Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-30
CAN FIGHT FOR THE PIE.
Harrison Appoints Two Men For the
Same Office.
Ginty and Flint Receive the United
States MarShalShip.
The Better Man Can Carry off the
Divided HonOrS.

The embarraSSmentS of holding high Of
fee has no better illustration than in the
predicament of President Harrison.
There are two men in the northern part
of. Wisconsin who have been starving for
pap but their respective factions were 50
strong that Harrison was afraid to appoint
one without offending the other.
Gen. Ginty, whose craving for office led
him to aspire to the governors chair. has
been watching with longing eyes the fat
offices gradually but surely fade from the
presidents list, without once being
thought of, became impatient and init
mated to the Wisconsin representatives in
Washington that his services to the party
must be remembered or they could take
the consequences. There were sew
eral offices that would have satisfied
him, but somehow others usurped his
place, until as a last resort he wanted to
be United States marshal for the Western
district of Wisconsin. His friends pulled
the wires, but when he was approached on
the subject he laughed the idea to scorn,
and remarked that he would cut a pretty
figure chasing Indians through the timber
regions However. his friends kept on
working in his behalf, feeling sure that
Harrison would remember his party ser
vices and confer that title on him.
Another man who has an abnormal APP,
petite for Office is Rockwell j. Flint. one
of the owners of the Dunn County News.
and Is a hustling local politician He has
been a member of the state senate. and of
late years has been around the legislature
as the man who gave passes for the North
western railway. In this place he man
aged to quarrel with most of the
Legislators and all their dependents, and
has probably been more sworn at and about
than any other man in Wisconsin outside
of some railway contractors who neglected
to square up along the line. He is pro-
nounced Spooner man and always was, and
wields considerable influence in his local
ity.
Both of these men We're promised the
United. States marshalship. and as the
president is a God fearing man he ap-
parently kept his word Judging from the
two following dispatches received from
Washington.
Afternoon Dispatch.
WAsuINGToN. II. c., May y. - The
president sent to the senate to-day,
among other nominations, that of Rock
we'll ]. Flint co be United States marshal
for the Western district of Wisconsin.
The night Associated press report con
tains the following dispatch, which is
given just as taken from the wire:
Night Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-AdditionaI
nominations: Sestius II. Sullivan, surveyor
general of South Dakota
VIM. X. Hoyt, of Wisconsin, commits
sioner for the district of Alaska.
Receiver of public moneys. Chas. +.
Augustine, Menasha. Wis. and Geo c.
Ginty, [. 5. marshal for the Western dis
trict of Wisconsin.
What does these two dispatches mean?
Evidently Harrison wishes to shift the re-
sponsibility on the shoulders of the as
pirants for office, and let them fight the
battle out, the best man to take the Of
fee.
The president has done many queer acts
since the scepter was placed in his
hand, but this is the queerest of them all
But then, perhaps he is not to blame for
these appointments Maybe Providence
did it. In that case, Providence made
great mistake, and should have
waited until Gen. Ginty was in better
fighting condition He would make far
better appearance chasing Indians through
the timber, than in 2Ox20 ring stripped
and fighting according to Police Gazette
rules.
1t is to be hoped that no trouble will
result from this disagreeable feature Of
Harrison 8 administration. and without
doubt the difficulty will be overcome by
an equally well lined office being created
for one or other of the aspiring politicians.
Another Dispatch.
Late last night another dispatch was
sent out. which shifts the blame to a clerk.
It is as follows
WASHINGTON, May 27-Cancel the
nomination of Flint, for marshal Of the
western district. as clerk made a mis-
take in sending in the wrong name in the
first u lace