The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-14
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
SEATTLE. MONDAY, MARCH ~.


~ ~ 0ass% s<sH -
The election Of Mayor Hames and OF
Major Rlnehart suggests the reflection
enter public life remain in II for any
considerable time. Mr. Humes has been
. Judge OF the superior court and has
been talked Of az possible United
States senator and possible Judge Of
the supreme court. Maj. kinehart has
held the position OF commissioner Of
public works. Nearly every one of the
other officials has been elected &, office
for the first time.
Running over the history of Seattle
fer the past ten years, IL viii be OBJ
served that very few have long occupied
a conspicuous public position. and the
average citizen could scarcely recall who
was mayor even 50 short "A time ago
ist 1t was Robert Moran. one of the
best mayors The city ever had. who was
at the head Of the city government at
the time Of the fire One of the council
men was L. II. Nelsz. who was talked
OF as possible candidate for mayor by
the Popuiists. @. w. Hail, who was
afterwards mayor for a few months,
has entirely left politics. Frank Twich-
ell has more recently held an office. but
ii. r. Phillips. u. r. DurIe and r. Il.
Jones do not take an active part In
party politics OF the same period were
G. W. Ferris. who was clerk, ". l..
Amss. who VAS city treasurer, and
Thomas Il. Shepard. now OF the firm Of
Burke. Shepard and Mcciivra. who was
city attorney. J c. Mitchell was chief
OF police aud j. r. Mcdonald chief Of
the fire department.
OF the period covered by the years
1880 10 issz. the only member Of the
council who survives In public life il
Frank Muiaoon. who has Just been
elected councilman at large. OF the
others, Moses korn and Charles Cowden
are dead. Charles Hart. NJ. W. Willis.
w. A. Snyder. +. ". wald and Amasa
=. Miller have entirely disappeared from,
politics, ana +. y. Wilcox has long lef,
the city Among other members of the
government who were then well known
but who have disappeared are City At
iorney iah L. Lyon. Secretary j. T..
FFstt. of the board OF public works.
Police Commissioner W. T.. Ledger
weed. Fire Commissioners W. J. Clark
and h. q. faegre, Park Commissioners
Aeram Barker and W. h. BAILEY are
now living In different parts OF the far
East
The record of Mayor Ronaid's term Is
also dotted with names which are no
ienger. heard City Clerk George ].
Stnneinan. Thomas T. Drew. n. ].
Cook. I. & Masel. Il the Ere commits.
sion: Janius Rochester. the library COM
missioner. and Alderman u h. stocks.
have not since been in the public eye.
and some have lefs the city. one e the
oldest Of the bits og aotsam thrown an
hY the tide which carried J. 7. Ronald
into eFses and bFooSht the cts under
TIE rule 81 the KID committee. Hart
MeElT0y. Ross. lle,fner and Percy
Rochester, VAS J. NJ Wolse. Untu sha.
elecston he has been pole stleksr for
elsciFie companies. bat became alder
man. thea commissioner 81 publis works.
and then candidate for mayor ). +.
Brewer. Z, u radton. J Eugene Jor.
asu. t.ean3er Miller. john y Sweeney.
Tim RYAN, : s Carlisle II. II. Cal}l-
gan. N Lyon. Dr. J : Kloehe-. John
: Brace. J T. CFi0ssen aud George X.
c0rysli sin tax lively Interest in poll
ties> { 4 Cramm and n. {. farrau.
base gems - she Klonaks.
The neN' twe vrars formed tie ssrss 4
bSxen PhelgsS. New rsea ia Use council
we're \. Andersen. Ii p Compton. II
Il elise asa NJ W IsoVcjay. al e ~hasn
san sxeTelss a. influence IN their re-
sssStlve wards James Glnssaa has
never stges sought ~ return 70 osaee.
aa- A hisslse and = y, Goaghae have
ts1aa sae.r business t,ss exactinx t. -
tara II TIC eeaneN = y Little : ssg-
efsSisadens ~ streets. ana William
Nsssat. has s0ae assfay with Slias N