The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-13
WANT PRESIDENT M'KINLEY TO
PLACE HIM.
FIRST ASSISTANT PM GEN.
THEY THINK HE WOULD BE A
CREDIT TO THE POSI-
TION.
They Will Strongly Favor the APP
pointment of ST. PauI's Popular
Ex-POstmaster.

The friends Of Capt. H. A. Castle,
| ex-postmaster of st. Paul, have de-
cided to urge his appointment as first
assistant postmaster general, when
President-elect Mckinley gets around
to making selections for the positions
he has to fill other than those In the
| cabinet. 1t is question whether or
not Capt. Castle himself is aware Of
| 1T, but there is a strong movement on
| foot in his interest and in a quarter
that is complimentary and which the
next president may feel inclined to
favor.
While postmaster Of ST. Paul, Capt
Castle gained a national reputation
! among postofice employees as one of
! the best men in the service, fair so far
as the employees went and painstaking
and businesslike in the administration
of the affairs Of his office and an ar
| dent supporter of civil service rules.
He became generally known through
| his address to the National Association
| Of Postoffice Clerks held in st. Paul
two years ago, and became personally
known to all the delegates. After his
| address at the capitol to the associa-
| ton, President Parkhurst, the national
president and an employe in the de-
| partment at Washington, proposed
| three cheers for the grandest man in
| the service" 1t WSs not only a COM
| pliment to the st. Paul man, but Presi-
| dent Parkhurst said afterwards that
| it was a deserved compliment. While
| postmaster Capt. Castle was frequently
honored by the postoffice clerks, and
| the letter carriers associations, and
| these are the people, who with his
| other friends, are going to ask Presi-
! dent Mckinley to place the captain in
| the position of first assistant postmas-
| ter general. With the possible excep-
ton Of an appointment of President
| Hayes, who selected a New York post
| master for postmaster general, neither
that position nor the first assistant
| has ever been filled by man with
| practical knowledge Of the work Those
now in the service think it would be
an immense benefit to the department
In general and to the army Of en-
| ployes generally to have a man like
| Capt. Castle succeed Mr. Jones.
| Under President Clevelands first ad-
m1n1strat1on the position of first as
slstant postmaster general was a po-
| l1t1cal Office pure and simple. The same
was true of President Harrisons adj
| m1n1stration. 1t was in this position
| that Stevens, under the former and
| Clarkson under the latter, welded the
| official ak so vigorously. But all thar
| is changed and it is now up to the
fourth assistant postmaster general to
| do that part Of the work. The duties
of the first assistant postmaster gen
/ eral are administrative. He has charge
of the distribution Of supplies, the dead
| letter office and affairs generally per
tanning to the first and second class
! pcstoffices of the country.
1t is believed by those in the service
who know the captain that he is just
the man for the place and for the
service and they hope to be able to
| convince President Mckinley Of the
| fact. President Moroney, of the local
| postoff1ce clerks association, is in com
munication with the various branches
| of the association and the local letter
| carriers association is prepared to try
| and seek his appointment through Of
| fetal channels.
| The movement on behalf of Capt
| Castle is not confined to members OF
| the service. One of his friends sale
| yesterday that they were preparing &c
| urge his appointment and that such
| men as J. J. McCafdy, Albert ScheffeI
| and others had the matter in hand If
| President Mckinley should fail to offer
| the ex-pOstmaster the position, it will
| not be because a proper presentation of
| his qualifications have not been made
| to him.