The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-05
POKER AND POLITICS.
The Mayor Of Tacoma in Trou-
bic With the Gamblers
GREAT NORTHERN EXTENSION.
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Relative 10 the cons piracy Aaj. Graf
ton gill Tot talk al present. but this il
not necessary order 10 throw light on
what he and the mayor seemingly imply.
In sense Grafton was go-between. in
solar as ae acted as a mem Der of the health
and police committee in regulating gam
bling matters, and in carrying out the
policy OF the adm nIstratlon Of Mayor
Hnsnn as understood and outlined in the
Posr-isrEriieEEcER before the last nu-
nicipal election.
1t vas then stated that the administra-
ton would not permit ''dim-siam" or
skin" games, but would ccunteuance a
certain number Of ''iar and square. open
gambling houses" That vas the under
standing before the municipal election.
After election. Maj. Grafton being on
the health and police committee, which
has charge of liquor licenses, gambling
house. and the ike. may have been inter
ested, and ii is more than likely that he
was interested. 10 speak 10 the mayor re-
garding the business of his committee,
when II touched upon the gambling oues-
ton.
1t is also questionable in what manner
he hampered the mayor. provided 1t is adj
mitted that certain number OF gambling
houses, of the first magnitude, were to
operate under his administration. The
gamblers themselves were TO Tx up mat
ters somewhat.
At first there were to be five reputable
mbling houses. Later there was de-
mand for only three. For time business
OF this nature was suspended, because 1t
was understood that the gamblers could
not agree upon who should run games.
Later still the town was overrun with
gamblers, and the people protested. The
w. G. T. U. interviewed the city council;
the council ordered the mayor and chief
of police to go ahead and carry out the Law
and suppress gambling. AS a result the
gambling houses were fined 800 EACH
This served TO drive out the small fry, and
yet later those who desired to regulate the
number stll moe, were displeased with
the fact that so many houses were able to
put up the 500 fine.
Then Maj. Grafton. after his tiff with the
mayor about the water question, last Sat-
urday introduced another resolution order.
ing the suppression of gambling. 1t is in
ferred that the mayor did not like it. Ills
also inferred that the mayor intended to
suppress gambling himself. The gamblers
who did not understand the motive of
Gratton's resolution-which was to antici-
pate and back up the mayor, it seems
thought he was after their scaips.
And the coup. as it is understood. by
Grafton is to down him." The "con-
sprators. it would seem. are the mayor
and some OF the Gisgruntled gamblers.
When Huson consented to limited
number Of gambling houses he insisted
that they be managed by reputable and re-
sponsible parties and be kept upstairs
and out of the way. Later gambling on
the ground floor became the order. Huson
before election having promised the Min
isterial Alliance that he would enforce the
law regarding gambling and Sunday clos
ing of saloons, the Democrats have tried to
make party capital out OF the situation by
continually calling upon the mayor to
suppress gambling and close the saloons
on sunday. The intimation is made on
Huson's behalf that the gamblers notified
him after election that he owed his election
TO their efforts, and that they insisted
on naming the mum Der of gambling houses.
In this way places were kept open against
his wishes. The gamblers, replying charge
Huson with virtually acknowledging his
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