The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-07-26
A. J. SPLAWN
IS CANDIDATE
Thinks He Can Improve on the
Way Things Are Being Run
In North Yakima
WANTS w. H. REDMAN FOR
ONE OF COMMISSIONERS
Labor Trades Council Will In
dorse a Candidate Wit h t
Waiting for Local Unions to
Act-Have Not Picked Man

1nasmuch as the Herald was the
hrst to mention the name OF A. j.
Splawn as candidate for the posi-
ton Of mayor of North Yakima under
the commission form of government,
it takes great pleasure in being able
to announce for the first time posi-
lively that he has consented to run.
This was brought out in an interview
Saturday afternoon when, in response
10 q question, Mr.. Splawn said: yes,
am going to run" This is the way
Mr.. Splawn does business. He is a
man of few words. That brief state
ment leaves no doubt as to his inten-
tons
MI Splawn went on to give some
further information in regard to his
candidacy. He had come in from his
ranch on the Cowche twelve miles
from the city for the purpose of de-
Gliding the question Saturday. He
stated that during the preceding four
or five days he had been in receipt
of numerous telephone messages ask
Ing him whether or not he was going
to be candidate, but that he had
refused to decide positively until after
he had come to town and had con-
fsrred with number of his friends.
1t will be remem bered that the
name of Villa m Fl. Redman had
been mentioned as candidate for
the mayoralty, and that was one of
the things that Mr.. Splawn wanted to
know about. Messrs. Redman and
Snl baH
told each other, as they hal told each
others friends before, that neither
would be a candidate against one an
other. The nit was that Mr.. Splawn
saw his way clear TO being a candi-
date. He said that if Mr.. Redmau
would accept he nomination for pub
lie utilities comm ssionership, that he
would make the run for mayor, pro-
vidng another good man could be
secured for the second commission
err. That was "a tisfa ctory all around,
80 both men are now candidates
Mr.. SpIawn has host OF friends
not only In North Yakima and Yak
ina county. but throughout the Pa
cifc northwest He has ben engaged
in many big undertakings during his
residence in this part of the country
for more than half century,
The health of the inha bitants of
North Yakima is the first thing to be
considered said Mr.. Splawn, land in
order to have that ther must be suit
able drainage. AS it is now, water
comes right up into the cellars"
There had been question raised as
to the eligibility of Mr. Splawn to
become candidate, Notwithstanding
that he has a home on South Elev-
enth avenue. wher he spends nine or
ten months OF the year That point
has been passed upon by the best
legal talent in the city and Mr.
Splawn announced that he will regis
ter Monday, after which he will go
back to his ranch for awhile. The
state statutes provide that it is only
necessary for person otherwise
qualified to have ben resident OF the
county 30 days, and of the precinct
so days, so there will be no doubt in
regard TO the question by August %,
the date of the primaries.
Mr.. Splawn stated that If elected
mayor it would be one of his duties
to know where the money was going
that was being spent by the city
There is large and growing mIlnici-
pal Indebtedness, and he would not
favor the expenditure of public
money. except for Improvements
actually necessary. and that he would
not favor spending money for display.
Candidates Are Many
Candidates for mayor and commits
sicners under the commission form Of
government, voted for and Adopted
by big majority July II, are hume
erous They vary in character, how
ever from those who are aVoWcu N
their desires to hold the position
down to those who say that they are
IN recntive condition. and that the
neminat on must he hande5 10 them,
or 10 an ecen more coy kind, those
who say that they absolutely refuse
to consider the matter.
William ii. Redman
The name of William II. r Imam
has been mentioned so frequently as a
candidate for the position Of mayor,
that he was Interview cd for the pur-