The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-15

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and even In 1917 after the Northern
bank failure. Hanson went to olym-
pAa last year. as private citizen.
spending his own money to meet
the expenses. and worked for the
passage OF this bill.
Feeling Of Kinship
The candidate addressed the Green
Isakers and later n meeting At the
Linco,n high school with . fesling
Of kinship.
In the is years that Hanson has
lived hero. he had become known ~
one OF tho strongest campaisusrs In
Attic. Never before has he run
\ Tor city office. yet In every munica-
ral election. Ole Hanson had i'd
dressed meetings In the North End.
sometimes we won" he told his
audiences last night MANY times
we lost. But always have the rest-
dents north OF the canal voted right
when the returns would come In
on election night. and the forces OF
vice and corruption APPEARED 70
have controlled. always Ne knew
that the election was not settled un-
II, the votes OF the citixens Of Green
Lake. OF the university. Of Ballard.
had been completed For here. ~ In
other sections OF the cities. whore
men and women raised families. We
knew the votes would b for the
hons. for the family. for dscsncy.
against rottenneas. AgAinss ocrrup-
ton. We knsw that whsrs msn
and women lived and raisad ehit
dren. they dyd not want he govern
mont Of the United etAtss - oeme
In and tall them that shs1T Gcno
~ not visit them; that their dty
VI too nishy fer The Soldiers u vtn11
Fer Decens CIV
Il want 70 make this city nfx
safe against vice. @1e against WON
an siuggerx. not merely for the sol
diers. but for the $50 900 people OF
Geastis IL months In the year"
Hanson. reviewing the fight for
municipal ownership Of public uai-
ties. declared that within five years
cooking and heating In Seattle would
b done by electricity because the
skagit river power sits. II properly
developed. would make y cheaper
than coal
He declared against Unnecessary
street OF other improvements. sEpe-
cialiy during the war when unen. ma
teriais. and money are needed BY
the government He declared
against setition. reviewed his sup
port Of labor and labor measures
consistently for IS years. covering
in this state. among other things, the
elght-hour law for women. the
eight.hour law for miners. the mini
mum wage law. the mothers' pan
sion law, the doubie-platoon. and
many others.
II have always voted and cam
paigned for the things which b.
Iicved were right. for the things
that believed would make humani-
~ a little better and happier" I'D
Hanson. land I shall continue to DO
so. always acted freely. and when
I am mayor, no Newspaper. traction
boss. banker. or so-caIled labor lead
~ will dictate to me. There will b
special privileges to none. ask for
a square deal. / shall give a square
deai."
Referring to the opposition OF
James r. McElroy TO his candidacy.
Hanson said IL was natural. because
McElroy was one Of the three own
ers Of the Meadows race track. south
Of Georgetown. and Hanson was the
ran who fathered and passed the
nti-race track gambling bill In the
legislature.
Horse race gambling" said Han
SOL, made thieves OF men and worse
II women. We all heard Of those
tragic cases. and am proud to have
put that law thru