Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-09-10

TN the long list of candidates the Republican nomns
i tion for sheriff of King County the name of Arch
Hutcheson admittedly stands the top Friends of othe
candidates that Hutchinson took the lead at the stan
of the campaign and has made steady gains since.
There is nothing surprising in this fact since Arch
Hutchinson has long been recognized by everyone and
pecally by Sheriff Matt Sarwch for the great value
his personal services to the sherfs office and the peop
of the county. He has been deputy in the Office for tn
past 16 years and has had experience in every line of
duties.
For the past six years. with the title of under sheriff
he has been the administrative head of the office the bus
manager and in this capacity has handled office
fairs in such way to the county nearly half
million dollars By the application of sound bushes
methods he has cut the office expense to $4,000 les
than il in the year before he took hold while the
of the Office in the period, have been il
creased so per cent BY changing the system Of feedn
prisoners in the county jail and stockade he cut out I'll
heavy expense that county taxpayers had been caryn
and made the boarding Of prisoners of aetua
profit to the county.
The value of Archie fEutchesons work in handling tn
Office has long been well known to all other public official
the lawyers taxpayers and citizens who have done bus
with the civil department of the Office But perha
it not so we'll known that Hutcheson at all times h
been Sheriff Starwichs closest adviser and most ruste
aide in all criminal cases and in the important work
maintaining good order throughout the county.
The most recent disclosure Of this was in the Gain
the clues that all other officers had dropped WORTHLESS
and in his way worked out all the details of the erin
Just they aferward by evidence in the tra
Sheriff Starwch himself gave Hutchinson full cred
for this well for all his other splendid services
the Office. When Hutchinson decided TO become a cand
date for sheriff to succeed Sarwch the latter at
wrote him letter Of congratuation in which, among oth
things, he said:
"Your work in the Gaines case, in the face of pu
shed declarations in the newspapers by Captain of
tectves Tenant and Prosecutor Colvn, that they ha
fully Investigated the that Gaines innocent
far they concerned the at end an
that any further investigation by you chea
political is best answered by the verdict by the jul
of twelve King County citizens"
Prosecuting Attorney Colvn gave less cords
praise to Hutchinson in statement published after Il
Gaines trial ended, wherein he said
Looking back the evidence uncovered, Il
scores upon scores of witnesses interviewed can pic
those devoted county servants who bore the brunt
the long hours and the terrific labor of the investigation
These officers were in the order of their services Sher
Matt Sarwich and his under sheriff. Archie Hutcheso
the whee-horse of the whole cas-"
In his letter to Hutchinson and in statements to II
press, Sheriff Starwich recent, said "a taxpay,
and citizen of King County, deputy sheriff for
years and sheriff for six years, sincerely hope that q
people realize Archie Huchesons merits and ability
do"