The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-31
28 Candidates
Attend Rally
Political Meeting
Held ct Lakewood

More than 200 persons attended
the first political rally ever staged
In Lakewood Community center
Thursday night and came away
satisfied after Two hours that pol
tiles is a great game"
A total OF IS candidates. or
their representatives. appeared be-
fore the audience and were per-
mitted to make addresses Of from
two to four minutes, depending
upon Importance of the office
sought.
Highlights Of the evening were
addresses made by the five csndi-
dates seeking superior judge post
No. 4. the attorney general nomi-
nation and the seat in congress
from the sixth district.
Attorneys seeking the superior
court seat included Leo Teats.
Joseph A. Mallery, Frank A.
Latcham and Gilbert z. Peterson.
The audience was amused at ad-
dresses of the candidates when
they chided each other on their
ability to serve on the bench.
Mann Presides
Charles Mann, who acted as
master of ceremonies, said ne was
impressed with the success of the
rally, and hoped to stage another
one before the election 80 that
candidates could do everything
but throw tomatoes at each other. I"
Tom Henderson. Tacoma, was
the only speaker for the Republi-
can nomination as attorney gem
eral. He attacked the Democratic
party and urged voters to choose
Republicans for important posts.
Crippen launched serious at
tack on the Washington Common
wealth ederation and COM
munism.
Blasts Mt WCF
TN times of emergency, there
develops. in any liberal party. a
radical fringe that attempts to
run wild" Crippen told the large
crowd. This fringe loses all sight
of democratic principles and would
substitute Communistic attempts
at class legislation and untried
theories that smack of Soviet
Russia.
-. Such group is the Wash
ington Commonwealth Federation
which would swing the democratic
pendulum of social reform ontt
the left TO the point Of commu
nism group that disgraceS
the state of Washington at thu
national Democratic convention.
THE same organization has at
tackled for four years the xorl
of investigating I'm A m er C al
groups within our nation an
its spokesman in the nations CAPT
tai is our present congressman.
He is officially an avowed sym
pathizer and member of the Wei
and has. at every opportunity, en-
dorsed its platform.
Says Voters Disguised
IT believe the people of this dis
trict are tired and Disguised wit
this sort of activity which at
tempts to undermine our nations
defense and our democratic forr
; of government itself" Grippe
concluded.
: During the course of his tall
: Candidate Clifford said:
: IF service as judge of the pc
: lice court is ground for promotio
to the Superior Court. i have tina
qualification. have served a
substitute judge at various time
since 1884 under appointment
carrying on the work with m
, private practice, by Mayors Smii
4 ley. Tennent and Siegle. Ny las
service there was for a period {
about three months in the fall {
1888 during the last illness ,
Judge Magill.
: But az to service in the polio
! court being the reason for elet
! ton as a superior court judge,
seem to hold a different opinion.
Makes No Pledges
Candidates for 26th Legislative
, posts were allowed the maximum
time to deliver their messages.
Highlight of addresses was III