Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-08-07
4. BEWS, P. NJ.
THAT IS THE WAY HE WILL
SOON SIGN HIS NAME.

SOON SIGN HIS NAME.
Postmaster Burkhart Resigncd this |
Aorning. his Resignation to Take FL.
feet September 3O-Ar. HALEY Bears
Testimony to Mr.. Burkhart's Ehlcien.
cy, and Even Requests MINI 10 Recon.
slider His Resignation.
About II o'clock this morning Hon.
John HALEY, delegate to Congress
from Idaho, said to TIMES reporter:
"Mr. Burkhart has just handed me
his resignation as Postmaster, and 1
wish to state the facts in connection
with the change to be made, that the
public may be correctly informed.
"Mr. Burkhart, early last spring,
offered to resign, If it relieved me of
any embarrassment. I told him then
what I ana ready to repeat now, to-wit:
That the President and his Cabinet
were opposed to the removal of any
competent and trustworthy officials,
and that I did not wish him to resign.
Shortly afterward, in a conversation
with the President, stated that there
were a few Republican officials in
Idaho that should not be removed, and
named Mr.. Burkhart, Judge Broder-
lex, and John A. Post among others.
When the petition recommending Mr..
Paddock reached me l Endorsed il as
alre ady stated to you.
"Since l came hero the Democrats
have signifed their desire to have a
change. They brought to me what
they called charges against Mr.. Burk-
hart. On glancing over them, l saw
they only charged offensive PARTISAN
ship, but not what is considered such
by the President and his Cabinet.
brushed them aside. saying: why,
gentlemen, these are such as spiteful
boys, who might have got beat at some
game or other, would make. Besides,
it is not for me to reconsider Mr.. Pad
docks recommendation. 1t is for you,
Democrats of Haley, to reconsider,
and say who shall be your man when.
ever it becomes necessary to make a
change here
"They had another meeting, and
this is their reply;" and Mr.. HALEY
handed the reporter a copy of three
= resolutions signed by John Nj. Can.
nady as chairman, and w. II. Watt as
secretary. They were plainly writer
IN Mr.. Watts elegant style, and sci
forth, firstly, That the Democrats o.
Haley reconsidered and asked t.
!, withdraw the Endorsement given Mr.
Paddock; secondly, That we do in
dorse and recommend Henry Bew
for appointment.
81 promised to recommend MI
. Bews for appointment, when chang
became necessary.
. "About half an hour ago Mr.. Burk
= hart handed me his resignation.
read it, then handed it back to him
SAYING: This is unnecessary; dom
= know that any change is desired b
majority of the people, and there il
not the slightest charge against yor
l request you to take it back
"Mr. Burkhart said he insisted upo
It my keeping it. He was just maxim
change in his business that woul
T. render his Office of postmaster YER
g Improbable; this change would tax
n effect tho last of September, and i
y order not to be hampered in his busi
If ness, he desired his successor to qual
n ify and remove the Office by the frs
IS of October.
"Mr. Burkhart, therefore, resigns {
s, his own motion, without any pressu'
ID being brought to bear upon him. I
CT fact, the reverse is the case.
es Gas l am now at liberty to do so,
to will recommend Mr.. Bews, who,
IS presume, is the preference of the PEI
10 pie of Hailey?"
The reporter assented.
'e At the outset of the conversatic
IS Mr.. Haley said: 81 know that man
OF Republicans here voted for me, and
be presume that some Democrats did no
OF Now, ingratituds l consider one
the most despicable vices of huma
nature. Therefore, l would not vii
ingly offend my Republican trien'
by insisting upon the removal of con
n petent, Jealous officials"