The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20
THE SEWER JOBBERY.
John Collins Threatens 10 Burn
Up" the Mayor.
RONALD WILL HAVE THE TsuTH.
Preparations Being MADE 20 fnsesu :
gate Wolfe and Ceehran-ssssfag
Of Iasfgnant Demoersts.

vet IN references 20 TIE rsIkoFAs O tfty
Engineer Thomson, bn. theirs 10 no doubt
that he intends 80 stand firm, II hts word
mag be taken 70 mean anything ard that
he 10 gathering evidence against Wolfe.
CacAran snd Heifner. which. II sustained,
will afford interesting reading. The con.
situations held yestsfday we're Of tie most
secre: character. bat IL IL no secret that
large number Of Democrats who deplose
the political blunder OF the removal, apsr;
from any question of jobbsry. insist that
party interests demand reputation OF tns
act Of the board.
City Engineer Thomson continued bis
duties as tho city hall. and in the after
noon I'd win Hall Warner called upon him.
hut, finding Thomson cat. be went assy.
il is the understanding that he shall enter
upon hls dates today.
A stormy interview took place between
Mayor Ronald and John Collins. Mr..
Ronald refuses 20 speak except 20 SAP that
nothing occurred to make him weaken.
This does not agree with the version given
out By John Collins friends. They say
that Mr.. Collins asked the mayor 60 with
draw the letters be had written TO Cochran
and Wolfe. demanding their resignation
ON the ground Of harmony. Sr. Ron
aid positively refused to do any such
thing. whereupon Collins threatened that
the telegraph and PSeu-T Times would open
their batteries on him. John Collins
friends declare that ''biuf' was success
fully worked ard that In day or so Ron
aid will find some way TO sqnirm out Of
the responsibility. Ronald's friends in
fist that the mayor told John Collins
point blank and IN strong language that
be vas not to be bulidozed and would not
back down an inch. Mayor Ronald him
self says ha can only repeat that ne Will
not he a party 10 what be has already de-
scribed a. "a wiIfui sacrifice of the public
welfare to reckless and interruptions
partisanship."
meeting OF q number OF representative
Democrats was held last night in the Oc-
cidentai block, at which a wide divergence
of opinion was expressed. Some we're in
favor OF standing by the doctrine Of TO the
yictors belong the spoils. while others con-
demned the stupidity OF the removal right
an the eve OF an election. James =. Nc
Eiroy, formerly one Of the kid CON-
mittee. made powerful speech in which
be declared that the policy of the board
might scare few iaborers into voting the
Democratic ticket, but that the party
could not expect TO have the support of
business men and taxpayers generally un-
less IL put competent men at the head of
departments and conducted the city gov
erument on business principles.
The meeting was convened By a call of
the executive committee Of the Central
Club and the Democratic central commit
tie, and only those invited were admitted.
chair and James T. Blackstone was secre-
larry. The following were among those
present: Judge /. j. Lichtenberg, Judge
II. G. Strudwsek. Percy w. Rochester, r.
=. Blaine, Andrew Blackstone, Frank
Hartley Jones. W. II. Thompson. C. Il.
fieifner. Salvador ElIicott, F.. r. Game.
J. I. Terry. J. Y. ostrander, Gen. G. W.
Turner. James Blackstone. W. II. Phillips.
j. r. Cronin. City Clerk George J. Stone
man. Alderman Cram. Lee Hart. Robert
Fitzhenry, John Burns, City Treasurer
Durie. Jesse Cochran, Charles Esplin and
q number OF others. Commissioner Wolfe
was not present.
Speeches were made by f. +. Blaine, f.
T.. caine. Judge strudwIck. viii II.
Thompson, ten. Turner, ]. r. MeElroy,
Jesse Cochran, J. Y. ostrander. G. g.
Heifner and Others. Mr.. Thompson de-
clsred that Engineer Tomson should have
had charges preferred against him. and IL
found guilty of employing none but Re-
pEbltcans. or even none but Democrats, he
should have been removed. lie severely
condemned the scti on of the board.
]. r. McEIroy said there was no doubt
that the Pontiac brick for which thu city
was paying S. per thousand had been Of
fered for safe Ia a client Of his a China
man. At s. - lie said there was no reason
why Democratic administration should
not give the preference To Democratic
officials. provided they we're competent
hut 10 Was wrong TO make such discrtrnina.
ton when IL came 10 putting labererS on
the streets.
Ferey Rochester bad no objection TO
putting Democratic lahorers TO work. but
1t was a political biander at this ia.e day
10 force such a scheme.
William II. Phillips offered resolution
declaring that tho Democrats of Seattle
indorse the action of the board of public
works in removing Thomson.
Will ii, Thompson. T. F. Blaine and
Judge Liehtenbcrs strcnuously opposed
this. both because they did not agree with
IL and because they were not the Demo.
Gratis Of Seattle. and such an act was a
ursurnation ot power. FINALLY. upon a
point OF order raised hy Judge Ssrudwick.
the motion WAS tabled The meeting then
broke Up and the committee went int, e1
eeutiye session.
The city council took no action on tn.
subject President K.oeoer, of the house
OF delegates, had prepared resolution
condemnlng she removal OF Thomson "a
bad public policy, but a motion to adjourn
Nas sprung and carried before he got an
opportunity 20 present IT,
No allusiea was made 20 the matter a.
the meeting Of aldermen. but after al.
Iourument soms very emphatic language
Vas used. A runner wss current that IA.
Cochran and 30 appoint Miller or Iarran
and earle to their places. or member OF
she bosgd Of aldermen ana a member nj
sAe house 81 delegates. His reason was
sald 80 ee shat members Of that body we're
familiar with the csty business By reason
OF ;helr two years experience aud tha;
those selected we're Of a character 10 IN.
sp.ro pGeEie confidence.
Al sach considerations 81 public nellev
are. however, ioFeisu 10 the conscience 4
such Democrats IS Wolfe. Heifner. Hart
Neal AdaiF, a. q. Lane and others of thst
fk Nho seem 90 be running tas city rov-
eminent. oae 81 the aldermen denounced
Nolfe and Cochran for ignoring the city
eoaneit. which IS responsible 10 the peapls
for tho administration 90 city affairs. and
taxing advice instead tgofa nsngvrs.on -
the eurassoae Who could never hore TO he
elected % any legislative osllra.