The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-13
NEWS OF TACOMA
TAconA BUnEAr OF Tns Posr-lsrrLLl-
sxycEa, il16 PACIFIC Avxsuk
THOMAS sAmxoss. NAyAsKH
THE DOODLE BATTLE.
Plunderers Not Yet Masters OF
the Political Situation.
wyso WILL SUCCEED Mr.. sooos ?


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manic record. and shown that he 10
squars-soed Tscoman from away back
When he was In the council. during the
days when valuable franchises were
sought on every hand and corporations
held sway. Mr.. Caughran Vas for Tacoma,
one Of the hardest men 70 handle the
Horthsrn Pacific interests had 70 contend
With.
During the money making days OF
Harry Morgan. caughrsn msde record"
with the gamblers and saloon men, He Is
Methodist. but his policy in dealing with
the saioons and gamblers Was TO let them
alone 20 long A. they behaved themselves
and were not a fisring nuisance. He was
no. Of tire kind that required rake or
% would allow gamblers and saloon men
70 run things ''wide open" Gamblers
e~sm to appreciate this. ss they do not
like 10 divvy with officials, and would
rather respect public morals a little more.
snd not have 10 rob the unsophis.icated In
order to escape meritsd punishment.
The cuckoo's men expect 10 be able to
control the primaries. Notwithstanding
the great efforts Of the Huson and Lee
Boggs men.
The Democrat referred to in today's
Posr.IHrxLIrGxscxR ~ having been offered
q, 600 and his election expenses to run for
city treasurer has offered the Democratic
central committee $500 as campaign
dyer II be can have that nomination. THIS
fact seems 70 settle tho doubts existing In
some quarters, that the present city treas
urer II not trying TO name his successor.
IL looks more than ever ~ though the
Posr- were right But the
man. the Democrat with his -, 800. can
net get the nomination. oven on the DEM
ocYatic ticket. The Tiliicums are "onto"
che man with the hump on his back, and
under the circumstances the best thing for
the city treasurer TO do. who wants to
name his successor. II to quit bucking and
b reasonable. No average citizen cares to
have any more scandal regarding the city's
finances, and there IL no doubt but any set
Of retrenchment taxpayers would accom-
modate Mr.. Boggs to any reasonable ex-
tent Even II Mr.. Boggs could name a
Democratic successor in Office. tho Demo
Gratis would harrass him until the cat
jumped out Of the bag and make it ~ en-
bsrrassing a. the circumstances would
warrant.
Conservative Republicans, and the Re-
pubiicans pay most Of the taxes. are will
ing to meet Mr.. Boggs half way. He has
over SIS 600 locked up In the suspended
Merchants National and Washington Ma
tional banks, for which he Ii responsible.
and II Ia fair to assume that Mr.. Boggs will
not leave tho city in the lurch. Even II, as
the friends Of Mayor Huson report, tho
Office Of city treasurer under the present
administration II worth So, 900 year, Mr..
Boggs 10 not going to make . big fortune
when his losses in suspended banks arc
deducted.
Mr.. Boggs does not deny that he has
speculated In warrants. He says every
city treasurer In the land does IT,: why,
therefore, single him out for a thrashine?
Any warrants he may have on hand as
cash could be taken caro- Of by reasonable
men and friends Of Tacoma who do not
want tho breath of scandal hanging about
the eity's finances.
Mr.. Boggs does not like Mr.. Caughran.
but Mr.. CaughrAn, . hard headed business
man, with large vested interests in Ia
coma. would DO . better friend to Tacoma
and Mr.. Boggs in an emergency than u
radical.
Mr.. Boggs says he never went after any
+. thing he did not get. He wants a sue
csssor. and has taken the bit In his mouth,
He may learn that discretion il some.
times the better part of vaior.
still, IL 10 said, Mr.. Boggs will be able
70 control the Populist candidate for city
treasurer. and therefore IL is q case of
''heads win, tails you lose"
The total registration Is 1850. The
books will be kept open ten days longer.
The fopaiists held Crawford style secre,
primaries tonight, and will meet in mas.
convention tomorrow and selec, eaudi.
dates. Several Doodle leaders were active
during the baiiosing. Alta mass meeting
this afternoon the Popuiists denounced
the bringing of hohos from Seattle pre-
snmaely tovose Tor the booilers. Later the
mayor ordered the chief of police TO drive
ell the hobos out of town or arrest them as
warrants