Monday, April 22, 2002 Election   Before the last voting, it was announced that write-in candidates' names did not have to be spelled correctly. I wondered if someone wrote in Thomas Murphy, would it count for Beverly O'Neill? After all, they are both Irish names. Little did I guess how close this facetious remark would be to the truth until I read in the Press-Telegram that the city clerk accepted a write-in for "Beverly Kelly" as a vote for O'Neill! I can hardly believe this was the intent of the "not correct spelling" law. Does this mean the voter only has to get the first name right? With this kind of interpretation, if Norm Ryan runs as a write-in candidate in June, I wonder what the clerk will do with such write-in names as "Beverly Ryan" or "Norm O'Neill?" Ann Cantrell Long Beach   I think any conscientious citizen should be repulsed by the Wednesday morning (April 10) headline in the Press-Telegram. ("O'Neill, Baker headed for mayor showdown"). In Beverly O'Neill's running a write-in campaign, we see a shameless misinterpretation of the will of the voters. The law was created to limit those elected to two terms. O'Neill, however, explains our intentions in her own terms with this: The law was written to keep unpopular mayors from running, not me. She came in first place with 11,032 votes. Dan Baker, head of the "I knew nothing of my treasurer sending out a despicable hit piece about Ray Grabinski, and oh, please vote for me campaign," is the runner-up with just 9,628 votes. Norm Ryan had only a fraction of his opponents' money, but he didn't trample the will of the people. He didn't play dirty politics. Yet he came in a close third with more than 8,909 votes. As a citizen, I'm offended. Norm, when you read this, please consider running a write-in campaign. The people of this city, Norm Ryan included, deserve better! Ernie Brandt Long Beach