The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-21
Gov. Rogers Puts a Check to Judge
Moore's Political Ambitions.
WANTED TO SUCCEED GORDON.
s. ~ i, Trip Made by Friends OF
the King County Judge TO ois"
uta,-They Learned Too Late ih"'
the Governor Had Selected """s'
xvb,.s-E0ect Of Latter's Appoints
mept ON King County foh''

Politically speaking. the prospective az
v,osntment of w. II. White az Juuse ~
don,a suct eseor on the supreme pshSn -
,,Leiv +o result in interesting Development ~
IN King county. The most impor TAN. WI.
he the elimination Of superior Juase 'ioo
from the problem OF state politics, 80
a. the sl,preme bench is concerned. IL y
. ,ora~on. conclusion. It is claimed, that
Nudge white will be nominated this fail
Sor the supreme judgeship, position
,,btcb he will hold at the time or the ran
s,stnn conventions and for which he has
long been an acknowledged aspirant
nv reason of the fact that Judge White
will owe his appointment to the Rogers
Eart-Turner wing of the fusion forces'
Judge Moore will, politicians argue, be
more strongly than ever allied against the
dominant faction OF the King county
Democracy. Judge Moore has for some
time ADMIRED TO the supreme bench He Is
lee Hart's political enemy. and fusion pol
ftictans were for a few weeks scarcely
s,reuared to believe the story set afioat
that Judge Moore and Mr.. Hart had patch
ed up their differences, and that the judge
would not take a hand In the Hart-God-
win fight. Mr.. Harris strong frendship
for Judge White and his well-known In
Nuence at Olympia are facts which II is
believed will not he overlooked by Judge
Moore when the latter determines what
courve TO pursue in Democratic politics in
this county.
Judge Moore was an aspirant for the
s,psition soon to be vacated by Judge Cor
don. This fact has been known only TO
few OF Judge Moores friends until the
mast day or two. He was turned down
however, by Gov. Rogers. Judge Moore
even went SO far as 70 make trip to
OLYMPIA for the purpose OF having his
claims brought to the attention of the
governor He was accompanied by sew
eral close personal and political friends
Their mission was however. something on
tho order OF wild goose chase, and
thereby hangs tale.
The Governors SOn-in-Law.
According TO the story told yesterday,
Judge Moore. L. c. Gilman, j. b. Howe.
Alfred Battle John r. Condor and Will
lam Biackman were In the party. The last
four named are known as warm personal
and polite al friends of Judge Moore. That
they enlisted TO support his cause for APP
pointment TO succeed Judge Gordon IL not
disputed, save perhaps In the case OF Mr..
Blackman. The latter IL the governors
uon-irt-Aw, and. II IL said, had prior knowl-
edge before the train left that In all prob
ability Gov. Rogers would name Judge
White for the vacant place.
The story IL that Mr. Blackman kept
this fact well to himself until the train
neared olympia, II appears that Mr..
Blackman had obtained from conflden-
tial source hint that the governor had
written to Judge White. stating that he
would appoint him to the supreme bench
shoud Judge Gordon resign. Because this
information was confidential. Mr.. Black
man, 1t In understood, did not feel at lib
erty to disclose IT.
Nearing the state capital. the story goes,
Mr. BiacfSman came suddenly to rcalixa-
ton of the peculiar position he occupied.
There he was, presumably bent seeing
the governor for the purpose OF urging
the appointment of Judge Moore whereas
he had good reason 10 believe that the
governor had committed himself to Judge
White. Finally, II Is said. Mr.. Biat kman
called Mr., Gilman 10 one side and laid tho
facts bsfore him.
THE devil you say" Mr. Gilman ia
reported 10 have said when told that the
governor had promised the appointment
To Judge White, For n moment the two
compared views as to what shouifi he done
under TIL. circumstances. Finally Mr.
Gilman, the story goes. called Mr. Howe
into consultation, II was decided to say
nothing of tho situation to Judge Moore,
and the party reaS he'd Olympia and In due