The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-09-03
Record er Brown Hits the
Ma chine in Pittsburg.
STONE GUST HIM
Finn Men Say He WiI,--Ousy
and Brown Thus Fling
Defiance at the
Governor.

Pittsburg, Aug. 30.-Recorder Brown
removed three Finn men from his
cabinet last night. 1t is believed Re
corder Brown has started to carry ont
! the intent of the Rodgers charter bill.
| He begun at the top and the ripper
AK may continue to fall until control
ct the city administration has been
wrested from the old machine, The
proceedings might be stopped by the
removal of Recorder A. M. Brown by
the governor. Governor Stone has
this daring authority by a provision
of the bill, inserted at his own request.
| Films people assert positively he
will take advantage of the preroga'
tive.
This is a defy to the governor by
the recorder, backed by Senator Quay.
1t is a defy by the recorder to the
! Stone-Flinn alliance. II Is reputation
| by Senator Quay and his friends Of
the harmony" arrangement between
Governor Stone and Senator Finn
! for the advancement of Governor
| Stone in state politics, and the con-
! tinuance of Finn rule in the city of
| Pittsburg. 1t is notice by Quay and
his friends of opposition to the build
| ing of state machine by Governor
Stone and Attorney General Elkin. or
wrestling of control of the present o.
eanization from Quay's hands for the
personal advancement of Stone and
Elkin-the elevation Of one to the gov
ernorship and the other to the United
States senatorship And it is the
spirit of the Rodgers charter bill
Last night Recorder Brown made
the following statement to reporters.
Announced the Removals.
II have this evening removed from
office j. o. Brown and have appointed
Andrew Fulton in his place.
Il have removed Clarence Burleigh
and appointed w. B. Rodgers.
81 have removed Robert Ostermaier
and appointed William B. Hays.
Gentlemen, these are all the an
nouncements have to make tonight.
l expect, however, to make some moro
removals and appointments in a short
time, probably tomorrow"
In response to an inquiry intended
to elicit information as to the assign
ment OF the cause for the removals,
Major Brown said:
Il did not make any assignment of
Cause. l have simply sent the gentle
men notice that they are removed.
The notices were sent by messenger.
and the removals take effect at once
| may think 1t necessary IN maka
public EXPLANATION of NV .ct,on Iato,.
but | do not think so now n 10 s,,s
flcient that | have the IapaI nowar 70
make the removals and that 7 oons;d
cred it my duty to make them
How do Won think Governor ctoro
will receive the news of vour aotio,, ~
81 do not know. have made no
report of it to him as vet tbongb
shall do So"
but you had an interview With
Governor Stone at Harris shuro drr,n s
the state convention hid ba fban sas'
that he desired Won IN retain IN -
fee the men Won have tnn;ght W
lnoyed?"
81 am not going IN sav orvth,,
about what took Mace between s rov'
ernor Stone and myself At any rate
shall not say anything about it now.
Should consider 1t necessary, may
90 SO later, and l have very clear
recollection OF all that occurred, and
VIII be able to give very complete
account of it, IL | should consider n
advisable. do not consider it ad-
Visable at present"
But will you not say, recorder,
Whether or not you consider your own
removal in any degree liable to fol
low your action of tonight?"
Il will not discuss this matter. ex-
cept to call attention to the well.
known fact that when I was appoint
cd Gov. stone said publicly that the
appointment was made without condl-
tions. He not only made this public
announcement, but he said the same
hing to me personally, but In the
presence Of two witnesses"
DO you expect the support of Sen.
ator Quay in what you have done?"
Il cannot say anything on that sub
Ject now, either but had no recent
communication with Senator Quay. as