The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-12
COUNTY SEATPOLITICHL TALK
A Forecast Of Appointments at the Aims
house and on "The Hill"
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTING.
1t is Said Directors Dietrich and Middleton
viii Make the Appointments The
Martin-Allen Deal to be Repeated
Again This Year.

Special HERALD Correspondence.
PoTTsvILLE, Dec. 12.-NIuch speculation is
INDUCED in and many surmises are made Just
now in reference to the appointments to be
made by the County Commissioners and the
Board of Poor Directors. So many rumors
are floating about that one feels like exclaim-
ing, Where am at There are "a number
Of applicants too, who feel the same way.
At the Poor House it is said Directors
DIETRICH and Middleton will organize, leaving
Jacob Day, the other member Of the Board.
out in the cold. From present indications it
would appear that this rumor is official, but
the Directors themselves are non-committal.
The present Board is composed of three Re
publicans, and if they appoint officials en-
tircly from that party it will be something
never before known in this county.
Steward Hartman has very wisely decided
not to be a candidate for reappointment.
His successor is said to be Gordon Reed, who
is now holding the position of insane keeper,
and was an appointec of Director Dietrich
last year. John II. Reese, of St Clair. the
present hospital keeper, is anxious to succeed
Clerk John F. Gressang, while DIR Gray is to
remain in his present position. Solicitor W.
j. WhitehOuse will not accept the position
again, and $. Burd Edwards, Esq, who was
defeated for the nomination of District
Attorney and is at present solicitor for the
1 Controller, is slated for the legal end of the
deal. 1t is well known that John H. Reese
| is very close to Director Middleton and that
he took a very active part in his nomination
and subsequent election, and this makes his
appointment to a position very certain.
| Whether it will be clerk or steward there
seems to be some doubt Middleton will
name the majority of appointecs north of
the mountain, and Shenandoah is said to
have a claim on him which he will acknowl-
edge. Almshouse deals, however. are
mighty uncertain" and the next few days
may make a big change.
While the manipulators of the Almshouse
deals are at work ON the states, the farmers
are taking a hand in its affairs in different
direction. Notices have been issued for a
public Indignation meeting to be held at J.
S. Stout's hotel, in Friedensburg, on Saturday
next. Farmers and taxpayers, generally from
Wayne, Washington, North and South Man
helm townships, will be in attendance At
the meeting it is expected that stringent
measures will be adopted demanding stricter
economy in the management of thealmshouse
and more judicious disposal Of the public
monies and reduction in the salaries of the
employees.
In connection with the appointments on
thc hill' by the County Commissioners,
thereby hangs a tale. 1t is said the Republi-
can Executive Committee has been "reso-
/ luting" behind closed doors, and have made
a demand upon the two Republican Commits
sioners to pull away from Mr.. Martin and
organize ON a strict Republican basis What
Mr. Ulrch will say to this is not known, but
his say is pretty large sized one just now.
The Executive Committee, l am further in
formed have made the same demand upon
Prothonotary Dcegan. They want the Demo
cratic appointees under the Martin-Allen
deal and the Prothouotlrys Democratic
clerk removed and Republicans put in their
places and their motto appears to be to the
/ yictors belong the spoils.
/ There is much speculation here as to what
will be the combination in the Commissioners
office. From the outside it looks very much
like the old slate with Allen and Martin
forming the combine. | don't believe the
efforts of the Executive Committee will re-
suit in changing this.
The rumor that John Ulrich will retire a,
Solicitor to the Commissioners is looked upon
as joke. Big John will pull the strings i
Allen and Martin organize. The appoint
ment Of a Mercantile Appraiser is causin.
some trouble. There are about a dozen ap
plicants, and outside Of one or two they ar,
all Democrats. This fact will likely cause
Martin to allow Allen to name the appointec
to shift the responsibility. Calvin W. Brewer
it is said will be asked to step down as
warden Of the prison 1t would not be wise
to place much faith in this rumor, with the
party organization in the hands of the pres
ent managers
For the next three weeks all kinds OF
rumors will float about, but in summing up
the state of affairs as they exist at present at
the almshouse and on the hill the combina-
tions appear to be Middleton Dietrich at the
former institution and Allen Martin at the
latter. FELIX,