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LIMITATION OF ELIGIBILITY,
An Important Order by the Civil Ser.
vice mmfssfOn.


vice Commission.
= The civil service commission has decided
that the limitation of eligibility OF one
year shall not apply to persons who pass
any examination for departmental promo
ton, and such persons shall be considered
as eligible for promotion at the grade at
tained in the examination. unless they
shall request a Reconciliation at the end
of the year for the purpose of improving
said grade, in which event they shall, il
they pass. be entered on the register with
the new grade attained; but IL they fail
they shall be dropped from the register,
and will not be allowed a re examination
within one year.
It Is also ordered that a person on the
eligible register for such promotion shall
be entitled to certihcation as long as he
remains on said register. unless. after be-
ing three times certified. the appointing
officer shall object in writing to a further
consideration OF that PERSONS NAME In
which event said person shall only be GER
tilted upon the withdrawal of the objection
OF the appointing officer.
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OUR WESTERN PARKS.
Reports Submitted Regarding IN.
SeQu0fa and Gen. Grant.

SeQu0ta and Cen. Grant.
The acting superintendent OF the Sequoia
and General Grant national parks has rem
dered his annual report to the Secretary Of
the Interior for the past fiscal year. The
report Is dated Wershar's Mil. Cal The
report states that no trespass has occurred
within the limits OF the parks during the
last fiscal year. There was one forest fire
caused by carelessness Of sheepmen or
hunters. Several hundred acres were burn
ed over. but no serious damage was done.
The report recommends that the boundaries
OF Sequoia Park be properly marked and
that fence be constructed around General
Grant Park. Game and fish are more
abundant than formerly I'm the park. A
Recommendation is made that g, 500 be ap-
propriated by Congress under the title OF
national parks" for providing q suitable
summer station for the guard OF the
Sequoia National Park and its outlying de-
tachments.
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Thomas Coon, Jr., Accidentally Shot.
Thomas Coon, Jr., aged seventeen. was
accidentally shot while cunning near Laurel
yesterday morning, and Ii now In a precari-
GUS condition. Young Coon was sitting on
a fence. with his gun resting beside him.
A he attempted to get down the gun slip
ped and something on the fence caught the
trigger. Coon received the load In his left
arm and In the left side OF his head. The
yourg man In the son Of Thomas Coon. His
condition. while not exactly critical. is
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TABLE BOARD.

TABLE BOARD, UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
Mt the American House. cor. 7th q. and Pa ave-
is the best in the city; only SIS per mo. dining
rooms rpd Kitchen reftted and newly furnished
for ladies. CHAS. w. LEANNARDA. Prop.
fy31-Sm
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY
rIIR0Ii.H THE GHa NnlS-r sr1..,...-..

THRouGM THE GlkAMDksT SCENERY OF
AMERICA. ALL TRAINS VESTIHI,I En-
ELECTRIC LIGHTED, STEAM HEATED At
MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS STx
TION Sixth AND STREETS OLA
Schedule In effect May l6. 1897.
30 Pm. DAlLY-Cincinnatf and St Icp,. O.
eial-Solid train for Cincinnati, Pullman .I. DE
TO CiDcLnati. Lexington Louisville India =. ipls
and St. Louis without change. Parior cars Cincin'
natl to Chicago Connects at Cevington. Va. fOr
n.iO I'm PAILY-F. p. " Limited-so,,a .-.,-
for Cincinnati. Pullman sleepers to Cfncinu.usaan
Lexington and Louisville without chance pa y,
man compartment Car to Virginia Hot Sprin..
without change. Iuesdays Ihursdays and satSr.
ton Psrior Car sleepers Cincinnati to Cbicaeo .n
st. Louis -
go Pm. DAMY-For Gordoosville. Cbariot,..
vile. staunfon and for Richmond daily. sxceDt
1851 AN. EXCEPT sUNDAY-psrlo- %, w..
snrton to Richmond and Richnond to Old PoinsE
oniy AN line. via Cenna-. r. =. and p. aud q a.
Rsservsfions and tickets At Chesapeake ana on,.
snces. s13 and lz2i Pennsylvania avenue snS n
H. station
Il. W. FULLER.
sDiTSed General Passenger Iesae.
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Baltimore ana Return via u. and o.
For all trains Saturday and Sunday, valid
for return until Monday. sl-2s for ths
round trip.-Advt.
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FOR EXCHANGE.

