The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-04-01
POOR PAYNE.
He's Either a Base DeOeIvsr or Has
Been Very Badly Used.
And the Opinion Largely Prevails that It's
the FoImsr--Psoullar Phases Of
the appointment ofa Pm.
for MassillOn.
snoIaI 10 tho Commercial aluello.

WASHINGTON, March 25,-There are a
good many things connected with the
MassilOn p0stOillce appointment, aud II
appears that Mr.. Payne has got himself
into a bad scTape In connection with the
matter, Mr. Payne was known to be the
indorseI OF Felix shepley. He was on
Shepley'e papers, aud personally recon.
mended him TO the President aud Post
master General.
When Anthony HOwells came on here
applying for the office, he was met with
THIS Information, aud departed In a
great rage, He felt he was beaten by
the Il tll0nce of Lieutenant Governor
Warwick, who IL hls bitter enemy.
Howell ~ felt the more hurt because no
mas always trained with the Payne
crowd, ana Warwick was against IT, IL
was 0 fOreg0ne conclusion, aud TecOg-
nlzed az u settled thing, that Shepey
would receive the appointment. But
llRe thundeIbOlt out OF q 6 ear sky,
came the appointment Of Howells, aud
there was trouble all along the line.
Now, where does Mr. Payne come In
He IL In one Of two hxeae Either he has
received dreadful snub from the Preal
dent, or he has played very small and
deteatable two faced act II IL The gan-
eral opinion here that the latter Ia the
case.
A gentleman asked Mr.. Payne about
the matter, and he explained that he
went to the President TO lnquire about
the matter when no heard u TumOr that
H0Wella was appointed, and Mr. Cleye,
land explained TO him that the weight
OF Il Hence brought 10 bear for Mr..
HOwella was 40 great that he felt Obllg.
cd to appoint him. Thia In spite of the
alleged lect that MIR, Payne was the
personal indOrser Of Mr., shepley, and
had In porOn asked for his appoint
ment, Said MIR, Payne: THAT Is what
The President said TO me, and that IL all
n 0H about the matter"
This story Is oked upon az altOgeth-
or too thin. II Mr.. Cleveland ever had
u temptation 10 act In opposition 10 tho
expressed wishes OF the Ohio Senator II
certainly was In tho case OF Archie
McGregOr, Of Canton, where all the In
lluebce OF the people-the oyerwhelm.
Ing vote OF the clllz1ns--was arrayed
against Mr.. Paynes recommendation.
Yet In that case Mr. Payne's recon.
mendatlon outwelghed oil, ard Mc
Greg0r was defeated, with the result, as
Will b. remembered, that Mr. Payne was
hanged In elllgy by the Democratic Club
Of Canton,
II IL understood that Mr.. Dave Paige
was very much interested In the appoint
ment OF Mr.. HOwells, aud Mr.. Paige
means Mr.. Payne In dleguise. While
Mr. Payne pretended TO be for Shepley,
on the face Of the returns no really was
for Mr.. Howells, II IL not believed that
MIR, Payne received the Stub from the
President that no reports no did. He
was frightened by his Canton experience
and tried TO accomplish hls ends In Mas.
eillon by a little sneak game through
Dave Paige.
To day John Mcbride, the member Of
the Ohio House OF Representatives from
MassillOn, came here and forced an In.
terylew with Mr.. Payne. MIR. Payne pul
the cut aud dried explanations at HIM
but John would not have II, and talked
to the Senator In u way that made the
air blue. Altogether the affair has put
MIR, Payne In bad light, aud the 6rst
thing We know no will be getting
burned In e0lgy again over In MaSsillOn,
Mr. Warwick will help carry foggots and
llgh. the fire, 4. d. NJ.