Word: harlin
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...promised, if elected, to "unhinge the door" to the office so that the public could walk freely in upon him. Last week Mr. Dore, a stocky, florid criminal lawyer, got a chance to make good his promise when the citizens of Seattle chose him for Mayor over Robert H. Harlin, incumbent, by a record-breaking majority vote. Born & bred in Massachusetts, Mayor-elect Dore went West 20 years ago, learned his law by lamplight while reporting police news for Seattle newspapers. Clever, sarcastic, affable, he has made a reputation as one of the smartest defense attorneys in the Northwest. Married...
With Edwards out, the City Council proceeded to choose its little presiding officer, Robert Harlin, to be Mayor of Seattle until the next election. Bom in England, Mayor Harlin sorted coal there in his youth, later served for years as president of the United Mine Workers of Washington State...