New-York tribune., 1885-08-16
POLITICAL METHODS OF MR.. HOLMES.
WHY HE WAS REWARDED WITH TuE POSTMASTER
rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


fBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.1
WASHINGTON, Aug 25.-Ex-Congressma
Lynch Of Natchez, Miss is in Washington. In
tion with n TRIBUNE correspondent Mr. Lynch said Thu
President removed Postmaster McCary OF Natchezs
who is Republican The cause Of removal s am in-
formed offensive partsanship the specification being
that McCary chairman of the County Republican Com
mttec. lie efficient officer and. although lie is
colored man. his management OF the office general
satisfaction to the white patrons OF the Of
flee as well as to tho persons OF his own
race His commission had three years to run when
he was removed. II live shall come 10 Washington
next winter and try defeat the confirmation Of his
successor
Upon what grounds ."
First. that the appointee-Richard Holmes-is
very offensive PARTISAN He is and for number
OF years has been chairman OF the Demo-
cratic Committee OF Adams County. 1t
was nnder his management that the
OF 1854 in that county conducted The Republican
majority in that county is about 2,000 yet Chairman
Richard Holmes asserted at meeting OF his committee
that Republican majority ia the county at the elec-
tion OF 1884 must be allowed to exceed 6O0 Tho
plan agreed upon to reduce the Republican ma
jority from 1000 to GOO First, to abolish
Carthage and Brenham precincts aud assign tho
voters thereof to the Court House and Jefferson
Hotel precincts respectively second to manipulate tho
returns from Washington and Kingston precincts
furnish tho County Returning Board with protest to
reject them; third, to prevent the holding OF any cleo
ton at the Dead Mans Bend precincts fourth. to dsre
gard the recommendation OF the Republican Executive
Committee the appointment OF precinct election Off
GERS for Washington and Kingston pre-
cincts and have tho persons rcpresens
the Republicans these precincts chosen by tho Demo-
cratic club OF each precinct
"chairman Holmes estimated that the Republican
majority In the remaining three precincts would be be-
tween 500 and 6o0 The number Of voters in the Court
House and Jefferson Hotel precincts after the consold
ton effected, large that would have been
physical impossibity for all the votes to be
poled within the time prescribed by law, even II
experts were appointed conduct the which OF
course was not DONE The Republican majority in those
two precincts is about 5OO To this it de-
cded the election officers should admit one Repub-
estmated that this would take in ali Of the Democratic
equal number OF Republican votes be-
legal voters who would thus deprived right
vote would be Republicans exclusively The plan thus
was successfully carried out except as to Dead Mans
Bend aud Washington precincts At the former precncs
the persons alleged to have been appointed 70
conduct the election never informed Of
Ss sSasa Election Sss occrs
held the election and made due returns thereof which:
te III County Returning Board on technical grounds
Chairman Holmes OF the Democratic Club at Washing
for that precinct for the persons appointed refused to
carry out the instructions OF Chairman Hones aud hts
ps5 te without an exception an honest reta.n in
National election has been made from that preciuct since
1875.
Excluding the returns from the Washington precinct
the Republican majority would have been very little In
excess OF Chairman Holiness estimate. Including the
returns from that precinct the official majority
was something over 1000. Including the
rejected returns from Kingston and Dead
Mans Bend the majority would have been about 1000
Including the 500 or 600 Republicans who We're dc.
priyed Of the right at tie Court House and JEFF
ierson Hotel precincts, the Republican majority In tho
country would have been over 1000. The Democratic
member Of Congress from that District Mr. Van Eaton
whose election brought about through
such methods, doubt recommended the removal Of
the present postmaster Nachez whose term would
not expire before 1885, and who, leading Democratic
OF the community to be believed made msst excel:
leu and efficient officer and the appointment OF Richard
Holmes reward his questionable services IN be-
half of his party. These bref the reasons 10 be