Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-30
MEN OF LETTERS.

Meeting in Chicago of the National Con-
vcntion of Third and F~ourth-Class Post
masters Permanent Organization -
Many Committees Appointed.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-The national con-
v@cntion of third and fourth class post
masters began the work of getting together
and organizing for work yesterday morn
ing in the ballroom OF the Palmer House.
AS a great many OF the delegates have not
reported or have not arrived, it would be
impossible to estimate just how many will
be in attendance when the convention
! gets fairly to work. There were be-
tween three and four hundred
present when the call to order was
heard, and among these were about hall a
dozen lady delegates. The convention was
formally called to order by Mr.. l.. j. Sa-
criste, of La Grange, Ill. On motion, Mr..
Sacriste was elected temporary chairman,
and Mr.. Thomas Brady, of West Virginia,
a elected secretary. MIR. John M. Raj
ston, OF K~ensington, H., moved that every
postmaster present be considered IN ac-
credited delegate to the contention. This
was carrie,d. A committee on permanent
organization, consisting OF one delegate
from each State, was then appointed, with
instructions to report in the afternoon.
The convention was then declared ad-
journed till two o'clock.
Manager Hamlin, of the Grand Opera
house, rendered the convention the use Of
that building, and order was called shortly
after two O'Clock. The Committee on Per-
manent Organization at once reported the
following permanent officers:
President, l.. j. Sacristc, of LAGRANGE, Ill.,:
VviNn rrnSifnv1tc Afro Evr,,, NN%o~ Maui H01.
scy. L. J. Johnson, Kansas: A. G. Lackey,
Missouri. and 7. j. Pickett. Nebraska; Score.
tary, Thomas Brady, West Virginia.
Mr.. Sacriste declined the honor conferred
upon him, but the convention refused to
accept, and the gentleman assumed the
duties OF the chair. The report OF the Com
mittee on Credentials was read and &C.
cepted and a short recess was taken. On
reassembling Secretary Brady read a long
list OF committees, the names OF which,
with the chairman OF each, are given as
follows:
Resolutions, ]: G.. johnson, Kansas; Mailing
Boxes and Box Rents. w. 7. Stephenson, Mis-.
souri,; improving the Registry System. 6. A.
Herzog; Missouri: Commission and Cancella:
GGompensation of Third Glass Onices. John
F Fhos1ns' W!s'0n braay, post %es, vir BGnds;
Postal Savings Banks and Postal
n ne3s:s Rhnron }2Rn n T. E HfJLS l.. ~:
G.. NJ: Stratton, Kansas; Delivery OF Mails no
and From Trains, G. A. DretZer, Wisconsin;
Qrs san;2ttao g Of y Peestmas,ers' Mutual BENEFIT
J. IL. Patterson; National Postmasters' Con-
%vention, G. w. Crouch, Iowa.
Mr.. Sacriste again announced his with.
drawal from the position of president. His
resignation was accepted, and Delegates
Grubb, OF Alabama, and johnson, of Kan
sas, were placed in nomination for presid-
ing officer. The secretary proceeded to
call the roll, but before he had got half
through Mr.. Johnson's name was with
drawn, and Mr.. Grubbs was elected.
Information was called for regarding
congressman who had Endorsed the pend
ing movement. The anne OF Congress-
men W. w. Rice, OF Massachusetts,; William
M. Morrison, OF Illinois; William Dalston,
o. Missouri, and w. I. Price, OF Wisconsin,
were mentioned as those of National
legislators who are in favor OF bettering
the situation OF third and fourth
class ~postmasters. Further mention of
names was cut short by the chairman OF
the Committee Oh Resolutions ordering all
submitted in writing and re-
ferred to his committee without debate. 1t
was finally resolved to refer all resolutions
to their appropriate committees without
being read. Then an adjournment until
ten a. m. to-day was ordered.
OF the committees that were to meet last
night, the one on postal savings banks and
postal telegraph came quickly to the con-
cluslon not to enter upon the subjects re-
ferrcd to its consideration, but to reportto
the convention that both matters should
properly be left to Congress.
Only three OF the delegates in attendance
held office when Cleveland was inaugurated.