The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-07
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N any capacity, and i am not di.
rcciiy or Indirectly in tho pay OF
any such organization. Tho only
connection ever had had was four
or five years ago when I was pub
ilcl,y agent for the Empioycrs as
soclsiion. Tha, employment. was
Just a. legitimate ~ tho editor Of
my Newspaper and ceased when the
association was reorganixed.
90 Tho Washington State Week.
y IA not supported by tho power
trust. by any power company or
organization or any organization q
employers. It's policy aud views
are entirely controlled by me.
% am opposfd 10 municipal
Ownership. tho direct primary. the
Initiative and referendum and non.
rartiaanship In politics for the rea.
son that I believe ali these things
20 bc detrimental 10 tho public In.
fcrest and arc tho direct and basic
cause OF high taxes. do not now
and never have been ''rubeidircd"
by any individual. group. organiza.
ton or interest 10 control my vIows
or for any other purpose"
JAY IND0RsEs
ELMER CONNER
Quite an affidavit. jay, and Tho
Star Is glad 10 print Il for you.
Let's see. now. what II was your
paper said about the campaign. oh.
yes:
-. Erickson propaganda has
been an expensive thing for tho tax
payers and his attempt 10 shift tho
responsibility for the failure OF mu
nicipnl ownership received a Just re-
huks az the hands Of tho voters. Tho
fact that Brown led tho ticket IN the
primary election was not duo 10 his
advocacy Of municipal ownership.
nor does Il indicate approval OF his
administration by a majority OF the
voters. Brown received tho solid
vote OF tho open town advocates
and tho real fight has Just started"
We suppose. jay, that II is be-
cause Elmer r. Conner stands for
all these things that you say you
arc for personally that you staunchly
indorso him over william Hickman
Moore for tho thrce.ycar term for
council. in that same article. Well,
every mans entitled TO his opinion.
OF course.
And next on the pile7
A statement from Al Lundin on
the matter OF The Stars story about
Jay Thomas paper indorsing him.
Just az we thought lie charges
that the thing Is a frnmeup by Doc
Brown and George Russell TO dis.
credit his candidacy. and then goes
ON 10 llken Doc Brown and Doc
Cook.
Rather jumping at conclusions.
Wen shoot that statement out 10 BIO
printed elsewhere.
Hello. Sure. come In, Doc. It's a
fine day. isn't II?
Now. wait a minutol Don't try TO
tell US that you had anything to do
with tho climate. You can't make
any votes here.
Doc, we understand that a lot
OF your precinct workers have
been spreading the word that
The Star. alilio keeping middle.
of.thc.road course In the mayor
nifty fight. Is leaning toward you.
That isn't true. mayor. As we
told you thru The Star the other
day. and rs well tell you here
now, wo don't believe you're tho
type Of man The star can con
sciepiiousiy support And We
don't believe that Al Lundln Is
the type OF man we Gun support.
So we're keeping off, We're
digging M MI the facts about
both Of YOU that we can for tho
voters. and wen let them decide
But don't You let your workers
spread the word that The Star
leans toward you. Because II
doesn't Telephone, lust