Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-04-01
f. .P.INGHAM RECEIVES THE
APPOINTMENT FOR DIS.
TRICT ATTORNEY AND
COL. ALEX y. COLES.
BERRY FOR u. >.
MARSHAL.
This Is the Second Time that
lngham and COlesberry
Have Locked Horns

Philadelphia Times March rs.
Information from Washington to
the effect that President Harrison
had sent to the Senate the
nomination of Ellery 2. Ingham to
be United States District Attorney
to succeed John r. Read, and Alex
ander P. Colesberry to be United
States Marshal, vice William r.
Leeds, created not little surprise
in this city Thursday afternoon.
Not few of the political leaders re-
fused for time to accept the an
nouncement as fact; particularly
that of Deputy Collector Ingham,
whose candidacy they have per-
sisted in regarding as more or less
of Joke, believing that Colesberry
would certainly be made District
Attorney.
Among well-informed people, how
ever, it is believed that President
Harrison several days ago made up
his mind who he would appoint, but
simply deferred sending the nomin-
ations to the Senate because he de-
sired to be courteous to Senator
Quay and hear from him his wishes
in regard to the appointments. A
gentleman who talked with Mr..
Harrison ON Wednesday night de-
clares that the President grew
weary of standing, hat in hand,
waiting for the junior Senator from
Pennsylvania to come to him and
make known his preferences.
1t was supposed though that he
would perhaps hold off until he
could discover what Senator Quay's
attitude would be toward the nomin-
ations already made and which are
being held up in the Senate on Mr..
Quay's motion, but to the surprise
of many he took the bull by the
horns and sent in the Philadelphia
appointments.
A PECULIAR POSITION.
While 1T is not thought that
either of the appointments will be
absolutely distasteful to the Quay
wing of the Republican party, the
situation is admittedly somewhat
peculiar one. Both are avowed ad-
ministration men. Ingham carried
his county-Sullivan- Harrison
in the recent delegate fight, and is a
warm personal friend Of Collector
Cooper, whose deputy he is. The
Qvay men have no fault to find with
him except that he was not their
choice. The local leaders who re.
Gently visited Washington to con-
suit with MIR. Quay declared on
their return that Colesbcrry would
certainly be named as District At
torney, ridiculing the idea Of any
body else being in the fight.
Assistant Postmaster Hughes was
their choice for the Marshalship,
and they would listen to no sug-
gestion that mentioned anybody
else as possible successor to Mar
shall Leeds. Even now some of
them predict that Colesberry will
not accept his appointment. He
wanted the District Attorneyship or
nothing, they declare, and they are
disappointed. Mr.. Colesberry, how
ever, is not by any mea rs
so positive. When asked yesterday
if he would accept he positively re-
fused to say yes or no.
have received no official Motif.
cation of my appointment, and until
| hear from the President it would
be unwise for me to say anything on
the subject" was all that Mr.. Coles
berry could be induced to say.
This is not the first time that Ing
ham and CoIesberry have locked
horns. A large number Of our read
ers will remember the little fracas
that occurred on our ball ground
during game of ball between the
home boys and the Eagles Mereites,
some four or five years ago, in which
@. E. Jackson of Bernice, who play.
ed with The LaPorte club and Mr..
Faris of Philadelphia one of the
Mere team, unfortunately got into q
dispute and Fars struck j ,ckson.
The LaPorte boys interfeled and
prevented general riot, as the on
lockers. were anxious for a hand in
and were hard to quiet. At the
close of the game, Jackson appeared
before MAGISTRATE. w. {. Mason and