The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-12
THE POLITICAL POT.
II Il Boiling Over With Demo.
cratic Discord.
vsEAcneRv AMONG THE KIDS.


Devs sss Percy B~sesssss-waa-
less - ~ nsshasss
The i0esI pemoeYacy h stlli IN m agony
] If euspeuse = 70 vbo viii b ID. A Ne
/: Yeox;e's suecessos % deputy collector -
: thu s,ort. sad Collector sansdsrs seems 70
/. Be IN m equal aeony Of fear that say sp-
} pointment hs may make viii land hira IN
The midst u bosDs4's sest - bad - that
he stirred sp q whsteom By The choies OF
Naionsy.
The whssoora county people we're not
] sssisfled With holding indignation inert
ines and eurstng their honored fsssov-
citizen behsnA closed DOOR: they sent vio-
lent kilograms Of protest TO the department.
st washington City. and these were only
few Of the protests that came from the
respectable Democratic Of the state. About
sixty such msssagss vert over the wires
In oil. The obiecton % Asloney do not
scrnpls TO say that MaIonsy's appoint
m<ns vas the pAymsns Of one Of
Tyes wsl:sce's political debts. They
cay that WaiIacs promised 70 secure the
position 81 msrshai for NaIonsy In return
Sos bic support for the place on the ns-
tionsi COMMITTEES. Drake's appointment
was o. much Of . surprise to him ~
asybody. and vas secured By tbs influence
Of Judge Trip, Who vas IN old friend OF
Dates In Dakota, and not With the aid
Of either faction In the state. II Was nee
sssasy for Waiiacs 30 find some other
position for his faithful henchman in
order 70 keep him quiet. 20 he
A. A. -4s h. avxe -
eosisetorshsp. Saunders did this much
against his win. on account Of Aaioneys
record - . gambler. but the 1yss was all
powerful and he yielded. Now there 10
danger that the appointment may not b
approved BY the department. snd that hs
may b given dissgreesbss rebuff 1t the
outset n his career.
This makes him sbnormaily cautious in
HE choice Of . deputy at Seattle. psrticu-
larry ~ he has bewiidering number Of
candidates TO choose from. some Of whom
are accusing one another Of smashing the
decalogue. There are also % many
Kaleidoscope changes In the situation
that day by day he has to cipher
u eli out anew. The latest Is
that the kid committee II divided
sgainst itself The first schism occurred
when James r. McEsroy was disappointed
Of the choice Of his brother Matt for chief
Of police at the time Of Leander MiiIcr's
sbortive coup d'etas and openly denounced
the removal Of Chief Jackson. Now, some
Of the kids ara attempting . new combina-
ton. Ross 10 said 10 have despaiTed Of the
success Of Heifner and 70 have urycd him
90 withdraw in favor Of Percy Rochester.
q. A. &. Rochester, would like 10 have the
position. but Percy il the elect Of the
kids. Heiener can not sec il in the same
light ~ his comrades and has refused 70
withdraw. There are dark rumoss Of
trsachery on the part Of the other kids
towards Heifner and II would not be
surprising sight 10 see them all seeking 20
whct their tomAhawks on one another's
youthful scalps. Tho very name OF
Rochester 10 hateful 10 many who pride
themselves on representing tho decent eie-
ment Of the Democracy and they would
make . kick IT his appointment.
They would not object TO John Burns, be-
causs hs has spent money and labor for
the party and made . galisnt fight for
county clerk last fall. Todd il all right
Ia their estimation. % far ~ his personal
qualities and ability go, but they ask:
lin 10 regarded ~ ous Of the question, and
Taibo; would take anything he could
get. They do not want kid. they do not
want Espsin, they would not object to
such . man - John y. Brewer or J. s.
Brace. but they could not endure any man
who sas the choice Of tho Magwumps
ADonx these they count +. O. Graves. lie
IL man for whom they have great re-
speet. tai they consider him Magwump,
and therefore il rifles them TO think
that he should have anything 80 say
About Democratic appointments. Their
idea Of the duty Of . Muxwamp is that he
ssioaid vote the Democratic tickle, and then
disappear from pcsilics until the next
election. and when he respectfully decline,
10 do this they get mad.
The general impression among this els-
ment oi The Democracy 10 that Wallace i,
not Enesidling stth the Seattle deputy COL
leetorship mud5se. What be is busyins
himself with IL the building up Of \ poii,-
icai machine. and these gentlemen ~ho
ase standing aside snd growing say h. is
making mess OF IL, though they think
he IL wise not 10 make enemies
by taking sides la Seattle. They point
ous that hs has ansaganixet the
Eastern Washington wing of the party BY
giving IL nothing but a bank examiner.
ship fer s II. Flynn and offering the old
wsraorses consulship or two which
they esnph decline. His choice OF
his old friend ". IL. Rrinkcr for United
ktates attorney. while admitted 10 be good
- tsr "a the character and qualities Of the
man Is concerned. is condemned as had
politics because Judge Brinkcr IL Simply
personal friend who has not resided long
enough IN Seattle TO be counted a. a local