Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-12

tenure of routine Offices life during good behavior
establishment of pensions officials mcred
promotion within each department of the public service
The members of the executive committee Wharton
Barker chairman; Samuel s. ongsworh Samuel W. Penny
packer Edward r. Wood Henry Reed Mayer Suzbcrger Sus
W. Petit The that of these City Councils
three to the bench and one to the Governors chair has lesson for
ambitious young The road public life is
to ascertain principle right in itself and beneficial the
State and cling until the world understands time
surely will
The Importance of is much exaggerated. have
known the most successful merchant in America to seek the United
States Senate; and said be worth thirty millions
of dollars seek the governorshp and both of them failed The
effort to build popularity by promising give the people
what they ought to have but what they crying for at the
moment spread the sail for all the winds that happen
blow, is likewise follow the path which ends Sahara.
In order to make test Of our hold Garfield deter
mined upon candidate the important offices Phla-
delpha not of ourselves, and Barker oingsworth Petit
Wood and myself made pilgrimage to Washington One Of the
party suggested that before seeing the President we make call
upon Attorney General MacVagh discovered errand
and without invitation said II will with you and
proceeded to take charge of the party lie is nothing unless
ado and with assumption that unknown introduced
the President good friends of his from Philadelphia
engaged in detante politics and seeking to better wicked world
Garfield robust alert and cordial took the and
speech another made haconccaled smile which
bodd ILL., Provoked at what regarded as an attempt to lead
into cudcac from the sofa which MacVeagh and
ongsworh had been sitting almost lovingly together and
fronting the President, 1 said
Mr President these gentlemen friends who have
proved friendship not only since but before nominated
You in the midst OF struggle you dared to appoint collector
New York who did not suit Mr. Conng and he is in
against YOU Mr. Cameron in alliance with him and the
will be waged in Philadelphia as we'll You will need real
friends here ask this appointment much to
advance the appontce but indication that
hav given US recognition
The Collector Robertson sobered him and the smile
disappeared lie endeavored to parry:
recognition in the appointment of Mac
Veagh."
Here the opportunity pointed my finger at Wayne who
had recovered from :s smile:
e does not 1t is true that he is well known
independent and has taken part in all of
cs 1t is just true that he is sonn-aw of Simon Cameron
that enables
his appointment much due to his family associations
his political predictions"
ituaton hadb of
participants in the interview including Wayne, had be
owls. We had from lunar heights
President dismissed he shook hands,
81 you know how to take care of yourselves
Said Petit: "Pennypacker slid thin ice
Said Holngsworth ~ don't believe like that
before occurred in the White House.
few later Garfield shot, NacVeagh disappeared
the Cabinet would have been the
The figures the kaleidoscope took other
binations
National Republican League extended its
Senator James w. Lee of Venango County
chairman q committee consisting of John Stewart,