The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-07

There is believed to be political story
back OF the suit which Superior Judge
William Hickman Moore yesterday began
against Thomas J. Church. editor of the
Seattle Review. the local organ Of the
Democratic party. Judge Moore sues TO
recover 1872, which he says he was com
PEELED to pay J. w. Goodwin on note
given the latter in December. 1895. The
note was for S125 and was signed by
Thomas ]. Church and Judge Moore
In. IL, the signors promise 10 pay to the
order OF Mr.. Goodwin si25 for value re-
ceived. with interest at 10 per cent. per
annum from date until paid. Judge Moore
alleges that when the note became due
Mr.. Church failed to pay, and that Mr..
Goodwin called upon him for the amount.
Judge Moore paid the note. and now sues
to recover from Mr.. Church. Mr.. Church
denies that he is in any way obligated
to pay the note His political and per-
sonal friends yesterday told this story:
In 1895 Judge Moore was candidate be-
fore the Democratic county convention
for the office which he now occupies. He
solicited the support of number OF
influential Democrats Mr. Church among
the number. 1t was alleged that in re-
turn for Mr.. Church's services Judge
Moore agreed that he should have clerk
ship In the supreme court. or some other
good office.
When the convention met there was q
bitter fight wsged over the judgeship, and
for a time 1t was claimed that Judge
Moore was threatened with defeat. #. r.
Randolph was candidate for superior
judge. and had the support OF the Second
ward.
The delegation from that ward was
needed to give Judge Moore the nominal
ton. Randolph and Church had known
each other back in the Dakotas, years
before and were very warm friends. II
II claimed that Mr.. Church realizing. as
HtxA~ - hat
the Second ward delegation was necessary
to bring about Judge Moores nomination.
went to Mr.. Randolph and succeeded In
ward strength went 10 Judge Moore and
the latter was nominated and LITTER elected.
Mr. Church and his friends say that II
he Judge Moore's clerk. Later. the clerks
for the superior court were named. and
Mr.. Church was not among them.
In the meantime. according to Mr..
Church. he found himself in need OF
money, and discussing the matter one day
with Judge Moore, the latter is alleged
to have said in substance: You go TO J.
tl15 with my Endorsement" Church says
he went to Mr.. Goodwin. the latter loaned
ana n Judge Moore n wa no'e sx ssnea
Mr. Church failed to secure a clerkship
1t IL claimed Judge Moore gave him TO
the note, in part payment for Mr..
chureh's past political services. ON sew
eral occasions, II Is claimed. Mr.. Church
spoke to Judge Moore about the note, and
that Judge Moore told him he. Church,
would never have TO bother about the
payment.
Later. according TO Church and his
friends. the former incurred Judge Moore's
enmity by forming a political alliance with
Lee n. Hart, who was a candidate for
national committeeman. Mr. Hart Is
personal and political enemy " Judge
Moore, IL opposed to anything Judge
Moore favors and favors anything that
Judge Moore opposes. The Church people
say that this alliance met with the de-
cided disapproyai OF Judge Moore, and
that In retaliation he sues Mr.. Church on
the old note executed to Mr.. Goodwin
This IL the story that Is told In behalf
that II necessary half dozen or more
Democratic leaders can I've produced who
WITH suhstantiate II. Judge Moore's friends
have but little to say, but their story
does not coincide with that told by the
Church people. They claim that the exc
cution OF the note was purely business
matter between Mr.. Church and Judge
Moore. that Mr.. Church was In need Of
money. and that Judge Moore consented
to eo on his note 10 Mr.. Goodwin, the un-
Outstanding being that Mr. Church should
pay the note when II became due, He
Sailed to do II. and as a result Judge
Moore was compelled 10 do II for him
Judge Mcore's friends further say that the
suit has no political significance. and claim
that any election promises which Judge
Moore made were fulfilled.
Mr. Church. IL IL understood has re-
tanned John r. Dore as his counsel ana
will carry the case into the supreme court
" necessary.