The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-11
He Has Secured the Pull at
the Capitol
cRiccs. FACTION m THE COLD.
A. .. Cases Appointmens - Tsesma
Saunders fer Collector.

HUGH u W ALLACA
A. B. Case received this in the form Of
telegram from National Committeeman
Wallace. 1t set Oil the Tiilicums smiling,
and caused the Case AIDES to frown. The
Tiliicums represent the state committee
here-the Cascades, the Griggs-Collins
faction. Locally, the significant word has
been corrupted. and has an alias in the
word kid" Opposing the kids have been
the "war horses Of Democracy, Col.
Griggs. Honest Tom Carroll, 'Plain
Quaker" George Hazza ard ct al.
Many moons ago. when the Posr-IN-
TELLIeENcE8 told Of the belief Of the state
committee advisers that the appointment
of the postmaster of Tacoma would show
which way the wind was going to blow in
the appointments throughout the state,
Col. Griggs even then doubted, or claimed
he doubted, if the appointment would
have any particular significance. But the
TiIlicums will not have it in that way. To
them it means that they, and not Col
Griggs, John Collins and the rest, who
have been trying to weaken the state COM
mittee, ''are the people,"
There seems no good reason for chang
ing the slate which the PosT-INTEILI-
0ENcER printed when the Democratic state
committee met here on last st. Patrick's
day and was routed by the swarm of place
hunters who objscted to the committee
endorsing machine" candidates and leav-
ing all who could not get into the band
wagon out in the cold. To be sure, Mr..
Warner, of Colfax. who at that time even
was trying to carry water on both shout
ders, has been "let out" by the state COM
k,,H ~. 81 Ia
slate without string attached to him.
A. II. Camel, OF Everett, who was
brought out in the Posr-INTELLIGEN CER
several weeks ago for the surveyorship.
has gone on steadily developing strength
until he is considered one Of the best
names on the slate.
Chairman Henry Drum, Secretary
Charles de France, of the state committee,
and President John J. Malone. of the Till
Gums. are not growing" over Mr.. Cases
appointment. They seem to consider it
in an rely-to-be-expected manner. In
fact. no opposition is really recognized by
the state committee. While recognizing
the fact that Col. Griggs, MIR. Collins ct al.
are not pleased with what the state organ
ization in its wisdom considers wise, the
machine does not admit of any formal OPP
position. In due time the state commit
tee slate is expected to DO named a. orig
inally cast:
Saunders, for COLLECTION
Maloney, for marshal
sniyely, for United States prosecuting attor.
ney.
Still, the Griggs faction has not given up
the ghost. 1t will fight harder while suffer-
ing defeat. 1t assumes that while the
national committeeman can get, and prob.
ably 10 entitled to, the postmaster in his
own town, he will receive small considera-
ton in the state at large. The facts do not
back up this statement of the case. 1t will
be noticed that Lester W. David has been
named postmaster at Blaine, which Office
pays something like 81 200 year. W..
Watson was named at Ainsly, Lewis
county; w. ]. Wall at Winlock, in the
same county, and Mr.. Chamberlain at
Buckley, in this county. They got fourth
class postoffices. and they are all consid-
cred state committeeman.
Just how the administration is going to
igore the minority of the legislature. which,
under the influence or the hypnotic passes
of Steve Judson. voted necessarily for Col.
Griggs for United States senator, the dis.
interested parties do not comprehend.
The Tillicums say Mr.. Wallace is ''heap
big Injun," and has cheap big pull"
and these same Tillicums are rejoicing
like true redskins at the prospect Of tor
turing their enemies. They desire that
the Griggs- oIiins-J udson detection be as
absolutely ignored by the administration
as National Committeeman Wallace was
ignored by the Democrats Of the legisla-
ture.
Seattle people need not be surprised If
+. A. Mcdonald, of that city. is named re-
ceiver of the land office there. Mr.. Nc
Donald has the state committees Sym
pathy."
Counting political chicks. even when
the shell is pipped. is getting to be a tick
lish business. The other day, for instance,
the scenes were set for the appearance of a
prominent Snohomish man as the SUPER
intendent OF Indian agencies. Everything
was ready but the prompter at Washing
ton City failed to give the word. Some
political debts, until then overlooked, had
TO be settled for, and the Snohonish man
will have to dress for another part.
Since 1t has been recognized in q semi.
oifcia! way that lawyer must be sent to
kanagawa. Leroy Palmer, of this city. has
been greasing his heels for the position.
He does not sit in the councils of the Til
licuns. Tom Vance, of Yakima, son OF
Senator Zeb Vance, of North Carolina.
seems to be nearer the wire than all others
for the kanagawa prize. He bears the
brand of the Tiliicum. Capt. Roed!rer.
business manager Of the Tacoma N,,rs
has host of friends. and worthy Till.
Gums, too, who would like to see him GO
10 kanagawa. He is no lawyer.
A. b. Case Is Tacoma rubber dealer
and is popular. His friends at Wash
ington City We're mostly from the North
while those of h. +. Jossey were mostly
from the South, and Included the Diuk
Bolts contingent. As stated heretofore in
the observation-disclosures, Mr.. Cases son.
Fred, vii! succeed to a partnership inter
est III tae rubber business when Mr.. Case
receives his commission. Postmaster
Hogue, who viii now retire, is the only
nrst-c.ass postmaster in the state who
served out a full term under appointmept
by exPresident Harrison The salary of
the Office - s., 10 a year. and the most.
master exercises 3 supervision over the
other posioiflces OF the county. according
10 the rules laid down by ex-Postnaster
General Wanamaker.
Another comp'icating feature in local
politics - the iiveiIest kind OF disruption
IN the cascade Democratic Club. MANY of
the most prominent OF its members now
come forR ard and deny that tina, Climb
represents Col. GriGgs or his faction. Thew
proclaim the club TO be composed of DO or
so leading and respectable Democrats
sao have banded together to advance