The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22
Wanted the Terre Hauts Postmaster Bounced
and the civil-Servics Rules Rsscinded, but
Got tNeither. and Went Home Disguised.
Row Over the Distribution of Patronage
in the Eighth Indiana District
VOorhees's Greed Resented by Brookshire-
HoOsier Victims Of Offensive Partisanshi2"
More Enemies Made By Isaac r. Gray.
LAMB DrseUsrED.

His Requests Denied by Bisseli-spoilsmen
Quarreling-"Ofsnsive Partieanshipv
Special TO the Indianapolis
WASHINGTON. April 2l.-John E. Lamb
and editor Samuel L. Morss left for Indian
apolis at $50 o'clock this afternoon. Nm
Morss was happy. but Mr Lamb was in .
sorrowful frame of mind. The latter WANT
ed some favors out of the Postoifics Dee
partment. and he got none. In the first
place. he wanted the postmaster at Terr6
Haute ousted, and Democrat probably
Harry Dunham. appointed. In the second
place. he wanted the order of the Civil,
service Commission, placing the TerrG
Haute postoffce under the civil-servicS
rules and the employees of that Office pro-
tectsd by law. abolished sill the present.
force of employees can be turned
out. He wanted the order OF
Postmaster-general Wanamsxer. which
protects the employees ILL eligible
registers have been established at free de-.
livery offices. abolished. He failed TO gee
either OF those requests. And. furthers
more. he was told By the ostmaster- gene
ersl that If he wanted the present.
postmaster at Terrs Haute turned ous
charges must be filed against him sad
proven. for there would not he . removal
without grounds Mr.. Lamb contended
that the incumbent WAS not capable %
performing his duties. owing 10 defective
eyesigbt, etc.. and that the service was
suffering; but the Postmaster general dcs
manded that formal charges TO that cffect
be made in writing before action would be
attempted. He fatty refused TO disregard
the civil service rules In the case Of the
Terre Haute Office. and so Mr.. Lamb did
not fare well IN any respect.
There Is brewing . merry row over ps>
tronage in the Eighth congressional dis
trict. Representative Brookshire has made
up his mina not to lay down and les every.
body run over him. He will demand his
snare of the Offices. Some time ago, hesayA
he agreed with Senator voorhees, that tho
latter should dictate the appointment OF q
postmaster at Terre Haute, when the come
mission of the incumbent expired next Dee
cember, but that il was she understanding
there should 90 10 him some OF the general
ssp Of
Voorhees, has gone ahead and Inc
dorsed Joshua jump for collectors
or internal revenue, ana Harry Du6f
ham for Dos5msstsr st TsIrs han sste rDon
Mr.. Brookshiro has brought on Deputy
Auditor Hewitt, of Crawfordsville. with q
view to antagoDizIng ump with him. He
doesn't think Senator voorhees, should
have the naming of the postmaster at Terre
Haute and the collector Of internal reve-
nue., as we'll as all the general appointments
throughout the State.
Representative Taylor. of the First dis.
trict. has preferred charges Of Offensive
partisanship" against the postmaster at
Evansville. Just what specific act or acta
of offensive partisanship the Evansville
postmaster has been guilty of cannot be
t.~f- EA -
serve as q sufficient subterfuge for forcing
vacancy.
Another test of what can be done upon
the ground of Offensive partlsanship' was
made in the removal of Postmaster j. @.
McPheeters. of Bloomington. yesterday.
when Rufus III. East was appointed. The
removal of another Hoosier postmaster the
other day was upon no less trivial pre-.
text. McPheeters was charged with having
hung upon tSe walls OF nis postoff1ce during
the last campaign some csricatures OF
Mr.. Cleveland and other Demoorsts-one
of the President taking off his collar With.
ont unbuttoning it. McPhseters's removal
was demanded first by Representative
Cooper. but Postmaster-aenera Bissell re-
fused TO act upon the charges as preferred.
He did not think he wonld DO justified. as
the offense in no way related 90 the post
appear as q revenge, If there was q re.
moval. Senator Voorhees, then called. 10
is stated that the Senator took the POST
master general aside 10 quiet room and
said words TO him rpon the casc-words
which the Journal would not prlnt-and
then the Postmaster general. who is good
Presby terian. thought that IL the case
would justify or provoke such vigor-
ous words. he could afford to bring
forth the Guillotine. McPheeterss head
rolled into the sawdust promptly. Hia
crime was avenged.
A. J. Kelly. of Terre Haute.. has oaused .
cold shiver to course down the spinal cols
umn of Senator Voorhees, snd Represensa~
tive Brookshire by suddenly appearing
here and demanding an appointment
"Burt" was chief Of . division In the ln-
terror Department under the former Demo-
cratic administration, and his friends had
cold sweats over his capers quite freQuent-
ly.
Some Hoosier Democrats here who did
not receive invitations to the Gray bsp-
quet are muttering deeply and sienifcsnt-
ly. They believe that they were over,
looked for reasons, and their razors have
been sharpened for future campaigns In ln-
diana.