The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-02
ANOTHER WITNESS.
HE Partner. Mr.. Rases. was Present
and Heard II. and He Alec was
OGered . Nominasiss BY the Dis
penser Of omees. ,. n. Lewis.

Fred. H. Peterson's statement that
he was urged 70 accept the nomination
Tor probate Judge on the Democratic
ticket. after il had been conferred on L.
C. Gilman. wss substantiated yesterday
by Mr. v. II. Faben. Mr.. Peterson's
law partner. In reply to 4 request for
a statement, Mr.. Faben said: The
account published in the Pcsr-IsTEIIi-
cEscEn is practically correct. and as far
~ can remember, the conversation
used was the same As reported Lewis
came into our Office Wednesday
and wanted TO see Peterson They
went into a private room and held a
council Of war. and pretty soon was
called in. When joined them ]
found that Lewis was urging Peterson
to accept the nomination for probate
judge Lewis was very much in earn
est and was using his most persuasive
arguments. He said that Gilman
could not take the office, Is they had
some business in the probate court
You know Lewis is in the habit Of
talking about the great business he IS
doing, ard he continued in that strain
some time. While tryiag 10 get Peter
son to consider the proposition. he
turned toward me and said. Say. Fa-
ben, you ought to 60 into the
convention, too. IN fix il up
10 get you on Tor representative in the
territorial council. Uncle Joe Foster
is going TO decline the nomination
and can Fix il for you. Possibly he
thought by offering ME sweet morsel
he could get my help in influencing
Peterson. ! told him that neither OF
US would accept any Office. We
simply wanted 10 practice Law and
wouldn't do anything else. told
him also that several months ago
Peterson ami | agreed among our
selves that neither of US should mix
up in politics, at least to the extent of
running for Office. A committee
waited on US before the convention
and we told them the same thing.
Finally, all arguments failing. Lewis
left after exacting a promise from
Peterson to consider the matter, which
be gave to get rid OF him.
cocHRASE's HAND SHOWED.
while | was in the room not word
was said about Cochrane protesting
such a high regard and all that sort OF
thing, hut | don't doubt il was said
before | went in, as Peterson states.
At the same time Peterson and |
we're both impressed with the con-
viction that Lewis was an emissarv
from Cochrane. There is not word
of truth in LewiS's statement that
Peterson was disappointed because he
did not get nomination for justice
of the peace. According TO an agree
ment neither of US could accept
an office and neither wants one. The
statement that be wanted the petty
Office OF justice OF the peace is too
ridiculous TO mention. Lewis and
Cochrane simply wanted To get Peter
sons support for the ticket and were
willing TO make Gilman step down
and out to effect il.
Mr. Peterson was out of town yes
terday and consequently could not add
his denial that he wanted an office, 10
that OF Mr.. Faben.
EASY TO sIFT THE TRUTH.
A Democratic politician who over
heard Mr.. Faben's statement, re-
marked: Mr.. Lewis tried TO turn the
matter of his alleged offer to Mr..
Peterson into a question of veracity
between Peterson and himself. Now.
with Mr.. Faben's testimony added TO
Mr.. Peterson's, there will not be much
trouble 10 sift the truth. Mark my
word. Bill Cochrane was frightened at
the outspoken opposition of Peterson
and many other honest Democrats,
and although il must have gone
against his grain terribly, he felt
Obliged TO offer Peterson something,
to secure his influence to save the
ticket from ignominious defeat. I'm
glad Fred was man enough to refuse
10 be soft-soaped. y