The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-07

oassy coSss1sr this part Of fhe YORK On
s.sss one Fosnf OF proznssssx places Mr..
Sicxsus - emphatic. and reiterated the
sssfenSns hs so offea made during the
campaign that he had Ia no Wise lied f.Ix
hands N any particular xh4fsr@r
GOSSIP - BUSY with the probable xu-
pSI1hfe%-s under tbs REV. chief executive
Espsbisesns generally ccnc~de thar ~x-
1asge Ensnaef ~. Parker, Of the Superior
court, VIII De made city attorney. with
"attsf Harvey and pesaaps half = dozen
oissTF selE-known young attorneys In the
fer iae place % assistant. As ia ts,e es.,es
o. rches- half dszen men are talked 81.
saci3GInE Defective George Axnbv er-
Galsf D. o. Smith. Chairman Reid. Of ire
fs~Fuesieasz committee and two or three
dark horses as possibilities
Wno Is 10 sat as commissioner Of public
sesks u not yet knewn. This IL q 81 7ae
position. and the sspsrsnss FOR the uasce
are Eos few. The friends of l.. q. Jack
son, al present deputy controller. hone ne
nass De abs 10 land the plum. bug cer-
sally he Is making no fight for Il.
Minor places are net yet much SPOKEN az
ara ufsssi Mr.. N.ckeas announces his an
noanfees nothing definite viii :, likely he
Aao~h- There u no doubt whatever OF
tAere oesug clean fweep among the ore>.
eat city employees ard apposntfve heads OF
departments. Civti service was killed BY
vote OF 2.sf5 70 liz. and the sentsment ~
the mSyor-eisct II one Of ITO the vietors
belong the spoiA.'' There remain TIVE
weeks Tn which changes can be- arranged
Tor. and ut the end OF that time . general
follow
There is probably not a member Of the
A1s deceased fusion party who ID less sore
and less surprised at the unqualified VIC
tory OF the Republicans than Ia Mayor A.
y sa~eesf. He had but little 10 say to-
day when asked for his view OF the satua-
ton. but declared the howl against the
democrats. charging them with knitting
Menszer Is unjust and without reason lie
urged that he ana his supporters worked
faithfully for the ticket. but does not deny
tsiat the result Of the fiEht IL no surprise to
him.
...fhe. majority does not surprise ne
ether. said the mayor. II was almost Ger
tain that IL Nickens won at all. he waasd
pile up from 90 10 10 majority. IL wouIc
take too long FOR me to go into detail to
snow why am not ~ ali surprised at THE
defeat Of the fsRlon ticket bat have good
reasons for saying this Result should not
surprise any one who s. well poised On
The way the fight developed"
Without attempting 10 boast. and with
out sayiGg IL in an eEotistical way. the
mayor limited that had ne been the nsni-
nee the entire campaign wossld have been
different and soaid probably have resulted
differently. Referring 10 Mr.. Nickeus. the
mayor said:
y want 20 see hkn. / am desirous that
ne let me know as early possible who his
appointee- are to be 80 I may Invite them
10 come to me. that I can take ,iisT TO
their offices and have everything explainsd
~ them. This - Heceksary In order that
they may take hold effectively. and ! In
tend that ii shall be donf. / want 10 80
out OF office and have II fns appointess
go out. leaving everything In the very heSt
OF good order. ! shall insist upon tits. and
snail not permit &ny one or ssly apPoiE.fses
- leave tangle Of any description behind
him"
Through a mistake IL transmission tho
vote for the candidate fer treasurer was
given a. Lister SIS Bradley las. Listers
sote should have been e.ess.