Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-09-24
Westmoreland County Politics.

Westmoreland County Politics.
A dispatch from Greensburg, dated,
last Sunday. says:
The death of Samuel c. Stevenson
register of Wills. the appointment OF
his successor and the temperance OF
former Republican County Chairman
Robert A. Rankin in politics after
private business career OF several years
has given rise to a new order of things
in the Republican politics OF Westmore-
land county. R. A Rankin was vigor-
Gus political manager when he retired
from the field few years ago to be-
come cashier of the Westmoreland Saw
ing and Trust company. Judge John
B. Steel. of the Orphans court. and
County Controller John r. Brown felt
the loss keenly.
Since the appointment of Rankin as
register of wills and his probable candi-
dacv for the full term there are rumors
that Judge Steel has tired of the bench
in the Orphans court. and next year
will be candidate for Congress in the
Westmoreland- Butler district, positive
ly ignoring the agreement recently en-
tered into by committees from the two
counties whereby it was agreed to give
Congressman Huff, three terms
The resignation of Judge Steel would
make an opening for an ambitious
LAWYER, and it is said that an applicant
for the place may be james S. Beacon
Senator Cyrus E. Woods. close friend
of Judge Steel, will be candidate for
reelection, as will John b. Brown for
county controller This combination
will favor Beacom's elevation to the
bench.
Details have Just reached the German
Jewish Relief Committee of Berlin,
which indicate that the town of Gomel,
near Mohilev, the chief town OF the
Russian province of that name, has been
the centre of fresh anti Semitic out
breaks which rival those of Kishenev.
Workingmen's homes to the number OF
345 have been plundered and destroyed,
25 Jews were either killed outright by
the soldiery or died of their wounds,
100 more are in hospitals, seriously in
iured, while 200 others are suffering
from sIighter wounds received through
the brutality of the police while defend
ing themselves.
STATE SENATOR GREEN of Bing-
hampton, N Y, is under arrest, and
$40. 600 bail for completely in the steal
ing in the p o. Department. Green
was indicted together with Beavers in
Washington last Thursday. He is
President of the International Time
Recorder Company of Binghampton,
He was arrested on two warrants, one
charging him with conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government in bribing Geo.
W. Beavers to purchase International
time recorders for the Government at
800 each; the second for Offering
Beavers bribe of 10 per cent on clock
sales TO the Government.
THE libel suit of Mr.. Robinson, the
former state printer. against Hon. John
Wanamaker has resulted in a victory
for the latter, without prejudice, how
ever, to Mr.. Robinson's good name. MIR.
Wanamaker's defense was marvel OF
tact and ingenuity. The speeches in
which Mr.. Robinson perceived refec-
tions of his character, were, tie dis
tinguished Philadelphia says, directed
against the state Republican machine
and not against any individual There
was no intention to charge Mr. Robin
SON with misdoing. There was not
even an intention of rejecting upon the
character of Hon. Matt Quay, the boss
of the machine. 1t was as though GER
tain reputable and high -principled citi-
zens had become inadvertently associat-
ed with wicked concern and deserved
to be acquitted of responsibility for the
evil deeds thereof This species of apol
ogy to the two eminent Beaver and But
Ter county men directly concerned was,
of course, not W asted in Beaver county.
To outsiders with long memories, how
ever, the effect is somewhat in the ma
ture of surprise se-Leader.