St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-27
THE MANKATO POSTOFFICE.
Gen. Pope Will Undoubtedly Be
Appointed to the Postmaster

Gen. Pope Will Undoubtedly Be
Appointed to the Postmaster
ship.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Gen. E. M.
Pope, state senator from Blue Earth
county, will be appointed postmaster at
Mankato, vice James Cannon, resigned,
inside of week. The resignation of
Postmaster Cannon was received to-day
by Postmaster General Dickinson and
filed in the case. 1t was ascertained
by telegram from MankatO that Editor
Hunt, of the Mankato Free Press, as an
nOunced 10y the GLOBE several days
ago, would visit Washington solely in
the interest of Gen. Pope. Mr.. Hunt
was quiet and his presence here would
have been unknown, but for private adj
he was seen and known to be
in conference with Senators Sabin and
Davis and others about the matter and
it was also known that Postmaster CAN
non would resign if allowed to do so
from Washington, and also that he
would resign in favor of Gen. Pope.
I he history of this case is pretty well
known to the most interested parties.
In the summer of 1885 President Cleve-
land appointed Hon. John c. Wise, and
that popular gentleman held the Office
until the following winter, giving per-
feet satisfaction to the people of that
city. In the senate, however, upon per-
sonal grounds, Senator Sabin defeated
appointed. 1t is well known that Mr..
Cannon, for various reasons, was unable
to give the patrons of the Office such
service as they desired and believed
themselves entitled to, and it is but fair
to say that his administration of the Of
flee caused great dissatisfaction
although he is personally popular. Last
month an Inspector of the post
Office department visited Man
kato to investigate numerous
complaints which had been filed in the
department, and his report was such
that Mr.. Cannon would probably have
been removed for incOmpetency but for
his resignation. The investigation de-
veloped nothing dishonest, or even
questionable, but inefficiency seemed to
be established. 1t has been rumored
that Hon. John C. Wise was candidate
for reappointment, but there seems to
be no truth in that statement. There is
not a,Scrap of paper to warrant the as
SertiOn, inaSmuch as Mr.. Wise had been
defeated by Senator Sabin it was not to
be expected that he would seek another
defeat, nor was it ever suggested that
Sabin would or could change his atti-
tude in the case, nor did any one sup
pose that Cleveland would reappOint
him. 1t is said, however, by friends of
Mr.. Wise that if appointed he would
have been willing to accept the position
provided no opposition would arise
in the. senate. Gen. Pope, whose ap-
pointment has been decided upon, is too
we'll known to need a biographical
sketch from Washington. His record
in the war was uneXcelled for bravery,
iptrepidity and ability of patriotic Serv-
ices from the first to the close of the
internicene struggle, and his political as
we'll as statesmanlike services to his
party and state are part of the history
of Minnesota. He was inspector-gen-
eral of the Third cavalry division of the
Army of the Potomac during the last
year of the war on the staff of Maj. Gen.
George A. Custer, and he is remembered
| by Gen. Sheridan as one of his efficient
| aides in the Shenandoah valley, as well
as before Petersburg and Richmond
and at AppomatoX. He entered the
service as captain in the Eighth New
| York cavalry. saw four years of active
service in the field, and spent seven
months in Libby prison. There is no
| doubt that he will be appointed post
| master at Mankato. 1t is now simply a
! question OF time.