FOR ExCHANGE-FOR IMPROVED CITY PROP
erty. neat Groom horse, In Hyattsvllie; 6
minutes walk FROM depot; corner lot, a5xl5O;
high and healthy; willing to assume 20O CT
5000 equity. ROGERS & ROGERS. 1888 Ind.
ave-, and Hyattsville, Md. ees-3t
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phia avoided. Through trains to Atlantic
City. Pennsylvania railroad great excur-
SION next Saturday and Suuday-Adyt
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WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND MT. vERNo.
RAILWAY
FROM STATION. 1871 STREET AND PA. AVE
Tn affect Nav 1907

euect Io0I
For Alexandria week days.: 60 7:oc. 7:as e..
am. 1905 eI.. 1870. LIS, Las. 205 eI., 2:4O.
800 ex.. $50. 400 ex, AIS ex. 4:45, sos, $40
eI-, $40 SOS e.. 6:25. 100. 500. 600. 90
IL 20. 1:59 pm.
For Aie1andria Sunday only. $780, 300 1000,
LEO. POO. 2:s0. 900. $3.50. 400 $50, 500. $50
SEQ. $50. TOO. 500. 900. 1000. II 10 pm
For Mount Vernon Dyke and Way Stations (veek
days): $50. 1905. 11:0o an. 12.o5. las. 2.O0.
DYKE and Riverside: TOO, 500 p.m
For Mount Vernon and Way Station csund.v
only: 800 100 an, 200. 800 PM
500, $50, 900. 1905. II 100. lI:45 am. i2:0s
1920. t:15 2:o5. 2:40. 800 $780, 900, ais. 5:2O
6:05. 6:25, TOO. 500 pm.
For Arlington and Aqueduct Bridge SUNDAY
onlyl: 500. 300. 1000 1880, II 100. II 40 m.
$3.50. 400. $50. 500. $780, 500. $50 TOO 500
p-m
Baggage checked free for passengers holding first.
class tickets at station Bicycles. % cents each
jy12
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French Line.

CCMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTfoL
DIRECT LINE TO PARIS. FRANCE,
VIA HAVRE.
La Touraine Santelu. Sat. Sept II, 10 Z. m.
La Bretagne, Rupe. Sat, Sept. 1S, 10 an
RATES OF PASSAGE First-cis New YORK TO to
Paris sos and upward by all steamers except La
Tourane, including railway fare to Paris and land.
ing charges. Parior car seat 10 extra during sum
mer season. Second-class to Paris, S54.TS a. FOR.
GET, General Agent, Gereral Once, No, Bowiine
0.een, NJ q. W. MOSS. 921 Penn. ave-. washing.
ton. DC. iaiO-iv
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MEDICAL.
DIR. Leatherman.

Expert specialist in the cure Of all special d,s.
eases Of men and women. Consultation free
Hours: to II, 2 to 8; Tues. Thurs and Sat.
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Shorthand ? e: 3: F IL: III
OUT OF WASHINGTON.
MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
College Park.
AGRICULTURAL. MECHANICAL, SCIENTIFIC
and CLASSICAL COURSES.
Unsurpassed equipment in all departments. Lo
cation healthy. On B. and o. R.R.; miles from
Washington. Tuition, books. board, light, heat
bath rooms and ,,ymI asium; $50 for months
For fuI Their particulars address
ge7-1m r. w. SYLVESTER, President.
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$500 Atlantic City and Return via b.
and O.
Special trains Saturday and Sunday next
Royal Blue Line. best and quickest service
advertisement.
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

STEAMER ''wAKEFIEID,"
FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS,
Leaves Washington. ID. C. 9th st. ferry wharf.
Colonial Beach. Bushweod, Rock Point, Nomini
Creek. Abells. LeOnardtown, Stones, Howards
Cobruns. Colton's.
Wednesdays, an, for intermediate landings to
Colonial Beach, BIZ shwood. Rock Point Cotton g.
Leonardtowp, Abclls. Nomini Creek Piney Point
St Georges Island Smith Greek, Coan and Yeoco-
mico riveu.
Saturdays. am, for intermediate landings 70
Nomini Creek.
CSee schedule in effect September Is, 1917
se7-tf C. W. RIDLEY, Genl Manager.
E. s. RANDALL'S POTOMAC RIVER LINE
steamer HARRY RANDALL will leave River
View wharf Sundays, Tuesdays and Th1rsdays At
and all wharves as far down as Nomini Creek Re.
turning on Mondays md Wednesdays at nm and
on Fridays about $50 pm.
Passenger accommodations Eret-class Frri~ht ,>
ceived until the hour Of sailing.
GEO. o. CARPENTER. General Agent Washineton
3e29-14tt WA. N. REARD0N. Agent, Alexandria
THE wEEMS STEAMBOAT CO
Summe. schedule in effect June I
STEAMERS POTOMAC AND SUE
Steamer Potomac will leave 7th 1T wharf eyerv
Sunday at p.m for Baltimore and river landings
Steamer Sue will leave avery Friday at 4 nm
for river landings as far as Mnier's Wharf
SmitE's creek aid every Monday at 4 nm FOR
Baltimore and river landings
Passenger accoL modatioDs strictly nrsf-class
All river freight must he prepaid
STEPHENSON & BRO, Aeents
Once. 90 Pa ave. Telephone 745. jei-tf
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ACCOUNTANTS

