The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-11
HEATON ELECTED TO OFFICE.
E1-County Commissioner Honored
by Fellow Citizens.
SUPERVISOR DISTRICT NO. go.
County ConmissioneF Boyce, Over
for Stealing County Funds, Says
He VIII See to 1t That Mr.. Heston
II Not Allowed to Continue His Al
legged Dishonesty-Reform Talk.

Ex-County Commissioner ". Fl. Hea:on
has again been honored by his fellow c!ti-
gems, who have elected him road super
visor Of county road district No. 60. at
Monohon, across Lake Washington. where
he resides. The fac: came TO light yester-
day, when the returns Of the annual road
election. held on September 3. were can
yassed by the board of county commits
s.oners. This expression of confidence is
highly appreciated by those who remained
Heatons friends even after he was inform
ed against by the prosecuting attorney and
indicted by the grand jury for alleged mis-
appropriation OF the road funds Of the
seif-same district.
But there are other good Popuiists who
will ever have knives in their sleeves for
Mr.. Heaton, who they allege to have DIS
graced the name of the party which raised
him to high office. One OF these Popu-
lists Is Mr.. Heaton'S successor in office.
County Commissioner James Fl. Boyce
Mr.. Boyce claims also to have good reasons
o. d personal nature for dislking his for
nier friend. Mr.. Heaton. He says grlnly
that, as one OF the county commissioners
he will have a say as TO whether Mr. Hea-
ton will be again allowed to get his fingers
upon the county road fund after he takes
office on January ], and that he rather
thinks he will not. One OF the prettiest
factional fights IN the history OF King
county Populis, politics seems to be i'm
pending between the supporters of the past
and present county commissioners OF the
north district.
County Commissioner Boyce is not a
laxative man. He keeps his own counsel.
and therein differs from. the majority Of
the rank and file OF his party, but yester-
day, when the fact of Mr.. Heaton's cleo
ton was casually mentioned in the commits
sioner's office. he gave vent to his feelings
vigorously and TO the point.
That man Heaton has more nerve than
I ever credited him with" he remarked to
a Post-Intelagencer reporter who was
present. He has been elected to the Of
fee but whether he will do anything with
il I'm not SO certain. Those people out
in that distrlc; say they intend TO have
county money for their roads. but I'm not
sure Of that either"
BOyce Believes in Honesty.
Mr.. Boyce picked his teeth rehectively
and Iapsed into silence
i've heard they had a good deal OF
money when MIR. Heaton was commits
s.oner" remarked the reporter. with a view
OF continuing the conversation.
well. should say they did," resumed
Mr.. Boyce. Strengthening up in his chair
again. They lived on the county for
years. It is a regular. organized robbers
gang out there. Why. they are worse than
he fha+'g fac
Mr.. Boyce lapsed into SILENCE again.
What are road supervisors duties, Mr..
Boyce?" was asked
why, his duties are TO take care OF the
roads IN his district and spend on them the
county's money in inprovement--if he can
set any appropriation But what's the use
Of appropriatins money for Heaton TO
handle?
There are some people who ara always
saying that TIeaton went out OF this office
a poor man; that he didn't get cent him
self. ana all that, but / have my doubts
about his being poor after all. I have
heard stories 10 the contrary"
And then Mr.. Boyce resumed his inter-
rup;ed task OF auditing the county's bills
and possibly planning ways and means for
checkmating his former friends plans
Two friends Of both the present and past
county commissioners were in the city yes
terday and while talking politics touched
upon the road supervisor election.
1t is not a secret by any means that
Boyce has no love for Heaton." remarked
one Of them. You see Boyce used to be a
road supervision up In the country and
Heaton got him TO sign ore If those GER
iifcates that work was done when IL had
no; been. Now. ~ course. Boyce thought
Heaton was all right and would see thar
the county didn't lose anything. Really
AL he did. he says, was TO lend Hea,0n
his ~7a 60 thai hn Tnfif a. - nh
tain money from the county temporarily.
He didn't think Heaton would let the false
bill go through without protecting IL. But
you see Heaton was in hard hole and
didn't do as he had promised At least:
that's what Boyce says. And so Bovce
was stuck fer it. Why IL raised all kinds
of Ned with Royce. He put up the money
10 square the matter In Prosecuting 4attor-
uey McEl7oy's hands. and McEiroy paid i,
oyer 20 the county treasurer. The docu-
ments are on file 20 prove t.
That Didn't End II.
"But that didn't end the row The peo-
pie up the valley were sore Al Boyce for
being led into such a deal ana then having
the nerve 10 ran for office. ana some ot
them wanted him 10 resign as county com
missioner. And Boyce came pretty near
doing il. know It's a fact that his reslg-
nation vas in the hands of Prosecuting At
torney McElroy az one time but taat Nc
Elroy wouldn't file I: for fear Il would be
worse then than ever for the party You
SEC McEiTrv though; that IL ioyce Was A
rogue he was a reformed rogue. and that.
y any case. The man the party leaders had
slated Tor the vacancy vas a bigger ore
Later Prosecuting Attorney McEiroy in
vests gated the road fund scandals ard filed
31forma;ioas aga&ns; Heaton ard the rest
- them. but laft Rovce oUt because ne
ha6 squared himself with he county even
= some @: the party wanted 20 kick han
o:it - Office. Eu; he wouldn't get Judge
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