The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-03
THE ANXIOUS BENCH.
Candidates for Office Waiting
to Be Confirmed.
MAYOR RoNALD's NEW ROSTER.
City csssefi Hsags Up All the Nenias-
taoas-Anier Il Punished and Gran
Rewarded BY Their Party.

The mayor cent In his nomin atoms for
cty offices last night to the council almost
~ predicted In Mondays Posr-ISrxLLI-
ssscKz To the board Of aldermen he
sent Tor confirmation the following:
For commissioner of the Seattle public
iiorary for the term com uencing Januarr
! Is4: Mrs Belle b. Haines. vice self;
term expired
For member Of the board Of public
,s.sI Tor sne term beginning January l.
i64: ]. W. Van Brocklin, vice self; term
exnired,
For members Of the board Of health for
term commencing January l. lisa: Henry
Isnde.i. u. D.. vice James Shannon,
ID; D.; term expired
For port warden for the term common
eng January l. 1854: Bardo Jelich. vice
sell; term expired.
FOR commissioner Of public parks 10
nl the anexpired term Of W. E Bailey:
Lewis Ryckman.
For commissioner of public parks for
the term beginning January l. 1884:
Inomas NJ Green. vice Theodore y. Hx.-
Ter; term expired.
without discussion the nominations
were referred TO committee consisting of
Aldermen Jordan, Miller and Brewer.
LIE mayor sent to the house of dele
gates the name Of julius Redelsheimer as
police commissioner in place Of II. E.
noifnes. who was appointed to fill an IN
expired term. Delegate Lyon moved to
confirm the nomination, but DIR. erich on
moved 10 refer to q committee, and this
was agreed to, and the chair selected the
committee on police.
In an interview on the subject of the
appointments Mayor Ronald last night
said:
II regret sincerely that Mr.. Holmes will
not serve another term. He has served
the past year under protest and at nv
urgent request. Twice he has sked to b,s
renewed, but at my request remained at his
post. shall never forget him. He gen
my term more TO accommodate fellow
member OF the board than anything else,
but he would prefer not to do SO.
ana owing TO anxisties, trouble and
loss he has already been put to on
my account, | will not subject Mr. Holmes
70 any further worry. wish to express
here and now my profoundest respect and
appreciation for him. deem it unfor,u-
nate for the city of Seattle that Mr.. Holmes
would not consent TO serve in this ca
pacity another term. Business scrutiny
and careful Investigations, justice and fair
dealing have characterized his every move
In the department.. He is q model officer.
as ne Is man and citizen. l say, truth
fuiiy, that believe no member OF my ad-
ministrat:on has reelected greater credit on
the city than Mr.. Holmes. and that can
not honor myself by transmitting him as
aholdover 10 my successors. / cheertully
Bear this testimony of HIM as being of an
opposite political party from myself We
could always DEPEND upon him to support
- oh g.
pose the wrong. Some have Suggested
that IL would be a compliment to him to
reappoinL him for the remainder OF my
term. lie needs no such compliment 4,
attest my regard for him. / promised nv
brother Walter that if Holmes would not
serve the term l would appoint his friend.
de mas had nothing from my admini.tra-
ton and has been compel ed, no.with.
standing all the patronage had, to seek
employ ment away from his family. Sew
erai times have promised him favors. but
invariably met with opposl ton and turned
him down for somebody else. This is the
last opportunity TO accommodate him and
to gel one OF his friends in Office, and, as Mr..
Holmes would not serve proposed to ae-
commodate Walter once.
THE sans may be said concerning
Theodore Halter for park commissioner.
My not reappointing him is not the result
OF dissatisfaction. He has made one of
the most enterprising and indefatigable
commissioners the park department has
ever nad: lie magnanimously and gensr-
ousiy Withdrew from the race tor the bene-
NJ and in the interest of friend OF his
whose name went before the council. He
Is noble-minded young man, and this
act will forever stamp him as a thorough
gentleman"
The council! will meet tonight and most
probably act on the nominations. The
plans with reference TO the presidency of
the bosrd of aldermen went astrav. Alder
man Dauiton asked leave of absence for
thirty days and Alderman Ingram de-
clined TO accept the Office. IL was re-
solved. therefore. to compliment one Of
the members whose term expires IN
March. and upon the fourth ballot c. A.
Cram. OF the Second ward, was elected.
On the FIRST ballot Cram received fonr
votes. Miller. Brewer, Sweeney and Carrie
receiving one each. Cram was elected in
place Of Leander Nil er. ana Danlton oh.
tanned leave OF absence. Mr.. Ingram /.
absent in Portland.
In the house of delegates an attennt
was made by the kid COMMITTEES" To Sc.
cure the election of anybody to down
kloeber. They selected NJ J. Cook to
concentrate their votes on. but could not
secure majority, and no effort was made
30 bring about an election. Cook is a great
favoriie and many of the members would
ike 10 compliment him, but the proceed
inEs Of the board o. aldermen in so often
changing presidents have rather excited
the rIdicnie of the delegates, and thev
seem, as BODY. disposed TO make no
change. They felt the presence and
wtre-ruilinw OF the Kids in the Iohhv 49,
keenly as an insult TO their independence
and integrity. and expressed themselves
as determined not TO be made cat's-paws OF.