The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-20
AFFAIRS TO BE INVESTIGATED.
An Oakesdale Farmer Kills His
Enemy, Who Assaulted Him.
Dsvsy. the Alleged Murderer 81 Herais
Je.es. Acquitted - Psrsiaad--M MD
winter Assrassisas fer tAs Tssena
Expseitlea.

Cavender, Populist, Of the Second ward,
will be chairman Of ths finance commit
tee. the bone of contension in tho dead.
lock, which Vas broken today on the 2i4th
ballot. The full list Of committees will be
announced next week, and with C.ven.
der, on the leading committee in point OF
importancs, will be Harris. Votaw, Lister
and Pincua. That y the slate. and Harris
has given his word 70 appoint Cavendez
chairman, thus crucifyinG votaw. who
made the great deadlock fight with the
new president OF the council~snd the six
Popuiists. Ave Of whom are new members,
one. Nash. being = holdover. At the
eleventh hour the Populists decided that
IL would b poor politics for thsm to allow
one Of their number 70 be named presi-
dent therefore they. refused to put
forward McGrath or name anv favoriss
whatever aside from votaW and Harris.
Harris was elected on ths first ballot cast
today. IL Was the understanding that
there we're TO be four ballots for him,
and then, II he failed Of IN election. the
strength Of the vot1o-Harris- Populist
combine vas to b thrown to Votaw.
But the men who hays held the six Re
publicans and the two Democrats together,
and opposed policy Of financing the city
In the interest of its taxpaysrs, were after
Votaw's scalp. and they got It. When il
If Harris was not they elected the latter,
Glen. Dem, and Cove. Rep, bsing credited
with casting the decisive ballots, giving
him ten out of total Of sixteen.
There vas some lively cheering, and the
crowd which ovsx6ovsd into the amphi-
thester reserved for the councilmen said
Harris election was due principally to the
ledgey's opposition. People have become
accustomed to looking for the glori6cation
of any man opposed By and the defeat oi
any man favored BY that publication.
Harris spoke" when escorted 70 the
chair. His opponents hnvs said derisively
Harris spoke" whom hs has entered Dc.
bates, and now it u "Hafris Spoke" in.
stead of Councilman Harris. President
Harris simply announoQ1 that IL would b
in order for the council 10 look after the
interests Of the city . men, and not q
politicians. He claimed the time had
come 20 restore the city. efpdit and main.
tain the soundnsss.of its Institutions and
not make silly attack upon its finances,
- had been predicted would be the result
il his following was given the organisation
Of the council.
After things had gone on smoothly fos q
time Cavender. . trifle flushed, asked fol
an Investigation Of the charge made by
votaw that he had been offered $500 If he
would vote for certain parties for presi.
dent. and inasmuch ~ his (Cavender's) 's)
name had been mentioned in connection
with the bribe alleged he deemed il nc
more than fair to probe the whole thing.
Lee. looking wrathy. coincidsd with Cav.
ender, and Leo, Lister and Pincus wers
appointed to do the probing. Les went
Cavendsr one better. He had heard that
Votaw had agreed, In the presence of the
mayor. Cove and others. to appoint Cove
chairman Of the finsnce committee, pro.
vidsd Cove would vote for him for presi.
dent. Inasmuch ~ votaw had intimated
at the Seventh ward meeting last night
that Cove and two others had manipulated
the affairs of the finance committee along
the line Of crookedness. he wsntsd to have
that matter probed also. Those who under.
stood the animus Of the fight looked upon
this a. an effort to smirch Votaw In the
eyes Of Harris and prevent him beinl
named on the finance committee at all.
Lee looked toward votaw, and the crowd
present expected IN answer from him
but Harris spoke and referred the matter
to the COMMITTEES on the $500 brtbs al.
legged. Votaw said in An interview:
''The $500 WAS offered me by . friend oi
mine, who in turn represented Q lawyer.
He said he had 81, COO for one vote "a
break the deadlock. l said IL I wanted
any Of tho money I'd 60 TO hsadQuarters
and get it all. and not divide with my
friend. as he proposed kthink there was
something rotten about the proposition.
! will not tell the committee who tho
man Was who offered the bribe. ! did
talk about placing Cove on the finance
COMMITTEES. but il Vas with the under
standing tina, there we're to be four of our
side on the committee with him."
Inasmuch ~ the organisation Of the
council 10 in the hands of those opposing
the city financiering Of the past, more
trouble is looked for in the way Of making
it unpleasant for the new combination.
Under the new organisation, James Wick
ersham will no doubt be thrown overheard
for city attorney. a. the council - now or
ganiEed would, It is conceded, refuse tc
confirm him. Jack Shackieford has been
a prominent candidate. with ]. 8. White.
house as assistant, but the tables may be
completely turned. The Harris council
will demand . city attorney who will b
active In bringing suit. in case IL 10 deemed
wise to institute proceedings against the
city treasurer in Strengthening out the &C.
counts of q. w. Boggs in the banks thai
have closed while having city money re-
ported on hand.
City Attorney Murray has decided that
the bond offered by City Treasurer-eieci
MeCauley is legally defective in not pro.
viding for . custodian of the city's funds
from Aprii II until he is legally initiated
into Office by the acceptance of his bond.
The council discussed the bond In execu.
Tuesday evening, just before the council
convenes again and at which time Mayos
Orr will probably send in some appoint.
ments- He has not come 10 an under.
standing with the new council regardine 2
eonfirmations, bat II 10 expected the
council IS now organized will confirm
Orrs appointments unless he names q
city attorney Objectionable TO the Popu.
lists. Harris and vosaw. A new city
treasurer's bond has been prepared by
City Attorney Murray, which is designed
to remedy the legal defects alleged in the
old one.
Harris had 70 make concessions, par
tienlaray giving the .ehairmanship Of the
nnance committee to Cavender. The
ehirography on the ballots seems 10 indi.
cate that Cavender joined Glen IN break
Tag The deadlock.