Astute Public Eye readers in the capital city will be well-acquainted with capitalist extraordinaire John Asfar. He's the president and chief executive officer of Traveller's Inn Inc. - the man whose casino proposal was thwarted by Mayor Alan Lowe and Victoria's city council. Well, rumours have been circulating for weeks (if not months) that Mr. Asfar has been searching for a means of defeating Mr. Lowe. And now, in an interview with Public Eye, Victoria Civic Electors mayoral candidate and socialist politician Ben Isitt confirmed his office received a letter from Mr. Asfar last week, offering to donate to his campaign. Mr. Isitt says his campaign manager Morgan Stewart telephoned Mr. Asfar and told the hotelier he could donate up to $1,000 to the campaign. But that contribution has yet to be made, said Mr. Isitt. Mr. Asfar is presently suing the city for voting down his casino proposal.