The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-05

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w. w. Seymour was nominated
to catch the women vote. He was
picked because he was personally
'reputed to be a nice man."
When the interests want to put
one over on the people they always
pick a popular idol or a mice
man" to be the figurehead. When
the saloon is seeking to win it
does not put up tramp" but the
|cleanest man it can find who will
serve it. And the saloon and
special interest factions in Taco
ma nominated w. w. Seymour.
They Immediately stepped into the
background after starting a num-
ber of workers to shouting clean
man" and they expected the
preachers and women to do the
rest.
Women Deceived.
Thousands of women were de-
.ceived by the trick, being new
at the political game. But not
enough were fooled to win the
eleCtlOn 1Of seymour.
OF the S,GG5 votes cast for Sey-
mour not more than 5000 of them
we're cast by men. At every poll
ing place women who were blinded
to the real issues in the campaign
by looking at the mice man" can
didate worked all day yesterday
almost tearfully begging the wom-
en- in the precincts to vote for
Seymour because he is a nice
man."
Women Were Sold Out.
And now the figures of the efec-
ton tell the story that the women
were sold out. They show that w.
w. Seymour, posing as the moral
candidate" was backed by the sa-
looms as had been repeatedly stat
ed In the Times.
He carried a majority OF the
slum precincts. He won IN all
the wards where the slums and
the aristocrats rule, and in several
wards where the great middle
class live enough women were de-
ceived to give him a majority.
He carried the seven slum pre-
cincts in the Third ward over
Fawcett by 432 to 375.
Sandberg Precinct.
In the second precinct, which is
notorious because of saloon dom
ination, Seymour carried 61 to
40. In the sixteenth precinct,
which is now the tenderloln pre-
cinct, and includes the Kentucky
hotel of Pete Sandberg, to which
his brothel women flew when they
were routed from the Globe and
Standard hotel, Seymour carried it
against Fawcett 40 to Sc. In the
third precinct, taking in many of
the saloons in the Third ward,
Seymour carried SS to &c. In the
sixth precinct, which takes in the
line of doggeries down toward the
depot, Seymour had it over Faw-
cett by 70 to &c.
He carried the slum precinct of
the Fourth ward, taking in the
notorious Garfield hotel. He was
the saloon candidate and it show
ed plainly not only in the work
in the saloons before the election
but it is demonstrated in the cleo
ton figures.
And the saloon never makes
mistakes in politics in a battle of
this kind.
Subsidized Press.
These facts are certain to turn
the tide against the special inter-
est candidate and the people will
now see why the tremendous cam
paign was made by the subsidized
press which scattered free papers
all over town for days before the
election full of misstatements and
deceptive arguments, to mislead
the new voters who never before
have been up against these Inn
moral and self-seeking political
forces in Tacoma.
Seymour carried the First, Sec
ond, Third, Seventh and Eighth
wards of Tacoma.
The Third was given him by the
slums, the First and Second by the
aristocratS back of the specfaI In