The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-19

Il have no apologies fn make f1f
my refusal "a permit the Republican
county central committee 10 name
any Deputies IN ms office said
Sheriff elect Robert T Hodge ever
The telephone ffum BLACK Diamond
today. u wtll not TO the county
committee nuF anyone else any
Fusid % attempt drastic measured
with MS. such as Chairman Ter.
huns suggests III an interview fl
this mornings pust.latelilEsnrer
AS candidate Tor ufgiee seat
before the people ~ this comfy
and told them that II we're elected
sheriff / alone would be sheriff l.
sela them that ! woala he gaiasd
Ia the selection uf aeputlea euielf
GA the grounds of merit. that
politics. religion. social or financial
position Nould cut no tigmre.
Obligated 10 IRE People.
4 atm under obligation 10 the
people ~ this county ana to 40
political party on ether organization
or interest The men in the re-.
pahlieAn party who have III thu
past dominated the party pFogram
In King county nearly all fought
me both AZ the primaries snd ~
the polls on November J. and II
for no other reason this wuald be
sufficient "a remove any possible
obligation HUT II they had all sup
ported me Il would make 40 ar.
ference.
II have been bounded % death
By prof aslunal politicians. some Of
them holding high offices who have
come q mo Ia the interests II
various men who want 81 be deputy
sheFlfs2 Most ~ the men recon.
mended by these people have beea
the eammoneat political gfatters
In fact the man who has been
mostly urged upon me BY these
hlgh.ap republicans IL shout the
cheapest political CRATER Ia King
county II ! allowed the politicians
10 name my deputies / could not
hope 20 properly fultlll my ohllga.
tioua to the people who elected
me and to the men who aided mo
the most In my campaign and who
have never even suggested the
name 81 one man for position
under me.
Is Alone Responsible.
= want the King County Repub !
liean club it's officers aud ita mem.
bers, and every one else IN King
county. 10 know that ] am to be
the sheriff for the next two years.
and that ! alone am 10 be reapnn.
sible for the conduct Of that office
And With this. want 20 couple
the statement that I thoroughly MP
preciate everything that waa done
for me by MIR Terhune aud bis
associates. and trust that will So
conduct myself and my office az
20 prove worthy Of their future sup
port II Is my ambition % make /
the best sheriff this county has
ever had. II IL a purely selfish de- |
sire | want to show the people /
who thought was Joke inst
how big a Joke I am. And incl |
If | bad any favufs 10 /
hand out I would hand them out 10
the men who supported me when /
] was a Joke, and not 10 the men !
who climbed aboard the baud /
wagon afterwards.
Good Men Left out.
"All Of the men who will be |
deputies under the have been 70 /
lected. and there are nov no va. /
cancies on the list. They have |
heon chosen solely because Of their /
worth I have been compelled 70 1
turn down many good men simply +
because there are not places enough 4
at my disposal 10 permit me 10 /
appoint all OF the splendid men /
who sought positions
Mr. Hodge ls az his home IN Black |
Diamond preparing 10 move Ia So /
attic, which he viii Do the early /
part Of next week He has rented |
a house In the Rainier Heights dis /
trlet and Will make hts future home /
IN this city