J. n RATES,
Public Accountant, Auditor and Tfustce
Room u. Warrington Loan and Trust co. 6lde
ses-tf.4 oxner 9th and = sts.
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Learn to be a Draughtsman!
Evening lessons in all kinds Of draughting and
mathematics begin Sept. 20. 5S1 It'll ct. ne.
au2S-1m
MIR. PUTNAM'S SCHOOL. 1898 18TH ST.,
opens September "a, 1897. Pupils Of all grades.
oica1 schools. Best OF references. se1-tf
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THE MISSES KERR'S SCHOOL, l48s ST. NV.
WILL REOPEN SEPTEMBER 30.
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UNDERWRITERS.

w. r. Speare,
Undertaken & Embalmer.
go Street Northwest
Everything strictly nrst-elsss and on the most
feascnahls terms. Teiepbcns cali $40. ja7-tr
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900 Warrington to Phtlndelyhfa
and return via Pennsylvania railroad
rock ballast-steel iails-feet locomotives
beautiful trains.
Grand excursion next Sunday.-Adyt.
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OKELEY SCHOOL s ss9egssr .7
Young ladies and little children. 1850 Madison st.
Dupont Circle. Miss e. V. HETH, AN. auS1-12ti
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La ASnASS Studios, 4 and 9, 934 NV.
VOCAL CULTURE and PLANO. Specially begin
nersl; mod terms; concert. church. stage singing;
monthly muscales. seS-6ts
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EDUCATIONAL.
IN WARRINGTON.
Washington Heights School,

IdsIIIIIStOfI I1CISIItS OSiIOOi,
1850 Wyoming ave.. cor. 10th st. NV.
Day and boarding for girls and young ladies
Principal, Miss FRANCES MARTIN. Asso
Principal, Miss SARA NJ STERRETT seS-tf
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Is B ST. NV, WASHINGTON, D. G
The only institution teaching practical electro
cal engineering exclusively. Laboratory equip
ment excellent. instruction the best. Course
op M October =. Catalogues application.
au21-6w LOUIS DENTON BLISS, President
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Wood S Conn mercial College

81 East Capitol ct.
A HIGH-GRADE BUSINESS SCHOOL,
Well conducted and well patronized. New term
TYPHwRYfISG. ENGIisH, CIVIL SERVICE, TN IN
USUAL FACILITIES FOR SECURING POSITIONS
FOR PUPILS. Beautiful illustrated catalogue
containing names of ST. pupils enrolled LAST year.
Don't Join elsewhere until you have seen it.
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OFFICIALLY DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASH
ington, d. c., September 8, 1Sy7.-InfOrmatios
has been received at this department from Mr.
]. w. Merriam, the consul of the United State
at Iquique, Chile. of the death the 10th OF
July. 1897. at Iquique, Of Joseph T. Roberts o.
Washington, ID. c. The legal representatives o.
the deceased can obtain further information BY
applying to this department. Per dispatch No
-. Dated July "a, 1897 1t
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-18
MRS. COTTON WILL COME.
To Deliver the Opening Address at
the Woman's Exposition.

Mrs SalIie Southall Gotten, Whose
address at the National Mothers
Congress was pronounced the finest
delivered there, is to deliver the
opening address at the Woman's Ex-
position of the Carolinas May 1st.
In letter to Mrs. Kellogg,receiv-
ed this morning, she says:
There is no honor | value so
highly as the commentator of the
women of my own State, and my
highest ambition is to deserve their
confidence. Hence, | feel deeply
the honor done me by the managers
of the Women's Exposition of the
Carolinas, in the request, made
through you, that | deliver ali ad-
dress on the evening of the opening
of your exposition 1t seems most
appropriate that the address should
be made by woman, yet there are
other women in North Carolina and
Mecklenburg county, who could
make finer address than | can
hope to offer. Still, l am such a
sympathizer with all womanly efforts
that my impulses prompt me to ac-
cept the honor rendered me-"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-18
CRITICISED DR.. BAYS.
/ And the StateSViile Minister was
Criticized in Turn.

