The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-22

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at WAsnISoToS, D. G., Nov. q. 3
DEAR SIR:-Ill an article in your paper
November Il, in which Mr.. Clarkson,, u
member Of the Republican National Com.
mittee, gives many, but In my opinion no,
all the reasons why Mr. Blaine was Dc.
ieated, find the following: Tho order OF
Postmaster General llatton requiring the
New York Postoilice with It's thousands Of
clerks and carriers 10 DO kept open pro-
vented enough Republicans from voting
TO have overcome what Is now claimed us
Mr. Clevelands plurality. sA,g ' I
The usual order was posted in the New
York oilice Monday saying that after |
o'clock election day clerks could take a
holiday Monday night. By.Mr. lIatton's
order this was ovcrruled and the clerks
living in tho distant parts OF the city
who had to go 10 work before the polls
opened and remain after they were closed
were unable TO vote. -. 4
. No such order as that referred to by Mr.,
Clarkson was issued by myself. There Is
no law authorizing the closing OF the post.
olllcess OH election days. Prior to tho
election, dispatches were received from
many places aeking tile authority to close
the offices. These were answered MS has
always been the custom OF the depart.
ment to the effect there was no law au.
tlorizlng the closing Of tho Offices on
election day. GlsEH !1 lili 4
q Mr.. Clnrkson says my order was issued
on Monday night. If Mr.. Clarkson did
not know his chief Of the committee, MIR.
lt.kins, did know that was not in Wash-
lngton at that time, but in burlington,
Iowa, as the following dispatch will show:
s5S a5,.i NEw YonE, Nov. 3.
Frank Ha'ion, Postmaster G.,erai, Burling-
ton, ioua: 4s5g't n +-..Yl
1t is said ut the postotlico in this city
that tho letter carriers are not to have this
usual holiday during the elections, and
that an order ias been issucd to tl,ut effect.
This will lose us many hundred votes.
Can you telegraph some remedy? Answer.
Si2ned. ELKlSs.
To this replied there wns no law max
ing election day 4 holiday, but that the
Postmaster Ut New York, if he desired,
could ccrtainly arrange to allow the en-
ploycs Of his office to vote without seri.
oHsly interfering with the delivery Of the
mail. It seems The above dispatch from
Alr. Elkins, Or one similar, was sent to Mr..
llazen, wl,owas then acting Postmaster
General, and who answered it rs follows,
The dispatch being sent before tho elec.
ton: 2-si.5
III G. Pier$on, Postmaster, Ntw York.
Please give mploycs full opportunity to
to exercise the right OF suiIrupr.
/ A. D. UAzES,
Z, .g,+fr[=iE Acting Postmaster General,
Had Mr.. Clarkson or Mr.. Elkins been
Postmaster, General at the time thev
might have issued an order, closin. ali
10 toiiiccs in the United States during the
election, but ] hardly think they would
have ,lonc SO after reading the laws.
Ifst Very respectfully, -l-
..Es, FRANK IIATToS.
/"seM .NedM' Esq, Editor Chicago Tribune.
s. CLARK SONS CLINeII.
l1c Nails Mr. hatton asa Famous Liar, or
Wards to Tint Eject, .1ss-|
DEsAIo.SES, Ia, Nov. 2l.-J. S. Clark.
son, editor oi The Saie Register. and The |
lowa-mcnl.eroftl'c National Republican
Committee, tonight sent letter
20 the Chicago Tribune in reply 10
'fe letter of Postmaster General
llalton sent from Washington
by the Associated Press tonight. Clark
son charges that. .lia.ton-jugglcs with the
Iacts that while lis literally true IIatton
lid not himself issue tho order which
kept the New York postoilice open on
election day, and prevented the employees
from voting. Clarkson asserts the truth
10 be that the order was issued by the
First Assistant Postmaster General, or
second Assistant during flatton's absence
IN the west, but by llul,on's order; tl,a,
llattons friends in New York madeno pre-
'ense of denying it, but gave as an cxplana.
lion that the lust portal appropriation bill !
IN q ri Ter. provided that election day
should not be Il holiday, which compelled
latton TO have the order issued, and that
his attention had been called to the pro.
vision by the Democratic Chairman; that
lat,on's object was to assist in the defeat
oi Blaine. $
MIR. Clarkson further says that IIatton
lid not telegraph tho New York postn,as-
er that the employees be. allowed to vote,
out sent his dispatches 10 Elkins. TIL. let
or further says that it was reliably stated
1t the time that enough OF the employees
'f the postotiice; were prevented from
ioting 10 have given Blaine 4 plurality in
New York. Clarkson further says that
when in Iowa, in the last days before th.
election, lIn,tun told several persons,
.mong them leading Democrats OF
Mt. Pleasant. that he intended to
Keep tho New York postoflice open
IN election day. The letter, which is Of
length, closes with Et of
,leasantry and rlillery touching .lIatton's
md President Arthur's position during
he eanpaigs;
Ths Plonnry Council.
BALTIMORE, Mp., Nov. 2l.cThe Plenary
Council resumed its sessions thismorniny,
nut no intilnation is given OF the business
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