The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-16

TIE actor o. the legislature In abolish
Tag the municipal court. 20 f1se enecs
Jznuxry I, fse kas soE bad oArnpsains
eject On The s.pfraxss for tas position CT
cIsrk cs the municipal court. made vacant
b. the v14au1ary resignation OF Eca
Crawford. who expects 20 PICK up q ie"
golden nuggets N Alaska
Mayor Wood expected 70 MAKE the zp-
ro.nfmert YESTERDAY, but no so3rsr nAi
he reached his Office thar candidates com
menced 20 arrive. T. vas let case Q,
leg rolling each man was there 20 sAsA
for himself and explain wnv he wanted
tire position, and Incidentally recount Las
special Qualifications
Ii may sound Ike a fairy story. bat !, IS
true nevertheless that thtrty-0ne Enen have
applied for the clsTkship. and each ere
has good backing. When the Post-lntelii-
gencer first announced thai Crawford n
tended 70 resign me list OF eligfolss NAM
ter~o five or SIX. Villain SIX hours Il nAd
been sws.ied 20 thirteen. Al the Dexs census
u had reached twenty-five. and when the
announcement was made Sunday morning
that the mayor expecfed 10 settle The mat
ter yesterday morning tire market took
another jump. finally closing strong az
thirgy-ons. While the market was going
uD ne spirits Of ire mayor were going
down. and he IL now "a the position OF
judging how hard q matter L is TO figure
ont handbags when entries keep coming
in, even 10 the eleventh hour.
As the council did bot meet last evening
the mayor decided 90 gran: himself an ex-
tension OF twenty-folr hours, in which
time he will find out who the scratch"
men are and make his appointment on that
basis.
When Post-In.eIliSeacer reporter called
upon Mayor Wood las, evening and asked
him about the elerkship he replied that
he had 10 information 10 give out
rs Il true" asked the reporter, that
the number Of candidates has reached thir-
tv-onag' The mayor smiled sadly and ad-
united that the figures were within reason.
'I shall not make the appointment until
Tomorrow" he added "and ] am not GER
tain that I shall let the public know who
the mar Is until / send his name 10 the
CRY council
T; Is saie among the politicians who have
been watching the scramble for the Job
that Robert Morgan. who stood an excel
lent chance few days ago az carrying
OF the prize, has been showed out OF the
race II Il also reported that w. V. Rine-
hart. tr.. who has been looked upon as
this most promising candidate. has not been
pushing his claim and that he win not Do
the lucky man
The friends OF william voiEt renewed
their efforts n his behalf and made Wig
orous campaign FOR him
The stock OF L sabln willard, who used
10 be clerk IN Judge osborn's court on the
Hill. was on the upward grade yesterday.
and n might be added that he apparently
had the esn when ire polls closed for
the night Mr. Willard 4. @. A. r. man
and - also prominent IN Plymouth Congre-
sational church affairs The other strons
candidate Is said TO nc Gehiai l. Case.
whose occupation Is given IN the directory
as a bookkeeper. Mr.. Case Is Seventh
ward man and IS prominent IN q. A. r.
circles. II Il probable that the mayor VIII
receive more applications this morning.
Tn. Evening Star OF Washington, ID. c..
esys that great pressure II being brought
20 bear upon President Mckinley for ap-
roirtusnts 20 prominent and lucrative Pc
siuons in the government departments 81
Washington. Places az assistant 70 the
heads o. the executive departments are in
keen demand. and there are In many cases
several applicants for tbs same appoint
men.
The once OF first assistant postmaster
general. Il Is said. was set aside or March
c for ". S. ShallsnberEsr, OF Beaver. Pa
Senator Quay called Al the White House
a. an early hour March 6 and introduced
Mr.. shallenberger 10 the president Mr..
Ehsfien berger was 8 representative in con-
gress from Pennsylvania several years
ago, Seattle people VII be interested to
know nat he In tire uncle OF Mrs. Mont