The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-16
NY J. II. JUSTICE

for mayor L Know thut ma bccn
handed something heavy, l had a
feeling that the individual who made
the search for thu man who struck
nilly Patterson would have very lit
tie on mo.
And yet II looked like worth.
while Job, for after all the hard
jobs arc the beat. and theN In leH
competition. And besides, ] thought
saw an opportunity 20 render
real service without much expense.
And In this day when servlcc II low
and expense high. did n9t want 10
pass up chance like this.
First | had IN mind the stirring
up OF the people on the coming
municipal election. II Is two months
earlier this year In thv second
place Il seemed 20 mo II would ha
IA good time 20 look over some eandl'
dates when every one was IN =
good humor and our visions char.
Third. | hoped 10 get before the
public two or three names that
would be worth considering before
primary time.
And sim had in mind a bigger
thing. In the old days IL was the
custom TO so into the back room OF
saloon and pick out candidates for
office and hand the names 10 the
people thru the ward bosses. Then
later Il came 10 be the habit for
few men 10 get around a directors
tahhe. lock the door. and select
candidates for both sides. and pass
them along thru the proper chan.
nela.
Since the coming Of the
7 primary II has got down To
where the man with the most
/, money 20 spend, or with the
Z best control on the publicity
j machinery. Is usually the ons
/ we get. | had an id~a that there
ought to be way 10 select our
1 candidates for the primary out
| In the open. and Ia thr day.
/ light. And while tho method
/ have been trying out may be
I rather crude. II l. the first step
I In an effort TO start a new
style.
I Nearly every one. save possibly
Mayor Brown. knows that tho daya
Of ttv old machine have passed
Today II man should buy n model
OF 1899 and drive downtown In Il
he would got tho laugh. Hut the
trouble with the new model In pol,
l,lca il that Il has not been perfect.
ed or standardized.
knew my motives would be mis-.
judged. at least misunderstood. But
that Is a small matter 10 worry
about Then feared that l should
make some enemies. but had the
hope that maybe could make
vnough friends 10 balance the books.
( And l felt surr that ! should have
an opportunity for look az some
I things tina, otherwise should not
I be permitted 10 see.
Neither the editor Of The Star
nor had any particular man
In view. Hut we did decide upon
type. lie must be honest,
clean, able. fire. from machine
methods; with an understanding
Of present day municipal prob.
lens, and hc must be able 10
win. To this add plenty Of back
bone. and for campaign pur.
posep, not a Iittl. Jawbone, and
you hayr In n general way the
type.
spent about II week scouting
around before anything was said. I
saw and heard a good many things
that would be out Of place here.
got interviews that have not been
printed. and will not BE-, had
some insight into tho gait we arc
going. and / had a feeling that
Seattle was entitled 10 n better deal.
Then I began my interview for
publication. Many Of these have been
given you. Whenever a name has
been suggested for mayor. " II
seemed ut all fitting. Il haa been
published. A name would b put up
and I would watch for the reaction.
In many cases there was none. In
others II was spaEmodic. And In a
few cases the reaction was system.
attic. occurring and Recurring day.
by day. Wherever II seemed worth.
while have visited those whose
names have been proposed. Have
endeayorcd TO Est n limo on such
ones. and in Homo cases have asked
them TO mako the race. OF course,
in this going up and down have
picked up much Information and
gained many side lights which will
be of value in reaching conclusions.
have tried at ali times TO keep my
mind open and free from bias or
prejudice.
You will recall that at the outset
did not promise or undertake TO
name or nominate candidate. /
only agreed TO try 10 locate the man
who would make good candidate.
and who would make a good run.
ann giving below list Of the names
Of ali. or nearly all. Of those who
have been suggested 10 date.
a. n. Lundin. Oliver 7. Erick.
son, r. l.. Blaine. Edwin j.
Brown, George y. LAmping. W.
L. Rhodes. Laurence Colman, G.
u. Fitzgerald. Carl Cgoson, Dr.
J. b. E.agleson. Clint w. Lee. DR..
NJ. a. Matthews, James a.
Haight. Judge Thomas Burke, u.
T.. Frederick, Corwln s. Shank,
j. Y. c. Kellogg, Edgar C. Sny-
der. Walter G. Beals. worrell
Wilson, w A. Irwin. Or. Walter
Kleton, Moritz Thomson, T. J. l..
Kennedy. d. r. Skinner and Ma.
than Ekstein.
According TO my list these are all
Of the names that have been mon.
toned in The Star. The last three
Of these have declined 10 consider
making the race. OF the remainder,
two names have seemed to work 10
the top Of the list, coming back OF