Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-21

already spent $4,000 on the militia. against
Sl24,O00 expended by Governor Pattison. If
there is a blowout in any part of the State, and
the Governor. the order is issued at once, and
the expense is not considered.
1t is the correction of such abuses and the
extravagant waste of the peoples money that
Two years ago Quay told me that
he wanted the next Legislature reorgan-
ized and that the clerks who had be-
He asked me to do the work for him. and
consented. i pleaded for Tommy Cochran,
whose appointment had secured; but Quay
was inexorable-- / didn't know Tommy as
well then as do now.
+ HAD TO BE DECAPITATED.
Quay was particular TO speak of State Ii.
brarian Delaney, whose head must come of at
all hazards. When 1 returned from Europe
ndwentinto the national headquarters in New
York, the first man met was Delaney. 1t made
me very angry to see him around there and
when asked Quay for an explanation he said
that Delaney had offered his services at a criti-
cal moment and, knowing that he was mem-
Der of all the high societies in the county, he
concluded that he could utilize him. To show
some sense of gratitude for his work, Quay had
him appointed Senate Librarian at the first OF
the wear.
Well, went to work 70 hunt up Delaney's
record. 1 had collected mass of testimony to
De presented TO a senate 1nYSSCgaLlng COM
mittee, when I was stricken down. I found
that Delaney, in 1879. had secured the passage
of a clever bill, by which he knew who got the
contract to supply the House. Senate and depart
allowed by law $50 for stationery, when, in
reality the man in charge never furnished
them with more than from 50 to $40
worth, and somebody pocketed the bal
Cochran, for a time, signed the vouchers, and
Delaney had them cashed; but very often
found, upon Investigation, that Cochran was
somebody was thus making 100 per
cent profit, and in one case, station
cry that cost 5000, by passing through
on his share was finally sold to the State for
$4,000
1 was told by reliable men, whom can pro-
c dqce before committee at any time, that
Senate he duplicated them and supplied him
self and friends. Tommy" Cochran, 1 soon
discovered, stood in."
WHAT SALARIES DID THEY GET?
Both of these men to-day are wealthy. A
gentleman informed me not long ago that De-
laney owned the finest diamonds in the State.
Last summer the interior of the Senate was
reftted. Delaney furnished the curtains that
are supposed to be made of costly material; at
least handsome price was paid for them. On
examination soon learned that the material
understand, made deal with one of John
Wanamaker's men.
At the opening of the session had mapped
out my work, and l intended to name a COM
mittee. composed of men like Wherry, of Cum
berland; Ross, of Bucks county, and some other
honest people to investigate the evils
which I have pointed out. 1 have lived in
hopes of becoming well enough to prosecute
the work: but sickness interfered. Occasion
ally 1 would speak to the reporters of what
intended to do, but never before in such
detail. These things have been weighing
on my mind all winter, and L am anxious to
have the Senators and people know them. If
! were only well, would like to be in Harris
burg long enough to have the loss of the
Revenue bill investigated; but when
spoke to some of my colleagues about 1t, they
said Better leave it pass;' but have no such
intention. want. these men, from the Gov
ernor down, investigated What have said
am ready to prove at any time, before a COM
mittee.
Senator Rutan also furnished some conf
Dental "inside'' facts about State politics
that may be published at some other time.
He is "forninst" Delamater for Governor,
and he says "He will never get there. His
weight is too light, and he is laughed at in
the Senate by his fellows"