The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-13

| uTuy, WIZ WAS u TIE WudlCoH
| county steering committee that engi-
neered the Mead boom at the Tacoma
convention, had demanded the one
place as his personal appointment.
Kershaw is his choice.
Endorsed by Committee
These candidates for state appoint
ments were endorsed by the King
| county republican committee:
john Wooding of Auburn, to be state
dairy and pure food commissioner.
| J. P. Todd, Seattle, to be fish COM
| missioner.
j. M. Brewster, Seattle, to be oil in
| spector.
| M. F. Kincaid to be member of the
board of control.
j. w. Hanna to be secretary of the
! board of control.
Ira F. Michigan, of Renton, to be the
coal mine inspector.
| Kincaid is the only man endorsed by
| the King county committee who has
| been appinted. His position was prom
| Used for May 1, but the appointment
has been made effective June 1. Kin
caid was originally a candidate for the
state labor commissioner and was
promised the job. After Hubbard, of
Pierce, was appointed to that place,
Kincaid was promised an appointment
| as a member of the board of control,
Immediately after the Legislature ad-
journed. The postponement in his
case constitutes the second fall scor-
ed by the executive against Kincaid.
If the two are wrestling for three falls
out of five, Kincaid still has a chance.
The Governor Explains
Brewster was turned down because,
the governor explained in a letter, he
had already given King county consid-
cradle recognition, and was planning
more. The story of Hannas rundown
is SO recent that politicians all recall
the story of the proffer of bookkeep-
ers position made to him instead of
the place he was pledged. Weddings
appointment was promised three times,
but denied him subsequently. Wood
ings friends believe that Wilson's veto
was filed with the executive. Todd
was turned down yesterday after hav-
ing had repeated assurances that his
candidacy met with favor. No action
has been taken on the fight for the
coal mine inspector.
The rundown of Todd was not I'M
expected. Todd had been endorsed by
hundreds of fishermen and the polit-
ical organizations that the executive
demanded should act on mis- app1ica-
ton. He relied largely upon the prom
Use made by Mead during the cam
paign, and upon other assurances that
he stood in high favor.
Todd Became Uneasy.
While the legislature was in session
Todd made several trips to Olympia,
and during the closing days of the ses-
sion the executive began to grow cold.
Todd became suspicious and demand
ed an explanation of his position. This
was promised him by 10 o'clock on the
morning following the legislative ad-
journment But Todd knew no more
then than he did earlier in the year.
Since then he has been on Grays Har-
Dor most of the time, but has met the
governor in Olympia to demand def
mite answer. He met the executive
again when Mead was in Seattle to
confer with Fairchild and receive Will
sons benediction on Tuesday. We'd
nesday Todd was notified that he could
not nave the place.
Had the fish commissioners fight |!
been taken up and settled earlier in |
the year, Todd might have anticipated
a failure. But the continual postpone
ment of action led him to believe a
chance for success existed. In this
view many of his friends refused to
follow him, for they foresaw the gov
ernor was prepared to turn down the
King county man.
Members of the King county COM
mittee gave up anticipation of secur-
ing Reorganization weeks ago, and the
rundown of Todd does not cause any
surprise Members of the committee
can't uowar,1 Swaeny eighth ward |
committeeman, to Olympia to de-
mand an explanation of the commit
tees standing with the executive
Sweeny was greeted pleasantly, but
the results of the committees endorse
ments have been universal reputation
by the executive. The committee has
even given up acting on applicatEskSe
for state jobs.