Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03
GRAHAM GETS FOXEY.


Mr.. Graham is inclined to become in
dignant at the publicity given the re-
marks of Bert Morse at the businessmen's
meeting last week, as published in the
Sun, and commented upon by this paper.
lie says he did not claim the credit for
closing gambling; if he got the credit he
was not to blame, and that he is aware
that gambling is going on now, but he
cannot stop it for want OF evidence. He
further says hat he is hunting evidence,
and if successful will stop it. This is
about the substance OF an interview in
the HERALD office, Saturday, in the
presence OF Officer Fetterman. We took
occasion, then and there, to call Mr..
Graham attention 20 his statement at
the time gambling was topped, that
che would enforce ALL the CITY ordi-
nances until he forced the council to
recind the order"
We then called his attention to a few
existing facts That city ordinance
prohibits dance halls within certain
limits; that two such places were now
running within the prescribed limits
with his full knowledge and consent, and
that the boosters of these kindergartens
in vice were among the most ardent sup
p ,rters of Mr.. Graham for sheriff. He
admitted these facts, but set up in de-
tense that the city council mad issued
licenses to these pla res, and that the
council, not the marshal is to blame.
He was reminded that the council had
no authority to cause him to permit vio-
lations of the law, as he had informed
that BODY last spring.
Since the foregoing was in type the
object of Marshal Graham in visiting this
Office has been revealed. He had come
with the intention OF putting the editor
of this paper in a hole, and got in the
well himself. The intention of the visit
will be understood by reading the follow.
ing article that appeared in the Bulletin
a couple of hours afterward:
"Marshal Graham used every means
last night, in every possible quarter, to
get some evidence against gamblers, if
any there should be operating in this
city. His efforts proved futile and in
order to clinch the matter proceeded
with Officer Fetterman to the office of
Mr.. Carney and demanded that the
HERALD editor state to them, as officers
of the law, the nature Of and produce
the evidence on which the HERALD based
its knowledge that gambling has been
permitted to run open, and to state who
was doing the gambling. The HERALD
Editor, who is a candidate for the m.
p ,rtant Office of justice of the peace il
this city, whose duty it will be, if
elected. to punish gambling, arose in his
dignity and told the officers that he was
not giving away any information
The object of the marshal in asking
the HERALD for evidence to convict gam.
blers was too transparent for any use,
and we promptly told him our evidence
would be given in court whenever ca led
upon. and we further told him that when
he stopped gambling last spring-when
making his grand stand play for the pro-
hibition understandable did not 70
around hunting evidence. He simply
told the gamblers to stop, and they
stopped. His pretended hunt for evil
dence a couple of days before election is
a fiimsy subterfuge to endeavor to carry
the water pals on both shoulders until
after election.
Mr.. Graham admitted, in this CONVEX
sation, that he knew the gambling was
going on, but. as checks were being used
instead of money, he could not arrest
the gamblers. When we reminded him
that the charge was made by Rert Morse,
at the businessmen's meeting, he said
he had gone to Morse for evidence and
could get none.
That gambling has been going on in
this city ever since Candidate Graham
landed the prohibition endorsement has
been as well known to the marshal as it |
has been to everybody who cared to |