The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-11
WAR UPON RANDALL'S SON.
rs SENATOR PENROsE PAYING 20
LITICAL DEBTS TO THE CUCKOOS9

why the Appointment or Young Sam nam
dnn rs Coinsr OF the Philadelphia Mint
II Held Up - RenewaI OF the Oia
Fight Against His late Father'n Follower.
WASHINGTON, July 1O.-President Mckinley
has not yet decided what action to take with
regard to the held-up appointment Of Samuel J.
Randall, Jr., of Philadelphia, to be coiner Of
the PHILADELPHIA Mint. This seems to be q SIM
liar case to that of Senator Wellington Of Mary
land and his repudiated appointee to the Leip-
sic Consulate. Secretary Gage was led to REQ
omnend Mr.. Randall's appointment on the
written Endorsement Of the Pennsylvania Sem
ators and many other prominent Republicans
Of Pennsylvania and other States.
When the appointment was sent to the White
House for signature, that fact was made pub
lie, with the result that Influences were brought
TO bear upon Senator Penrose which led him to
go to the White House tho next morning and
withdraw his Endorsement Mr.. Randall was
too young, Senator Penrose said, for such an
important place, and lacked the experience to
fill 1t acceptably. The President said that Mr..
Randall was at least six weeks older than
when the Senator Endorsed him, and init
mated very strongly that he was inclined to
make the appointment Notwithstanding the OBJ
~5ections. 1t has been held up since that time,
however, and'it has been stated that the Treas
ury officials, including the Director Of the Mint.
had Joined In the protest against Mr.. Randall'a
appointment. Director Preston states, how.
an Pr estSs no & StSiiSii when a member of
Randall. 1t was Randall who first appointed
Mckinley on the Ways and Means Committee
him on his successful career as the eIponent
Of the theory Of protection to American indus
In met the sn White fSdixofadS House. g. T Mr.. M dnsi ! ten Is not ai% .
man to forget these things, and he told young
Randall SO during a recent conversation az
= boy, about the House Of RepresenSstives but
s sCset !. b . sentiment "a,ea in 9eRBp e int, : Mr. H. Ran r..
q Republican leaders Of Pennsylvania, and
four years an ardent, enthusiastic, hard-work-
ing Republican; He was a Republican dele,
took part in the protraeted contest iH between e
quay and Gtikeson for the Republican leader,
AL through the campaign as a Republican, and
1850 mas t0r these imSe- seSVi 6im that 9or t sn pennSyfwsnie
Mr.. Randalls friends in Washington think
that the fight now being made upon him is sim;
Democracy against the Randall Democracy. Of
Pennsylyania, and that the men who have in
the leadership OF William F. Harrity; It must
that Harrity has often helped Penrose in poiir.
cal fights in Philadelphia, and that he rendered
him material assistance in the Shrievalty con-
test last fall, when, with the aid Of Democrats,
Senator Penrose was able to win his fight. Tho
Cleveland Democrats helped Penrosc then, and
he is now called up on 10 pay them back by
striking a blow at the Randall wing of the party
in opposing the appointment to a Federal Office
OF the son N Samuel j. Randall.
President Mckinley, however, has given assur-
anccs that he is not to be deferred from his
purpose OF recognizing the merits OF young
Randall as a Republican. and al the same time
paying, Tribute TO the memory OF his dlsun
Ruished father.