Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30
THEY UPHOLD PATTISON.
MANY REPUBLICANS CONDEMN THE
ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE.

The Governor, They Say, Is Doing Moth
ing but His Duty-A Speedy Investiga-
tion by the Senate Should Follow
Cooper Sees Politics in 1t.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29.-[Specidl J.
Nothing has received more comment in the
political circles of this city for some time
past than the action of the Legislative In
vestigating Committee at Harrisburg over
Governor Pattison's request that Attorney
General Hensel be allowed to appear be-
fore the committee and examine witnesses.
The object of Senator Flinn's to ego slow"
and the ultimate resolution adopted by the
committee to confne the inquiry to the
present officials was freely criticised.
Postmaster John Field, although declin-
ing to criticise the action of the committee,
was emphatic in his opinion that all charges
of such character as those preferred
against McCamant as a public official should
be Immediately investigated and pressed
through without delay. eff 1 was a men,
ber of the Republican party in the Senate"
said Mr.. Field, 81 should have been one of
the first to call on the Governor for an in
vestigation and have pressed it to speedy
issue"
DECISIVE REPUBLICAN.
Colonel Wendell p. Bowman was also
very decisive in denouncing any attempt to
make the investigation a party fight and
delay the publication of the truth. GAS to
Senator Flinn's advice to go slow-well, he
is an Office holder, and l suppose must say
something. If Senator Finn imagines by
those measures that he is serving the best
interests of his party, 1 am convinced he
will find he is building an edifice which
will fall over on his head.
Personally | am staunch Republican, and
as such L unhesttatingly state that in the
present case it is the duty of Republicans,
Independents and Democrats to unite and
as good citizens, do their utmost to insure a
speedy, complete and full investigation.
There is no doubt in my mind that Governor
PattiSon is an honest man and his motives
should not be impugned. As Governor he
is bound by the oath of Office to demand
the investigation. and by throwing obsta-
Gales in the way no good end can be served"
Collector Cooper could not express HIM
self so disinterestedly, and although he
deprecated any attempt to make such
matter a political fight, he was of the
opinion that politics alone was the object of
the Governors action. cor why" querled
the collector, ''did he convene the Senate
for October Is instead of at once?"
PATTIsoN DOING HIS DUTY.
Prothonotary William B. Mann, Repub-
lican, spoke unhesitatingly: Governor
Pattison is an honest man. 1t is his duty
to convene the Senate in a matter like this
and it is the duty of the Senate to investi-
gate and ascertain whether there is any case
or not Their function is exactly the same
as that of grand jury. No good end can be
gained by delay"
Colonel John /. Rogers, Democrat, was
decided in his opinion that both Senator
Finn and Handy Smith would regret the
action they had taken in this matter and
that when they came to reflect they would
see nothing was to be gained by delay or
attempts to shield the offenders.
Coroner Ashbridge, Republican, could
not be seen, but Deputy Coroner Dugan,
Republican, held about the same views as
Collector Cooper, and declared the Cover
nor S action political one entirely.