The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-14

Tacoma. Nov. i1-9peeial-SIhsro -
trouble brewing IN the fusion camp. To-
<fzv the executive committee Of the Peo-
pies party. made mp Of PopHlBts Deno-
Gratis and silver Republicans. met 70 d.
vide up the fruits Of the Populist victory.
CONSISTING Of forty-stx apposutsvs places
In the county administration Three hum
dred applications have been received fog
these places from men who worked hard
for the success OF the silver forcas In the
county curing the tate campaign OF
course. - of them VIII b diszppofntsA, II
rot more.
soon after the election. II was given cut
chat the campaign committee, of which e.
A. Mcdonald. Silver Republican,. Is
chairman. would pass upon all appiications
for positions In the county government
and determine who the successful appii-
cants shoul3 be. some Of tho candidates
favored this arrangement. bat others reg
uttered . very emphatic kick. The once
seekers were. howeveT. led to believe that
their claims would BE- unlimited TO the
fair and impartial srbitrament Of the COM
mittee. which. OF course, should know the
value Of their services.
This arrangement wue . pure fake. Ths
committee met today. but decided almost
unanimously 70 allow the candidates to
pick their own subordinAtes- This makes
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there are many henchmen In the Populist
ranks who are feeling very sore over the
matter. especially when they see that by
this move the members OF the committee
leave the road open for their own designs
upon the feast that ID to BE- set BY the
victorious candidates January /.
Nearly every member Of the committee
expects something In the way Of AZ ONCE.
and the more members Of the committee
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TO parcel out TO the workers who are not
in the ring" 10 use an expression which
the fusion workers have borrowed from
the Republicans. and which they are just
now putting in good use. Two OF the com.
mitteemen. r. ". Hogan and Billy"
Welsh. are already provided for. according
20 w. +. Grass. Popuiist, who was elected
county clerk. Welsh is slated for deputy
TO Assessor-elect Richard Walsh. J. S.
Neshit. another member OF the committee,
Silver Republican. Is slated for . posi-
ton in the office Of Auditor-eiect W. ID. C.
Spike. Charles Kennedy. Democrat. an
other member OF the committee IL also
down for fat Job. and so 1t goes. When
the committee gets through with the
spoils there will be small show for those
who are not on the inside.
Frank Haistesad has accepted the ap-
pointment Of under sheriff. according 10
present holding down the very comfort
able berth OF chief deputy United States
marshal. is to be head deputy In the once
OF County Treasurer Stephen Judson.
crowd of nearly one hundred appli-
cants for places in the courthouse hung
around the committee headquarters this
afternoon to catch . few crumbs of infor.
nation from the meeting of the commit.
tee, which was held behind closed doors.
They learned but very little. and most OF
them went home wondering where they
would get OF. After deciding that tho
candidates themselves should be made to
bear the odium OF naming their assistants,
thus relieving the committee OF the abuse
that Is certain TO be showered on some
body's head. the committee made this APP
portionment OF the forty-six appointive
officers:
Populists. IS: Democrats. IS. and silver
Republicans. IL.
The committee unanimously decided
that all Republicans now In Office should
be thrown out. and that any applications
that had been filed by Republicans who
claimed they were of service 10 the fusion
party should be rejected.