Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-11-23


unloaded a flow of eloquence that
served to relieve the monotony of
the occasion. After eulogizing the
personal qualities of Mayor Lind
strom, Murphy proceeded to admin
lister hot roast to the dance halls
pimps and the denizens of the ten
derloin generally. Quite a bunch
of this gentry was present, and
they took the dose with i'll grace.
Murphy became excited, and was
called down by Mike Goldsmith,
and for few minutes the discus
sion between them was more for
cible than elegant, until Chairman
Cross called them to order, and
proceeded with the regular bust
ness.
For Health Officer, DR.. D. A.
Schumacher and Capt. S. C. Nit
chell were placed in nomination,
and ballot resulted in the nomi-
nation of DR. Schumacher by vote
I of 4S to IS.
For City Attorney, the names Of
Ben Sheeks and e. J. Carey were
presented. A ballot was taken, but
before the result was ascertained
Mr.. Carey withdrew his name, and
Mr.. Sheeks was nominated by ac-
clamation. Mr.. Sheeks has since
declined to stand for the place,
which leaves the present incum-
bent and nominee of the Citizens
ticket, r. 3. Taggart, without OPP
tposfaon: For Councilman at Large
j. G. Smith, the well-known plum
ber, was nominated without oppos-
ition.
In the Second ward, A. s. Brecht
was nominated for councilman,
while the First and Sixth wards
will probably endorse the nominees
of the Citizens ticket
Survey of the Field.
The action of this caucus clears
the political field, and leaves small
room for doubt that Aberdeen will
continue for another year along the
old lines, unless the new blood in
jected into the council proves suf-
f1ciently progressive to initiate bus
mess methods in the conduct of the
city's affairs.
The declination of Mr. Moody to
run for the office Of mayor some
what disconcerts the plans of the
push behind the Law and Order
ticket, and, although there is talk
Of making another nomination, it is
very plain that Mayor Lindstrom
will succeed himself without SER
ious opposition. The caucus Mon
day night made provision for fill
ing any vacancies on the ticket and
the executive committee is now la
boring with the problem.
The political conditions in Aber-
deem today present a state of affairs
that would require the entire fac
ulty of a university of political &C.
onomy to properly account for.
The administration of municipal af-
fairs has been crude and expensive:
its finances have been bungled to
an alarming extent; the facts are
generally known, and a large ma
jority of those who seek no favors
or immunity from the laws ears
eStly desire a change for the better
1T could scarcely be changed to
worse. Yet, though the apathy Of
those most interested there is no
organized effort for relief othe.
than the periodic spasm for moral
ity that comes with the beginning
of every rainy season, and receives
similar attention.
1t Is automatic that we receive as
good government as we deserve.
and probably few years more of
the improvident methods now in
vogue will render taxation so bur-
densome that when the change
comes it will. in all probability,
swing to the other extreme and
adopt parsimonious system that
will h! ,1y as injurious as that
which has been discarded.