The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-23


while IN 0sof8ia, and II low in Virginia
trying to recoNsf his healtbfand strength.
A telegram may b sent HIN by some Of
his party frien1s, asking hifa 70 return. II
matters do not straighten oft before Mon.
day. II he ooes return yorT may expect to
see general turning over the ranks OF
offceholders. The mayor il sick and
tired Of the way things hay been running.
and when he tgrns his han.s to straighten-
ing matters ous some OF th,tse fellows may
wish they had never tried u revoIutionize
the city government duringi ais absence. ]
personally do mot favor t1weeney, but
like to zee every man have fair show and
do not believe Sweeney hf, had that"
Whatever haad the gamtfers may have
had in bringing about thf deposition OF
DR. Sweeney Is most cunniixgly concealed.
Alderman Ineeam. who Stems to be by
general consen. regarded a the leader Of
the movement, positively fenies that he
ever had any conversation In the subject
81 have no desire to conceil my motive. y
he said. ''When entered 1.-THE council I
had never met DR.. Sweenky. and my OBJ
lection to him IS presidenif of the board
of aldermen did not taxi shape until
several months afterwardi The prin-
cipd cause was thet differences
which occurred in ahe auditing
committee, which consists the mayor.
comptroller. president Of The board OF
aldermen and president of the house of
delegates. was in favor Of changing the
presiding officers Of both b, 1ases last Jan.
uary. not because had aey objection to
DIR. Kloeber, but because VI did not want
to mortify DR.. sweeney bySfaiiing to re-
elect him and the house req ect Kloeber.
DR.. Kloeber was reelected End dropped
my opposition.
II deny positively that there was any
desire to wrigg.e any bill4 through the
committee. but DR.. Sweeney seemed al
ways to take opposite sides % DR.. kloeber
and the business was retsfded. deny,
too, that there was any diffusion as to
franchises. On the contrarl, Miller and
have been the most determ k,ed opponents
OF any provision, that favore9i the corpora
tons against the city. Per3,nally I have
nothing rgainst DR.. SweenSy. but don't
think him the best man fort the place he
has occupied"
Alderman Cram was inteeviewed with Q
like result. He said the difference was
not . corrupt one. but dae Of policy.
Sweeney objected TO payine@bills that were
incurred; Kloeber wanted sbills paid to
merchants when they wei, incurred in
good faith, but Thought officials ought to
be punished if they incurred unauthorized
bills. and not those who's supplied the
goods.
Alderman Miller, who has become one
OF the most pote mt factors IL the problem,
declared that he should msssse no attempt
to assume the Office until r., had the cor
poration counsel's opiniont that he was
legally elected. He post k.ely declared
that he did not know the Hote was to be
sprung Tuesday night. Hei knew the dis
satisfaction vita Sweeney twas growing,
but had not heard until th,s. afternoon of
any concerted movement.
A Democrat who hoidss no Office gave
what he considered the Oritsn OF the move
ment and the talk about Rambling. He
said that during the lasy campaign the
gamblers subscribed to tie Democratic
campaign fund On the Is surance, which
they believed Ronald had authorized, that
they would not he molesteos after election,
provided they kept within PERTAIN restric-
tions. After election Eolflld refused to
give them any guarantee pf protection.
Stories differ As to wsat followed.
One is that they UNDERSTOOD when
Ronald left ON his Zip it would
be ali right, but that hes,ave secret in
structions to Chief Jackson hot to let the
games run. TIE other is Chat they were
led to believe Sweeney woulI: be more lem
lent. and that Sweeney, Smile bidding
them be patient little lont2r. was power
less to let them rln.
Another story is that Sweeney was pre-
pairing to make changes fn some of the
offices, especially that Of sity engineer,
and that the Office holders, ixho resented
his proposed interference with depart
ments, famed tho fame of dissatisfaction.
DIR. Sweeney denies that he. had any such
intention, and so the wrangk continues.
The present situation seems to be that
DIR. Sweeney will not CONTINUE the con-
test and that OF Monday searder Miller
will qualify as acting mayor. Mr.. Miller
is an old resident of the citysand has been
engaged in the teamster bu1iness. doing a
considerable trade. He hass before been a
member of the city coupAil, and is a
brother of Amasa S. Mii4er. and uncle
of Henry W. Miller. city clerk under the
former administration. They are Repub-
licans but he IL a Democrat. and was
nominated alderman by the First ward, in
which he lives.
A lawyer was asked what vas the use of
Sweeney sending in his resignation after
he was removed. "Oh." III replied, .she
only gave quit-Glaim deed 90 quiet title. +"