The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-16
LEFT IN THE COLD.
King County Being Frozen Out
by the Collector.
ASHFORD ~ THE LEAD NOW.
4 CPuel RebuH - Hoos-Sestsla Nsn
xsps Waiting While Others Get Lseal
Jsbs-ssrssus CAargeA
ASHFORD IN THE LEAD NOW.

Another day has passed without IN end COM
Ing to the auspease in which the numerous can
didasss for the deputy coileetorship are Kept By
Collector SaunderA The leading candidate now
seems to b G. w. Ashford. In faes IL il said that
Ne would have boou appointei before now II his
still hunt hsd not bean Published in the Posr-
lA1EIIIcRxC4k This publication pat his rivals
on his trail and Mr. Ashford was greatly &C.
gf1eyed Il his plans bang made known 70 the
world and thus ioiIed
Hsifner and his friends are feeling rather
sore agasnst Saunders on account OF . rsbuR hs
gave them On Friday. l. d. Ross, Who has
oeen conducting Heifnsr's campaign in the In.
sefvas between his nirtations with the several
members Of the Rochester family, teleerapheo
20 saunders late ON that aiternoon 70 delay an
nouneiux the appointment until he (Ross)
could 20 70 Port Townsend and confer with him
In the interest OF HeifnsT. The reply. which
Vas ceiivcred 70 Nh. Ross that evening was,
III Will do you no GOOD and has opinion con-
csfnins the collecsor's enforced politsness has
besn greatly abbreviated
M saunders seems 10 b taking advantage Of
the bitter fight fog the once 70 delay illlne IL
until he has filled all the local cf1ces ut Port
Townsend With men outside OF King county. 20
that a. result OF getting into such . snarl the
Seattle Democracy Is likely not to get . scrap Of
patronage beyond the one local once This 10
nov the situation IL sizsd up py the Posr-iKTsL-
Ll6ENcERs correspondent At Port Townsend,
who last night sent the following Dispatch:
PoRr TowssEN JnIy Ia--lspecial The an
poinsment OF deputy collector at Seattle w.s
m,de for several days Collector Ssa1nders
Eivea 20 intimatson whom he viii appoint but
the general opinion prevails that VIooio and
ars over thirty applications for TIE position and
IL viii require several days fo14he collector 70
examine tho recommendations and indorse-
ments OF the various candidates Again. his at
tsniion IL fully occupied In making local sp-
pointmeuts- There are twelve positions left in
the local once, all OF which will be filled next
tainly be announced. whom il is too late lor any
Seattlsttes to get local appointmert@
his II one Of the two explanations. and the
eExcER corfeDoudsns By an intmass friend of
the co. lecto1. The frat IL that Preaideut Clsys-
iano's confidential adviser in Seattle purpo,ely
pointmert until certain measures affecting the
Great Northern railway shall have been log.
rolled through the board OF aldermen OF seattle.
The next explanation IL Intended more =
true synopsis OF the collectors personal attitude
In the matter than otherwise. II IL that by de-
laying the appointment of SUPPORT collector 1t
county are engaged in bitter warfare Saunders
viii have had an opportunity 70 fill the local
ofnces with local men and persons from else
where thsn King county. II 10 known beyond
doubt that charges OF . grave character have
been filed against one candidate " no 10 os.ensibiy
backed BY the presidcnts seattle friends. These
jobs In the custom house: the price being TO OBJ
tain certain privileges from the city OF seattle
Tor the Great Northern railroad. Other csndi-
dates have had their pcrsouai characters assa.led
on tina grounda OF Incompetence and moro par
tcuiary gambling. CHARGES OF this character
were calculated 10 create holy horror in the
pccfatiOp, however, he has beeu more liberal-
minded lately than heretofore He 10 not
averse. when the occasion presents ITSELF to
treating his friends At the Tar. but under no cir-
cumstances does he countenancc gambling.
IL Is quite apparent In Port Townsend tina.
II tho controversy In King county il permitted
TO continue that tho general once In this city
can 10 filed with local appointments ana BY
persons from other counties than King Ia =
few days, when ell OF the local ofllces have been
filed, the Seattle appointment will be an
nounced. ana In addition 90 deputy collector
King county will get two inspectors, and then
when . Seattle man mASes application TO get
into the general Office IL will be refused. Tor the
reason that sll vacancies have been filed.
Pierce county has already had Ave appoint
ments. and II Seattle gets two she will be very
fortunate
The author OF the forged letter to Dr. A. N.
Marion. purporting to give the much-coveted
appointment, Was Richard Lee. the seattle cor.
respondent Of the Tacoma Ledger. who sent it q
. practical joka He made no secret OF the
fact, for he told several persons about Il before
Dr. Marion received Il d.. Marion sent the let
ter to Collector Saunders, and 10 awaiting his
decis0n - 70 what scfion should BE- taken in
regard TO IL