The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-22

Seattle posfmasfership Is His
For the Asking.
CLEVELAND HIS SOLD FRIEND.
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h@r1t tho Letter.

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. eaeak5af@ for Ss1e s<e9tosAeze tr fsas city
~ kas szesss sxNssss ~ tfess atEga res
Ar Graves II nes> ruaktag a f~Tzezai sgizt
for Iris gssae@ fss4s tksr sefsss Say sa phb.1
be h hesssx urged hs a narnss~r ~ kBs SRI
innate fsSsYssx ~ assssa l# REGARDED IS efEfs~
sfaNsfs e@ f11nes traf ~ r. quite wiling
tsa sfste. ah8ss8a a@aa f6e7 @29n IA@ %es-
sens@s ef es&Hf9n &vnnnx Ss7as 5sssS1s-2s as~e
sa fssaf. II A8F Graves II s@gzsA fS@ ssas~
si5a&ta as3 a@as g4at rsgsassste tAe Pre-
lsfnfHAry Eserz taksa ~ aEs friesse1s 81 tsse
matter. ali sh& nssaeF eAssaAssAses Ealgs9t ~
aesi stop working Gar the plssee. 8ea this
mas - csvNA8@r9si ETssss irrespective of
@tsa Fsay - postmaster general at tna
fsnae ths termination shall he Eaade-
aonss hair aoxen ifaportsns presisiey-
tfai Eosteffse@s are ssw waiting - bs
f1ises. but Ar Eiszsli s&eEsa rather In
eisned 10 be- The task ro cver uafsi tiE
saeees~or. William l.. wilson. of West
Virginia. has bees duly sristaI1sG aF
Wilson or t1e ether band is rather ARK
ious that tisase weAElasy ana. 20 = certain
extent, annoying guess a8ns should De SET
tied before ia terms ~ ofrce begins. bat
ffsat De hardly sxTs@ts sssch win tss the
sazs Is shown ~ sfe fact that he has
been examining TIE papers GIs6 ~ tae
various applicants for ihese game pTesi-
Dental off, fu TIE Ease of the SEATTLE
Csssee surprise was IN Ftnre 1of hin. gn
boxing over these raperss no FOUND
prominent FL rhs bundle - fu19FEsFGeflts
fer Gen. Aeafa, strong better 10 Post
master General Bl@ssB. signed rs him
r&ls sexeraI months before IL VAS ~
nsorei that SIR Bsssen bad auy intention
Of leaving the cabinet Some old Viz
xsnsa friends of Gsea. AsesA had intro
dsssea hfns 10 SIR Wilson al 2hat time
and his insf,FserDsnt being asked. he
promptly gave II as matter % courtesy
To The friends who had introduced the
candidate.
In conversation with George Hazard
who tlnsd with Nr Wilson the ether even
sng 81 his home. tAe latter laughed heart
lis al having written i recammsadatio
to himself. IL were bat stated eTaphat-
isaiiy that he DID not consider himself
bound 81 all by any such acs4on. and that
If the Seattle postofsSea should lee left for
him 10 GIL he would make recommend
alton 10 she president wholly upon tbs
merits OF the respective candidates as
they should appear 10 him after a careful
examination Of all the papers filed. One
little matter has been brought UP here
against fs4n Mnen. which may be men
toned I'm this connection. and that Is that
the general has never voted for fFesid@ni
Cleveland ia the state Of Washington
IL il not To DC forgotten that Mr.. Cieye-
land has a continuous habit or making
appointments even ia email matters as
pF@aidentIai postoffices. wholly trTespec-
tive OF ths recoaHsa nssiations of cabinet
Officer This is ore nf the most definite
causes for thinking that Mr. Graves, II
he asks fer the place, viii be given II. The
Seattle banker - well known here. sud
Is slAo . personal tIsea3 Of AF. Cleveland.
lie Vas formerly . Republican. but he
left Ills party r. Join tht Cleveland ranks
when the e2-xhertG 81 buffalo became q
candidate for the presidency Of the EHSted
States BE VAS az that time chief OF the
bureau of engraving ara printing, which
position he held fer about twenty-five
years he bastea BIalTes nomination Ia
1854 and as reward was retained in
ngflce - President Cleveland. and later
@Az INSIDE assistant treasurer. NF. Graves
wis the subject 81 an minated conference
f<gNsen President g'lee eiana ard Senator
Garnsan. II VAS at the time when New
foFk Democrats wefe very much dis
granted 1t ihe acts Of Cleveland as pses-
sssaas advice was asked
mir President said she Maryland sem
EioF. the frst thing &C be done go restore
harmony Ia the ranks Of the Democratic
party ~ Nea York state Is 70 remove r
q. Graves ffofEs the bureau of engraving
ard printing ard 10 send Dan MAgcon
tCieFeianis appo3Etse a. collector at
New York ctty1 hack 20 Northern New
York
The advice was good from a political
puint Of view. but Nj. Cleveland did net
take Il ard the result Is a matter 90 his
terry, When Mr.. Graves went cut To the
state OF Washington he took with hlm
letters of recommendation from PyeSi-
dent Cleveland Daniel Manning uau la
mont. Cart Scharz. George William curtis
and other noted AarSvusnps and followers
es Cleveland These EecasnFne,. $@ttous
wsre all written On the same size letter
paper and hoand up into a neat morocco
SeiEme which Mr. Graves prizes very
highly. ara stan exhibits. il Is SAID. 20 ad-
naiF8ux friends ard new acquaingaaces
There Is no question: oet that sig. Graves
stands veFy hlEa III the esteem of the
president. IsT. Narrefl formerly oS Scat
tie. aow = resident 90 this city relates a
conversation whigh BE Rad vsl5a she pres
s3ens soaae time &go ln the soaEse OF
which Mr.. Graves name vas mentioned
''Eie IS a man" said the president
whose word ] would never dispute. /
have Eke UtYt3aet confidence in him
X has also been Noted t9at staes Mr.
Graves weus - SEATTLE hts recommends
ton has lasSn sufficient "a sncure r{aoes
Tar these q hls frlanlis ga whom be has
given r. aus thing. however. Is certain.
II Mr.. Graves Gect3es thAf PC wants to lse
postmaster % Seattle, II wtll lse He.g&-
sary FOR Etns 20 give tta tAs presidency ~
shs Washington N&tlona} bank as the
law distinctly says thai Ra ore person can
hola two st}ctS positions Pos master tseu~
srti fstsseli Is Also reported 80 have sals
mat n +, paste cau58 u0r E-s appointed
postmaster anA hold his position SIS sreax-
uFeE q Iha canal cagApany.
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