Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-12-22
POLITICAL.

On Monday of this week the Presi-
dent sent the name of Eli d. Robinson
for postmaster Of Butler to the Senate,
and the same will probably be con-
firmed after the Holiday recess.
The Pennsylvania delegation in Con-
gress has lined up for Representative
Vespasian Warner of Illinois for the po-
sition of Pension Commissioner to sue
ceed Eugene Ware, who goes out of Of
fee on Jan. 1st Representatives Sib-
ley and Mahon called at the White
House last Saturday and on behalf of
their colleagues from Pennsylvania urg-
ed the President to appoint Representa-
tive Warner
Judge J. Sharp Wilson and District
Attorney Cooper of Beaver County were
in Washington, last week, to see Sena-
tors Penrose and Knox They called
upon Representative Acheson and other
friends about the capitol 1t is under
stood that Judge Wilson would be
pleased to have the nomination for a
place on the Superior Court bench of
Pennsylvania, and the object of his Wis
it to the Capital was to consult with
the state leaders on the subject.
That Senator Bois Penrose aims to
make his private secretary, Wesley r.
Andrews of Crawford county, the next
Governor of Pennsylvania, is the latest
impression in political circles in Phila-
delphia. and it is believed that part of
the most recent moves of Penrose have
been undertaken with view to making
the nomination of Andrews an easy
matter. The game is to ignore the
western part of the state in the distribu-
tion Of all the big plums during the
next year or SO. with view to afford
ing the Republicans of that section the
BEST kind of an argument in favor of
their claim that they are entitled to
name Gov. Pennypacker's successor,
and at the opportune moment Andrews
will be trotted out as the most availa-
BILE candidate.
wAmong the Pennsylvanians in Wash
ington, this week, state politics was
discussed, and it was said that the three
Republican members of the superior
court whose terms expire January 1,
1906, will all be renominated. They
are President Judge Charles E. Rice of
Wilkesbarre, Judge James A. Beaver of
Bellefonte, and Judge George B. Orlady
Of Huntington. This disposes of any
chance for the nomination Of Judge j.
Sharp Wilson of Beaver, whose friends
had hoped that he would get place on
the superior court. 1t is also under
stood that the nominee for state treas
urer will come from the western tier of
counties, but the man for this place has
not yet been decided upon. There are
several receptive candidates.
Senators Knox and Penrose left
Washington, yesterday, and will not
return until after the legislature has
organized and made Senator Knox the
caucus nominee for United States sena-
tor for the long and short terms Mr.
Penrose will go to Harrisburg on Satur
day, December 81. and will take posses
sion of house in Front street that he
has leased as headquarters for the
session. There he will be Joined on New
Years day by Senator Knox, who will
meet the members of the legislature and
make their personal acquaintance. On
Monday the legislature will organize
and that evening the Republicans will
hold their caucus and select Mr.. Knox
as Senator Quay's successor. The two
senators will remain in Harrisburg I'M
til Wednesday, when they will return
to Washington. During his stay in
Harrisburg, Senator Knox will be the
guest Of Senator Penrose. The formal
election of United States senator will
take place on January II. and the sena-
tors will be there on that date and for a
few days afterward. Upon their re-
turn to Washington Mr.. Knox will pre-
sent to the senate his certificate of cleo
ton in the place of the certificate of ap-
pointment from the governor under
which he is now serving.
Senator Platt of New York and Gov.
Odell are having great time over the
election of a successor to Senator De-
pew. Platt wishes to re-elect Depew,
bnt Odell is for Mr.. Black.