The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-04
REPUBLICAN, BLACKMAIL
STAND AND DELIVER DEMANDS
FOR ASSESSMENTS

a Letter to r Woman Postmaster in
Alabama Virtually Threatens Re-
moval From ONCE Unless She Pays
$50 Assessed Against Her by the
Republican Committee-Text OF the
! etters.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-The Evening World
says: The boldest case Of political black
mail yet recorded comes to light from Ala
bama. II is the most fragrant violation OF
the anti-assessment law that has been
brought to the notice OF the democratic
committee. The employe to whom the
stand-and-deliver demand was made by
the republican state committee OF Alabama
is a woman who holds a position IN the
postofiice department. at Washington.
Under date of Oct. ~ she was by circular
called upon for $50 to help elect the nomi-
nee of the Lake View convention Ben
Lemos, the secretary, signed it, No notice
was paid TO IL and then the woman received
the following:
MoNTGoMERY, ALA, oct. 2S, 1892.
Some days since you were notified by the
COMMITTEES that you were assessed $50, to which
no reply has been received. Your attention is
again called TO the matter, as you have had
sufficient time to make reply.
The position which you have held under this
administration has paid you sufficiently to have
justified demand for four times this amount
This committee keeps n list Of its subscribers
showing the amount OF money contributed op-
posite their names. We must insist that the
amount requested Of you ba transmitted as d-
rected in this letter forthwith, the sum OF which
is $50
II noreply is received by or before Nov. g..
1892 II will be considered your refusal to con-
tributed as requested.
send the money by registered mail or money
order to l. w. Willis. Montgomery, Ala, and
Grtff AQfN Fftpa
box 634, Montgomery, Ala, Of the amount you
have sent that the same may be credited to you
on the pay roll OF the public officials Of the
stale. l.. W. WILLIS
Treasurer of the Republican Campaign Com
inittee.
ORIGINAL LETTERS PROCURED.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.--Ths civil service
commission has in it's possession original
letters from the Alabama republican state
committee addressed to citizens Of Alabama
now employed in the departments at Wash.
ington demanding contributions of $50 each
for use in the political campaign in that
state. lt also has similar letters from this
committee demanding contributions from
pOstmaSters in that state. When a prompt
response is not made 10 the first solicitation
more peremptOry demands follow The
first letter referred TO reads as follows:
MoNTGoMKRY, Ala, Oct. 10, 1899.
In order that we may win the election In
have funds with which to thoroughly organize
our friends throughout the state. IL will be
necessary TO have each county thoroughly can
vasged, and to do so it viii require large num-
ber Of speakers whose expenses will have TO be
paid by this committee II yon are in sympathy
with the movement to elect the nominee 81 tie
convention held at Lake View, near Birming-
ham, on Oct. IS, we respectfully ask that you
contribute the sum Of $50, the amount assessed
you by the campaign committee.
Send the money by registered mail or post
Office money order to L. W. Willis. By the same
mail please notify L. NJ. Smith Rt Montgomery
Ala, that you have done 80 and state the
amount sent BEN !. LEMos, Secretary
The second letter is that printed in the
foregoing extract from the New York
EUening World.
The civil service commission is actively
engaged in securing further necessary evi-
dence in these cases which it is In daily
expectation of receiving. AS soon as re-
ceved the matter will be laid before the
Attorney General for his action.