The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-27
FROM EVERY CLASS.
Tributes to Mcliraw Pouring in
From Every Side.
A MERCHANT AND A TekMsreR
The Republican Candidate Claimed n. .
Friend by Bailey Gatzert-Th.
Hearty Praise OF Others.


Office than ex-Cbiei Justice J. r Lewis who
has known him during his whole residence
here and has been in such . position with re-
gard 10 hni as 70 be sure OF being informed of
any off eial shortcomings or misconduct on Mr..
Mc6raw's part. He said last night:
Ny first acquaintance with Mr. Mc63raw was
in 1876 or 1877. While was or the beach he
got on tae police force. and afterwards knew
=: i, i: sasssssas ISL .'as
and prompt In business and very sesdight
when the investigation of George D. HIS ae-
counts as treasurer was ordered, Sir. McGraw
had been sheriff for two three terms. and
was still IN that Office. aud, a. such, had charge
OF the Delinquent tax rolls. Large deficits were
found III the ;reasurer's Office and as attorney
for the county had to go over all the accounts
OF the treasurer and tax collector for eight years
during SIX OF which Mr.. McGrav had been
well OF the sheriff as the treasurer, |
never discovered q dollar Inisappropristsd by
Ar.McGraw, and reached the conclusion that he
was an upright man and excellent officer. re-
marked at the time To J. I. Ronald, the present
mayor. on the fact that, after all the rolls had
been passing between the sherif"s and the
tressurer's Offices. there had not been the least
suspicion that Metiraw had taken a penny I
an satisfied that he never did anything TO cover
up any defaieations Ia the treasurer Office But
he never accused any of his brother officers; he
Lot each stand on his own merits. Afterwards,
at the election OF 1885, be was reelected sheriff
By over 1903 majority in Seattle alone, the
largest majority any man ever received in King
county.
After his connection - Q stakeholder With
the First National bank. and before he was
elected one OF its officers, was counsel for the
bank ana was connected with IL more or less in
settling up some old matters Thus my bust
ness relations with him we're such that would
know his standing at the bank, and il was
always first-class. When he finally went into
the Management of the bank its stock was worth
about 80 cents on the dollar, and under his man-
sgeinent it has come to be worth g. 80 or So on
the dollar.
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thoroughly upright in all his dealings, sober,
snd strictly honest in every business transaction
knew him when was on the bench. while at
the bar, when he was sheriff and since he has
been in charge of the bank, and / knew a num-
Der OF men who have dealt with him. / have
always found him thoroughly reliable, prompt
kind and confederate with everyb body He fol-
lowed In his predecessors tWyckoffD path by
rsmitting penalties on delinquent taxes when
they went to him, thus giving away thousands
OF dollars ! think he also paid some mems
taxes himself.
/ do not believe he kept any gambling room
at the American house, for l was sighting
gambling when was the bench and had a
good idea where the gambling houses were.
W. W. Price Is wel-known tearnster in Seat
tie. and Democrat lie was raised on a farm
seven miles from Danforth:
II knew John McGraw from boyhood," he
said yesterday. "We grew up in the same Sec
ton and town. knew him well when he was
clerk Tor stewart & Woodcock drove q stage
between Danforth and Houlton and knew every.
body. knew Mctiraw ~ a straightforward fell
low. i was quite familiar with the cir
eunstances OF his failure and his working
astcrward On a tarm at 81 n day. knew of his
borrowing money from Widow Snow TO go West;
everybody in the village knew OF IT, McGraw
was so well known and IL not a very COM
mon thing in those days for one of cur boys to
go away West
al lived there long after he left. and McGraw
was often talked of. | never heard a word
against him, and must have heard IL, in all
that time. If there had been anything said. He
bad plenty of friends there and has them yet
81 first came to seattle in 1851, and met Me-
Graw. ! went back East ak years ago, just
about the tine he running for sheriff
against Cochrane. When got home IL seemed
10 me thar every body in the village asked about
John MeGraw, and all, including Democrats,
expressed the warrest affection for him aud
pleasure Mt his SUCCESS.
