The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-23

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eiai Correspondence. Percy Rochesser's
eountenance Is not now 90 frequent in the
state building. Since the cnsting of OF
salaries there IL a great decrease In the
number Of salar1ed employees DR.. Cal
honn said recently: II have given all the
women notice that their services have
been dispensed with.
Although the emergency board has sp-
propnated 81, I53 month for the pay roll.
the employees here have not yes seen the
color Of aEy coin. They are hungering for
1t, too. Many are in absolute need OF
their money. Ed Meany has made q test
case by sending In his voucher In the
meantime DIR. Calhoun will no. send on
any. as he has not been officially notified
Of the action of the emergency board.
Mr.. Rochester is now q cafe concession
ARE on the Midway Ptaisance. The action
OF the emergency board In resolving that
no concessionaire could remain in the sal
aried service Of the state was, as is well
known, aimed directly at Rochester. and
virtually cut him of as commissioner.
He is very sore az Thomas III. Cayanaugh,
whom he holds responsible for bis re-
movai. Mr.. Rochester said TO a PosT-Is-
TEiIIcEscER reporter the other dsy:
81 have something 10 say at this time in
justice to myself and those friends Of mine
who were instrumental in putting into my
hands share OF this important work. In
the first place the recent meetings of the
state commission were not legally called.
DIR. Calhoun and received notices OF a
meeting 10 be held on August 20. which
was Sunday, legal holiday. and that no.
tice was certainly not legal. and of the
hold 80 <sf
US received any word or notice whatever,
and a. We are just rs much legal members
OF the board ~ any OF the others, meet
ing without notifying Us Is certainly IL
legal. However, that does not matter so
much TO me If the meeting results in any
good 10 the work intrusted to the comsnis-
sion.
II realize that at the beginning of our
work here at Chicago the misundeFstand-
ings and chickering's among the members
OF our board were very unfortunate. aud |
had hoped that they we're at an end after
our last meeting here in Chicago, which
was attended bv President Blaiock, Exc
cutiye Commissioner Calhoun, Commits
sioners Grimes. La Toilette. cavanaugh
and myself. At any rate. after that meet
ing the work here proceeded smoothly
enough, and when learned that a meet
ing was called IN Tacoma while the head
ONCE was necessarily here in Chicago,
said that only one excuse was adequate for
calling such meeting that would use up
several hundred dollars OF our rapidly d.
ntnishing funds. and that single adequate
excuse " as an honest effort on the part of
those commissioners 10 secure enough
money 10 continue this work as IL should
be. To my surprise and chagrin, however,
See that most Of their time was devoted
20 underhanded treatment of the two
members Of the commission who were here
with no notice of the meeting and with no
means OF saying word In their defense
Any honest man. when he knows the
whole situation, viii certainly pronounce
their action in this respect as cowardiy and
entirely uncailed for.
Are you interested in any money-mak-
ing concession on the grounds?
II am interested in O concession, and
further than that have long since spared
them any trouble about my salary. some
time ago ] gave Executive Commissioners
Calhoun notice that If | succeeded
In getting the concession l had
asked for l would not expect any
ana as my concession was definitely set
ted the last week OF August have only
asked for salary TO the 10th Of August, and
from that date expect TO give attention
TO roy work as a commissioner without
any compensation from the state
ut 10 very apparent to me that Commits
sioner Cayanaugh was IN New York for
some time after giving out that he had
gone TO Puget sound, as usual double
dealing with every body and everything ne
has TO do with. BY some unaccountable
coincidence he arrived here Just in time to
skip out for the Tacoma meeting, and he
viii probably ask TO have his entire ex.
penses paid by the state and thus get an
opportunity TO transact some alleged busi-
ness for the Cayanaugh Wrecking Com.
pany. lie has been deeply antagonistic to
me ever since | refused to approve his
vouchers for salary while away in New
York the first two months of the exnosi-
ton DIR. Calhoun also refused to approve
the voucher. but DIR. Blalock. the presi.
dent signed 10 and Treasurer Collyer paid
the illegal claim without the approval OF
the auditing committee. So when Mr..
Cavanaagh arrives at that meeting he pro-
ceeds TO stir up all the row he can and 10
attempt % ifiure me behind my shacS.
lie was evidenuy assisted considerably by
President Riaiock. The reason for DIR.
hlaIoek's luminosity towards me Is that |
fatty refused to countenance his attemp,
TO pat both his daughters on the pay roll
OF the state. His attempt TO do this was
vigorous aud persistent, and my opposi-
ton 70 the unreasonable and unjust de-
mand seems TO have resulted in aronsing
his neanest hatred. However. there viii
oe hnsi reckoning OF all tins work, aud
then they will probably not have n nice
little close corporation time OF il with the
parties they try 10 attack 200 miles away
rom them"
1t having come to the ears OF the com.
missioners here that Commissioner Cava
naush has limited that lac could a tale un.
fold about Illegal expenditures. they defy
him 10 do his worst