The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-04
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sLszEtIy, the ohse Of Surveyor Of Cos,
toHs Cor tie port Of Wheeling "a uLRs-
isuri By Hr. a. H. Beach, removed, pre-.
s1Isbly iol offensive pIItAAEskly," 10
sT-Msy5r A. @. Esssisr, sgpolstsl TO lie
oalse % console kiu IN pan l1f hIs tlllurs
" sscsfg tie plstgihss AMI parity 70 al.Ey
the c.sconlsAl expressed BY sDns German
Democrats over TIE iaet TIA. their repre-
sentative, hf. EErltsr, dii no. gsi tho BigI
p.am-,he PlsiGthes-
Il RLi expected By uAHy tEN NJ
Beach E0uld IeiuAe 70 turn over lie CG.cs
" AT. EEeftsI. lie vSs urged % take
la!s roHfas, not oa.y BY politicians al bis
USa political faith, Dat BY augI5sr Ia the
DtEglTaiic GaWp. Il 6Es the belief Of
thee gentlemen, Gh0 e0nEut4t4 s1oily
uLmbsT aad tho belief " Aif. Beach
himself, tHz. lie had good grounds %
which 70 stand 10 contrasting Sir Egef-
lefa right 70 the Oihee, and 10 90
told hr. EysTieT IN Transferring the
Office, hat DO pFsiSTTsI aol to take tina,
course for two reasons hrii, the ottcc,
| auzuulally, Is not worth the expense th4t
EDI'd be nrlsIssry, PROBABLY, IN resisting
Mr. Egsrtsrs claim 10 the pGsiiiOp, gn!,
ascend, df. Beach did not Eisa Ia ANY
! s4y l1b-cymr AZ glstTulli0nlEt, Hostgtl1
thrss rrlzOas ~ hT kgcref, bot ,olt him
that ;le Senate Night choose % stand On
these grounds, aud refuse 10 confirm bis
nomination.
The history Of Ar Egefter's appoint.
insn; contains the points Oh which Mr
Bt-'l HaS urgrl " refuse - lGru over
tue 0ais', gHd q inter y.lHE. Ar, Eseriar
Fhen DO !ailsd 10 get the pos,oiirs felt
core W did the German element IL NA3
charged that senator Camden hal lot
sGtpd fairly In the Wheeling poatOfice
tnl,vst Aud that Mr., E4pIlsr ".
victim oil misplaced coma.
lence. Mr. Camden found Il
necessary % 10 something 10 lnel, the
indignation that was TiHug IN certain
ggArteTs Tho sarysy)nbip Was offered
| % NT E1rFiaf blt he did not gagt II
there was too much difference belAeeR
Jne compensation accompanying II and
that Of T0llmastcF. THIS Tact, however,
DC found uu, iIr himself as II Was rep
| resented ~ hlu that Tie work IN tbs
| surveyors ONCE could 10 eAAlly disposed
Vi IN tSO Or three LUGId day, ana that
the salary wa brtwesn Il, iOJ aud 81 800.
| When Mr. EgeFter inyosIS gated, he lJund
ne dutits to be- AZ time8 very oneFoug,
and the CONF onsstion considerably undeI
what II was ropretpntedi therefore De did
not want the place,
Again an appeal Ess made 10 him to
take H. l. vas blioBn inst he would
nave a 5000 position, that Of iAnitor, 70 give
out, and also SsJ0 position, that Of clerk,
aud that unless hr. Beach Was removed,
these Offices would continue 10 be- tliIed
10y young Republicans nstcal Of young
| Democrats. Al that time tho meeting OF
| Congress w65 not lar Of and what was
10 bs done must DO tone quickly,
for the Senate once in session, the Pres.
iient would b6 unable ~ suspend any
Official whose appointment rests with
| him.
SIR. Egertsr a. last consented and Mr..
| r. q. liATr, one Of Senator CANADIANS
"loOkouts' at this end, posted of to Park.
enburg TO soc the Senator, who started At
once for Washington. Congress met on
December 7. The papers Of Friday morn.
inR the ith, contained The announcement
that Mr. Egerler had been designated the
day before, the 3rd. That ssme day, the
ith, Mr.. EgerieF received the blanks and
oath. Thes0 were filled up and sent to-
Judge Jackson AID District J Attorney
Flick for approval ON Saturday tho 5th;
THESE gentlemen were al ChaEeston, aud
II was not until the lO.h, tllre0 tGyB after
Congress had mot, that the plpAs reach
cd Washington.
The Act Of June 1914 provides that
Customs officers must give bond to be
approved by the President before the ap'
pOintes eau ho qualified to act, yet In Mn
EgerteT's casa his commission bears the
date Of the sd, anlc.datlng the making Of
tho bond by two DAYS, aud Ito presumable
approval BY the President several days, and
also Ante.dAting the converting OF Con.
grCss.
The commission Wa sent out on the
18th, also the letter suspending Mr..
Beach, which by the way was also dated
back 10 the Sd.
In Postmaster simpSon'E case, his com.
mission was not Issued until lis bond had
been approved. The Senate my take
some Cognil Ince Of this case, aud 1t may
not.
Mr. Rgerter In his new position 10 10 |
one sense over Postmaster Simpson he is
Custodian, In addition to other duties,
and whatever Mr.. Simpson may wan! In |
the way OF furniture must come through |
Mr.. ESerter. For the past three weeks
Tom Feay has been waiting to take Char.
lie BiCkerton'S place a ianitor, but he
will have W wait few days longer, Until
EgerterreceiVes permission from Wash.
lnglon to make the change. Pesy would
have done well 10 keep mis- old position
until the end Of the year. Who will sue.
coed James Lancaster ~ clerk 10 not yet
known. II will take some time for Mr..
Egsrler TO iamiliarlEe himself with the Of.
flee and conduct his other business, and
during that time he will almost necessarily
have 10 retain Mr.. Lancaster,