The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-21
THE OFFICE DRUM WANTS.
To He Rank Examincr-'rhe Appoint~
rnsut of Receiver Hawkins

To He Rank Examincr--.rhe Appoint.
meut of Receiver Hawkins
Washington City. March sa.~-speciai~-
The general impression on Puget sound
that George HRxxard is here ends sayorsng
TO secure the Chilean mission for Henry
Drum. Of Tacoma. In slightly erroneous
Mr.. Hazard has not been near the state
department. nor has he aied any papers
there In Drums behalf. lie is. however.
working very hard. albeit very secretly.
for MIR. Druns. and Is urging hts appoints
ment as n hank examiner In the state Of
Washington upon cofnptrolier James III.
Eckels. MIR. Eckels told the Pnst+lnteiit.
gencer correspondent that he had consid-
erabie correspondence with MIR. Haxxard
prior to the iatter'S coming TO Washing
ton City and that since he Ind been hero
he had been an almost daily visitor at
his office. As there Is no vacancy in tha
ranks of bank examiners either In Wash-
insston or elsewhere. II would be ncces-
sary In order TO make place for Mr..
Drum TO dispiace either Examiner CIeary
or Eugene Wilson. The latter appears to
be the especial object at which MIR. Hax-
xard Is aiming his little Democratic gun.
and the comptroller is at loss 20 know
whether Hazxard most desires the ass-
poiatment of Drum or the removal OF
Wilson. Hszxard declares that Eugene
Wilson is not only not Democrat. but
is a most potent influence for evil against
democracy IN the bSpunilCan party OK
the state OF Washington.
Comptroller Eckels has made an assess-
mant upon the stockholders of the Citf-
GEMS National hank OF Spokane, which Is
now In charge OF Bank Examiner Ffyhn,
who In acting as receiver. The comp
troiier is trying To settle up certain mat
ters In connection with this hank and
after this is done he expects TO appoint
regular receiver. who viii relieve Ex-
Smincr Flynn and continue In charge Of
the banks affairs until II IL all settled.
r. w. Hawkins. who was recently APP
pointed receiver OF the First National
hank of Anacortes is said here to he an
out and out Republican. Comptroller Eek
els states that he made no inquiry what
ever az TO Mr.. Hawkins politics, but ap-
pointed him for purely business reasons.
The only other candidate who was really
considered was Mr.. Randolph. o. Seattle.
whse application was made on the day
the bank failed by friends of his at that
time I'm Washington City and without
his knowledge. Bank Examiner Carson.
when asked by the comptroller an 70 the
respective merits OF the two candidates
stated that there was nothing whatever
TO be said against Mr.. Randolph. hut
that Mr.. Hawkins appointment was re-
ouested by nearly every dsposltar In tho
hank and that he believed the best inter-
eets OF those concerned would be sub
served by the latter's appointment. IL
might be also stated I'm this connection
that Mr.. Hawkins was schoolmate of the
former law partner OF Comptroller Eek
els. which Is accepted by George Hazard
as another proof that this In not q
Democratic. but q personal adninistra-
tion. and should be repudiafcd by all
good Democrats just as the Republicans
once repudiated the administration Of
Andrew johnson.
Comptroller Eckeis has announced thu
following changes In officers of National
banks In the state of Washington. The
First National bank OF OaAesdale. no as
slstant cashier In place of o. II. HALEY:
the Old National bank OF Spokane. W. u.
Vincent. assistant cashier. the First Ma
tfonal bank of Pullman. Cash n. Gad-
dis, cashier I'm place of II. q. DE Pledge.
no<assistant In place OF NJ. ). Chapman.