The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-02-19
MEN OF LETTERS.
Meeting in Chicago of the National Con-
vention of Third and Fourth-Class Post
masters = Permanent Organization =
Many Committees Appointed.

meeting IN ChicaSO OF INC NdtionaA Coh-
vention of Third and Fourth-Class POST
masters Permanent Organization =
Many Committees Appointed.
CHr.AGo, Feb. 16.-The national con-
ven ton 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 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 Jour hundred
present when the call to order was
heard, and among these were about half a
dozen lady delegates. The convention was
formally called to order by Mr.. L. j. Sa-
criste, of La Grange, I'll. On motion, Mr..
Sacriste was elected temporary chairman.
and Mr.. Thomas Brady, OF West Virginia,
was elected secretary. Mr.. John M. Raj
ston, of Kensington, H., moved that every
postmaster present be considered an ac-
credited delegate to the convention. This
was carried. 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 adj
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. ]. Sacriste, of Lagrange, H.;
yice-presidents, Mrs Emma Porter. New Jer-
sey, l.. j. johnson, Kansas; A. G.. Lackey,
Missouri, and T. ]. Pickett, Nebraska; Secre-
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 ac-
cepted and short recess was taken. On
reassembling Secretary Brady read long
list OF committees, the names of which,
with the chairman of each, are given as
follows:
Resolutions J. G. johnson, Kansas; Mailing
Letters on Trains, w. d. Hoyt, New York;
Boxes and Box Rents, W. T. Stephenson, Mis-
souri,; Improving the Registry System, G, A.
Clayton, Illinois; Money-0rder System, ]. G..
Herzog, Missouri: Commission and Cancella-
ton of Stamps in Fourth Glass and Salary and
Compensation of Third Glass Offices, John
Parsons. Wisconsin,; Postmasters' Bonds,
Postal Savings Banks and Postal
Telegraph, John N. Rollston. Hi
nois; Appropriations for Clerk Hire, NJ
Lich, Pennsylvania; Special Delivery System,
g. NJ. Stratton, Kansas; Delivery of Mails To
and From Trains G.. A. DretZer Wisconsin;
Organization Of Postmasters Mutual Benefit
J. HI. 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 j Johnson, of Kan
sas, were placed in nomination for presid.
ing officer. The secretary proceeded to
call the roll, but before he had got hall
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 names of Congress-
men w. W. Rice, of Massachusetts,; William
M. Morrison, of Illinois; William Dalston
of Missouri, and w. T. 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 on Resolutions ordering all
resolutions 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-
cluson not to enter upon the subjects re,
ferred to it's consideration, but to report to
the convention that both matters should
properly be left to Congress.
Only three of the delegates in attendance
held office when Cleveland was inaugurated.