The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-24
SEATrLFS
QUARANTINE HELL
and
STOCKADE HELL
ny DIR. r.. J. BROWN

- Hanson. the Mayor: How I Came
"a support Him. and What Tie
Advised Me 10 do About the Quar-.
antinc<i People.
II seems 10 me that fair measure
a Ole Hanson is shown In his rea.
"cn for asking the resignation Of
eovEe Listman.
The emblem OF this nation Is the
rhiem OF freedom. ono OF the
attest rights set forth in every
stltution Is that no persons shall
denied bail and that excessive
shall not be demanded. yet this
Hanson would defeat this insti.
pm Of right guaranteed by the
htitution.
ny man who would deny any one
or pronounce a man guilty and
3ntsh him before he Is tried. In far
worse and more dangcrods than the
y w. w.
have no sympathy with direct
oruon. but this bunk that Is being
substituted for law Is nothing short
- direct action. unless one wishes to
nhel lawicss action the law of the
md. and l am unwilling for any
IAN To dish out bogus Americanisrn
ler use: patriotism and punkism are
uoitc different In color. taste and tit.
When I first requested Mr.. Han
m 70 file for mayor. he asked me to
". but I had no desire to do SO.
Il looked like easy sailing for Mr..
Larson In the primaries until MIR.
nterhouse filed. bur when he filed.
tell YOU. II got on our nerves. A
1gh of relief came over us when we
Earned that Mr.. waterhouse was
inqualified Finally we got the pri-
UAry campaign under way. but had
ouble In getting workers who could
out ard talk at meetings
About this time Mr.. Bradford filed.
md We began to feel his power ev.
~ minute among the very people
Whoee support we were hopeful OF
&rRtttng
Hanson was an easy winner at the
/ urinary election. but II Was plain
HAT forces were at work that would
Dn1o la unless we could stop them
~ our last line OF trenches and bring
10 our reserves. II looked ass tho
Ne Bradford forces were going right
IN into Paris down there at the city
na1D. Hanson was nervous and fear.
0l Of Bradford. SO I brought up some
Aeavy artillery to make an attack on
~. Bradford's executive ability. and
Dlpo sent submarine to torpedo his
Teton In contending that city EN-
1Oyes tteamstersD should work more
han eight hours for a days work.
1lr. Hanson and talked the mat.
NJ over about what was going to
uoliSh- He sanctioned all my pub
uhed articles and made corrections
ND additions to most OF them.
nxd the bills.
nnHons support. I kept out Of
he1n good deal Hanson does not
pne out and speak his mind frank.
Never nj any time did he fail to
onctton the work was doing in his
npaign- We were together great
4 had been fortunate in inducing
Waterhousc committee to come
Hanson's support They were
~, loyal friends. but the only graf
nde shown them after election for
SGir good work was that ore Of
em--the chairman. I befieve--was
rferred 10 as big bum. while. as
matter Of fact. his character and
nifty are SO FAR superior TO po.lti-
ms OF the Hanson type that he Is
20 10 be mentioned In the same
nns.
There was a ieaflet gotten out
nut Mr.. Hanson ard his brother In.
~ being In a real estate deal with
me woman that cost US a lot of
les.
~ the very start many OF r.. ~
heal friends baked on Hanss.s. and
~ were good. substantial people.
One day three men came in 10 see
y. and said: Brown, when you
Urn that Hanson will not keep his
crd. and your friends are double
TOSSED. what are you going to dor
replied; Hanson has promised to
II uew blood At the head Of certain
Hpartrnents. and IL he does not keep
y promise, will expose him"
sAIl right: you will have It TO do.
HcAuse he has never kept one yet"
va one man.
On ore specific occasion. Hanson.
mile in my offices. said: We'll.
". Brown, II am elected. you have
Hnxle the mayor
I replied: II do not think have
i'd the mayor. but I have tried 10
\Fny best. And II you are elected.
4 1--WE ought TO 20 away for few
4 vss rest. as wish to talk with you
II put some appointments and
/ lngs.
WHanson then said: 'Dr. Brown,
do not need to go out Of town:
will sit right here in your office
4 organize the departments; but,
e, we must take care Of Tom Muir
Inc. He has been a good friend to
N do not want 10 run the town.
J" I said. but you have promised
people To clean the town up.
n. stock and barrel. and I want to
the people get square deal.
6ere il nothing that / want person.
y,'' said.
&.All right. let's go to Spokane aft.
election said Hanson.
This was about three days before
bctlon. Bradford was gaining 30
u on us that things looked bad.
v city health department was har-
Oning Hanson on every side. and
nile people seemed not to care for
tndford. particularly, they did not
em 10 have faith In Hanson. /
prked like a pillow horse until the
elton was closed, and then waited
the final returns. I was not sur.
bed at the comparatively small
1ority for Hanson In the final
tion, for. in spite Of all the effort,
knd been slipping. He won, but
Lfnains 10 be seen whether the
6ote won or lost by his election.