The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-07
Your Business Tomorrow

Tomorrow the people Of Seattle will nominate at the polls
the candidates for municipal offices from whom he peoPc WIN
have final choice March next The campaign preceding
the primary election has bitter Harsh words have
been said upon stump and in the and the relative
merits Of the different candidates have been pointed ont Inc
intelligent voter b, this have made up has mind how
and therefore there is little that can DC sa
In the nature OF enlightenment this late hour
The Star believes that ia municipal campaign IN
this city have the issues clearly drawn On the one
hand in the mayoraty have n v bomon inc adj
OF all that should speak OF good citizenship opposed
10 him. in the republican primary IS Hiram 6 Gill; the repre-
sentative OF all corrupt in municipal HE bonon
campaign has been conducted with but little expense The Gil
campaign ON the other hand has suffered Tor lack Of
funds Men who ii Gill should become mayor are 20 have
partnership in the new endcron district be established are
spending thousands Of dollars Gs behalf The prize they
seek is TO be them 10000 year IS to be the
profit made from the women Of the underworld
The Star can nothing but defeat for Gill II cannot
conceive OF condition in the minds % the people 81 seattle
that could bring about other result would hc terrible
thing should Seattle the world tomorrow night the
news that the underworld Seattle had gained control Of The
dominant party in this city.
In the democratic party there such danger as exists
in the republican primary William Hickman Moore and Oliver
T Erickson are the democratic candidates for thc nomination
Either these gentlemen would make an acceptable can-
ddatc Judge Moore however has the advantage in that be
has been tried lie has served Of this CITY,
and has satisfaction OF knowing that his administration Of
affairs was all should have been lie went out Of office
should the fortune OF politics again place him in the mayors
chair Seattle would be by unfortunate.
In the campaign the republican ranks for the nomination
Tor city comptroller William Boutwell, deserves the support
Of all good citizens His opponent the present incumbent OF
the office destroyed his usefulness by his conduct IN the matter
OF the Rplmgcr shortage In addition. he Is part and parcel
Of the ring that has controlled affairs the cy hall for So
long The office OF comptroller needs cleaning out and only
by the nomination Of Boutwell, this he brought about
For city Edward H. Terry should be chosen lie
would bring new life into that office Ills opponent, Col
Proser cstmable old gentleman But he has passed his
days usefulness and compelled depend entirely upon
his sabodinae Msre he in need Of lbs salary attached 70
office he seeks he could with better grace ask for the
nation But &c % nee oi6aey. and there be no
whatever Tor his retention office in which he
best be but a figurehcad.
In connection with the contests for seats in the council
The Star publishes elsewhere today suggestions the
Of the The selections have been made entirely
with eye better and cleaner The Star has
no other interest than this in this campaign.