The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-11-10

| Russell, Dem. ................... lIZ
Utne, Soc Observation-Disclosures 222
Wow! Wow! Wow! Three times just
like that! 1t is doubtful if any previous
city election ever carried as many thrills
as the one of Tuesday. One man we
overheard express the councilmanic re-
suit as ''the greatest aggregation of po-
litical freaks ever gathered together
under one tent" OF course, he was
cynical, but it was interesting the way
the free and untrammeed voter voted
for whoever he darned pleased without
asking the consent of any other voter on
earth. Republican mayor, democratic
city attorney, republican treasurer, three
socialist, three republican and one demo-
cratic councilmen. If that isn't scramb-
ling em some politically!
Much speculation is rife as to what
would have happened if this candidate
or that candidate hadn't been in the
race and the fellow who always hollers
''what did l tell you" is throwing out
his chest yet. But the after election
prognosticators are always with us and
nobody pays much attention to them
except to grin and look foolish.
The one great, big fact that has at
last loomed large on the political horizon
is that the meek and lowly (?) follow
ers of Gene Debs are going to nave a
hand in the future making of political
pies in old Everett. In fact, in 1912 they
may make the whole pie. And two
thousand grinning voters are actually
saying out loud that they're glad of it,
And two thousand more of us unregen-
Grated are secretly wondering if the pie
wouldn't taste better if they did.
Ben Sherwood is asking himself "why,
oh why, did I ever write that opinion
to the colonel anent the union label ?"
and Jesse Davis answers, "Sure, /
know so I could be elected city attor-
ney."
"Jaxtheimer "vindicated" his "indus-
trial career" by pulling out in the Sixth
ward, thanks to the heavy silk stocking
vote and the further fact that his op-
position was split into two camps. He
laughs best who laughs last and the
statesman from the Sixth is entitled to
his little grin at present.
The tuneful setting to this political
cast will be held at an early date in
John McKee's office and the Down and
Out club will officiate. What a noted
lineup will kneel before the Most High
Potentate of the club to receive the
initiatory rites. Let's see. First, Col,
onely Hartley Then his now hated foe
but soon be brother, Benny Sherwood,
Then of less illustrious fame but equal
qualifications for membership will come
Johnny Mack, Charley Smouth, Rev.
Bardon, Doe Hedges, Joe Phillips. Some
body said that Chief Kraby and Chief
Taro We're tentative candidates but we
should only whisper that. The cards
are not all out yet and both gentlemen
may have aces up their sleeves. But it
will be high revel in the aforesaid ID.
and o. club when the big initiation
comes off. Somebody said something
about the Oriental degree, too.
How did the women voter H'm!
Well, just about like the men did-as
they darned please 1t didn't seem to
take them any longer to mark their
ballots than it did the men and election
officials say that spoiled ballots We're
remarkably few. Evidently the sisters
did some prediction studying up and
to good purpose. The most of them
voted that had registered and made very
little fuss about it. Equal suffrage is
working out very nicely, thank you;
that is, everybody admits it that sup
ported the winning candidates.
The amendments were buried under.
No fallen Roman gladiator ever got a
more cruel thumbs down" than did
those poor little amendments born mid
mental stress and struggle of our dying
administration. No flowers, no music.
The water proposition carried hand
somely as was expected. Stone Webster
interests were emphatically told what
the people thought of them.
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