Political Turf Wars in Ballard

There is an interesting piece of political history behind the fact that the Telegraph changed its Ballard correspondent yesterday, H. H. Parkhouse having succeeded Andrew McCann. Such an event is not usually of much importance, but in this case, the jealousies of local Democratic factions giving adherence to John Collins and Hugh Wallace, respectively, and each seeking to control the party in the town, have brought about the change. D. P. Callaghan, W. H. Dill, and Henry McCurry are supposed by the other faction to consider themselves the representative Democrats of the city and are supposed to support and have the support of John Collins. They have all tried to be elected for some municipal office, but have been invariably snowed under. On account of the victories they have lost, they claim the right to control the local patronage of the city. In this they have failed until the Telegraph appointed a correspondent favored by Dill and Callaghan. A year ago McCann, then the correspondent of the Telegraph, sent that paper a correct account of the events preceding the municipal election. W. H. Dill, who was the Democratic candidate for mayor, attributed his defeat to this article and swore vengeance.