The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-06-16
Campaign to
Be Warm One
INDICATIONS ARE THAT MUNICH
PAL ELECTION WILL Be THREE
CORNERED FIGHT - POLITICAL
DOPESTERS ARE IN THE AIR.

Al present uneN are nOJllnS DuI Seii-
tie zephyrs, each one portentious, but
quite faint. Most of us take our poll
intervals, and spend the rest of the
time in blissful ignorance of such things
as log rolling, and nominations and
sich.
The politicians, though, the real wise
Johnny boys, play the game all the
time, and as soon as one election is
over begin framing for the next one
The political gumshoe artists are busy
right now, you bet. and if you happen
to be on the inside you hear some quiet
political dope this balmy June weather
For be it known we are to have the
thrills and excitement of red d-hot
municipal campaign this fall. A com
plete ticket is to be elected from the
mayor down-or from the mayor up,
whichever way you look at it.
1t is as certain as anything can be
in this uncertain world, that there will
be three tickets in the field. Mayor
Hartley may decide to run again-he
may not. Put your bet on the former
proposition. He is well aware of the
dissatisfaction that exists in several
quarters with his administration and
reelection would be vindication
to his mind, of his record. He would
expect the support of the business in
terests and he wouldn't shy at the
votes of a few working men. If not
Mayor Hartley, some equally well
known business man who would be
"safe and sane"
Bill Gillespie wouldn't take much
coaxing, in fact, some people have been
unkind enough to say that Bill has
been doing the eoaying for 10! these
many months! And Bill doesn't need
to learn how to campaign from any
body. A lot of personal abuse will be
heaped upon his head because they say
he has an obsession for office. Bills
political label has been handicap in
the past few years and he hasn't done
enough office holding to be noticeable
It's no crime to seek office that we
know of, and If you must have the
truth, Gillespie is mighty close to the
plain people. He could go out right
now and gather in whole lot of votes
from people who believe in him. His
bitterest enemy dare not say he isn't
honest, and say it out loud and very
few who know him have the temerity
to say he isn't capable.
There's a fly in the ointment for all
the old time political dopestars. You
guessed it. It's the Socialist party
workers. Heretofore they haven't cut
much ice in municipal campaigns.
Their vote has been more of a mega
tive protest than a factor to be reck-
oned with. Is the stone that the build
ers rejected about to become the head
of the column? They think so and
are planning whirlwind campaign.
They claim that Everett is due to
swing into the Milwaukee. column
Who they'll run for mayor deponent
saith not. They don't play the game
according to any known rules but that
they are striking winning eombina-
tions, many cities can testify. They'll
announce their candidate-when they
get ready. The local politicians who
don't figure the socialist vote in theil
calculations this year, are going to
make very grievous mistake.
Nobody dares suggest any council
manic names--yet. You may be as
sured of one thing. There'll be a can
didate in each ward entirely acceptable
to the Stone Webster and other big
business interests. They don't cry
aloud from every street corner but
they have a very firm hand in the max
ing of every political pie. Dive under
the crust of politics, if you don't be
lieve it.
The ward Improvement clubs will be
nightly interested in councilmani(
nominations. They want, among othel
things, municipality owner water sys
tenn and cheaper improvements Ward
club members want eomcilmen, they
say, that don't have to be watched will
club all the time. Oh, yes, the ware
clubs will be on the political watcl
tower, and if they find it necessary
they'll jump down onto the firing
line.
II is safe to assume that the social
lists will have a nominee in every ward
The party socialists don't believe il
compromise or fusion with any Other
ticket whatsoever. The old time re
publican or democrat who always votee
'er straight at every election had moth
ing on the socialist party member il
that regard. A straight party vote
however, will not turn the trick in Ev
erett-yet. They must draw support
from voters who, while they may lool
with friendly eyes on the new politi
cal doctrine, are not yet Fundamentals
socialists. So great deal win depens
upon the individual strength of thei
party nominees.
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