ther ▁Party ▁as ▁" f air ly ▁ben ign " ▁despite ▁some ▁" f air ly ▁out rage ous ▁statements " ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁elsewhere , ▁and ▁refused ▁active ▁co operation . ▁While ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁prevent ▁A TF ▁from ▁going ▁in ▁on ▁their ▁own , ▁he ▁made ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁if ▁such ▁a ▁ra id ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁st aged ▁in ▁Seattle ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁police ▁were ▁called ▁in ▁as ▁backup , ▁they ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁" det erm ine ▁who ▁the ▁ag gress ors ▁are ." ▁The ▁A TF ▁can ce led ▁the ▁ra id . ▁ ▁Seattle ▁in ▁this ▁era ▁saw ▁a ▁good ▁bit ▁of ▁political ▁violence . ▁Short ly ▁before ▁U hl man ▁took ▁office , ▁Ed win ▁T . ▁Pr att ▁was ▁murder ed . ▁Seattle ▁was ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁bomb ings ▁by ▁fa ctions ▁of ▁the ▁SD S ▁and ▁by ▁Black ▁Power ▁groups , ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁it ▁had ▁the ▁highest ▁per ▁cap ita ▁level ▁of ▁bomb s ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁According ▁to ▁U hl man , ▁the ▁bomb ings ▁ended ▁after ▁Seattle ▁police ▁shot ▁a ▁black ▁man ▁named ▁Larry ▁Ward ▁in ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁setting ▁a ▁bomb ▁and ▁U hl man ▁made ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁bom bers ▁would ▁be ▁met ▁with ▁dead ly ▁force . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁U hl man ▁was ▁narrow ly ▁re elect ed ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 9 7 , 1 1 5 - 9 1 , 8 4