The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-24
TO GROWERS SHRINE.
Tacoma Democrats Journey to
the Mecca Of OfiiceseekerA
CARROLL JOINS THE CARAVAN.
ss1saest Tom" wants a OAes, esA ~.
piFss 70 the UDitod States Prosscue.
Tag Attesnsy's Place.

TAconA. April 1.-fSpecial. 1-"Honest
Tom" Carroll did not get away for Wash
ington City until today. After he hiss .
respectable start it will Be In order for ].
II. eniveiy to follow. Mr.. Carroll was
once talked of - commissioner Of the gen
eral land Office. and some Of the state
committee workers have said that the
only reason in the world why "Honest
Tom" was an aspirant for the commission
ership was that In the disappointment OF
not getting il he might safely slide down
into the position of United States attor-
ney for the district of Warrington, thus
crowding out Snively.
Indeed. if Col. Griggs goes on to Wash
ington City without the indorsement even
for Puyaliup reservation commissioner,
which i. is now feared he will not do, and
Mr. Carroll. Mr.. Drum and SIX or dozen
more leading Democrats also conRregate
there in the roundup. there n apt to Be .
deal of Misunderstanding. For instance.
how are Col. Griggs and Mr.. Carroll to
reconcile matters political, when the for
mer learns that the latter would accept the
position which IL pledged TO Mr.. Sharp
stein, of Walla Walla, and pledged, too, in
order that Col. Griggs and tho John Coll
Inns wing of the party may carry out the
scheme 70 make Talbot. of Seattle, collec-
tor. and Judson. Of Tacoma, marshall
Tacoma cannot expect TO have tho attor-
ney and the marshal also.
Getting into the hands OF their friends
seems to be one Of the fads Of the candi-
dates. Saunders' friends have gone to
Washington City: Judson's chief boomer
has gone: Chairman Drum 10 going: Chief
Tillicum Wallace 10 already there. repre-
OentinE ~ he does multitude of candi-
dates; . brand new candidate for surveyor
has Matched out at Everett. and Judge A.
X. Delaney has gone on to prepare the
way.
Every day or two some prominent DEM
ocrat IL missing. Inquiry IS . rule results
In locating him at the Federal capital. In
one instance business man went forward
with Col Griggs' Endorsement, and he
never returned; and 1t may be added that
''his fate 10 still unlearned." With the
state committees Endorsement A. b. Case
went in search of the same plum. and he
has returned. smiling more genialiy than
ever.
Mr.. saunders' relations with the state
committee. BY the way, are said to show
that he outgeneraled all his rivals during
the recent state committee meeting. II 10
held that there was no good reason why
Saunders should be taken up. except that
he wss known to the president and Mr..
Lamont by virtue Of beng q third or
fourth assistant stenosraphsr to Cleveland
during his first term. At any rate, it ap-
pears that Mr.. Saunders made the most of
his relations with the White House, 60
cording to his rivals. and that the state
committee was willing to take MP anybody
who might Be known TO the administra-
ton. The committees sagsrness. and
Mr.. Saunders' willingness. gave him the
lead for collector and disconnected the
friends Of Mr.. Tibbalia
The announcement shat Mr.. Collins. OF
Seattle, had some sort Of leverage on the
coliectorship 10 argued out Of court BY the
friends Of the state committee, on the
ground that IL such were the case Mr.. Col.
Inns would never have returned from
Warrington City until Mr.. Wasson's sue.
cessor had been named. But this assump-
ton il based on the belief that the depart
msnt Il convinced that Collector WATSON
has not been hliing the bill and that there
Is disposition to remove him just A. soon
- his successor can b decided upon.
Col Griggs' adhersnts do not talk in this
vein. They Jump on the state committee
fellows - being willing to root every Re-
publican out Of Office in order that they
may fill Il and not because the man de-
posed 10 not qualified. About all Of the
Griggs- Collins following declare their in
tention to allow every Republican to serve
out his term. etc.