The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-06-30

Hoover and Vice Presi-
lent Curtis is foregone conclu-
sion. Oregon is the only state so
far in which delegates have been
elected to vote against Hoover,
whose name was not entered in
their primaries. Former Senator
Joseph I. France of Maryland was
entered. He drew 10000 votes.
Hoover, not entered, running on a
sticker ticket, drew $4,000. France
entered many state primaries that
Hoover permitted to go by default
but in most of these instances Hoo
yer delegates were elected.
Another rumor coming from Sc
attic has caused speculation. This
is to the effect that Mayor Dore
has fired his broadside as that
city's chief executive, and has vir-
tually served an ultimatum upon
the voters of the Sound city that
unless they make the council "be
good" he can not be expected to
carry out his program of economy.
It is most doubtful if the voters
of Seattle will even attempt to
make the five council members
Dore characterizes as stenemies Of
the people," be good.
This gives Mr.. Dore his "out.
He will explain to Seattle that he
must be ruler of the. sroost or they
can get someone else. He has call
ed for showdown between him.
self and the group headed by Col
Otto A. Case, who would be slated
for mayor If Dore steps out. II
Cases group wins, Dore steps out
He then files for governor.
Primary returns from Iowa show
that Senator Brookhart has beer
left at home. Iowa has discarded
the man who ran as "a Republican
and became an active mugwamp.
But Iowa did not throw him ints
discard until it was shown thai
like all demogogues, the Senator
was primarily an opportunist. His
cries to laid the common people,
simply clothed his own selfishness
While posing as the simon pure
friend of the down trodden, Senat,
or Brookhart and his family were
attached to the federal payroll Il
the tune Of $50, 700 a year. While
crying against high taxes on one
hand, the senator was busily en-
gagged on the other in seeing that
all members of his family were
feathering their nests while thu
feathering was good.
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State Senator Paul Houser, hold
over, and candidate for ieuten
ant-governor, is making the race
Is son his own this year for lieut.
enant governor. Four years agt
he was on the Estate ticket" OF
Governor Hartley. This year thu
governors advisors feel that al
Eastside man should be his run
ming mate. Hence Houser is on the
outside.
Washington lumbermen and log.
gers are feeling much more conf.
dent of the future. Congress has
given So tariff on lumber and
this will aid somewhat in meeting
foreign competition. The fight fol
the lumber tariff has been going
on for years. This year with camps
and mills closed down in the Pa.
cific Northwest, the congressional
leaders were able to see that the
demands of the lumbermen were
justified. Also congress need:
every possible cent to balance the
budget and many hoped that the
B. C. lumber would help to swell
the revenues. This state hope!
not, preferring to see Washington
lumber used.
Now that the federal govern
ment plans to collect one-cent {
gallon tax on gasoline, the motor
lists of this state are facing a 81,
cent gas tax, five for the state AMI
one for the government.
Just what effect this will have
at Olympia next winter is no
known, but there is a rumblins
about any further tax increase
On top of proposals to divert :
part of the gas tax to other pur
poses, the additional one cent j.
certain to create plenty Of discus
sion, and fears are expressed her,
that it lead to demand for ont
cent reduction in the state tax. A
this time when the road funds arr
providing work for 1880 per
sons directly and another $1,000
indirectly such a proposal will onl!
add to the stress of unemployment
highway officials assert.