Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-02
CONGRESSMAN HOGG.
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trict situation.
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WASHINGTON, June Ii met Con-
gresham HOgg, this evening, and he said
in the course Of q brief conversation that
be has again been called upon to recon-
mend another Consul for the Government,
who win 20 to Mozambique, on the eastern
coast of Africa, in south latitude, fifteen
degrees. Mr.. Hoeg said that he had not
vet made his selection, but says the man
will be appointed from the Fourth District,
and must be q good Democrat. Mozam-
bique is a Portuguese colony, where great
deal of trade is carried on, and the Agent
has the privilege of trading without restric-
tion. The compensation attached to the
Copsulsbip is one thousand dollars per
wear The place is now vacant Mr.. Hogg
slso thinks he will be abls TO secure the
Consulate ut Zanzibar, In Africa. Inis
would seem to indicate that the Point
Pleasant statesman is in great favor NJ the
State Department.
/ asked Mr.. Hogg what he thought about
ex-Copyressmsn Gihson's open letter TO
Hon. j. M. jackson, to which he repiied:
ar feel satisfied that Mr.. jackson Will
not be a candidate, IS he has given me as
surances that he thought that l was en-
titled to two terms, according to party
usages and custom in my district. Judge
Jackson informed me the last time saw
him At his own Office in Psrkersburg that
he would not offer as candidate, unless
should be confronted with such o formld-
able opposition as to involve my renomln-
alton in doubt. In view OF this letter,
am satisfied that Judge jackson will not
oppose me for an indorsement."
/ asked Mr.. Hogg to give me the true
invardness leading TO the suspension oil
DR.. w. S. Hoy from the Board Of Exsmin-
inc Surgeons at Point Pleasant. This, ="
replied Mr.. Hogy cautiously, lis not Q
Federal Office within the full meaning OF
the Civil Service Law. Hoy was suspended
for official indiscretion. The Commissioned
has not decided the case as am informed,
nor will he do so for some days yet. The
matter has excited q great deal Of needless
comment from the Republican press with
the view to making political capital: am
not intermedling in the affair, and shall
make no recommendation with reference
thereto until the Commissioner OF Pen
sions has fiually acted on the case. As this
is an Office in which the Union Soldiers
are especially interested, I shall do moth
ing detrimental to their interests.
"what do you call official indiscre-
tion?'"
"I will tell you. understand that the
Commissioner of Pensions is Of the opinion
that the relation between DR.. Hoy and the
solicitors is of such q nature as to call Tor
neutrality on his part with reference to
elections or conventions, in the result OF
which the Union soldier may be interested
as citizen. / am further informed that
the department is inclined TO the opinion
that DIR. Hoy in doing what he did do in
this matter did not intend to commit any
official impropriety."
1t seems that DIR. Hoy, who was ap-
pointed upon the Recommendation oil
Eustaee Gsbson, when the Board was
first created for the benefit of the soldiers
in that section, has been very active in
trying to influence ex-soldiers and others,
by sending out circulars to oppose MIR. J.
s. Spence for q nomination as Prosecuting
Attorney, and urging them to do what they
could to secure the nomination OF Mr.. w.
II. Tomlinson. Complaints were made to
the Commissioner of Pensions, who made
the suspension without consulting any
one. Mr.. Hogg says that in justice to
Dr. Hoy, it can be said that his record at
the Pension Bureau stands very high, and
that his reports have all been Of the
highest order.