The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-04

Democrats and Repub lieans
promised plenty Of fireworks al
rallies staged Friday night ano
those more than 1.5o0 persons who
brsved the rain and wind 10 at
tend the affairs went homo con-
WINGED that both parties had not
exaggerated their advance claims.
Both Democrats and Republic.
ans staged parades prior to the
rallies. Auto mobiles. bedeckec
with red. white and blue bunting
and carrying signs appealing for
support Of candidates at the cleo
tion Tuesday. cruised through resi-
Dental sections and the downtown
business area with horns blasting.
Capacity crowds greeted
candidates when they APP
peared on platforms at the
Yallies. Republicans started
their show q half hour earlier
than their political opponents
NJ Jason Lee junior high
school auditorium. with fes-
tivitiee getting under way nj
7:S0. Democrats began their
indoor program Mt o'clock
In Lincoln high school audi
torium.
Principal speakers at the Re-
publican rally included Arthur y
Langlie. seattle's mayor, who
sspires TO be governor: stephen
c. Chadwick. nominee for senator.
and Paul Preus. candidate foi
congress-
Democrats heard former u. s.
Senator c. c. Dill. party NOMINEES
for governor; Congressman Mon
c. Wallgren, who asks to be pro-
NOTED to a seat in the senate, and
Congressman John NJ. Coffee,
seeking reelection.
LANGLIE SPEAKS
Highhghts of addresses made
by principal speakers were:
Said Candidate Langlie: TN
Western Washington, despite q
strong antagonism to the ex-sen-
stor before the primary election.
we find the dominating and force
full Dave Beck with his associate
Frank Brewster, giving whole.
hearted and vigorous support TO
the candidacy of the ex-senator,
Last Wednesday night in Seattle
they sponsored a mammoth rally
10 promote the election of my op.
ponent. This rally was well at
tended. The auditorium was well
filled. Dave Beck knows how to
get a crowd out. Under date OF
Oct. Fl the Transfers and It's
affilistes sent letters 10 their
members telling them of the meet
ing and advising the membership
they should attend. ! quote from
this letter. which Is signed by the
secretary and treasurer of union
local No. III:
LETTER QUOTED
Your executive board, at its
last regular meeting. voted unan.
imously to participate and to make
this special meeting a compulsory
attendance meeting. Non-attend-
ance will be subject to the regular
fine assessed for not attending 4
special meeting. Your attendance
card Is enclosed. Bring II with
you. Sign 1t and deposit IT al
the door. Do not fail TO deposit
your card. as all cards will be
checked
rs this America >" continued
Langlie. That does not sound
like America TO me. We do not
want any covey of dictstors run
ming our state. II they can insist
upon your attending a meeting
whether you want to or not. II
they can check you and discipline
you. isn't II just one step further
to dominating your every act
The Seattle mayor charged that
his opponent has a special appeal
to various radical elements. He
has welcomed all these forces and
has done what he could to mould
them into united front" he de-
clared.
DILL REPLIES
Candidate Dill said he never
had been" and never intended to
be" a Charlie Mccarthy" for the
power crowd. the bankers ana
big business.
This gang" Dill continued.
fought me during my 16 years IT
congress ana I fought back.
They're fighting me now. and
when ! become governor, they'll
not have Charlie Mccarthy
who can't fight back.
I've been called a radical by my
opponent and his hackers. II being
against the power trust, the hank
ers and big business: If insisting
pensions for the old folks DC in
creased. II opposing the taxation
Of the necessities of life. like