The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-04-06
WHAT THE ELECTION MEANS

WHAA I'LL ELE(lION F1EAN0
considerable of
that they want George Wright for place Louis Campbell
- wen tnat W majority Is so decisive 1t VIII put at rest all reminato
directed at the siayahOm who generally accused close elections by the
defeated party, Of being the Of defeat
Probably all of the Republican "yathome' the city could
The result
a majority Of the people wanted Mr. Wright for mayor
In all elections good and evil influences lined for and candidates
Every thoroughly honest citizen thoroughly
between have equal rights and privileges at the polls
of the
party in Tacoma He received his majority through massn together Of different
interests
lar Democrats help them elect their candidate
First and foremost Of these outside the saloon and sporting element
Of the Republican which The Times soldy
lined p against campben for known
lie picked
Under normal conditions the saloon with the Republican
and the other part with the Democratic party
Yesterday the saloon sporting parties
determined effort to effect the election Of Mr. Wright
Two Mayor Campbell received considerable these
Yesterday he had from them, their
Second only voting saloon sporting
d ptig women ana Who rt @ i hi h had h 81 [
positively
favor Of closed and they therefore the conclusion that
in favor Of open"
group of city They had
been looking Seattle which for apparently flourish
ing under the open
like to he in Tacoma.
Noting the fact that Seattle under Rnger
to the gambling aud sporting fraternity these business thought that there
would be considerable moneyhandIng population there looking for
field Of activity they concluded might
ma to have that surplus population brought 10 this city.
True they had received promises from Candidate Wright that he would
elected throw refugees,
there a chance that he might
other supported years
by four of avo~ administration the of the These
business n o ar "open"
Of mpa
who literally supplied with and worked desperately the defeat
o. Mayor Campbell.
pencu railway
solicited by Mr. Wright the game politics
every bit Of pr0aeed support accepted for it means votes
The Tacoma Railway Power had long list Of grievances
Mayor Campbell and object when defeat the
mayor o reelection
Of Wright of
Railway
political standpoint refused the pded and the
votes for the street railway does control strange that fact
maysee
everybody apparent
Cmpbl nomination. by the ld Faweett Republicans the Republican
venion a a deusion
The Fwee Republicans Campbell almost and they
indirectly L.
Republican majority LII for the latter and almost much for jackson
The these candidates intended to show that the
Republican conditions
which developed yesterday
p. Wright mayor of the city,
The i % a finish both will
groups
Mayor Wright win what they expect from his administration
ton.
newly promises known
tolerate wide policy this he has
beer mad privately and publicly
to by
$ not o be condemned n advance of his acts
be roIted that of the have declared
IN favor Of Wright.
confidence
placed.
yesterday presented greatest
paper years
pete police
bank robb, Albert Il. Bell together with his having stolen
from the Kansas City National bank also mail sack in Seattle containing
number of letters with checks and embossed
The Tacoma Times the only this giving the people this
Another daily printed the sy informed
crook supposed be wanted by the authorities elsewhere had been captured by
the Tacoma an exciting chase