The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1907-10-18
Political Pot-Pie

Who Will be Mayor is still the all absorbing
question among the politicians of Seattle The
gossiping is for the most part, among the Re-
publicans as there not enough Democrats
in town to even gossip without making them
selves complete laughing stocks, and this is said
without overlooking the fact that Seattle has
Democratic mayor, who was elected by Republ-
cans in order to teach the lin agnew ring a
thing or two more particularly that a few pot
house politicians could not meet in Frank Clan
cvs saloon office and dictate Republican ticket
for Seattle and then force the Republicans TO
support it, willing or unwilling Under the new
law it is possible to eliminate the Jim agneW
ring" and to do this and at the same time look
out for the best interest of the CITY, is giving the
business men a bit of worry. Each week and
almost each day, brings the name OF some addl-
tiona business man to the front for the nomna-
ton and such business man promptly decnneS'
which is of all the most perplexing, as business
men do not seem to be sufficiently interested III
the ctys welfare to sacrifice small part OF thelr
time for the coed of the city
The Candidates-That the reader may be thor
oughly posted on the names of the men VINO seem
more or less willing to accept the nomination 1or
mayor at the hands of the Republican party, the
Pie-maker will give them about in the order
Levy. Thomas P. Revee, Charles H. Burnett,
George H. Walker, Josiah Collins, w. F. Trlmple
and R. H. Thomson. Discussing the personality
Of each of these candidates briefly may also be
of some Importance to the voters who seem to be
thinking bit on the matter, which may be seen
below:
John E. Humphries has frequently been can
didate for various nominations but claims that
od ST
people by the bosses, either in the interest OF
some other candidate with a stronger pull, or IN
tbe interest of the corporations of the city or
state Now that the people will have the direct
right to speak he proposes to go before them Tor
the mayoralty nomination. Mr. Humphrles
friends declare he is strong with the labor VOTE
will draw heavily from the secret society vote
and is Republican of good standing and VIII
therefore get his share of that vote. 1t is claimed
that he will duplicate the Moore administration
if elected SO far as ''5epeng the lid on" is con-
cerred
The Hon. Levy Levy, who once elected
representative to the legislature of this state IS
a business man of the city, and in that capacity
stands we'll If elected Mr.. Levy proposes to give
the people just what they want, that is to say II
they want closed town and ask for 1t he VIII
give it to- them, and vice versa. He is looked
upon as a liberal mans candidate and he believes
that on that line he will win out hands down lie
too lays some claim to the labor vote and with the
aid of the liberal vote down town as well as on
the hill he hopes to outstrip his competitors by
most decided plurality.
Thomas p RevelIe has not definitely announced
that he will be candidate for mayor lest in do
ing so he ruin his chances to succeed himself
in the council from the Seventh ward He be-
lieves that he pull the nomination for coun-
Gilman hands down and "a bird in the hands is
worth two in the bush" He has some strong
friends who are daily urging him to go after the
mayoralty nomination, but in this he is making
haste slowly Should he run he would expect TO
get the hill vote in other words, he would
expect to receive the support of the Keep the Lid