The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-07
RONALD AND HIS COMMITTEE.
The Rochesters and the Candidate Disa-
gree on the Bond Question.

The Rochesters and the Candidate Disa-
gree Ola the Bond Question.
The Democratic candidate for mayor, ].
r. Ronald, Park Commissioner w. L. Bur
CESS, Delegate +. n. Muldoon, Emil An
derson and a number of other persons
formed an interesting political group in
a Second ward shop yesterday, where they
were engaged in buying the newspapers
and bad little political talk. In the
courA of the conversation Delegate Null
doom put the question to Candidate Ron
aid. asking why he and his party are op-
posed to voting at the bond election today
in favor OF issuing bonds whereby the city
can save five per cent. interest on its float
ing debt, and continue the employment of
as much labor as it is now doing.
Mr.. Ronald denied that he had so ex-
pressed himself or that he was himself so
opposed. Some discussion then took
place, when Mr.. Ronald broke out with
the following proposition: If Mr.. Null
doom would go to the Republican city CEN
trail committee and to John Leary, the Re-
publican candidate for mayor, and would
get Mr.. Leary and the Republican city
chairman, on behalf of the committee. to
sign a resolution declaring the bond ques-
ton a non-partlsan one, and urging MEM
bers of both parties to vote in favor of the
bonds, he himself would sign the resolu-
ton and endeavor to induce his party's
committee to do the same. Mr., Ron
aid further suggested that the
Republican committee might themselves
prepare the resolution, and that when so
prepared it should be published in the
PosI-INTEILIGENcER and the Telegraph
this morning, and that q copy of each
paper should be put in the hands of the
workers" at the polls today so that voters
of both parties could have reasonable as
surance that the resolution was made and
printed in good faith.
Mr.. Muldoon Immediately undertook to
visit the Republican central committee
rooms, where he found Chairman A. NJ.
Brookes, Mr.. Erastus Brainerd and
several other gentlemen. The ques-
ton Of motive was discussed; the
gentlemen named agreed that there
was mo politics in it," that
the proposed funding of the city's floating
debt at one-half the present rate of inter
est was Z measure which should really not
be considered in partisan light, as it was
in the interest OF every citizen, whether
taxpayer or ret, and that the Republicans
should agree 10 so reasonable 4 PROPOSE
non. There was expressed only surprise
that such proposition should come from
Mr.. Ronald.
Mr.. Brainerd then hastily drew up q
resolution. rehearsing the Importance of
issuing bonds for the purpose of consoli-
dating the city's various floating debts
upon uniform plan. and upon a
uniformly low rate of interest; call
ing for united and intelligent action, ire
spective of party. and declaring that the
candidates for mayor and the chairmen of
the committees representing the parties
would vote and use their influence TO In.
duce citixsa.s 10 vote afiirmatively on the
bond quest N iaday.
Chairman Brooks at once signed the
resolution and it v as taken to Mr.. Learv
for ais signature, ~ hich it promptly re-
ceised. with an expression of pleasure
that the bond question would thus be
tgSen ouJ Of politics.
Mr.. Muidoon then took the resolution
went in search of Mr.. Ronald Visit
re Democratic committee headquar-
J saw Chairman Hetfner, who teIe-
'oi u Mr.. Ronald the purport of
Mr.. SHidoon's visit, and informed the
tNt rentlemen that the Democratic
COL nlittes appeared to be opposed
to the plan but that final action
would he taken yesterday afternoon
AZ committee meeting, 10 which
Mr.. Maidoon was invited At the ap-
Pointed TIME Mr.. Nuldoon went and was
lnet by Mr.. Percy Rochester, of the Demo-
cratic Executive committee, then meeting
IN fae Bailey block. who informed him