The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1903-08-28

To begin with he would start out with solid Fifth
ward behind him. and if the Clancies fight Humes
it is fair presume that they would be for Morrison
and with the Fifth and First ward delegations as a
basis to operate for trading purposes both in the
municipal convention and the coming county conven-
tion there is no doubt but that he will be powerful
factor in the next primary battle That Morrison is
particularly anxious to cross swords with Mr.
Humes goes without saying but if he can hold the
First and Fifth wards for trading purposes the Pie
maker of the opinion that he will be able to defeat
even Tom Humes in the next Republican municipal
convention.
Speaking about the policy of the next administra-
ton reminds the Pie-maker that Chief Sullivan has
been pretty severely criticised for not driving the
criminals that infest the city, and perhaps the crit
csms not without some foundation, owing to the
fact that the chief seems have men among his off
that willing to stoop to most any mean and
contemplate thing in order to him loose his off
cal head but if one will stop and give the whole
ter the proper consideration it will be readily that
chief of the police in Seattle is nothing or less
than an instrument in the hands of the mayor. The
mayor maps out the policy that the chief is pursue
and the chief must live religously up to it the
mayor will find chief of the police that will do
If Sullivan allowed gambling and other vices to
contrary to law he did because the mayor informed
him that he must do so or he would lose his official
head The Pie-maker is of the opinion that Chief
Sullivan if given the entire control of the criminal
element in this city wot:iJ soon drive every mother
of them from town. and he would be able to
compsh this because he would first close up all places
that contrary law and thus shut off the thing
that attracts the criminals from all over the country to
Seattle. This, however, has been Mayor Humes
strong card in the game of politics since he has been
mayor and Sullivan nor no other chief of the police
did not dare to interfere with it lest they lose their
official heads two minutes after they had done So
Since gambling has been closed by law the chief is
gradually cleaning the city of its criminal clement
and this is very hard matter to do, the thugs
and thieves always seek those and localities
that are run as has Mayor Humes this for the
past six years Let the chiefs critics turn their cr
cism on the mayor instead of the chief and they will
then hit the bulls eye and place the responsibility on
the shoulders of those who really responsible.
Speaking about the police department reminds the
Pe-maker that another member of the department has
announced his friends that he intended to make the
run for the Republican nomination of sheriff of this
county The new Richmond in the shriveaty contest
is none other than Capt Irving Ward, one of the
best known the force. Capt. Ward has served
as policeman in Seattle for the past decade MORE
and during that time he has made record for him
self that nvulnerabe to attacks of opponents He
has host of friends among the officers, who will do
all they to see him get the position he seks and.
on inquiry the Pie-naker finds that he has many
admirers among the citizens, all of whom believe he
will make an ideal sheriff, which means that he is go
ing to have strong following in the next convention.
The people are not much inclined to elect men to first
one fat office and then another and for that reason
such candidates Capt Ward will receive much
consideration at the hands of those who do the voting
1t will be remembered that both of the other leading
candidates for the nomination of sheriff who
have held fat county offices for the past four years.
and if either one of them succeeds in the it simply
means another four years of fat office holding and the
voters are not inclined to tie up to these endless po
cal chains.
The Seattle Republican doesn't appear to know
just what it does want anyway 1t talks big politics