The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-07
THE POST OFFICE.
noS. ROBERT SIMPSON GETS IT.
The President Finally RoAoho, the Case and
Makes Chango-A Partisan Democrat
supplapts Partisan Republican.
A Good Postmaster Goes out.

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Intelligence was received in the city
yesterday that President Cleveland had
consented to suspend Postmaster Sterling
and appoint Hon. Robert Simpson to the
vacancy thus created. This appoint
ment was not surprise to persons who
had access to reliable information from
Washington in advance. Indeed it was
confidently expected by nearly everybody
but few seguine candidates, whose
friends were inclined 10 be angry yester.
day, and to accuse the powers that be oil
bad faith. In all tho comment nothing
was heard derogatory TO the fitness or
efficiency oil the retiring poptmaster, or
the capacity OF the incoming one to make
good official.
The appointment cannot go into effect
for some days. Blank bonds will first be
sent TO Mr.. Simpson by the Department.
The bond must be filed and returned TO
Washington, and there approved, before
the commission will bs issued. These
formaliies will necessarily occupy several
days.
Many OF the representative Germans OF
the city were disappointed at the failure
OF Mr.. Egerter TO receive the appointment,
and they claimed to have received assur-
anCes which ought to have been trust
worthy, that he would receive it.
A PECULIAR CASE.
An ISrELLIGENcER reporter yesterday
met an active and well-informed Demo-
crat who asked as that straight about the
postolIice?"
"Yes."
Dwell, you ought to see Col. Tom
O'Brien. There's d very peculiar thing
about his case. AS soon as Joe Miller was
made Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
he fell all over Col. Tom and insisted Il at
he must be candidate for the postotfice.
Not only that, but he said that he should
have it. He said that he wanted TO show
his Vratitudeto Col. 0'Bfien for his warm
personal and political friendship for him
self in good weather and in full; that he
could get the postsilice for him, and he
should have 1t, even il he did not wish TO
retain it long. The appointment would
be recognition OF his services, and II he
got tired OF it he could hand it back.
Being Wheeling matter, ia no sense
State appointment, and therefore not be-
longing to the Senators, and as there was
no Democratic Congressman from the
First district, Joe Miller was go to the
President direct and secure the plum for
his friend.
THE PRELIMISARIEs ATTENDED TO.
ale insisted that Col. 0'Brien should
prepare his application, get his endorse
ments, make up his papers aud hand them
TO him so that at the proper time he
might present them 10 the President in
person. He wanted the whole matter
left in his hands that he might have the
pleasure Of performing this service for his
old friend"
"You must be mistaken about that.
The Washington dispatches OF the INTEL
LGENcEG and Register both agree that
Col. 0 'Bricn's papers were never on tile."
I'll you have time, don't be in hurry,
I'm coming to that. l WAS about 10 say
that Commissioner Miller advised Colonel
O'Brien that there was no occasion at that
time for him to visit Washington; that
when the time arrived he would let him
know by telegraph and he was to come on
the next train"
THE TINE DID NOT CONE.
"But Colonel O'Brien hasn't been 10
Washington yeti
Exactly; the time doesn't seem to have
arrived. Colonel O'Brien has been ready
TO respond but has never been summoned.
| don't think that he cared much
about the postoffice, but do think he
was little interested to see what shape
his own side OF the case would assume"
"Why do you suppose Commissioner
Miller failed 10 present Col. o Brien's pa
pers~
That's what I thought you could tell
me. don't know. | wish | did. l no.
ticed, however, that while the boys were
in Washington last week Commissioner
Miller was somewhere else. Perhaps the
cyclone had bloSn the wires down or the
cold snap had closed navigation. At any
rate Joseph didn't show up, and when the
President came to make an appointment
there wasn't really anything to indicate TO
him that Col. 0'Brien would feel comfort
able in the postotfice."
HE WOULDN'T TALK.
The reporter called on Col. O'Brien and
related 10 him the substance OF the above |
recital, asking him what he had to say
about 1t.
"The matter has been settled" replied
Col. O'Brien, "by the selection OF good
Democrat, and have no objection TO urge
against his appointment"
"But about your own interest in the
matter, Colonel, and Commissioner Mill
er's part in it?" i
a see no reason" responded Colonel
0'Brien, "why shall talk on that subject,
and have no desire to. Isn't the matter
settled?"
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