The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-01
OeRackin Declares the Recent
Compromise Is Off.
SAYS THAT He WAS /" JOBBED"
That II Was Move in the Interest of
Mayor Belt. and That lie Was
Deceived.

Spokane, Jan. q.
Sam DeRackin has decided not to re-
linquish his hold upon the sheriffs Of
flee, and the county is still running as
a double-header, so far as that branch
of the public service is concerned.
DeRackin addressed letters last Tues
day to all the parties implicated in the
recent compromise, including each of
the county commissioners and his
bondsmen, stating that he had been
''jobbed,' and the compromise was off
forever.
Friends of DeRackin's, in Spokane
during the past few days, stated that
he in good faith entered into the Spo-
kane compromise, agreeing to relin-
quish his claim to the office by tender
ing his resignation, upon certain con-
ditions. Among these were that the
claims of his deputies John Cody and
o. 7. Terwilliger, should be paid. They
assert that the commissioners told De-
Rackin that those claims had already
been allowed and the warrants drawn
They say while the negotiations for a
compromise were pending and since
that time rumors We're purposely put
into circulation that he was short in his
accounts with the county, as discovered
by an expert from Spokane county, who
had examined his books, and that he
was in the custody of the coroner while
in Spokane.
DeRackin, it is said, was kept in
ignorance of these maneuvers, which
it is now claimed were designed to Grip
pie him in any effort he might make to
obtain new bond in the event that
Roberts Brothers should find it aeces-
sary to threaten to withdraw
The story goes that after he had been
led into the compromise and upon his
return to Sprague DeRackin discovered
that instead of allowing the claims of
his deputies, as represented, the COM
missioners had rejected them. Then
the stories of the financial condition
of his office reached his ears and inten-
sified his indignation.
The climax came when he made up
his mind that he had been used as a
catspaw for the political advancement
of Mayor Belt of Spokane. 1t was Civ
en- out at the time that Mr. Belt, who is
| know to have great influence with the
financial firm of Roberts Brothers, had
! been instrumental in effecting the COM
! promise. 1t is said to have finally dawn
ed upon DeRackin that Belts interest
in the matter was entirely selfish. This
was strengthened by a report that in a
| conversation overheard in the First Ma
d, tional bank building in Spokane mem
Der of the firm of Roberts Brothers de-
clared he had not favored the compro-
mise out of consideration for DeRack-
in, but wholly out of consideration for
Belt.
"Those fellows down there in Lincoln
county" he is reported to have said
may be divided among themselves, but
we must have them all united for
Belt"
Roberts Brothers are said to have re-
ceived 800 from DeRackin for the use
of their name on his $1,000 bond, and
one of his friends stated yesterday that
he had written the firm that if they
would refund this 500 he would re-
lease them from the bond. There is
said to be great Indignation all over
Lincoln county, among DeRackins
friends, on account of the part played
by Mayor Belt in the compromise con-
spiracy.
DeRackin has persistently objected
to retiring from the office of sheriff in
favor of Frank CARRIER, the commits
sioners' appointee. He was willing tc
resign at any time in favor of West
the populist central committees choice
but his friends claim that the commits
sioners adhered to CARRIER and would
listen to no sort of compromise that
| left him out.
DeRackin proposed to run against
CARRIER for the office before commit
tee to be chosen at populist caucuses
: the committee to consist of one member
from each precinct, and DeRackin t
forfeit the office and the 5000 due hin
for salary if he failed to defeat CARRIER
CARRIER is characterized by DeRackin',
friends as a chronic Office seeker, who
has to be killed off at every convention
for every office on the ticket.
CARRIER has frequently demanded tn
office, by virtue of his appointment b!
the commissioners, but following hi
individual inclination, and acting upOi
. the advice of his attorney, Il. c. Crit
fits of Spokane, he has refused to sur
= render. Attorney Griffitts was at Lew
! iston, Idaho, when the compromise wa
effected. Since his return he visite
> Sprague and saw DeRaclSin. to whom
he is said to have expressed his disap
prevail of the course taken in his alb
sence, and indicated deep disgust on &C
5 count of his client having taken sue
an important step without the advice o
his counsel. Explanations followed
9 and the stand taken Immediately al
terward by DeRackin was with tn
a sanction of the attorney.
y Deputies Cody and Terwilliger hav
: announced that if their claims are no
allowed at the meeting of the board G
commissioners January %, they wi
bring suit.
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