Show INSURGENT GRAPPLES WIT REGULAR IN WASHINGTON STATE STAT SEATTLE Wash April 27 Strife between the re regular ular and insurgent wings S of the Republican party in this state reached an a acute ute stage at a meeting meet- meet i in ing ng o of the Republican state central l committee commit ee today to set a date for the Republican state convention to nominate nominate nominate nomi nomi- nate five candidates for supreme jus jus- tice The contest comes from the candidacy of Congressman Miles Poindexter of ot Spokane one of the insurgent leaders in n the house bouse for the Unit United d States sen- sen to succeed Senator Piles Poindexter has a strong state organization organization organization but both senators the other two congressmen from Washington and the state central committee are openly hostile bos hos tile to him him- The regulars favor the holding of the state convention in June and the adoption of a platform condemning condemning con con- insurgency Such a platform it ia is said would handicap Poindexter in the primary which is to be held in September Septem- Septem ber The Poindexter Organization rj contends contends contends con con- tends that the state committee has bas ceased to exist and that the primary law provides provides' for tho the se selection of the new committee at the September primaries primaries primaries maries the progressives maintain that the state convention convention should be called by the newly elected committee and and should bo be held after the senatorial mary Senator W. W L. L Jones is leading the fight against Poindexter |