Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
Descriptive Facts Showing That Char
acteristic of the Michigan Man.
PICKED OUT THE POSTMASTERSHIP
This Was After He Had Failed to
Meet Mr.. Gary's Requirements.
IN TIE ESTING HIS TORY

Although the friends of Madden. the De.
troit money-order clerk who is anxious to
be the postmaster of Washington. are re-
doubling their efforts to get the President
to nominate their man. his chances appear
to be waning. To use everyday ex-
preston, They're getting on to Madden"
Shortly after the new administration
| came in Madden obtained leave of absence
from the Detroit post office, where he was,
and still is. for that matter money-order
clerk. The brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gineers, some $500 strong in membership.
had according to the story. taken Madden
off locomotive and put him in the Detroit
post Office But, as Kipling would say,
that's another story" Madden came tn
Washington. He wanted a promotion The
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers had
cast some of its :, 800 votes for President No
kinley and was entitled TO a big fat plum
Madden, it appears was selected as the
pole to Knock the plum, and the brother
hood picked out the plum tree Of the Post
ONCE Department and reached for the third
biggest plum in sight, the third assistant
postmaster generalship.
knocked Himself Out.
The brotherhood made a strong front and
handed out some political talk that set the
politicians to thinking that the brotherhood
was some pumpkins" However this may
be, Madden sent for by Postmaster
| General Gary, who wanted to talk over the
situation with the man who wanted to be
his assistant. According to an Ohio poll
tician it appears Madden made a very un-
favorable impression upon General Gary,
who remarked after Madden left That
man won't do. He doesn't size up This
was evidently the Knockout blow for the
position of third assistant postmaster gem
eral, and Madden seems TO have delivered
it to himself
Picked the Post Office.
Nothing daunted. he looked over the field
for something else. The postmastership OF
Washington was just the thing True
there would not be a vacancy for two
years, but that could be arranged. So he
transferred his Endorsements for the new
position, put on more steam. opened the
throttle Of The brotherhood's influence and
went at full speed. There was a big OBJ
Stacle on the track.
The established practice of permitting a
postmaster to serve his fun term was sui
in force, and there would be no change for
two years at least. Madden is represented
as being mad. the administration showed
its anxiety to do something for the brother.
hood, and Madden represented the brother
hood Nothing was heard OF what the ad-
ministration proposed until Madden return
ed TO Detroit. where. Ii is represented he
told some of his brotherhood allies that he
had been offered the position of assistant
postmaster at Washington, but il only paid
SIOoO year.
Wanted an Assurance.
1t is said he told his friends he refused
the office unless assured in advance that
he would be made postmaster when the
two years rolled around and the vacancy
occurred. This assurance was not forth
coming, although it is said there was an
intimation that if he accepted the position
he would have a better standing as a citi-
zen than he could otherwise have Bur
Madden was adamant and, refusing the
position, went hack to Detroit.
1t is said he has visited thu city several
times within the past few months. and is
personally conducting his active campaign,
which If successful will destroy the home
rule principle of the republican platform,
which his friends of the brotherhood work
ed so earnestly to maintain.