The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-29
Why Not
Vote or
OurJim?
BY THE EDITOR


One of my callers yesterday was blocky individ-
ual who glories in the name of Jim.
mutual friend of OURS brought Jim i'll. He
wanted us to meet. / was glad of the opportunity
because while l have written several editorial re-
garding Jim, | never had talked with him.
found, after half hours conversation, that
liked Jim better than | thought | should.
learned also that had been doing him an ai-
intentional aevong by blaming him in my o1cn mind
and once in editorial reference for harsh treat
men of employees.
You see, it is this way: inns last name is Nc
Neel y. He is Single and lumber manufacturer.
And lot of us Che tells me he finds them all over
the state) have confused him with E. J. NlcNeeley,
who also is Pierce county lumberman. They are
related neither by blood nor in a business way
We'll, f. J. isn't running for office, so let him
pass. But it happens that Jim is he wants to be
governor. Consequently the public is much inter-
esed in his labor record.
AS he told it to me, and as gathered it from 9TH
er sources, Jim has been fairdeang sort of
boss. In 20 years he has never had to defend
personal i'll jury suit. He has paid always the going
scale of wages and often better. He never hired
Japs or Chinese. He never has deducted hospital
or doctors fees from wages On the other hand, he
has paid hundreds of dollars out for such purposes
himself, has paid in full the wages of injured men
during the time they were off and has educated doz
ems of children not his own.
Jim has all the ear marks of Shrcacd, capable,
ambitious, Sqnare-Shooting business man, He is
card index sort of fello7o. He belieaeS in cffic-
iency and appears to knoao hOa0 to attain it,
Politically l suspect, Jim is considerable of
standpatter In fact do not recall that he denied
that impeachment
Well, | told Jim, as | have told all The Times
readers, that this papers first choice for governor
is Henry Mcbride l believe he possesses Jm's eff
fciency, honesty and business sense and that at the
same time he is progressive thinker
However, here is something that every voter must
remember If he wants his first choice to be counted
he MUST VOTE ALSO FOR A SECOND
CHOICE.
have studied the records of the eight republican
candidates rather closely and Jim does not suffer by
comparison with the others, excepting Mcbride.
So why shouldn't Tacomans give him that second
choice vote? 1t might not nominate him. but it
would be giving man who has worked his way
from mhand to high position in the community
fitting recognition And then again (you never
can tell about elections) it might nominate him. And
Tacoma ought not to object to supplying the candi-
dates for both big parties, ought it?
If for any reason you don't want to vote for Jim
for either first or second choice how about John G..
Lewis, of Aberdeen, the only other Southwest Wash
ngton candidate? Lewis is clean and capable too.
Either he or Jim would be far preferable to Sutton,
Lee, Hartley or the Others
Let 1t not be said that our Southeast Vashiueton
potentidlitieS are not 7atiom honor SAGE IN their o7on
district, to bnabhraSe and further e,uangle good
old political paragraph.
pote for Jim (or John for second choice.