Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-01-27
MEXICO PosrMAsrERsRIp.
President Vim. Mckinley Recon-
mends VIM N. Treloar to the
Senate For Postmaster of
the Mexico Office I'm
sought For.

A short telegram in metropolitan
paper Of Friday evening notified the
people Of Mexico that they would
probably have new postmaster in
the person of Hon. VIM. NJ, Treloar.
The paper stated that the President
had sent Mr.. Treloar's nomination to
the Senate for confirmation.
Satruday's Republic contained the
following dispatch from Washington
dated January 81:
The appointment of ex-Congress-
man Treloar as Postmaster at Mexico,
Mo-, will be surprise TO all the ap-
plicants excepting the winner. MIR.
Treloar was prepared for it. Recently
he rented to the government q build
ing at a rental of $500 q year. This,
with the compensation of the Office,
will give him snug income. Treloar
10 the first of the eight Republican
ex-Oongressmen to get q place from
Mckinley. Crowther wanted to be
Minister to Korea; Hubbard to be In
terstateC eCommerceC Commissioner;T ;Tra-
cey to be Auditor of the Treasury;
Clark, of Hannibal, to be postmaster
or anything else handy. Mosely
wanted Consulship and Burton, Of
Nevada, is q candidate for the Attor-
neyship for the Western District.
Treloar's appointment will be re-
ceived with dismay by the other ex-
congressman. Probably it is about
ell the recognition Mckinley will give
to these ex-Congressmen from Mis-
souri,.
Mr.. Treloar was seen at his home on
South jefferson street by LEDGER
reporter Saturday and when shown
the above dispatch he laughed and
said: "1hat misrepresents my po-.
sition, as / was not an applicant for
the Office. When lost the fight for
the position of Fourth Assistant Post
master General after the Inauguration
of President Mckinley, was told by
the President to look around and
make out a list of consulates which I
would be willing to accept. I made
the list out and sent it in last sum-
mer. Among them were some English
stations"
| When asked If he had at any time
mentioned desire to have the Mexi-
CO post Office, Mr.. Treloar answered
in the negative. He said: "The first
intimation which I had Of the ap-
pointment or that 1t was contem-
plated, was through Friday evenings
paper. Some OF my friends, seeing
that could not get consulate, which
L 1oa;ro1 r,rot have ,,annf;oro1 -. a
for this position and in this way it
was ma de-"
The reporter asked Mr.. Treloar If
he would accept the appointment II
confirmed and he laughingly said that
it would be the heighth of folly for a
man who was doing nothing to refuse
it. He left for Sturgeon on the 1885
Wabash.
| L. w. Morris, the present postmas-
ter, was appointed for four years in
Dec. 1895, and when seen by LED
GER reporter said that he knew moth
ing about the appointment beyond
what he saw in the st. Louis papers.
| He said: "I was appointed for q term
of four years in December, '96, and
| MY Interpretation of the civil service
| law ia such as to make me understand
that could not be ousted except at
the end of my term or by some charge
being placed against me. If there
are any made against me do not
know what they are or what founda-
ton they have"
The Senate may act Monday and
| it may act six months from now. r
MR.. BoTKIN WAS STRONGLY ENDORSED
| To the Editor Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, Jan. 22.-The Globe
Democrat correspondent at Washing
ton City, IN speaking of the nomina-
tion of w. M. Treloar for Postmaster
at Mexico, Mo-, says it was practically
without opposition. I had placed in
Mr.. Treloar's hands the endorsements
for myself for the position of twelve
out of sixteen of the County Commit
tee. had also placed in his hands a
petition signed by about 200 Republi-
cans, and numerous letters from lead
ing Republicans in my favor.
Now, if the Washington correspond
ent knows whereof he speaks, where
| ora yy,u ov,5o~oar. .apfoC uuhn nor. koIlf