, 1890-01-23
FROM THE SEAT OFWAR
A Srokaneite Returns From the
National Capital-lnteresting
Political Gossip.
The Inside History of State and
Local Appointments-How
They Were Made

called home on account OF l'hileN'
in his family, and will remain
Mr.. Carrere was seen by u RE-
VIEW reporter yesterday, and was
asked IL he could say anything con
cerning the appointments for TINS
state TINT would prove of interest
"Wcll,n he said, "thcre is nhso-
lutte harmony I'm the delegation
The matter of looking after the
postoi'lce department IL lett almost
entirely with Congressman WILSON,
The judgcshlp, attorucyship, mar
shal, land officers, etc, are regar'ieu
rs senatorial patronage,
THE JUDGESI1iP,
"Thc first thing the delegation
tried to get for Spokane Falls was
the United States judgeship. The
entire delegation endorsed :. G..
Hyde for the place, and then called
ON the president aad asked him To
make the appointment. Although
the president did not refuse 20
make the appointment, Mr.. Hyde
voluntarily Withdrew his name.
am not at liberty to say why Inc did
30. Finally the attorney general
sent for senator Allen and informed
him that the appointment must be
made ut once. After the delegation
had talked the matter over they
sent for Mr.. Hyde and Offered to
present his name, but lie declined
again, He could have had the ap-
pOintment II he had wanted It,.
S.,ntnr,, Allan ,nJ -,,tlrp thpu .u-
dorsed Judge Huniord, OF Seattle.
"Thc candidates for the judCshlp,
besides Mr., Hyde, We're W. II.
Pritclurd, Judge talklns and +. {.
Sullivan. of Tacoma. and IL. q.
Struvc, Thomas j. liumcs and
Judge llunturd, of seattle. Aitcr
Mr., Hyde had withdrawn the contest
narrowed down 10 Mcsar-. Clkins
and ilunfOrd. None of the Others
ever had u lighting chance, al
though all the candidates had nu-
mcrOus endorsements. Thc fight
was conducted without any i'll
feeling toward each other
on the part of the "lndi-
dutcs. After reviewing all the en-
dOrscmcnts Senator, Allen and
Squire decided to endorse lianfuTd.
The president has very carefully
considered the documents placed ola
file ~ candidates for the judgcship,
and has stated that he desired to
make the very bcst appointment
possible, II was a life posi- ton, lac
said, and he wished to appoint u
man who would be "a credit to the
bench aud the state.'l
THE ATroR NETsHIr.
"IIow about the attorneyship?r
inquired the reporter.
"WcIl, all this time Mr., Wilson
had been sick In bed, aud Senators
Allen and squire came to see him
frequently. Mr.. Wilson made the
objection that all the appointments
were going west of the mountains,
and he wanted Colonel Winston to
have the United states attorney
ship. The result was that tine on
tire delegation endorsed Colonel
Winston for the place. The
only candidate besides Col
onel Winston was IL lawyer
named Albertson, of Tacoma.
The fact that u Seattle man had
been endorsed for the judroship dis.
posed of all candidates for the uttOr-
neyshlp from that place, aud the
of Brown, Of Tacoma,
for marshal disposed of Thad IIuu--
TN, aspirations for United states
attorney, Colonel Winston posi-
lively declined to accept the attor-
ncyship So long as there was
chance to secure the judgcsh ip for
Spokane Falls"
THE U. s. MhRSHAISIlIp.
Has Captain Brown, of Tacoma.
been appointed marshall" was
asked.
"fes, like Colonel Winston, his
has been made, but of
course, will not he announced until
he judge has been named, .Scna
ior Allen insisted on the appoint
nent of Brown. Senator 'Suuir,
Hill, of Whitman county, TO
have II, The two senators had n
ong conference and finally
greed on Brown. There was
no possibility of getting the
marshal appointed from Spoknno
Falls. Mr.. Wilson was willing to
10 all he could for the candidate
rom here, General 4. p. Curry, but
'oilll do nothing when each of the
lenatDrs favored some one else. He
1nnlly endorsed l.. i. Berry, OK.
,ncili ol Whitman county. j. NJ,
'iiil, OF Whitman county, will prob.
'Dly be appointed deputy MARSHAL"
THE sPoNANE LAND OFFICE.
"What is being done about the
appointment of the officers of the
spokane land oiilcc?n was asked.
"iou can say that the register or
He rSpokanc land Office will be rc,
iioVou shortly, and that A. W. F.
strong YIN be appointed In his /.
pace Ihc fact that the present
'eglster has held office one full |
erm, and is now serving his see |
ma term under appointment by a .
lenlocratic administration, win |
'ause ms early removal. The re. /
ownership Will go to j. Il. Hughes.
u 'heney' Both Hughes and .
strong nave been endorsed by both /
and Congressman Wilson, .
JOHN TODD ALL RIGHT.
"What has become of John To1d,o /
u rplicatton for the deputy collector /
hip of internal revenue at this
'lace, Mr.. Carrere?"
Mr.: Todd has been endorsed hv
ir. Wilson for the place, and I
lnve good reason to believe that ba
VII get the appointment. BV tho
vay, Collector Bradshaw l. In
Nashi ngton trying to get the trcas.
ny department to grant add ditionnI
iu toward protecting the frontier
W, IN ,he okmnognn region against
The delegation are az