Criticized in Turn.
The Statesville Landmark says:
Sunday night Statesville min
lister criticised from his pulpit the
Rev. DR.. Bays, of Charlotte, on ac-
count of his recent lecture delivered
here On "Courtship." The point of
attack was that DR.. Bays had used
the Scriptures lightly in illustrating
joke. No names were called but
the congregation generally under
stood DR.. Bays to be the subject of
the criticism.
while the minister above referred
to was giving his attention to DIR
Bays brother minister, in his church
but short distance away, was pay
ing his respects to card playing in
the hotel Office, to the skating link
and the recent spelling bee in the
armory 1t was not so much the
spelling bee per Sc that he objected
to as the fact that it was used to in
duce people to 60 to the armory in
order to sell them the refreshments
which were kept on tap.
"Now it so happens that the min
lister of the first part, the critic of
DR.. Bays, was one of the participants
in the spelling bee and this fact has
caused a good many people to smile.
While he was after one brother an
other brother was after him"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-18
DIRECTORS HERE.
INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS HOlDACON-
Ference,
Decided That Each One Shall Indi-
vidually File an Answer to the
Suit of the Southern Against
Them

Decided That Each One Shall Indi.
vidualIy File an Answer to the
Suit of the Southern Against
Them.
The individual mem bers of tbs
North Carolina rail road directors
had conference in the office of the
president of the First National
bank Wednesday at II o'clock,
and were in session until 2 o'clock.
The object Of the conference was
to determine what policy to pursue
regarding the approaching injunc-
ton suit at Greensboro. The di-
rectors as individuals are sued by
the Southern.
After a prolonged discussion it
was decided unanimously that each
member should file an individual
answer to the suit.
AS directors no action wal. taken
and no meeting was held.
Those in attendance upon the
meeting were:
Capt. S. B. Alexander, of Char
lotte, former president of the North
Carolina, railroad.
W. @. Maxwell, Esq, of Charlotte,
States director.
Gen. K. F. Hoke, of Raleigh, pres
ident of the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern, director and private stock
holder.
Col. Benehan Cameron, of Stag
vile, president of the State Fair,
director and private stockholder.
Mr.. P. B. Ruffin, of Hillsboro,
secretary and treasurer Of the North
Carolina railroad.
j. S. Manning, Esq, of Durham,
attorney for the North Carolina
railroad.
Dr. V. E. Turner, of Raleigh,
States director.
Mr.. II. W. Fries, of Salem, States
director.
Ed. Chambers Smith, Esq, of
Raleigh, States director.
Mr.. Hugh McRae, of Wilmington,
States director.
Mr. j. J. Young, Of Johnston
county, States director.
MIR. j. P. Allison, of Concord,
States director.
Mr.. G. W. Johnston, of Chapel
Hill, States director.
Lee S. Overman, Esq, of Sails
bury, former president of the North
Carolina railroad, States director.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-18
ODDS 70 TO 100.
MONEY FREELY OFFERED ON THE
CHAMPION TODAY.

Battle Will be Brought Off at Eleven
O'Clock Tomorrow.-Both Men are
Confident and Both in Fine Shape.
BY Telegraph to The News.
CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 16.
1t is this afternoon positively de-
clded to bring off the big battle for
the championship at eleven o'clock
tomorrow morning.
After the big fight between Fitz
simmons and Corbett, there will be
a recess, after which the other two
hstic events will be pulled off.
A large crowd of sportiug g men are
here from all over the country.
The fight promises to be one of
the closest ever fought in The histo-
ry of the ring, and will certainly be
the hardest battle in which either of
the contestants has fought.
TRAINING WOUND UP.
Both men wound up their training
this morning. They are in tip-top
shape, both sound in every respect,
and the contest tomorrow should,
according to all the sports, be the
greatest in pugilistic history.
The weather today is fair, but
storm of either rain or snow seems to
be coming over the mountains
The thermometer is standing at
forty degrees today,
CONFIDENT AND SANGUINE.
Both men are equally confident
and equally sanguine. Corbett ad-
vises his friends to bet him to the
limit. Fitzsimmons gives the same
advice to his friends.
In point of confidence there is
little difference in the two men.
ODDS ON CoRBETT.
The betting is beginning to be
brisk this afternoon, and plenty Of
wagers are made. The odds are
still on Corbett, and he is a favorite,
though Fitzsimmons has gained in
the last few days.
Odds of hundred to seventy five
are freely laid on the champion this
afternoon, and there is plenty Of
money going at these figures.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-18

