The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-14
sELEcrINe raE CANDIDATES.
The state Democsstic Committee Will
Begin the sitting Process soon.

Inc STATE Dem &c eot1c committee VIII
Begin the sitting Process soon.
TACOMA. March B.-lspecial.l -Regard-
ing the Washington City special in today's
PosT-ISTELLIGEscER anent John Collins
and the Seattle J ,'stoffice. it may be said
that Postmaster GENERAL Bissel and the
Washington state Democracy do not and
will not agree on tbs proposition of allow
ing Federal appoin1fes who we're named
late in the last administration to serve out
their terms. In fatt, the most important
question coming before the meeting Of the
state Democratic cosnmittee here next Fri
day will be the setting, if possible, of this
question. 1t Is desired that the whole
state act in harntony in the matter and
that . settled rulA be decided upon so
there may be some eystem in the general
scramble for Office.
For instance. L. 10 proposed that the
various applican . for land Offices
throughout the sSAte shall have the in-
dorsement of the co::inty committees Of the
various counties csmposing their respec-
tive land districtsk and then they can
come to the Demott'atic state committee
and ask for its indof sement also. Besides,
It 10 expected that tie various candidates
for Office on the ,last Democratic state
ticket shall be given some considerable
voice In the distribt ton Of patronage.
Still. on the whof, the opinion prevails
that the Democratic state and county
organizations Of III, state should have the
general management Of the Federal clear
ing-houss businesi Here Is an example:
b. 3. Jossey. OF thu city. . candidate for
the postmastsrshix of Tacoma, has gone
on to Washingtol, City to arrange to
secure this prize. .ie went without the
Endorsement Of t;s state committee, be-
lieving. some Of :,is supporters say, that
no could capture: the plum unassisted.
Now Il 70 worthy of note that those who
believe that the st4se organization should
30 the fountain head Of all state influence
In the matter Of granting Endorsements.
do not think that mr.. Jossey will succeed
In his mission to t. Federal capital.
As rule. the Democrats expressing an
opinion demand That any Federal Office
holder whose terns OF four years will not
expire inside of . tear or eighteen mon tbs
shall be removed. Some, however. agree
with Postmaster General Bissell, and are
content to allow .appointees to hold until
their full terms Expire. As no arrange.
ment can be msd1 to I'LL offices until there
are offices empty. This question of deciding
when and how oil ces shall be declared va
can't is the reallyt important one to come
before the state committee. A Democrat
prominent 1t stats affairs. speaking on the
subject a few day3 ago. said:
We will not ask f.r the removal Of . man II
his term expires within. say, three or six
months. But IL TORN runs beyond that
period, ! am in Avor of demanding his re.
mOval just - sooI ~ We got few ofices to
MI No hope to tAgia nlling them The FIRST
thing 10 to got . vss1nt once 10 iii. Just now
tas thing will he d }ne is question that bothers
some oil US Variout views are held regarding 4.
At Fridays melting Of the state commit.
tee committees VAL probably be appointed
to consider the Subjects of finance and the
disposition of Offices which will come be-
fore the state Examination. Those com.
mittees will verysslikely not complete their
reports until Saturday.