The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-11
BY .. TENANT sTEes. TACOMA.
Mr.. .'Steeb Says the Government Paid
Salaries TO Political Workers.
While Fixing Spirited Egg Tickets They
Drew Pay - Customs Omcers--Mr.
steeb Himself Was Deceived and
Perfidi,ux:y grcsfea, He says.

r1ezsS has been made against Collector J.
Z. Saunders. II is understood that he
denies the charge. ana accordingly j.
Tennant Steeb. who nad the hans.llng CT
the men employed ~ tne Interstats fair,
80 far as the pay rcll Is concernei, vas
asked tonight fo- an explanation OF the
matter The charge covers paying an
iaspeesto~ WAGES ~ the fair for work
which. il Is alleged. iseser was performed.
In substance IL Staeb MT only c,,n-
firms the charge. ba. adds To is gravity
by declaring .hl. s1ea were Ela. ga OF
the pay roll aef,-e they acsaaliy ia any
work, and were kept .n ihe rails for
from i've Gays - a week sef3re they
even showed up at the fair
When ! went TO Port Townsend 10
settle accounts with the collector Mr..
Steeb sasd. Thea asked for a specific
statement of the facts. II found on the
list of employees az the fair the name of
one Gillespie. Of Everett I tcid Walter
Bowen, Deputy collector, that the man
had never done any work at the fair.
ana THAI l would not put him on the pay
roll. Air. Bowen replied that the col
ieesor had given him a list OF employees.
which Included Gillespie I said IL must
be mistake. and suggested that we
speak TO the collector about IT, We did.
Mr.. Saunders said SIR. Donaldson under
stood the matter. and was given to un-
derstand that Gillespie had rendered
some assistance just before the election
at Everett. and that he was TO be taken
care Of I stated that he had not done
any work and had not reported at the
fair for duty. The collector asked me il
could not put him on as having
filed an assignment, and / said / could
not
Well, what was done. and what was
the nature OF the work done by Gillespie
3t Everett just before elecsion?"
Acting under Mr.. Saunders direction.
entered Gillespie as having done duty
~ u portion or the building at the Inter
state fair. where he never did duty, but
did as directed by the collector The
work done By Gillespie at Everett. as I
understand IT. was 10 work the fusion
scheme for Wallace and the Tfilicums.'
Have you heard that Mr.. Saunders
denies this statament?''
Yes, but 81 Is true. as the books and
accounts viii prove. Beside. the men
who worked AT the fair under the col
lector viii prove IL. l asked sone Of the
man II they had ever heard of Gillespie,
and they said they had not
Then Mr- Steeh. under the imputation
that he had not told the truth. according
TO Mr.. Saunders alleged denial. dilateSi
a little upon the workings os the Gus
toms department bureau at the Inter
state fair He referred to men having
bean appointed to fill positions talere.
for long time thereafter. although IN
der pay. He was asked for specific IN
stances. He replied:
Pete F.. AIaher. Of North Yakima. was
one. He was drawing pay for FIVE days
before he appeared. Fresiette. OF Ta-
coma. was another. He was away for a
week at q fine. working up the fusion
scheme for Wallace in his ward"
Waiter A. Donaldson was the special
collector: how was II he did not suppress
the rascaiits?''
'.Mr Donaldson Is a competent officer,
no doubt: but he was under Collector
Saunders. All the men were under Mr.
Saunders"
IL II understood Mr.. Donaldson is at
New Orleans. en- route 20 Washington
City. II is understood that charges en-
hodying the above have been Forwarded
10 Washington city, and that Mr. Saun-
iers Is very much exercised about the
same IT, upon these charges being pre-
ssntea. they are sustained. 1t IS said by
high authority that Mr.. Saunders may
leave the service.
fe f,
Mr. Saunders friends viii enfeaver 10
hreak the force 80 the charge so far as
Mr.. Sfeeh is concerned. by arraiguing
him as "a sereheaf, That he has been
Sorely disappointed in rat getting office
is patent. but 81 caa hardly be said he is
a soreheaa In the sesse es making ary
kick, because ne has steadily refused 10
ripe single complaint outside OF the
Tillfcam circle.
Thss evening. however. while the iron
was hot. and s,eeb VAS bert On showing
how Gillespie. the straw mar, Rad been
paid fer anty at a roInt where he had
never been. oSeasian was tsken - a-am ~
fran him something Of she nature Of
saunders treatment ~ him In a political
way
The long story was brought Up in a
reminiscent yein. ans Mr. Saunders Nas
infrsyluoel rs the applicant for national
pemoeratie Convention heasrs,
Yes SAID Steeh; he told rs up IN
jefferson county that he wanted to go
90 the rational eonvenfger. nna asksl
me II wugsiss assist him saff IL "a
20 tha state oouYentioz IN his Interest.
ard ss Chairman II tha Jesfersoss rcantv
eeIegas ION woFsess f1~ hsss. Gsslt, sc all
kRow. he aeve= want tfe had statsa.
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earsaa up Tor size collect arshtp. ard the
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