Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-03-02
VOTE FOR OLE HANSON.

candidacy of Ole Hanson was unanimously
endorsed The Club also went on record
as appealing to the entire colored vote of
the city to vote for Mr.. Hanson next Tues
day and all because he promised the men,
bers of the election committee of the club,
eff elected | solemnly promise that all
classes of voters shall be given square
Ceal | will see to it that the mem
bers of the Civil Service Board live up
to the law The committee was convinced
that the ColOred voters and citizens of
the city need expect no more nor no less
than the white voters and citizens. Among
those present and endorsing Mr. Hanson's
candidacy were Andrew r. Black, presi-
dent Of the club; DR.. D. 7. Cardwell,
secretary; Rev. w. d. Carter, Dr. F. b.
Cooper, q. L. Woodson, B. F. Tut, Mr.
James, E. R. Chainey, Johnny Green, H.
Z. Clayton and others.
The members of the club remember how
badly colored folk have been treated by
the police force of the city under Mayor
Gill and realizing that Bradford was a
creature of union labor, they could not
how conditions could be as good I'M
der bradford. The colOred man asks and
expects no special favors from anyone
elected to office but he certainly expects
the same humane treatment as the white
man and that no one elected to office as
the creature of organized labor is able to
give and be true to his agreement. Per Sc
Bradford is splendid gentleman and is
perhaps as free of negrophobia as any
other living man, but per organized labor
so far as the colOred man is concerned
he is a most dangerous candidate.
No one can charge Cayton's Weekly as
advocating the election of Ole Hanson for
any selfish or sinister motive, for until the
results of the priamries had been made
known its editor had not the remotest idea
of supporting Mr.. Hanson and should Grit
fths, Murphy or Horn been nominated in
stead of Bradford the probabilities are
this paper would have supported such
candidate. 1t is opposing the election of
Jim Bradford for the same reasons that it
is opposing the election of Roland Cotterill
they are creatures of organized labor
and organized labor is and has always been
hostile to the uplift of the colored man
and it is therefore the religious duty of
every colored voter in the city to vote
against Bradford, Bolton and Roland Cot
terl.
Ole Hanson is perhaps no more I'M
friendly on general principles to organ
lied labor than Bradford, but he is not the
creature of that body and was bold enough to
say to that body even before the primaries
that if elected mayor he would be dictated to
Nv ITO CLASS OIL VOUofS- ldDOfofS
organized bankers
Let organized labor charge none Of the
dope herein up to Ole Hanson for he was
wholly nnawares as to what the attitude
Of this paper would be as to his candi-
dacy and perhaps was not interested in
what 1t would say on the mayoraty situa-
ton. We are writing in the interest of
the colored citizens of this city and not
particular in the interest of the election of
any political aspirant. TO ourselves we
first want to be true. Let the preachers
and prominent persons among the colored
citizens make special efforts to induce every
colored voter to 90 to the polls next Tues
day and vote against Bradford Bolton and
Coterill, the former because he is a crea-
tnre of organized labor and the later two
because they are union labor agitators and
work on the principle that colored persons
have no rights that they are bound to re-
spect or even desire to respect.
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