The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-18
DISTRICT Ji-DG'E FOR ALASKA.


Cation, DELANEY. EpIer. and. Of Course,
Crews After the job
Washington City. March Special
The feTm'of Hon. Warren Tr1Ist. United
States district Judge for the district Of
Alaska does not expire until next Janu-
AIRY. but there are already several appli-
cants for the Mace. the most prominent
Of whom all hail from the state OF Wash
ingson. Judge Truitt was resident of
The Daiies. Or. when he received the ap-
poinfneBt TO the position which he now
fills from the hands OF President Harrf-
son, January ii. 1852 His woald-be sue
cassors are Judge Nathan T. Cation, OF
spragis. Lincoln county: Judge Arthur
X. Delaney. of Everett: and Hon. Wren
r. Crews and James H. Epler. of Seattle.
Judge Cation appears TO have the best
Endorsements OF the lot. He Is an old
timer on the Pacific coast. having been
delegate from Oregon In 1864 to the DEM
ocratic national convention which nornin-
ateta George q. Mcclellan for president
and George III. Pendleton for vice presi-
dent. He has been an active Democratic
worker ever since that time and brings
his Endorsement all the way down from
that time to the present He Is Endorsed
by Henry Drum and practically by the
entire official machinery OF the Demo-
cratic party I'm the state of Washington.
including Messrs Carroll and Munday.
the candidates for congress in 1882. and by
a majority OF the presidential electors In
that year. He has no Endorsement. how
ever, from the state member of the Demo-
cratic national committee.
MIR. Hugh Wallace is fndorsing Crews,
VINO was originally an applicant for the
district attorneyship In the far northern
territory. and most of the Endorsements
given him were TO aid In the securing of
that Office. but II went TO man from
f. - Ttrzsx
and in 1889 was a candidate for the SUI
perior judgeship of King county. Many
prominent people In Washington have
written to the department here that his
appointment would give general satisfac-
ton.
I.pler Is quite well known here. having
formerly been resident of Illinois. and
In considered a good lawyer. He has been
resident OF the Puget Sound country
for eleven or twelve years past. He
counts among his friends Vice President
Stevenson and Hon. Scott Wike. assist
ant secretary of the treasury.
Delaney was formerly resident of
Wisconsin. and active In the politics OF
that state. Under Mr.. Cleveland's first
administration he was appointed United
States district attorney for Wisconsin.
and was afterwards nominated for con-
gross In that state In the convention in
which there was such iong-winded con-
tect for Edward 3. Bragg. over !. 100 bal
lots being taken. After getting the nom
fnation Delaney was defeated and as
sort of saive to his wounds. Mr.. Cleve-
land then made him collector of Gus
toms for Alaska, where he remained two
or three years after he was removed from
his Office by President Harrison.
Bragg. mentioned above. Is still re-
membered for the little bon mot In praise
of President Cleveland: I'VE love him
for the enemies be has made" He was
minister 10 Mexico for a short time In
the closing days OF MIR. CIeyeiand's first
administration. and was an earnest ap-
piicant for the place two weeks ago, when
the president chose Senator Ransom to
nh the vacancy caused by the death OF
Minister Gray.