The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-02-10

FRIDAY, February TO- 1911
ICIANS
For the good of the city," Mayor Gill Twill bow
to the will of the majority and step down ana OUT OF
the office without making fight That is exceedingly
generous of Hiram and for that act OF generosity ne
No mistake will be made to give vote to IT, Norris
for one of the councimanc nominations lie Is one Oh
the heavy taxpayers the city and yet he is closely
identified with the laboring men, and il nominated ana
elected will watch with Jealous eye the nnanclal III
terest of the city.
should be made governor of the state.
Matt Piles brother to Senator Piles, is to succeed
Fred G. Harper collector of customs at Port
For few months he was member OF the ooaro Oh
control but was removed from office by Gov Hay Tor
eft is a fact said well-known member of the
city council that the garbage SYSTEM which Will soon
90 into effect has been hobby Of Councilman Murphy
for number Of years, and it is with great deal OF
satisfaction that he the system about completed
Kino Dvkeman and Everett Smith seem to have the
call on the two new judicial appointments IN case the
positions are created by the present legislature bon
are able and pansakng attorneys and will make spen
did judges.
George w billing takes office next Saturday morn
mo and at the same time Wappy will take to the woods
# is very very consderate of Col Blethen to con-
descend to bow to the will of the people providing the
election square.
etSeattle today stands before the world as plague
spot says Alden j. Blethen in the Times, "hcn was
Won hntSh
and for no other reason than because you run daily
newspaper in Seattle. The Col Alden j. Times is Che
worst plague any city ever contracted
# will be hard matter for the people to forget the
horrors of the last months campaign because Tor haV
length Of time the Times simply outdid It's ownselt IN
filthy villianous slush published IN us COLUMNS anu "1
is saying good deal
Farewell Hiram! Politically speaking, we hope you
will 90 off into space and may time cease to be before
you return
r r Williams who is of the sixty-eght candidates
for city councilman is making strong campaign IN all
ars Of the city and rapidly is gaining following that
will mt him in the first division Of the candidates when
tho votes are counted on the day Of the primaries Febru
arv Dist In fact his friends claim he is one OF the
STRONGEST if not the strongest man IN the race
Tn a recent speech Mr.. Williams claimed to be indie
nendent of all political factions chques ana corpora
tions paving his campaign expenses ana IL elec'e
will take the oath of office unhampered by any pohCca
nledees Mr. Williams has been a resident oil Seatte
for more than twentyseven years and his children no"
are attending the public schools He never has hed pup
lie Office either elective appomtlVe, ana caho1 o0
considered an oficeseeker for revenue only
At the last concmanic election Mr. W1llams Win
absolutely expense except printing hhlsheo 'loS
third in the race for councman-aarge and 1t was solely
- ~; own, influence and that of his friends that put HIM
co prominently in the race This in itself speaks volumes
for his chances in the present campaign and ms support
ers already are claiming his certain election by large
margin