The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-16
OLD CHARGES DUG Ii.
Eleventh Hour Effort BY Ntilrr's Ri
vnf~-Rereiver Lloyd. Of Nafia
waIIa Lard ofEee, 20 he Removed

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ths c5tv y Pullman Y g. more thar prob
shls too rhar PostEuasEsr Ford S TERM =
cface v.EI come rc an end wlrhsn the EsEt
tn.rry SAYS Nr Eiller was E1geTf3si
fer apr,esatruent By Senator Wilson IFS
appointment vas ua6e on September IS.
and p as announced = the DaoAc press OF
the Srh Cn the same day telegram
was received here from Senator Wilson
asking THAT ERE arpolr tment b@ with
held until Re could - further heard from
81 the natter The three hours difference
f. time between THIS city and the Pacific
enast brought the telegram here t01 late
81 the day 20 prevent z public announce
naeut q Ire appointment but Senator
wilson's sudden request pat a stop 20 al
further proceedings. and that IS why SIR.
Miller did rot receive an official nofihca-
&c. n bis appointment. following the ore
made IL the pubic press.
Y IS understood here that rival canai-
dates. upon learning Of the selection %
Nj Miller instead q quietly acQulescing.
made further showing Why, from their
standpoint. he was not the best Repuhii-
can 20 receive the position
Nc new charges were fled BY any Re-
paolcaEs against Postmaster Ford The
cid ones that we're sled against him. prior
20 his appointment hy members OF his
own party were deemed TO be sufficient.
These charges were made By personal en-
ernies. in the heat q fierce rivalry for
the pcstulastership and probably would
not carry much weight against him in his
own city. But the fourth assistant posi-
master general. who has the custody Of
TIRE nlcs II the matter O appointments.
ia looking over the bundle labeled Pull
man found abundant evidence, and all Of
il Of Democratic origin. TOO. why a change
should De made tie the Pullman office. One
can hardly blame TIE postmaster general
for believing that charges against a man
must be true when made by members Of
Ills own party.
B,t IL might 5e wen II this case were
taken as 4 warning by Republicans all over
the stale who are now seeking Offices II
T. not wise TO send 20 the departments here
long lists Of charges against rivals; for
the departments follow one part OF Tally
rauds advice. never 10 destroy a letter
and letters that may have been entirely
forgotten ~ the writer. may IN a future
administration. De brought out from a
dusty pigeon hole to work disaster 10 a
mans political hopes.
The department Of the interior has called
upon Senator Wilson 10 recommend a re-
oe.yer for the land office at Walla WalIa.
10 succeed Mr.. Lloyd. the present tncum-
bent. Mr.. Lloyd's term has not expired.
and 50 far he has not resigned Ii Is
stated here. however. that II ne does not
resign prior 10 the receipt Of a Tecommen-
dalton from the Washington senator, ne
VIII be peremptorlly removed. 1t Is as
serted that this Is not az all a partisan
matter. but that there rs abundant evil
deECe already on die In the department.
showing a loose and improper conduct Of
his portion Of the local land office. II is
also said that this Is no new discovery, and
that much of the complaint made against
Receiver Lloyd came TO the notice Of the
department during the previous admins
tration. Not caring. however. to stir up
matters at the close OF the administration.
the last Democratic secretary Of the tn
terror left the investigation Of the Waila
Walla land Office as a legacy To his Repub-
Ncan successor. The result Of this legacy
is now seen ia the request TO recommend
a Republican candidate for the receiver
ship.
For this office. Il IS said. there Is quite
a large string OF candidates. Most OF
them are willing 10 take either the regis
tership or the receiveFship. The former
may not be vacant for some time yet The
selection Of a candidate for the register
ship viii depend TO q great. extent upon
the geographical location OF the man who
VII soon be appointed receiver. II
WalIa walIa man Is appointed receiver,
the regis,ership viii be given TO some ae-
tive and prominent Republican IN either
whitman Garfield or Columbia county.
with the probabilities ia favor Of Whitman
as the more important county q the three.
In case the receivershlp is given 20 a man
living IN Whitman. Garfield or Columbia
county. then the choice OF . register win
% confined 10 the various candidates from
Walla Walla county.
The recent appointment u Col Albert
NJ Anderson as agent for the C7lvilla In
dams cut very short the term Of office Of
George W Newman who was appointed
only a little over a year ago. MIR. New
man was given an opportunity 20 resign.
bar lah3red under tire impression that his
political opponents were playing a game
- hluf and that the department had no
intention - ma king any change In this
be made a grievous mistake. For. while
the depa rtmeut had determined 20 make
tae change II did not desire 70 seem 70 be
ln any hurry about it. and II AIr. Newman
had tskeu TIE quiet tip whieh ne received.
- might have held his Office unmolested
for the remainder OF the year There were
no particular charges against Mr. New
man The chief objection 20 Mr.. Newman
seems % have been that ae was an allen
% the state The present administration.
from the president dcwn. IS strongly lu "a
vsr a home rule" The new agent Is "a
rnf4r with the Colvflee their ways ard
tAe.~ reeds ard department officials here
sag thev are satisfied he Will make che o.
thelr very hest agents
Although tbe Moran Br7s Co. who are
esf1st~r the torneFa boat Rowan.
vfr he Obliged - deliver the YES
ea1 when completed az ths Mare
t~ta~4 navy yard f-r thA reason
thst aH tie stores supplies ard equip
rrr-tr f0~ fhe vessel h8Fe been assembled
az thas point vet - ss almost a fa-eeoaa