Asks Democratic Committee to Call a
Registered Primary

A large and enthusiastic meeting
of the Workingmen's Democratic
Club was held in the mayors court
room Friday night. President Me-
Gahey presided.
The following resolution after
some discussion was adopted:
Be it Resolved-That the Work
ingmen's Democratic Club of Char
loite, N. G. respectfully request the
Democratic Executive Committee
to convene as soon as possible its
members aud have registered pri-
mary aud make snch rules and regu-
lations as will insure the control of
the primaries by the white Demo-
cratic voters, aud that no negro vote
in the primary unless he has hereto
fore, aud also at the last general
election, voted the Democratic ticke5.
A committee consisting of Messrs
Walter Daniel, Will Hall and Frank
Osborne were appointed to look after
the printing of 400 extra copies of
the by laws and constitution.
Messrs j. D. Mccall, E. S, Will
Jams and W. g. Dowd were appoint
ed committee to select q button
for the club, with a suitable inscrip-
ton thereon.
The club, after a heated debate,
decided to meet every two weeks un-
til after the mayors election.
Messrs. Dowd, Mccall and Clark
son were called On to address the
club, and all responded.
The club now has 319 names on
it's roll; sixty-six new names were
added last night
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-18
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

Mr.. Charles T. Wadswor5h is
spoken of as d good man for alder
m IN in the first ward.
MIR. Will Freeman and Miss
Carrie Gordon were married in
Pineville last Tuesday, March On.
The Raleigh Press. Visitor says:
"Mr. Walter r Henry, of Char tie,
is in the city. The Charlotte lav yer
might bring action against the Gov
ernor for trif1ing with his affections"
The growers of tomato plants
are having lots of trouble this year
with mice. Col. Maxwell, Mr.. Ed.
Mcdonald, Maj. Harris and others
have lost their early plants in this
way.
"A. /. Nicely, who went 20 Lex
ington, KY, to purchase horses for
J. W. Wadsworth's Sons, has re-
turned. Mr.. Neely purchased a nns
lot of horses. They will arrive in 3
few days.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-18
Brief Notes of State News.

The State commission created by
the recent Legislature to extirpate
the San. Jose scale met at Raleigh.
Experts will visit all nurseries and
orchards in the State.
The assertion is made that the act
to take the control of the three hos
pitfalls for the insane from the Dem
ocrats is defective and does not real
" repeal the former charters of the
hospitals, but re-enacts them and
gives the officers the same duties and
rights as before. The ole boards Of
directors have retained counsel and
all will act in concert
The next State Fair will be held
in Raleigh, Oct. Is to %, inclusive.
President Kilgo, Of Trinity Col
lege, will deliver an address before
the Texas Epworth League conven-
ton at Waco May 13.
The New York World has pic
ture of North Carolina's lcne Demo
cratic Congressman, W. W. Kitchin,
ESQ.,, of the Fifth district.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-18
THE REPUBLICAN MOB.
1t Howled and Ranted at the Court
House Last Night.

The Republican love feast that
was to take place in the county court
house Friday broke up in a row.
The discussion of the division of the
spoilS Of this city was too much for
the gathering and tie consequence
was that bitter feeling was brought
out. The old Republican skeleton
that has up to this year been buried
beneath an avalanche of Democratic
votes, Twas resurrected that night and
it stalked up and down the aisles of
the old court house.
The Gordon Traction" and the
anti Gordon 'fraction" that have
waged war against each other broke
loose in earnest that night, and the
bitterness of the opposing forces was
very evident.
The meeting was called to o1der
by j. Fisher Correll, chairman of
the county executive committee, and
a committee consisting of Gordon,
N. S. Creighton, S. L. Dulin and
Donneliy were appointed to draft
resolutions. While this committee
was out the meeting became a howl
ing mob. Dozens of men were
trying to get the eye of the chair
man and all in all it was quite
exciting.
Before the committee on resolu-
tions could report the meeting was
declared adjourned by the chairman.
but the Gordon "fraction" claimed
that majority voted to continue
the meeting. Correll and his crowd
left tie building, while Gordon's
crowd remained. M. Donnelly was
made chairman of the second meet
ing, which wound up by endorsing
Gordon for the postoffice and declar
ing against Leary.