The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-29
Battle of the Bosses.
Cofroth and Fisher Both Want to
Name q Postmaster for the
Metropolis"

/ M William Safall's commission as Post-
MASTER al Aeysrsdsle expires April Is. Ter
full-aedgsd candidates are in the ieid for bis
I official shoes. As the matter stands Al pres
ent it Is the Geld against wm. h. Hay. Hay
Is the representative OF the Fisher wing Of
the Democratic party in the south Of the
county and he IS earnestly backed by the
leaders Of that element in Somerset II Is
Understood too. that Mr.. Harriiy and the
other members of the Pzttison political
household have endorsed the petition Of Mr.
Hay, and they look upon him as sure win
ner. But il i anything to beat Hay with
the . old guard - OF The Democracy and they
| have succeeded 10 uniting the field against
/ hin. Ex-senator Fred Grof heads the list OF
the opposition. he has taken an active part
in local politics for the past forty years and
is one Of the few members Of his party who
I has ever been elected 70 a legislative Oflce
from this district Grof and General Cof-
| fro;h, the leader Of the anti HArrity forces,
/ havealvays had acOpper-riyeted compact IN
regard to the distribution of the spotls and
they viii make the hgat Of their lives 10
control the MeyersdAle appointment, since
it will be the first federal appointment to be
made in this district, and viii decide who IS
70 say thumbs up TO the Office seekers.
General C0ffroth and Adiis served tOgeth-
er as members Of Congress and an intimate
| friendship was engendered between them At
/ that time that has never lapsed- Only re-
Gently when the Vice President passed
/ through this county on special train head
ed for the Inauguration, be spoke to crowd
assembled at lockwood station, and. among
| other things. asked to be remembered to bis
/ -old friend General Coffroth, for whom en-
tertain the warmest feeling Ths CJfroth
} Democrats rely on the Vice Presidents "a
miliarity with the headsnans Office and
his friendship for their chief, to exert bis
influence in behslfof Grof 10 case Grof IS
/ knocked out, the Coaroth forces will oOncen-
tra;e their strength on VIM. H Dill, son Of
Andy Dill Marshall of the Eastern D.s-
J triet Of Pennsylvania under Cleveiand's for
/ msr administration. Dill. il IS said has Sc
cured the endorsement OF Col. Mcclure, of
/ the Philadelphia Times Col. Singerly, Of
I the Philadelphia Record, and a number Of
other p7omInent Democratic leaders Of the
/ East who were friends of his father. Dill
has only been resident Of Meyerssiaie for
/ few years and has never exsrted much infiu-
/ ence in party politics, and it is not believed
I that he will be rewarded with one Of the best
/ local plums simply because be is a son Of
! late eminent Democrat. J. NJ. Oats will be
next taken up in case both Grof and Dill are
I turned down. Mr.. 0sts is an active young
I Democrat and would make good postmas-
/ ter, but he has been identified with the Cof-
Z froth wing OF the Democratic party too long
I 10 secure anything from the gentlemen who
( are engineering Pennsylvania politics under
Z the new administration And 50 on until
the ninth man on the list has had a turn at
the political fortune wheel. A united effort
will be made in behalfof each in case. his
predecessor on the list is UuaJ.s to secure
the appointment. Naturally more " less
kicking is being done by the applicants who
fad their names at the foot of the list. but
all are 50 anxious 10 encompass the defeat Of
ex Chairman Fisher. who is the represents
tive Of Harrity in this county, that they viii
submit 10 almost any humiliation in order
10 do 50.
Chairman ofthe Democratic County Com
mittee, Frank Johns, a rzttling good fellow,
a wealthy lumber dealer and a shrewd poll
tcian, Is reported to have been in Washing
ton for the past few days, endeAvoring to s.
cure the aid of some Of the State leaders in
order % control the Meyersiale appoint
ment. Johns Is resident OF Meyersdale
and bis action as Chairman Of the County
Comnitte has been severely criticised by the
Fisher element Of bis party. He has siaked
his reelection as Chairman on the outcome
Of the NeyerSdale post Office fsht and viii
leave nothing undone to accomplish bis
end He does not care particularly who It
ceives the appointment, only 50 Hay does
not.
Attorney A L G. Hay, son Of Wm. H.
Hsy. the Fisher candidate for the Meyers
dale Office, returned from Harrisburg sAtur-
day. Hesaw both Harrity and Hensei, and
the result Of his interview with them was
evidently very satisfactory, since he has an
nounced that his father will be the next
postmaster o. Meyersdale. Fisher says the
same thing; or in event Hay is knocked out
Fisher claims that he wiz name the man.
Il Is reported here to day that charges al
fecting the character Of at least one and pos
sibly three ofthe candidates for the Meyers
dale postmastership, have been filed with
the Postmaster General.