The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-07

the Fieid-ola City Council Gives
Way TO the New.
OLYMPIA. Jan. -SpecGat-Thls old
town Is in the midst OF IS olennial revival
from the placid dullness OF its daily life
and IS preparing &c receive the lawmakers.
ON every hand are signs Of awakening
energy, and smells Of paint and varnish
can be encountered anywhere 81 The hotels
and about the state capitol building. tts
a case 81 cleaning up with the olympiaBs
Ii biennial reiuvenation. 50 10 speak in
which every resident feels an interest. ard
into which every patriotic citizen Of Oiy M
pia enters with spirit.
As renovation Is the prevailing spirit
among Olynpians, preparation FOR the tn-
eNitaPle occupies those in the state Of
fees. The clerks and ether employees OF
the various state offices have been en-
gagged during the last week or more IN geg-
ting ready to stand up aud deliver their
5obs 20 the Incoming army. In the office
of Secretary Of State Price. the clerks
are clearing up the work and straighsen-
ing things Up generally SC as 20 allow the
ircoming force 10 begin with clean sheet
ahead. The same may be said IN the Of
tice OF state Auditor Frost. where the
press Of work has been quite heavy.
Secretary OF State~elect WIN y. Jenkins.
Of New Whatcom, has been here for the
past few days busily engaged in familiar
iElng himself with his new duties. Ha
has spent the greater part Of each day
in the ONCE. Secretary Price has eN-
tended every courtesy 80 Mr.. jenkins and
the men whom he has chosen 20 assist
him. Each has been shown through the
books and records OF the offCc. and the
Old men cheerfully give their time 70
initiate the new employees in their duties.
Secretary-elect Jenkins has chosen the fol-
lowing assistants: Rev. Horatl0 Ailing,
OF New Whatcom. chief clerk; c. ]. Heis-
ner. Of Seattle, deputy insurance commits
sioner, and Gilbert Miller OF Yakima.
bookkeeper and stenographer. Mr.. Alling
Is a regularly ordained Congregational
minister. having been pastor OF the Con
Rregational church at New Whateom.
Mr.. Helfner Is a Seattle attorney and was
a prominent worker In the late campaign.
All OF these appeintees are of the Popu-
list faith. Mr.. Jenkins has yet 20 choose
two other assistants.
State Auditor-elect Neal Cheetham is
on the ground and has already absorbed
a great deal OF knowleage OF his duties
from hours of work and inyestigat ton
spent In the office OF State Auditor Frost.
TO his successor Mr. Frost has extended
every courtesy and aid. Two OF the dep
utles under Mr.. Cheetham viii be u b.
Garrison. Of Colfsx, and Frank Mcl<in-
ney, of Waitsburg.
Three OF the senatorial candidates are
mere. They are: Richard wtnsor. OF Se-
attle: Thurston Daniels. lieutenant gov
ernor-eiect, and Senator j. w. Range OF
King county. The presence OF these as-
psrants for senatorial honors has set the
POLITICALLY wise TO figuring out the chances
Of the various candidates. Mr.. Daniels
and neither have the other two as far as
can be learned. Mr.. winsor's v.skt was
short lived. as he went home by f1le
o'clock train tonight.
The senatorial talk thus far IS confined
10 the gossips who form small groups on
the street corners and in the hotel hobbies
and .rdu trsotIsly discuss the situation II
Is conceded on all sides that 90 pick the
winner IN the race at this time would re-
quire almost occult wisdom and skill. 50
indefinite are the forces in the battle. as
seen from Olympia. that scarcely any one
has the harskhood to predict the outcome.
Not until the arrival OF the big 'uns.''
as the gallery god has IL. VIII the fight
take on anything Ike definite pro9or-
tons.
Few members OF the legislature have
arrived as yet, but the boats and trains
tomorrow and through the remainder Of
the week viii bring them IN large num-
bers Senator-etecf High or Clarke coun-
" IS here, and is seen i'm company With
Thurston Daniels. lieutenant governor
elect. Mr.. Daniels has entered the sem
atorial race and his friends have already
commenced working in his interest. Frof.
Haygood. OF Vancouver, Is here IN com
pany with Mr. Daniels.
Representa- fIve-elect Jory. OF Yakima. Is
among the recent arrivals. Representa-
tive-eiect Parker. % Garfield, Is another
Eastern Washington man who ia already
here Clarke county ts represented by w.
l.. Freeman ard G. +. Bush. both Pop
ulist members-elect Of the lower house.
Senat0r-elect J. A. Cole. P0puhst. OF
Pierce came over today. Senator-elcct
keith H. another Pierce county man who
is early on the ground Seuator-eiect
Davis OF snohomish county, arrived to-
day.
Senator ]. W. Range. OF Seattle. has
taken up RS winter quarters at The capi-
tai He expects to enter the United States
senatorial race. and expresses himself as
fairly hggpeful Of mis- success He hns just
returued from an extended trip - Eastern
Washington counties. where he says no
received promises of support from many
or the Ielg. .slators VINO WI assemble next
week.
Ne.ziv-oleete~s Supreme Judge Reavls
has purchased and moved his family into
rhe pretty home formerly belonging 20
Judge Gordon, who VIII hereafter rss'de
IN Tacoma.
The newly elected mayor and city coun-
eli met with the old council last night.
and Mayor Aver presented the gayel 20
Mayor John Rvrne. The new council "a
composed Of John Miller Murphy. James
p wilson. H r. Smedley. Alien White
with George schntieid eouncilman-at-
large. other ofse-s are hiled b. John
Schoheid city clerk r. O. Black. treas
urer: T. ". Troy city attorney. and Dr.
Newell. health officer.
The new council has the appointing NJ
the city marshal. chief Of the Ere de-
rsarfment. electrician Of the FIRE depart
rnenf driver street commissioner ard po-
lice Justice. At the last meeting - the
old council an ordinance was passed FIX
ing the bond of the city treasurer ~
SIC Np8. also an ordinance 20 license nickel