Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-03-01
Here and There in Tacoma
By Corey Moe

ton to the LOCO vote plurality
which l received over my nearest
opponent, there were approxim-
ately $500 votes cast for two 9TH
er candidates for the mayorship.
The total vote for Paul A. Olson,
when combined with the votes for
the two candidates who were not
nominated, roughly approximates
almost SOC of the total vote cast
in the mayors race. By strong
majority, therefore, the voters of
the city of Tacoma indicated their
desire to place new men in the CT
ty government. This is further
born out by the fact that another
encumbant commissioner did not
succeed in his desire to be renom-
mated.
Before discussing with you
some of the problems, policies,
and programs for the City of Ia
coma, with which I will be con-
cerned if I am elected mayor on
March 18th, I want to say another
word to those who gave me such
splendid support, not only at the
polls but during the several weeks
of the primary campaign. AS l
said in my closing talk before
Tuesdays election, it is not enough
to express my sincere thanks and
appreciation for your tireless ef-
forts. l reiterate that if we are
successful on March 18th, l will
call upon all of the energy, ability,
and intelligence which l possess
to the end that will represent you
as Mayor of Tacoma in a fashion
that will not only guarantee you
will never regret the help you
have given but even more. will
make you proud of the part you
performed in making my election
possible. Every supporter, every
person who cast a vote for me at
Tuesdays election booths is a
partner and associate of mine in
this determined campaign to pro-
vide Tacoma with fresh, determln-
ed, wide awake leadership during
the next four crucial and import
ant years in this city's history.
With the same resolve, with even
greater activity. with renewed en-
thusiasm, all centering around
the desire to achieve this result,
all of us during the next II days
must and will carry on to victory
ON March 18th.
During the last or years,
as l have been dividing my time
between Tacoma and the national
capitol, it has been my good for
tune to acquire invaluable exper-
fence in dealing with matters not
only directly affecting the city of
Tacoma, but experience in hand
ling almost every type of question
and project related to the overall
development of this city as well
as directly bearing on the welfare
of untold hundreds of business en-
terprises. In this latter group,
could mention the hundreds of oc-
cas.ons when l have been able to
furnish advice and information,
not only 10 various officials in the
city government, government Off
Gals, but to school board men,
bers, park board members, water
district officials. as well as to
trade union officers and business
men in connection with the Fed
eral government. During the last
four or five years, all of them
crowded with responsibility in
connection with expediting favor
able action on projects involving
housing, both public and private,
roads, streets, bridges, sewers, to
which must be added problems
centering around man-power, pri-
critics, regulations, surplus prop
erty disposal, and many many
others. In asking your support,
as a nominee for the Mayorship
of Tacoma, l am asking you to
shoulder me with responsibility to
fioht for tho ohiectiveS which