The Candidate Who Defied the Union Label

Colonel Roland H. Hartley of Everett, who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor, is the only candidate in the state who has publicly refused to have the union label on his campaign printing. Col. Hartley’s attitude is regarded as daring by politicians, who have always conceded to the union demand for labeling their campaign printing. Hartley has issued a circular in which he sets forth his reasons for refusing to label his campaign literature with the union label. He says that he is not the candidate of any private organization, and regards the use of the union label as a cheap bid for the votes of the unions. Hartley is strongly opposed to closed shop principles, and while not an opponent of union labor, he is pretty strongly opposed to union agitators who seek to control workmen and employers alike in their own interests. The Everett candidate has the courage of his convictions, and says he would not be coerced into using the union label, even if the governorship were the price of his refusal.