The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-30
PosTMASTERs HLECTToNEERING
DtnGgurlrg Oihcr FOLKS Envelopes In the
Interest OF HAYES aud Wheeler.

In some of the post Offices in this State
the stamps on letters are cancelled by such
device as HAYES" or Vote Tor Hayes" -Four
envelopes thus marked were sent to The SUN
Office yesterday Two OF them bore the Kings
ton post mark, and had passed through the
postmasto. 5 hands on Angus. "a. The stamps
were cancelled by the word Hayes" In large
black letters, with douhle liues above and be-
low. They were received by a large mercantile
1rm In Broadway. and several o. the employees
who had intended to vote the Republican ticket
In November, on being shown this novel mode
OF stamp cancellng changed their ninds. An
other envelope had starte from ROndout on
August %, and been imprinted with the words
vote foe Hayes." None OF the letters IN the
Rondout mail OF yesterday, however, bore u
similar marx. The most conspicuous OF all the
inscriptions IA probably that made by toe po-
litical stamp canceller used Ia the post ofice In
Carmel, Puinim county. a letter that had
the words, Hayes and Wheeler" ~ bright blue
letters, covering not only the whole of the
three cent stamp, but large part Of the envel-
ope. II was circular In form, the conjunction
land being IN the centre.
Mr.. r. q. Vernilye. Jr;. ia an attorney and
counsellor AT law Ut Il Broadway. For some
time past he has Dsen receiving confidential
letters from Kingston. His visits there aroused
some curiosity which the closest scrutiny Of
the writing on the envelopes addressed TO him
did not crafty. more extended investigatiOn
was cssaied' ana MI Nernii'e was soon ap-
ptised Of me interest tnat was centrng 10 him
b. receiving his letters open. He wrote TO Mr..
Daniel Bradbury. the PostmaSter, Tor an explt-
nation, ana that gent efnan reflied tnat he knew
nothing ABOUT the Letters. They must lave oeen
ouened after they had gone from his once.
Dir. Nermilye's patience was spreiy tred when
again and again mutilated envelopes reached
him indlcating tuat the enclosed Letters had been
scanned by other eyea than his md those OF the
writer. y. oTeOver, thes were often "a week late.
aud ne received ANONYMOUS communications
from Kingston, evldentiy designed TO mlslead
Hud annoy him. But Stood IL ALL saii Mr..
Nermiye, "until got q letter with the stamp
cancelled by the marks ii. 4 W. can't tolerate
that, and don't propose IA 4 the United states
Government snail dictate TO ms VINO ! snail vote
FOR" Mr.. Ncrmllye dds that the marks on the
stamp are peculiarly offensive To nin, as he -
an uncompr 'misinR opponent OF the Admins
tration. aud a warm supporter OF Gov. lilden
and reform. lie IL very indignant I what he
justly regards ns hagrdnt Outrage, aud proposes
10 IN Ike the Kingston Postmaster's position an
exceedingly uncomfortable one. He has LAID
the mat er before the postal authorities In tins
CITY, but they have no power to interiere, beyond
writing letters TO the offending officials, advising
them to euro their zeal in behalf Of Hayes, and
use the legal oanceiiing stamp for the future.
William Winter Il the RondOut Postmaster,
who leaves no room for mistake by cancelling
the stamp with the words " Vote for Hayes"