The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-10

For mayors. l.. BalkwiII,
real estate dealer.
For controller-A. ID. Whitney,
bookkeeper for Northwest Bridge
company.
For commissioners
Clarence Parker, linotype ma
chinist, representative of union
labor.
l.. l.. DOud, lumbernan, FORM
erly councilman.
Ray Freeland, present city
treasurer.
w. p. Bonney, manager of Hes
perian Chemical association.
The foregoing is the final re-
port of the committee of twelve
for candidates at the coming mu-
nicipal election. At the final meet
ing yesterday 4. U. Mills was
dropped as a commissioner aud
w. p. Bonney was substituted and
IS. r. Balkwill was picked for
mayor in place of w. H. Dickson,
who refused to run.
Especially Invited" Meeting.
Following the solution" of tie
mayoralty problem, machinery
was set in motion among certain
elements of business men to get
the head of the ticket endorsed
and at specially invited meeting
at the Tacoma hotel this morning
with $50 men present Balkwi'l's
candidacy was ratified, and the
meeting went bodily to his office
to request him to run,
He agreed to answer tomorrow.
We Meet to Nominate"
The meeting at the hotel today
showed all is not settled yet and
there will be vigorous opposition
to the program. Following tho
gathering of the business men,
most of whom had received spe-
cial invitations in writing, hastily
sent out yesterday afternoon,
Joshua Peirce called the meeting
to order and announced that the
object was to nominate" a can
didate for mayor.
Stephen Appleby arose and
named o. G. Ellis for chairman
of the meeting.
Ellis corrected Peirce apd said
the meeting was not to "nomln-
ate" but to request some one to
run.
Program All Arranged.
Without giving anybody a
chance to suggest available can
didates Ellis called on George
Burke, chairman of the commit
tee of twelve, to make a speech.
Burke arose and declared the
committee had picked ticket and
that he believed it would be prop
er for this meeting to endorse aud
ratify 1t. He said S. r. Balkwill
was the man chosen for mayor.
Burke was no sooner seated
than Chairman Ellis suggested
that a motion would be in order
to ratify the suggestion of Mr..
Balkwill.
A. ]. Hayward moved at once
to ratify the nomination; it was
seconded in an instant and car
ried with a whirl without dis
cussion.
Joshua Peirce Immediately
moved to make the nomination
unanimous and then things be-
gan to shake up.
Objection Raised BY Ashton.
Charles Grinnell objected. He
said there was some opposition
to Mr.: Balkwill and the meeting
should not attempt to force men
who objected.
James M. Ashton got the floor.
"I think we are going entirely
wrong here" said Ashton. I'VE
have adopted charter which in
tends to give the people the n
itiative and now we get together
here in a convention, for that Is
all this is, and try to do just what
the charter tried to get away
from. / think we should leave
the matter open to all and let the
people try their hand and see
what they can do" q.
There was a burst of applause
from a corner of the house where
a number of ardent Fawcett sup
porters seemed to be gathered.
Bennett Calls Names.
Then Nelson Bennett got the
floor and with the knowledge of
those famous warrants still un-
paid as a result of the activity
of Improvement clubs and others
who objected to a public official
voting himself a salary, he began
a TRADE against improvement
clubs. Robbers "incompetents
who would steal from their
friends" and other choice allus-
ions were made to the improve
ment club members whom Bennett
seemed to think were entirely out
side the pale of the present meet
ing. He wanted the business men
to get together and swamp tie
outsiders at the polls.
Wouldn't Endorse All.
Frank Cameron, OF the labor
unions, made a plea for the on
dorsement Of tha antfra ffekaf of