The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-06-20
REFORNER Finn
UNMASKS HIMSELF
A Popular 0pheaval of Sentiment
Against the Pittsburg
Fusion Leader.
THAT CITY AHAZED At HIS ACTION.
Grca: Demonstration Against This
Autorrat!c nosS by the Hest EIc-
ncnt IN the State and the Commu-
nifty I'm which He Lives.

Incnt IN the State and the Commu-
nifty in Wrica lie Lives.
..,,.,s,,u, >. jone iS.--1he sensation
OF the week in state politics was the
action Of William Finn, the alleged re-
former, in unmaskipg himself by his
hiCh handed proceedings in forcing out
OF Office William Bigelow. the director
of public works Of Pittsburg. Bigelow
had antagcnized Finn that is. he had
! refused 10 take orders, and as Finn is
q great contractor, whose business is
larsely with the city, there was but
one conclusion to reach. and that was
that Finn had good business reasons
for wanting Bigelow out of this i'm
portant office.
The county of Allegheny has been
all torn up over the matter, the news
papers have been teeming with col
umns of interviews and other state
ments from leading citizens, business
| mon and manufacturers. denouncing
| Finn, and throughout the state the
| citizens are taking ND the agitation.
and they are determined that the
voters Of the commonwealth shall be
no longer fooled by the so-called re-
form movement headed by Bill" Finn
and Dave" Martin.
Referring to a great meeting held by
business men and others in the coun-
ril cbGurer before that body took its
orders and voted Bigelow out of Of
fee special from Pitts6urg said;
A GREAT PROTEST.
Several thOrSand men. bankers
merchants, manufacturers and others,
tried to crowd i7to a room that would
not hold 5Hd The rotunda of city hall
and the steps on Smlthfield street
leading TO the building were choked
with others trying to express their in
diG&tion. At tho head of the citi-
'c1s WAS .&mes H. Park, one of the
rcst prom .GCGt steel anUfacturers in
The country. Thomas D. Kellar. of the
Scenario Insurance company, was
chosen chairman. Mr.. Park, John Brad
ey, Frank |. Gosser, Il. b. Ivory and
rtCmSo AlcNeill made red hot speeches
against lhe proposed action of councils.
THE following resolution was adopt
cd.
That il is the sentiment of the
people Of Pittshurg that before e. NJ.
Blte!CW, director of the department of
pubic works, shall be condemned by
our councils charges, ii there are any,
shall be made against him and he be al
lowed tie right to face his accusers
and answer said charges, thus giving
him simply the right that is allowed
any American cltlzen, 10 be nearu De-
fore he is condemned
DONE BY BRUTE FORCE.
"The joint session of councils was
the most exciting gathering that has
been held in city hall in the last dozen
years. John S. Lambie, whom Flinn's
Republican organization defeated for
mayor aud elected a Democrat, presid-
ed. CT the 81 members of councils, 81
were cresent.
Ever since Thursday of last week
Senator iflinn had runners out to drive
them in. There was never a doubt
about having a majority, but Finn
wanted as big a vote against Bigelow
as possible. The refusal of 21 men,
bers to take orders was commented
upon and shows the demOralized con-
dition of the Pittsburg machine. The
following was the resolution deposing
Bigelow:
Resolved, in select and common
councils, that Edward NJ. Bigelow be
and hereby is removed from his office
of director of the department of public
works, and that the said Office be and
is hereby declared vacant
SCARED BY THE SIGHT OF FLINN.
"The q members who voted against
the resolution pleaded with the others
to defer action until Bigelow could be
heard in his own defense, but the sight |
of Finn through the open doors Of the !
city clerks Office scared all the county |
Office holders and other dependents, |
and they refused to be fair. During |
the speeches there was considerable ap- |
plause from The lobby, which the po-
lice officers could not suppress. After |
the resolution had been adopted Mr.. |
Wilson was elected. He was the direc- |
tor of the department Of charities.
mo matter what the outcome shall |
be, the Finn organization will be Grip |
pied and the effect of the trouble on |
the proposed state fight Of Finn |
against stalwart Republicanism will be |
felt.
"Tbe fight between Finn and Bige-
low has been going on for months |
Heretofore Finn got nearly all the city |
contracts, but Bigelow objected to the |
way the work was being done. Some |
Of it was rejected because it did not
come mp to specifications, and this
made Finn mad.
THE city is about TO spend 81 $500 900 |
for filtration plant and Finn wants |
the contract for the work. As long as |
Bigelow remained at the head of the |
department of public works he could
not get any favors, and he induced Ma
gee to depose Bigelow. Now Bigelow |
is against Magee because the latter. he
claims, invited him to come to New
York while Finn and the others cut
his official throat in Pittsburg.
"Bigelow will in all probability be
the leader of new organization, which
Will have for It's object the political
determination Of Finn. The Pittsburg
light will keep him at home next win
ter, and he will have little time to at
tend to running state affairs at Har-
risburg.
THE EXCUSE FOR THE OUTRAGE.
"The excuse given for ousting Bige-
low is the ring charge that he is re-
sponsible for certain defalcations in
the shape of padded pay rolls. These
rolls existed under Samuel r. Paisley.
superintendent of highways, and were
discovered by Bigelow."