The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-11
THE sun OF SUCCESS.
Bringing Out Swarms of Buzzing ONCE



The Democrats are still talking about
the city election, though most OF the en-
thusiasm was spent at Wednesday nights
celebration, and the tone of the victors is
becoming more subdued The campaign
committee passed a delightful morning
and afternoon settling the various bills
presented for services rendered prior to
and on the Sth of March. The success of
the party developed the fact that in every
ward men hitherto unknown at the Demo-
cratic councils had spent money and time
like water for the cause. Each of these
patriots was sure the ward or precinct
would have been lost but for his heroic
efforts, and accordingly each felt that the
committee should reimburse him in sums
of from 25 cents upwards.
The labors of the committee in going
through the long list of claims were en-
couraged by the liberality of Hillory But
Ter. He was so pleased at the distinction
he won on Wednesday night as the .'oldest
Democrat in Seattle" that he gave an extra
$50 to the cause. That money went but
little way, and so l.. d. Ross made an effort
to drive dull care away. He had won four
teen silk hats on the election, and he pre-
scented each committeeman and several of
the workers with new ard shiny stove
pipe.
This liberality of Mr.. Ross has made
him high favorite among at least thir-
teen of his colleagues, and he expects
their ardent support in his candidacy for
the position of comptroller. He will not,
however, have a walk-over, even if
he does get the appointment, for
candidates for the various places
are springing up like mushrooms,
or to change the figure. the spring sun of
victory is bringing out office seekers like
swarms of gnats. For comptroller Mr..
Ross is squarely in the field, and his work
in raising funds for the campaign is his
strong card. Friends of Percy W. Roches-
ter thought his labors at the head of the
campaign committee deserved substantial
recognition, but he says rs doesn't care for
office. The admirers of J. NJ. Carson and
OF John y. Terry are also urging these
wheel-horses for the place. Neither of
them seems to be making any personal eff
fort TO secure the appointment, but if the
Office were rendered to him either Mr.. Car
son or Mr.. Terry would be gratified, and
possibly either one of them might accent
1t. Mr. Carson has been an active Demo-
crat through thick and thin. and Mr..
Terry has been working hard for months
on the enterprise which he put into such
shape that the campaign committee could
carry it to final success. So neither Mr..
Carson nor Mr., Terry are holiday politi-
clans, and they have length of service TO
their credit in the Democratic ledger.
John Y. Ostrander's friends think he
would make a good comptroller, but he Is
said TO prefer to attend 10 his private busi-
ness.
Douglas Young. who has been more
active in previous campaigns than in this
one, would not feel hurt if he were made
assistant treasurer.
Romayne f. Fitzgerald one Of the syn
dictate of bosses in the First ward. is
spoken of for assistant city clerk
Jack Dalton is ready TO be license COL
lector ii the bauble is thrust upon him.
Filling the place of Chief Bolton Rogers
is the most delicate task of all. To begin
with, the Democrats are by no means GER
tain as TO how they are going TO make the
Office vacant, for the appointment is in
the hands Of police commission presurn-
ably favorable to Rogers. Should the chief
resign everything would be lovely for the
Democrats, but If he shouldn't. then A
game of treeze-out might begin. w. f.
Wilson would like the office and James
Qullter. of the First ward, is in the same
connection pointing with pride 10 the
Democratic majority in that part OF the
city.