The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-21
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE DAzRD.
Their Choice for Waiia walls Poesmss-
ter Is IGnofed.

Ter - IG0OPeds
TACOMA, Nav l9-lspeeia.. The turn.
ing down of state Committeeman Henry
Keeling for postmaster o! Wasla Wag!a has
dared some Of the ardent supporters Of the
Democratic machine. Besides beng
a member Of the state committee,
Mr. keiitag has for six years been
Chairman ~ his counts committee. In
deed he has been a member of the execu-
tive committee Of the state committee. and
was acting IN that capacity when Cleve-
land tnrnet him down and appointed Mr..
fallon Postmaster of Waila WaIla. Mr..
KEELING had the Endorsement OF
d state committee. and that fact
seems to cut deeper than his
prominent; connections with the state
committee and his leading political posi-
ton at home. Some faint hearts believe
things are going 20 smash when so good
and able a tsiiicum as Mr.. KEELING 10
drummed cut of CIcvcIand's camp. Now
II the president should follow his up by
naming Judge Erwin receiver Of the Seat
tic land Office there would be q ti!iicum
warwhoop.
The enemies Of the state committee are
letting /. bs known that they have cooked
+. A. McDnnald's goose. Mr.. Mcdonald
Is a Seattle aspirant for the receivership
and he has tho Endorsement Of the state
committee. This same committee Endorsed
Judge Erwin for su,pe rintendent Of
Indian agencies. but another man
had to be appointed to that
Office and Judge Erwin entered
the race against Mr.. Mcdonald. Several
days ago Efwin's friends sent word that
they had fsoored Mcdonald. and that an
nouncemers was followed up with the as
surance that Mcdonald was mot in it,"
that the state committee might just as
we'll climb into the band wagon and in
dorsc the man for Snohomish county.
The blnfiDg failed. and then Erwin
sent word that If he were acceptable to the
state organ xation he could bag the plum
AT Seattle. But the state committee would
mol shoulder Mr.. Erwin's cause. He had
been Endorsed for another job; Mcdonald
had been psst forward for the Seattle posi-
ton, and the state committee saw no good
reason for. deserving the Seattle man.
Eventually, il tho committee turns
ont for the Snohomish candidate,
n lot OF 1iliicums in good standing are
ready to swear that 1t was gadded into
line by the same whip that is bent on
otsNtFtiu.HS s1S0tbAG bculOCf ats, ok uItA
little. for sanding by the Lake Washing
ton canal and electing Gov. John
II. McGrsw. The only objection
raised TO Mcdonald by the Griggs-Coliins
folks is that he IS an ex-oflice holder. He
served under Cleveland before in Oregon.
In the meantime the Dave Hill dervi,hes,
by their a~ttions. recall that first term
reference af President Cleveland with
%ghoulish gsee.
1t Henry KEELING can be thrown ont on
charges, il is held that pretty nearly every
state cominiitee candidate now seeking
office GAIA be disqualified in the
same manner That is what adds
significance, ~ the administration =
SETON. Melting has been elected
city clerk qs Walla Walla. usually with in
crcasing msjorities. for over half 4 dozen
years. and to have Cleveland dixhonor So
prominent a Democrat astounds Tho state
committee. With the ravages of con-
sumption. this political affront will. it is
said by tiSs friends. break him down
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