The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-04-15
STATE CAPITAL GOSSIP.
HARRISBURG, April 10, 1879

~ DtAhNy WI Mt0h WAS DTOul
nent in the Senate and in nearly ever
daily newspaper in the State. Ii har
pened this way: A few days befor
Governor Beavers time expired d.
Stonecipher resigned the Coronersbi
of Forest county. There was but on
applicant for the position aud tn
name of that applicant was place,
before Governor Beaver and the az
pointment promptly made. Abou
this time Beaver had also appointed
State Superintendent of Education
and others. By request of Demo
cratic Senators as a mark of courtes,
to incoming Governor Pattison, thes,
appointments were laid wei in The
Senate until after the Inauguration o.
the latter. On January Goth Gov.
ernor Pattison's cabinet and Beavers
appointees, including the Coroner Of
Forest county were confirmed by the
Senate. Two months went by, aud
then the editor of the Forest National,
through Mr.. Hensel, had Governor
Pattison appoint another gentleman,
(the commission of Beavers appointee
not having been issued) this gentle.
man YVES also a Republican, and no.
body kicking, the Senate, in a moment
of forgetfulness, confirmed the second
appointment, and the commission was
issued. Soon after the question was
written to the member for Forest, how
this thing happened, and the member
soon found out, and so did the Repub.
llcan Senators. Time went by until
last Thursday, when the Democrats
wanted three appointees of Governor
Pattison's confirmed. The Republican
Senators, awakened by the Forest
county incident), replied that the CON-
missions of the Superintendent OF
Public Instruction and Of State Ii.
brarian, appointed by Governor Ben.
yer and confirmed by the Senate two
months ago, had not been issued, and
that the Democrats had not kept faith
with the Republicans. The Democrat,
&c Senators squirmed, and said they
thought the commissions would issue
all right, and then the Republicans
brought up the Forest county Coro.
nership, and said that showed what
the Democratic administration had
done and could do again, and they
emphatically declined to confirm any
more important appointments until
the commissions for Governor Beavers
appointments we're issued. So these
worthy Democrats are out in the cold
waiting for the administration to come
to time. The jolly editor of the Ma.
tlonat Democrat has been ill for some
time, and it seems to have afforded
him O great deal of amusement in his
sickness, to think how he circumyent.
ed the member for Forest and got the
laugh on the Republicans. That's all
right, glad he had his fun to shorten
his weary hours; but let US look into
this funny business. The jolly editor
was a strong Wallace man and when
Governor Pattison was nominated re.
port says he packed his little grip and
swore by the holy poker, or something
else, that the Republicans had nomi.
mated Pattison and now they could
elect him, he was going hunting to
Michigan. He went, anyhow he
stayed away until heal the close of
the campaign and it was cold comfort
candidate Pattison got from him.
Now, seeing that his move in the Cor.
oner business has served the very
laudable purpose of waking up the
Republican Senators to the fact that
one Of Governor Beavers appointees
was knocked out and the commissions
OF three others, not yet issued, it
would strike an u~nprejudiced mind
that the Republicans ought to smile,
and rise up and say, thank you, alb,
thank you" Then again, when one
remembers the strong Wallace feeling
of the editor, and all that followed,
and also when one remembers that in
seeking to knock out so slick, Beavers
aPpointee, ye editor ignored, absolute
ly ignored, the few hundreds of worthy
Democratic gentlemen in Forest
county, who would have made excel.
lent Coroners, to do what? This, to
have appointed a gentleman (and the
word is used sincerely and advisedly)
who was an ultra Republican, a strong
adherent aud friend of Senator Della.
mater, so strong that he rode with him
in his special car on his election trip,
and worked hard for Dslamater's
election. To the appointment of this
strong Republican gentleman, the Re-
nuhlicans oould not obiaot op1 -.