at is shocking that such infamous stories
should be circulated, for there IL absolutely no
truth in them. pledge you my word that OF
all the people met while his early life aud the
failure OF his firm was talked OF, never heard
one word about dishonesty or anything of the
kind. know that. although / am Democrat,
would not hesitate TO entrust any amount OF
money 10 McGrsw VITA no other security than
his word "
". j. tArF, VINO WAS postmaster OF seattle
from the year 1870 to 1857. when the postofficc
was on fesier avenue, almost directly across
the street from the American house, has known
Mr.. McGraw since he came here, and no
saws:
| never saw any gambling at the American
house. and never heard any person say that
there WAS until this campaign. There were
really ne trst-tiass hotels in the town at that
time, and the American was good any OF
them. though larger. the Occidental 10
| ANYTHING
McGraw except what was stTa ehtforward
ana upright IN his business dealings. During
the time that be held once Se was one OF the
most popular men in the town He WAS the
fs,en q OF every cody, aud had no enemies until
the snt-Chinese riots when his bitterest cue
mics Hckno~led ed that he could not have done
Otherwise without violating his oath of once.
have known OF many cases there, in doing
his duty a a public officer, he would remit his
fees 20 the poor and unfortunate. II was gen
orally snown At tho time that he sometimes
started subscription to pay the debt of poor
person and avoid distraining on their goods
The rousbs ana touehs used ~ congregnte on
Nesler avenue IN front of the postofiice. and
sometimes when a drunken or disoricriy man
would resist on officer who tried To arrest him,
John Mcuraw would come up aud reason with
HIM, and he would say: oh. YES. John, will
70 along win you" He is man Of nne feelings
and generous impulses. aud sll classes of peo-
pie fcit friendly towards him. | have never
known msn who has been in public life so
long sui stood the scrutiny and criticism OF al
classes 50 well, although his of'lce such
that he would naturally incur the resentment
oi some people
Thomas Car, poell, who has an once IN the
Colonial block. is smother OF the host Of eitisens
e. an independents turn oG inini who have be-
come indignant over the hsseless destinations
hssius, The character OF John II. Nct;rsw. He
MAS seen Yesterday by reporter o! the Fosr-
lSrGLlGoKN, ana said:
hsYe lived in seattle for more than twenty
wears and have xnowa OF MI Mctsrsw ever
tiure re came here. Nv hrst acquaintance
with him VS. gsIer peculiar circumstances. J
ttD3A e was Ghaut fifteen wears aSo hal been
IA aad bad R1sv Ia a!tfbruia for my health. |
returned uNs IMPROVED. aut one CAV. Hnlie on
the street. wa tAAeu violently i'll Il was pcar
the A"trl "A.ra " a. fgn ~ Ar MettFaw. lie
came oi.l s-4l t"N> IJgo II. treated lae Kindly,
gave rne = hHt ana ~ went out asket ksru his
DiA lie tolc iac ne Ma al that l iett better,
bat had Ao A.ii io present : knoa the house =
wen a. knoW a4y II thIs town today, ana
kuow that 40 gametit "a, done GGpFs and 10
gaming cstab. lShUleut was connected with IL
have always had the highest opinion OF Mr.
McGrsw u man and citizen When Bill
tochrsne Tgnaics sgSiast Ar Sraw TOR
kAerifi I worked tor sill but Jay admiration for
ActfrEw Was such thai wae1 election dav came
voted Tor him. and am goiug d. the same
who viii do likewise ! an member az
Stevens post and have aiSsys voted as /
pessed.
lee smith. Who lives st Forney street and
Hawthorn avenue. says he Ga the
painting. paper hanging and sign work
for hesraw's hotel Tie was in the
hotel frequently after II run by Ne
oTsw, tut he never saw any gambling and
never heard OF any gambling IN the house until
within She las. few weeks. lie Office saloon