White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-08-18
Political Dissertations

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At this writing the situation in the
| Republican ranks can be briefly sum-
married.. Gov. Roland H. Hartley enters
the campaign with strong closely
knit bloc of votes approximately 3d.
600. He can count absolutely upon
this bloc.
His chief opponent, Lieut.. Gov. John
A. Gellatly, goes into the final lap with
| bloc of votes which can be counted
upon to stick with him through thick
| and thin. This is the conservative dry
| vote. This vote backed by that of the
organized club women of the state
gives Gellatly vote equal in number
to the Hartley vote, about 100000
The contest thus starts off equal
| Others in the race will not affect Gel
latly as much as they will the COVER
| nor This still leaves the two leaders
| on about an equal footing.
But the Gellatly people have this
| advantage They will hold in Seattle
alone a bloc of about 10000 votes an
tagOnistic to the governor because of
! the savings and loan association fail
! llres. Then there will be the general
anti-third term vote, small but active.
This will scatter, but Gellatly will get
the most of it.
The Hartley strength is uncertain at
this time. How much of the scattered
| yTnt I, ;o hi Or
it would appear right now as if the
race will be a close, tight one.
| On the Democratic side the situation
finds Clarence D. Martin and Lewis
! B. SchWellenbach SO far out in front
there is no hope of anyone else head
| ing them. Martin comes across the
mountains to the WeStside with bet
tef than three OF four to one lead
Eastern Washington is also inclined
stronger towards the Democratic party
than Western Washington. 1t has more
Democrats in public office there. Mar
tin controls that section of the state
SchWellenbach' strength lies in and
around Seattle and in the northwestern
| tier of counties. He has in King coun-
ty just about votes enough to head
off the Martin Eastside avalanche.
But as the campaign draws nearer
to primary day, Martin is showing
growing strength in Seattle, the north
west and the southwest. He is gaining
ground rapidly. Schwellenbach started
his campaign so early that he will peak
it long before the primaries Martin
is building towards primary day peak
Senatorial politics are most uncer-
tain. On the Republican side Wesley
L.. Jones has apparently stepped out
and headed off Adam Beeler who from
the start has failed to get underway
There is little doubt but that Jones
will be renominated.
On the Democratic side the advent
OF Homer T. Bone into the picture
as a Democrat, has tended to slow
down the runaway race that S. r
Chadwick has been making, but it is
doubtful if Bone will be able to drag
enough Republicans into the Demo-
cratic primaries to effect his election
Bone has been drawing big crowds
So does circus. But Bone, while be-
ing supported by a certain group OF
newspapers, has been too long identi-
fed with radical group to hold to
his support real Democrats of the old
school. While at first it looked as if
Bone would walk off with the nomina-
ton, it does not now The fight will
be close, however.
In January, 1888, when the legisla-
ture convenes, spend clay at Olym-
pia. See the great crowds of lobbyists
there. Watch the large number of in
huential men and women who will
crowd the hotels. All have some kind
of an axe to grind. And to grind these
axes requires funds furnished by the
taxpayer.
Indirect taxes are paid by the tax
payer just as are the direct real and
personal property taxes. There is no
escape. Some taxes don't hurt"
Neither does tooth ache; not much
There are usually two groups of lob
bies at Olympia. The larger group is
!, there to get something from the state
funds, or to see enacted some law
which will either provide more jobs
or get more money. The other group
much smaller and less active is there
striving to save the state from the
aggressive demands of the larger group
But those making the loudest noise
usually get away with the bacon