The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-21

with them to Virginia. leaving the
past-ofIice Ia charge Of his assistant
He disposed of scme Of his Addison
property, but retained by far the most
valuable portion Of il He was only
absent temporarily, returned ie Addi-
son to vote at the February election,
and had no thought of surrendering
the post-ofiice or his citizenship in Ad-
olson. An Insurgent asPirant. howeV-
er, saw a chauce, and, with the able as
sistance of Mr.. Thropp, had Mr- Dean
removed on the ground that he had
left the State. When Mr.. Dean learn
ed of the conspiracy to remove him he
az once filed written protest with the
Post Office Department, setting forth
the real faets-that he had not disposed
Of mis- property in Addison, that he had
not removed from the State, and that
he was only away temporarily. Assist
ant Postmaster-General Bristow noti-
fed him THAI be should apply for a
leave Of absence and it would be grant
ed. This Mr.. Dean did, but Mr.. Bris-
tpw afterward informed him that his
application for leave was made too late.
La the meantime cur very energetic
Congressman had got his work in, as
per statement of the Hawkeye, and the
old soldier Sialwsrt was turned out Of
Office, simply because Mr.. ThroPp want
ed his place for an Insurgent friend.
Mr.. Dean is a gentlemar Of eOnsidera-
ble means, and did not particularly
care for the Office, bat he felt that he
was entitled 10 a fair deal. which be did
not get, and that a gross advantage was
taken Of him by man vino tries to pa
rade as the soldiers friend.
II Mr.. Thropp is the intense friend
of the soldier that the Hawkeye would
have its readers believe him to be, and
tries to consult the wishes of the people
interested before recommending ap-
o p1iutments of postmssters, will il
please push its investigation little
further and explain why AIr. Thropp,
the soldiers friend. refused his indOrse-
ment to Mrs. Mamie Yutzy, widow Of
the late Col. Z D. Yutzy. and one CT
the unost estimable ladies of our county,
when, in needy circumstances, she
made application for the pOst-office at
Ursina, her home. Her petition was
signed by more than ninety per cent of
the patrons of the Office; in fact, she
was the almost unanimous choice Of the
citizens Of her town; yet, Mr.. Thropp,
the soldiers friend, paid no attention
to the prayer of the soldiers widow, or
the wishes Of the patrons Of the office,
but named for the appointment gen
tleman in afiiuent circumstances and
and an Insurgent in politics.
If the Hawkeye will push its investi-
cations q little further it may unearth
some interesting facts in regard to the
post-ofliee at Glade, this county. About
year ago veteran VIM. Flick, the then
postmaster at Glade, answered the last
roll call, and the patrons of the Office
petitioned for the appointment Of his
daughter, Mrs. Nandersloot. We have
before US letters from Mr.. ThrOpp to a
gentleman in this town giving him the
positive assurance that il would afford
him pleasure TO recommend Mrs. Van
dersloot for appointment, but the ap-
pointment never came. About this
time a primary election was occurring
in Somerset county, and it became nee
essary to ''gold-briek" the committee
man who resides at Glade with prom
ise Of the post-office. The trick work
ed. The committeeman took the brick,
but not the post-ofiice; and no appoint
ment for this Office has yet BEEN made.
1t is possibly held open to dc service at
the approaching primary.
If the Hawkeye will delve little
deeper after facts it may be able TO in
form AIr. Thropp's Somerset county
constituents why he has steadfastly 7. =
! fused 10 recommend a Republican for
appointment as postmaster at Glencoe,
this county, but prefers that the Dem
ocratie incumbent, who has held the
Office for some six years. be allowed to
bold on. Mr. l. d. Leydig has filed
with the Post-Ofice Department a pc
tition bearing the names OF a majority
of the patrons of the Office asking for
the appointment, and has several times
written Mr. Thropp on the subject, but
no attention has been paid to his let
ters.
There is quite a number of other mat
tiers of the same character that we
would he pleased to submit to the Hawk
eye for explanation on the part Of IFS
patron saint Joseph. but We will defer
them 10 another time.