Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-01-26
SEATTLE WASHINGTON SATURDAY, JAN. 2e, 1918


that few men possess and he always uses
it to the political preferment OF Ole Han
SON. He has often sought office, but has
only once been elected He can be termed
a political turn coat. which means that he
has taken up with all of the political fads
that he has net and he has friends among
item all. He has the money to make a
vigorous campaign, which will bring to his
rescue many Of the 'uncertain' voters Of
the city. He relies largely on the old Pro-
pressive party for support, and il he sue
"eeds in lining up the leaders for him, that
toe will give him a great many votes. He
supported Woodrow Wilson for president
and there being no Democrat seeking the
office of mayor of Seattle, Hanson expects
to fall heir to the Woodrow Wilson strength
of the city. Ones feeling to the contrary
Notwithstanding Ole Hanson will come dan
oerouslv close to being one of the mayoralty
nominees.
G.. j. France, with the exception of being
member Of the Municipal League, can not
be said to have any positive strength. We
have sought diligently since he entered the
race to find some excuse for him having
done so. but up to this time have not sue
ceeded in so doing. No one save few
business men seem to know the man and
where he will get more than corporal's
Guard for his supporters is more than we
have been able to figure out. And yet he
may succeed, as stranger things than that
have happened in politics. but his success
fnl candida cy for mayor is seriously
doubted.
Ralph HOrr seems to be a candidate with
strong following. He will have the al
most united support of the Young Mems Re-
publican Club, and likewise many of the old
line Republican leaders. It is very doubt
full if he has any great amount of strength
outside of the circles named above but
even with these only supporting him he
will be a most formidable candidate IF he
is nosed out of the nominating circle it
will be by the narrowest margin. He is
charged with being a political adventurer,
but that will not initiate against his can
d1dacy to any great extent. and with the
laroe number of willing workers in his be-
half as have registered at his headquarters
Ralph Horr has more than fighting chance
to 90 on the ticket for one of the finals
James b. Bradford doubtless entered the
race at the earnest solicitation of some of
the labor leaders of the city, but even that
does not mean that he will get the labor
vote. While he was corporation counsel he
dld MANY things that met the approval of
organized labor and he was beaten for re-
election because he had seemed to be over
Jealous in espousing the cause of organized
labor in the performance of his official du-
ties. He has reasons to believe that he
Will get the support Of some of the Pro-
gresslves and this added to his expected
labor vote he and Others who are support
ing him, have figured on will give him
place on the ticket as one of the mayoralty
nominees.
John F. Murphy, it is advocated. will
get the Catholic vote of the city and in adj
dltlon to that vote will get the support of
the Minute Men. which seems to be but
another name for the Catholic vote. IF
Murphy gets this vote and a few scatter
ing votes, arising from him having for four