The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-27
Charges Preferred Against Federal officials
Who Participated in the Convention that
Placed Mccullough in Nomination.
The Senate Considers Collector Hanlon's
Case, but Fails to Reach a Vote.
General Rogers, of Buffalo, Said To Be the
Man Who Will Succeed Public-Printer
ROunds-Failure of Dykemans Mission.
PERNICIoUs PARTIsANs.

First District Postmasters Charged with Vio-
lating the Presidents Orders.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The Menzies- McCul-
Tough fight in the First Indiana district seems to
be waxing very warm. As a result of the part
taken in the nominating convention by A. A.
Sparks, postmaster at Mt Vernon, the Postmas-
ter general has received the following charges:
mt. VERNON, Ind, July 18 1886.
ITO the Hon. w. F. Villas, Postmaster -general:
''Sir-We, the undersigned citizens of Mt.
Vernon, Posey county, Indiana, respectfully
prefer charges and specifications against Albert
A. Sparks, postmaster at said place, for offeps-
i've partlsanship, violating the rules of the de-
partment and the civil-service law in this, to-
wit: First violating the recent order of the
President by actual participation in politics
while holding federal Office; second, using the
postof6ce at Mt Vernon as a political headquar-
ters and sending and distributing political
circulars; third, receiving from candidate for
Office political circulars for distribution to peo-
pie receiving their mail at said Office; fourth,
directing, stamping and mailing, during Office
hours. on Saturday, July IL 1886, printed politi-
cal circulars, one of which is attached and made
a part hereof, addressed to various voters in
Mount Vernon and vicinity, in said county and
State, In the interest of one James e. McCul-
Tough, a boiling Democratic candidate for Con-
gress in the First congressional district of In
the date mentioned, and still continuing to be,
the active manager and supporter of the said
Mccullough in his canvass in said county. We
respectfully petition that the above charges may
be speedily and fully investigated by the proper
authority, and. il found true, that the said AL
bert A. Sparks be removed from office The fol-
lowing named persons, residing in Mount Yer
non and vicinity, are witnesses: Jacob Harlem,
Charles NJ. Spencer, James Kilroy and Isaac
Lawrence. Very respectfully,
JOHN r. GARDINER, S. H. PIERCE
JOSEPH WELBoRN, SILAs P. JONES,
'E. E. THOMAS
1t is also alleged that VIM Sconet, post
master at Boonville. was secretary of the con-
vention that nominated Mccullough ana is
member of the congressional committee. W.
n Underwood, postmaster at Cannelton, acted
as chairman, and is also member of the COM
mittee. w. III. Evans, postmaster at Princeton,
was chairman of the committee on resolutions,
and is a member of the district comlxittee. and
there were fourteen other postmasters, all
taking active part in the convention. The DIS
trict congressional committee, it is claimed, is
composed almost exclusively of postmasters
The attention of the Postmaster general has been
properly called to these facts. and they will re-
ceive his attention.
The Journal correspondent is informed tn at
charges have already been preferred against
the postmaster at Lawrence, and against E. D.
Bannister, Indian inspector, for their participa-
tion in the HOLMAN convention, and the latter ia
working to defeat an investigation.