The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-07

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avenue. the Horseshoe Club. is not run
ming just now. The boss says that it isn't
because he does not approve of gambling.
The boss explains that his friend John b.
Hart, gave him a tip that the grand jury
was going to indict few gamblers and
the boss was afraid the jury might insist
Oh indicting him, too. If he kept on run
ming. Then besides. the other houses
agreed TO shut down, too. and the boss
says he isn't losing any money in the long
run. He says he will make it all back as
soon as Calderhead is elected and the
grand jury is discharged.
The boss states that the grand jury has
been in session too long. and has been
nuisance to legitimate business, but the
boss says the people demanded the grand
jury. and that he was willing the people
should have anything they wanted, just
SO they did not want too much. What the
people really want. the boss thinks. il q
wide open town. and the boss doesn't hesi-
tate to tell people he thinks are safe
what his real opinions are on the gambling
question. He went Into the First ward
Saturday. while Calderhead was attend
ing the ministers conference, and did q
little missionary work by telling prom
inent man down there that the last three
months In Seattle had been all right, and
promising that things would go on just
the same under Calderhead. The boss was
quite chagrined when he heard that the
business man had told about the CONVEX
sation at Republican headquarters. II
only proved. he said. that even smart
man would make a mistake once In q
while.
Boss Way was making these obserya-
tions to a little group OF his henchmen yes
terday in front of his gambling house.
ard when he admitted that even he made .
mistake now and then he brought up an
other subject that seemed TO worry him.
The subject was Sheriff Meyer, and when
the henchmen learned tina, they felt real
sorry for the boss. They know Mr.. Meyer
is quite weight Boss Ways mind.
The sheriff went to Walla Walla yesterday
with number OF prisoners for the peni-
Tertiary, and that was what the boss OBJ
jected 10.
"Bln Meyer will never have any sense"
the boss remarked as he relighted his cigar
stump, The wasn't built that way. But 1t
does seem to me that any man as old as
he is ought TO have more sense than to go
away just before election day. II would
not surprise me IL he didn't get back in
time to vote. / don't see how he can.
OF course he is no good during a campaign
or any other time, but he ought to stay
where can manage him. See what a mess
he made when he went to Chehalis the
other day. 1t wouldn't surprise me a bit
II he got interviewed before he got back
from Walla Waila and that would kill us
of; We can't stand telling the truth in
discriminatory. Besides we might want to
get him interviewed In our organ In a
hurry within the next day or SO, and where
is he? I made another mistake when DID
not tell him to send deputy over with
them prisoners and can't blame the party
for kicking at me for letting him co.
Some one in the crowd suggested that
they so inside and play OF a cheap
stack but the boss excused himself and
went off to wire Meyer not to talk about
anything but the weather, like Calderhead.
ITS too bad couldn't stay and amuse
the boys little longer" ne said, 'sbut It's
Sunday, and Its against my principles TO
gamble on Sunday, besides 1t amt profess
sional No first-class gambler CANDLES
on Sunday. and I'm first-class."
Mr. Combination Calderhead had an
appointment with the ministers Saturday
morning. which the ministers failed TO
keep. Boss Way is not afraid to allow
Candidate Calderhead TO talk quite a
little bit. now that Mr.. Calderhead has
shown a disposition not 10 talk any more
with the newspapers about gambling; so
when the ministers asked Mr.. Calderhead
10 come and see them on Saturday MORN
ing, Boss" Way let him go without
much hesitation The boss thought that
no harm could come out OF the confer
ence. and good might. For -some reason
the ministers were not able 20 attend at
the appointed time. and they asked Mr..
Calderhead to call again In the after
noon. II happened that in the afternoon
Mr.. Caiderhead had a previous engage
ment with acknowledgement SO be dd not
see the ministers at all. ssf so .NRftt
Boss Way says he is sorry. bat ZEN
gagements are engagements" Besides,
the boss thinks. the date with the saloon
keepers was the most important anyway.