ming votes while the. others appeal to
the rag, tag and bob tail of the pol
itical factions.
On the Democratic side of the guber-
material race, Clarence D. Martin is
still holding his lead throughout the
state with l.. B. Schwellenbach in Sec
ond place and w. B. Pemberton trail
ing. A fourth stalking horse Frank
r. Nicholas, thrown into the race as
a friend of j. d. Ross, Seattle's light
superintendent, was apparently to as
sist Pemberton but will not draw from
any one else. There is also POSSIBLE
ity that Nicholas was playing "trad-
ing game" for future consideration.
The Republican lieutenant governor
ship sprung some last minute sur
prises. Judson F. Falknor and Paul
w. Houser of King, were setting the
pace when George A. Rundy, ST., Sc
attic, Charles A. Cook, Tacoma, for
mer State Senator William w. Conner
of Seattle, and Ed Deke) Davis OF
Dayton, former House speaker, filed
With the exception of Davis the en-
tire field halls from Seattle and Ia
coma. Davis represents the Eastside.
The Democrats have a similar large
field, but one with greater geographic
distribution to make better fight.
Jim M. wilson of Seattle; Victor A.
Meyers, Seattle, George F. Hannah,
Seattle, H. c. Bohlke, Grandview, Ar
thur L. Larsen, Vancouver o. H. Olson,
p9cpO ND WTi11io r ~
make up the list.
Seattle's jazz orchestra leader, Vic
Meyers, has decided to make the Dem
ocratic primary contest another vau-
deville show such as was staged when
he was a candidate for mayor in Sc
attic. The Democrats are somewhat
peevish.
Another Seattle opportunist, Otto
Case, filed for treasurer on the Demo-
cratic ticket. Otto draws $3.50 a month
from Seattle, and unless he resigns,
Seattle taxpayers will have the plea
sure of financing his campaign for
him.
Democrats are wondering when he
joined their party and why. He, by
the way, is a strong buddy of Nicholas.
Fl. O. Fishback, insurance commits
sioner, is the one state official to es-
cape opposition. Clark Savidge, land
commissioner has his old opponent
Jack Bird of Snohomish filed against
him, while the Democrats have field
OF four listed for this office
Attorney General John H. Dunbar
has his former assistant r. G.. Sharpe
filed for his place with three Demo-
Gratis anxious to get the $4,000 year
job he holds
Those $4,000 year state jobs are ap-
parently attractive this year. Secretary
of State j. Grant Hinkle has no OPP
position in his party but two Demo-
Gratis want to unseat him.
State Auditor Clausens $3.50 month
looks big to three others, one former
state treasurer, one county commits
sioner and one former legislator. All
want the job. On the Democratic ticket
one lone filed and is a dead cinch for
nomination, Cliff Yelle, Colfax.
Two want to get the treasurer's Job
at $3.50 month on the Republican
ticket while three men and one woman
would like it as Democrats. The Demo-
Gratis passed up the superintendent of
public instruction, but Mrs. Lota King
Wiley of Aberdeen filed against DR..
Showalter.