The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-14
The Assault on the Mugwump
Collector Gaining vigor.
INDIGNATION MEETING MONDAY.
Reports From the Straits Indicate
Wrecks and Loss of Life.
Aequittai OF jameson, the Alleged Ev-
srets Murderer-Chief Ne shirt Ac-
quilted Of Rape-The steamer Minnie
n. Suak as Fort Beliingham.


The light against Collector of Customs
adopting resolutions of q condemnatory
character. A special committee of the
Young Meas Democratic Club today
drew up resolution demanding of the
president and secretary OF the treasury
that Mr.. Saun ders be removed from office,
and the convention Monday evening will
be asked 10 adopt the resolution. When
informed OF the proposed action one of tine
collectors friends quoted him as saying:
1.-The club be D.. / don't owe my office
to any political organization nor any man,
for that matter. in the state of Washing
ton. and If they think they can buildoze or
whip me into line they are welcome to
crack their whip" Mr.. Saunders himself
carefully avoided an interviey, giving as q
reason that the situation did not warrant
a statement from him, and in addition the
newspapers did not accurately report
interviews.
The Young Mems Democratic Club was
actively engaged today in preparing for
the meeting next Monday evening in ac-
cordance with the call as published IN to-
days PosT-INTgILrsEScER. The customs
employees were detected trying to arrange
with several gangs of sailors and long
shoremen to be present for the purpose of
breaking up the meeting. President
Livermore. of the club, said that no bull
DOING or packing the convention would
be tolerated, and only bona fide members
would be allowed to participate In the pro-
ceedings.
The issuance of the call by the club was
the subject Of general conversation on the
streets and in public resorts. In some
instances personal encounters took place
between the opposing factions. The lead
ing Democrats of the county Endorsed the
action Of the club and promised their
moral assistance and individual support
in the movement to show how Saunders
has, rs they allege, used his honorable
Office to satisfy his personal spite and
enmity against certain prominent leaders
of the Democratic party. Such men Of
Jefiersonian proclivities AZ ]. A. Kuhn. A.
r. Coleman, II. L. Tibbals. jr.. r. c. Hill. ].
c. Christian and others ~ prominent. said
that the statements made by the Young
Mems Democratic Club were true. and
that the situation demanded extraordinary
action. 1t is claimed that Mr. Saun-
ders has repudisted pledges he made
to the city and county CEN
tral committees with reference
to allowing the committees to name certain
appointments. When the candidates were
regularly Endorsed Mr.. Saunders promptly
ignored the recommendations and chose
active Republicans. The collectors friends
say that he was compelled to adopt this
mode of procedure for the reason that the
government service demanded competent
and trustworthy persons to execute tho
duties of the offices. Prominent Repub.
iicans, too, are inclined to this view, and
for that reason they think that the col
lector IS the victim Of conspiracy.
The latest charge against the collector Is
that during the last city campaign he sub
scribed 500 to the Democratic fund. He
paid 800 before election and then
promptly repudiated the obligation, re-
fused and continues to refuse to pay the
remaining 500. Again. the clubs mana
gers say that Saunders fixed up a slate
ticket with them last July. which was
published at the time in the Posr-IsrELLI-
aEScKR. and Immediately after election he
deliberately broke his pledge.
The situation. as 1t exists tonight,
resolves itself into this proposition: The
bone and sinew of the Democratic party
is trying to get justice from a Mugwump
customs administration. Inasmuch as
Mr.. Saunders was the personal choice of
the president for the Office. he holds the
whip and is endeavoring. through the as
sistance of local Southern advisers, to
drive the wheelhorses into the attitude
of supporting his policy, which is about as
repugnant as the national administra-
tion's manner of grasping the Hawaiian
animation