The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-28

Twenty candidates are before
the people of Tacoma for the four
offices of councilmen In the recall
election next Tuesday.
The recall was started against
the present officials by the COM
mittee of fifteen appointed at a
mass meeting in the First Meth
odist church. The main complaint
of the citizens was against Roys
for his utter disregard of law and
his pandering to corporation and
saloon rule, but 1t was deemed
best to simply put all the com
missioners up for public approval.
Roys Is charged in short with
being the representative of the
Royal Arch and corporations and
untrue to his oath of office and
to the people and he admits It,.
He openly declares he has not en-
forced the laws and does not in
tend to.
Against him are +. III. Petit,
Clarence Parker, h. w. Jameson,
Jack Burnett and A. II. Barth.
Barth entered as socialist after
polling $500 votes for mayor.
1t Is a question whether Barth will
poll as many votes as before. He
is destined to get a good vote,
however.
Parker will also get slice of
the labor vote and he has many
friends who helped him last year
when he lacked but seven votes
of winning. Parker is feared by
the friends of Roys.
There seems to be a general
sentiment In the city that opposi-
tion to Roys should combine on
one man. Some Of this sentiment
apparently is rather crystalizing
around Petit. He was a horse
shoer and is strong with labor.
He became vice president of the
West Coast Wagon company and
at present the head of big busi-
ness covering the Northwest and
this is bringing business men TO
him.
Jameson has pretty good hold
in the North End and IL either
Petit or Parker were out OF 1t he
might cut a big figure. But much
of the strength that might go to
Jamieson Is lining up for these
1.-TWO.
Jack Burnett is running but he
Is not figure in the contest.
| Light and Water.
Nick Lawson, commissioner OF
light and water. is up for recall
on general grounds that he has
not made good. 1t is conceded
that Nick is all right out bossing
a piece of construction work. But
his appointments and inside rum
ming of the place has not given
satisfaction. His first act in
Throwing out City Electrician Lau-
zon. a competent man, and putting
in untried men. got him In bad.
These new men have not shown
the efficiency of the old. While
Lauzon in the last year did $780,
1000 in construction work with
|$35,000 for salaries the present
force has only done $122,000 and
lit cost $4,000 for salaries. Here
is over $4,000 loss in construc-
|tion in year.
Lawson too filled up his depart
ment with high priced inspectors
and assistants. from the ranks. of
his friends when there was little
for them to do. He permitted per-
sons to steal current at will In
the city without prosecution and
the whole management, It is
charged, has not been what the
people had right to expect.
Against him are James G..
Drake, B. ]. Weeks, D. E. Nc
Pherson. Mcpherson represents
1.-THE socialists and is not consid-
Iered a factor in the race. 1t looks
like close race between Weeks,
Drake and Lawson. Both Drake
and Weeks have had practical and
business experience. The old
lcitizens are rather inclined toward
Drake but Weeks is apparently
doing the most campaigning.
FreeIand May Win.
Ray Freeland, finance commits
sioner, is largely victim of cir
cumstances In this crisis. Even
the committee that got up the
charges against him did not want
Ito oust him, but thought it would
make it easier to get the petition
Iers IL they went out against all
of them. The real animus back
of the recall of Freeland came
from the saloons. because he voted
| for the anti-treat ordinance. His
resolution which stopped the prize
fight also incensed many persons.
The only real point made against
him in the charges filed was that
he was vascillating in hts official
Irecord.
Against Freeland are Frank
Lamborn, j. b. Cromwell. p. w.
Noble and r. A. b. Young. Noble
| Is a socialist, a tailor of South Ta-
coma. His candidacy is simply
| to show socialist strength and cuts
lno figure. The race seems to be
between Lamborn and Freeland.
! lLamborn is a printer. an old resi-
dent and former democratic
warhorse. being county chairman
the last few years. He was elect
| ed to the council once from the
Second ward. He will pull heavy
| in the North End and has the
Commercial club element pretty
lsolid.
| It promises to be pretty race
lbetween these two. Freeland's 4
strong hold comes from citizens
Iwho declare they want square
deal and they say Freeland has
mot done anything demanding hfs
limpeachment and diEgrace.
| Woods Situation.