The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25
Totals

During the ca nanalgn now rapidly draw
'ng 70 close, tbs patronage. il IS under
stoet, has M been farned out. and sev-
eral hundred fas!onlsts are awaiting cleo
ten day In order 20 be made secure in
TIER positions. But for the wouid-ne
oerutls9 saere viii be only Is positions
granted ia; the PopIlists win. which
seems Improbable and t1at they are able
70 coBdue. TIC Offices IS economically as
the Republicans have.
To begin Hlsh. the clerks Office a par
tit.on has been MADE that Is bound 10
cause untold dissatisfaction as soon as the
Details are made known II Is under
s.o0S ina. George 81 Holloway, the Goat
ssnlrant. viii hand the first favor TO "
z. Ruttcr. 8lso Goat. who is 10 be placed
In charge Of the probate department and
C-Fen the custody Of thousands Of dollars
OF the countys money. The first deputy
VIII be II. NJ Holmes, the niddle-of-the-
road PopuitSi. who finally became a nem-
Der or the fusion central committee very
mEch against the wishes OF Gene Way
and John y. Hart. The maa slated for
second deputy IL we'll known. and l. none
other than Abe Spring. the Goat VINO Is
20 be given control OF ne CLERKS Of the
various courts. while the chief bailiff
Will be "BlIi'' Phillips. the man who went
20 West Virginia two years ago and dug
up' the notorious Snlvely records ANY
other favors Mr.. Holloway may have will
the Populists. Silver Democrats and
Goats.
should Edward II. EYenson be elected
auditor. II is understood that he will
make @. STANLEY Fenwlck. now a deputy
treasurer. his chief deputy: and II has
been suggested that the major portion OF
the present deputies OF the freasurer's
Office be switched into the auditors Office
~ order 10 give Charles r WhittleSev
In case he Is elected. an opportunity 10
receem numerous promises One OF the
pftIhar things that Nigh: occur in case
or Populistic success would be the lavins,
down OF the lion and the lamb together
IN the persons of exRev. W "a Carues
and T. 7. Padden. both Of whom are
sal" 10 have been promised a place on
h!Eh shelf in tie treasurer's office or
course Mr.. carnes and Mr. Padden do
not agree on questions OF religion. but
Bhly Mover will undoubtedly be
buried thousand fathoms deep. yet just
supposiag he should get In, the sheriff's
Office would be In sorry plight. There
Is an ugly story going the rounds To the
eject that John r.. Hart and Gene WAY
nave got Moyer. and that they have
Aot arm In writing" as the price of his
nomination swan Lewis. IL Will be re-
Numbered. tried hard for the nomination
and tt Is said he could have been accom-
modated II he had furnished the price
SlsV-hut he would not come 10 ttnaa
and Meyer MS named Tor the place
notwithstanding the writing. IL Is stated
on Gooi authority that Meyer has prom
NC" every farmer he talks % that II elect
e. there VII be something In the ilfv
tdtiness Ter his supporters Mover nos
s4b'S does not know that there i a
statute against selecting jurors in talz
way. making Il u criminal ofgense: ard
hHoqnbtediy he is no; aware that he
.@dnsS commissioners select The names
Tor tae jury list 81 500. and :hat the
names are drawn by lot from this list a,
coo IN the presence OF al least che Judge
az the superior court.
~ remaining Offices on The list 80 not
control q great deal Of patronage. hat
tHeFe is orc point thar cannot have es-
cabed th@ @harpene9 wits or many go9u-
lists Sh0ald the two countv roY,r9fq-
t'7Heis De elected. which is hsgA,y i'm
niotaoit' the Popuiists proper Viii no.
"" in con'gei q that body. the most ~.
poFant perhaps iu county affairs On
az the fusion romlneeE ia p pan,o-.,,.-
me other Fopulist. sad thls. too 81 -
i9rs 81 me Tact that "a GOO session OF Tho
conference committees dGrn. ne lasc
conventions the fopuists At ore t4-,,
we're glsen both commissioners re
lVl Aiist confcreyS. however. were e{tar-
ec'Eeneraled hy the free silver nero.
'fits end Goats. or they made a eelgher-
afe surrender - the ~cxerntus pays- =,
t""'Y- ha;eNeF The result cf the
e.feion. ne ropoilsts cannot caln :
49, ot'i. Tor - every turn Their way
WI 70 blocked ~ Jhelr fellow .u-s,,.
ISIS The act % ;he congerees n s-tv.
ma np oas e the commissioners an,
ieefcoy 'oslaE any chance 20 govern ne
county. caused almost universai afss,s.s.
Aeuon a. me ane and bas never aee,
go 'Acto'i4y explained. THIS fact alone
wi cause many . n.dale-of-tna-r.,,4
fopniist go Sofe for the Republican na,a,.
s4ees. ''
'"y me magic name a. Bryan N,,1s
~ tHs'onls,s together in Ktrr ~,f.,,.-
WHAT an amouni ot scratching MI ~. -.
% e!ecHan day The Pop. wig kn.fs
tae bcnoc-at. ans tne psnsaeras -
hete the PEP. sra bota VIII s5ash 80.
life o., of Ihe Ccats. '''