The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-11
Refuses to Fall in With Plans of
Hume's Managers.
DECLINES THE APPOINTMENT.
VIII Not Serve rs Temporary As
sistant I'm Sanitary Departments
Friends Claim He Has Been De-
ceived and Mistreated-Atten,p
of Mayors Lieutesants to XIII
Several Birds with One stone.

To say that the friends of Arthur c.
Rumble are surprised and angered by
tho turn-down they claim he has received
from Mayor Humes. acting through the
board Of health, conveys but faint notion
of tho feelings to which they are really
giving expression. The appointment OF
Rundie as quarantine inspector was con-
ndently expected. and from the promises
which he and his friends say were made.
tho expectation appears TO have been
fully warranted. As stated in the Post
Intehigsncsr last Saturday. when the an
nossncement OF Emery's removal was
made, no doubt appeared 10 exist in
any quarter that Rumble would be named.
Tho motion of the board OF health at
It's meeting Monday evening came. there
fore. as a great surprise. George w
Devecmon was unanimously chosen to bs
quarantine Inspector and Rumble was
named to serve but the remainder Of a
sixty-day term rs assistant inspector. Of
which Devecmon had already served
twenty-five days. Rumble has not yet
been formally notified Of his appoint
ment. and consequently has had no OPP
portunity 10 formally signify his inten-
lions regarding II. but 10 Post-Intelli-
gencer reporter he yesterday declared
that under no circumstances would he
accept the proffercd opportunity for In
the Humes administration. Mr.. Rumble
asserts that he has been deceived and
mistreated and he and his friends are
Several Objects Aimed AZ.
When the board OF health forced the
retirement OF II. L. Emery from the Of
fice OF quarantine inspector. as related
y the rost-inteiliseneer. the friends Of
make room for the fulflment Of tho
pledge made by Mayor Humes 10 Rum
die; BUNDLES friends viewed the
but since tho action OF Monday
evening the friends OF both Emery ana
Rumble assert that Mr.. Humes' manag-
ers attempted In tho one movement to
accomplish xeveral objects said 10 ne Of
Importance in tho canyass OF the mayor
70 contsoi the county convention.
secure revenge an Emery. who IL an
open opponent OF Humes ambitions; the
second was 70 satisfy Rumble who had
remove Rumble from the field as a cam
did1te for tho Republican nomination for
county auditor. which he has bsen act
iect appears 10 have been achieved, The
resolution passed by the board OF health
p pa,.d fostid1ns members OF the
on the county ticket, was intended. /, n
said, to tie nundie's hands In the audi
torshlp contest an well as to block the
CORY, who is a candidate for shaTifY
and who, II IL said, has been mak'-u
,nroads in the strength Of Senator John
WoodinG, tho Humss candidate for that
oMice. As thus construed by shpewd po,t
tioians tho movement OF the Humes man
ayers contemplated the killing OF several
birds with the ono stone
nundte Tells tho story.
In an interview yesterday Rumble rav.
something of tho history OF his dealings
with Mayor Humes and the recorntv~d
directors Of his political affairs. Il APP
pears that IN the campaign prior 10 the
convention in hx..
CUT by friends as candidate for city
councilman from tho First ward A hard
ieuSnt contest ~ the primaries resulted
IN tho election OF a split delegation 10 he
convention. '''
AT this time" said NJ. R,p,dl., "Maycr
Humes came TO mo and asked me TO with
dfaw from the contest. promising that n
! did so he would give me a place under
me city administration that would pay
Tar better than seat In tina council
accepted his pledges I'm good faith. and
withdrew. About ten days after the CITY
election ! reminded Humes OF HIS pron-
Use. and he again assured me that Il would
position l preferred I told him I would
Hike 20 be cashier Ia tho water office nni
aA this Is In the treasurer's department.
he said he would have 70 sneak 10 sam
Rathbun about II.
Emery Had 20 Go.
"A day or 20 later Humes Informed m.
that Rathbnn had decided upon all IN.
sppohitments In hts department. and that
he could not give mo the place / mai
asked tor. IN tell you what / can 40.
he said. Il can give you Emerys place al
quarantine Inspector A Emery hal held
the efiice for a long time, and apparently
given satisfaction I had never thought
o. hts place. and told Humee 40 4
don't want % crowd Emery out / said
Well said Humc-. ~ YOU don't take n
sosne Que clas Will Emery fought me and
he has got 10 So Seeing that he was
Determined, agreed TO take the Mace
ard VAS soii should have ID bv Tho mid
Ia 4F IA
was put OF from tinas 90 ,iene untii the
latter part ~ June Then Numes ana
members % the boad 81 health assured
Ire that kmcry was TO he removed June
80. ana that ! woe1 SO 60 work Ia hts
place on Monday. JULY - honosi ana
siscSre tli their promises Seem that on
June y I resigned my position With the
Northefn Pacific fullY expecting 70 60
lowtng Monday They sold me then that
Rm@ry's resignation had already heen de-
We'll. Monday came ami the hoard took
another week ta think about st. Fmery
was not removed until las, Friday, Mean
while I hah several talks with she MAYOR
ana members e TIE board. and VAS ro-
I'catrsliy assured thar rverything Was AT
risNt Yesterday tMondAy1 I bad tax
with III Lyons nNer thc phone. and be
tolt me that woAld " appol0tet that
evening and asked my paEtosflyo address
~ shat formal rati1ratieu might r.. ennf
7 tat 90 Thought ~ tnuaia AraifnE until
bate last nisht. Whep heard Nhat the
What tne Huraes evvWt wanted Cd, so
Naa ~ So me Cut u tno way tn the nEht
fsr nomination Tor sHdtrE Some time
eso ! s" ,e' 'et yet n'aes Nn ths ti.k-
Department wih that orsNr 90 ere board
RsA'nat .tekins uNulHaiion far aYire
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