The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-02-15
Lexington Leader Talks Knowingly About
The POstOffice Middle.

The POStOffice Middle.
The followi in regard to the COM
promise effected in the Paris pOstoffice
muddle appeared in yesterdays Lead
er, under the following caption
COMPROMISE between John L. BOsley
and Sherman H. Stivers. SenatOrDebCe
Decreed It"
The: compromise between Editor
John L. Bosley and Sherman II. Stivers
for the Paris postoffice, Dy which the
former becomes postmaster and the
latter his deputy, is naturally disap-
pointing to Mr. Hutchcrast, who eX-
pected to become deputy under Bosley
and to Miss Bashford, who expected to
become deputy under Stivers.
Republicans who returned from
Washington to-day say that while Sena-
tor Deboa person Ally desired to appoint
Bosley, he greatly disliked to reject
Judge Denny's Endorsement of Mr..
Stivers.
after the Senator had withdrawn
his Endorsement of Stivers. and prac-
tically committed himself to Bosley
great pressure was brought to bear on
him from Kentucky to reconsider, and
Judge DennV's insistance on the recOg-
milton of his recommendation as referee
added to the embarrassment of the
situation.
"While matters were in this cOndi-
ton, Stivers went to Washington and
] the fight grew more intense.
Senator Deboe, who has had an I'M
enviable task in trying to adjust differ
ences between factions and reconcile
the general obligations of the party
organization in Kentucky with those
naturally growing out of the senatorial
election, listened with patience to the
persistent appeals of the friends Of BoS-
ley and Silver.
Finally Senator Deboe took the bull
by the horns,' and suggested that the
two candidates compromise, one taking
the postmastership and the other the
deputyship.
"Of course Messrs. Bosley and Sti-
vers demured to this arrangement, and
each insisted that he was entitled to
the appointment without conditions.
Senator Deboe insisted that as COM
promises and concessions were the
order of the day in so many other con-
tests he saw no reason why the Paris
mat r should not be settled in the
same way, relieving him of his embar-
rassment.
"The matter continued in this shape
until Saturday, when the Senator an
nounced as his ultimatum that he would
fill 40 recommendation until BOsley
and Stivers agreed to the compromise
suggested; and if one agreed and the
other refused he would appoint the one
, who was willing to accede to the agree
ment.
This was heroic treatment and it did
no1 take long for the two contestants
to come to the conclusion that the OBJ
stinacy of either would result in the
other bagging the game. Bosley held
out the longest, and made final per-
sOnal appeal to Senator DebOe, bu the
latter insisted that the compromise
was for the best interests of the party,
and refused to yield anything from the
position he had taken.
''And this is the way Messrs. Bo>ley
md Stivers adjusted their rival claims
and came nome with half loaves in
their pockets, TO the natural disap-
pointment of the worthy people who
had hoped for deputyship under one
or the other.
"Wlile he BOsley-Stivers compro-
mise carries its personal disappoint-
ments, it is un loubtedly a wise politi-
cal move, as it cl ses up the party
ranks. All who took part in the con-
test recognized that DO h men were de-
serving in the highest deg. ee. Both
had been strong Mckinley men in the
primary contest in Ken uckt In the
county, district and state conventions
which sent delegates to St. Louis both
rendered valuable service 10 the Nc
Kinley cause and the friends of both
rightfully thought that hey were en-
titled to recognition. Under the Cir
cumstances the compromise insisted
upon by Senator Deboeis a happy one,
and should make the ta:ty stronger in
Bourbon county"