The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-02
New Tack on the
P0stmaSteTship.
sENlrOR.ELECI FOSTER Oh Tor
No Hss Secured the agreement That
Eothine viii ae Done at Seattle
Until the People Are Heard.


wha is 70 be shc neat postmaster
al Scatter
For q few daar e appeared that
oeorgr " Stewart epuld surely get
ia, office bot the iairat news from
washnFton ely ,adicales THERE is
atill seine doubt II ppneafs that
after IA ihe wishes 81 seaator.eie0f
Foster afe heinr respected aud
that tho uostoglc department VIII
not make anX apmiH. iioha f9f The
scatfiu affien until tha pfapia # liH
city are hpnra from Foster na3 =
that H1 BE- desirrH II o. have Tie
wishes - tha HeHtfH HrpuhlicHra
Efatihrd This matter aKaln ieaFes
open the question:
fbid Poster s. fca 60 faWber The
intereHis # Wilson'S appointeraH
n he dla hu hos a funnF way n
shoWinr i. hui fhens BE- iaa uef Set
dome anYthtng that can ~ construed
a. proving that thefr o. nos rufh az
understanding II wpuid o. ipfrrs
estius a. know SUES what there Is
between Wilson snd Poster. II fhy
arr Nafw friends aad haKe au uu-
dsrrtardins. then Stewart wff nis
most surely - The usxtp poet mHHtffs
n Foster vii run things hlfHFe'f
thefe d no telling this time sh.rt
seattle ci,tzen Nlli aHop int the loh.
THE mo- uiUf paHcf published the
foilaNinF ditpateh fram Washington
city iGis morning written bY It's
special correspondent
n aFHF ~ q 49, A - ftsa
brakes Wafe nut On George ~.
sto~art's nomination 60 b. post
uaktss ~ Seattle. yesterday To-
day Il - sife tracked. scnafnr-
ebert Foster was 90 the White House
today sna shiie hr declined q talk
- hts interticu Wits thr president
si~vvlbp -sents tn other quarters had
70 the positive conclusion that he ~.
ee'vea Assurances that NJ action
could b. taken in the seattie foHt.
Once matte fili all the euuditatss
have he'd an opportunity 70 present
their eiNisna
ar. Foater has said repeatedly ~
the pnHtuffice department and Give
ahsre since HE arrival here thai his
whole d@riTe IN regard ~ the Seattle
rastofIic~ ard either matters ~. state
is Interested IN. was % bring about
unineAtion ~ the Repabi.ean ferrcs.
This b. dees not believe the appoint.
rucnt - Stewart At fhls time wHuid
do from Information which ~ has
received. Tie f. net opposed "a
Stewart and does not favor ans can.
aidsts. aud win insist. noa that he
l. to have the riRht - feeammenia =
uon for the appointment AZ come
ether time that the Repuhlic aas of
Seattle must settle among thems
selves who r. their choice FOR naat-
master
u remains for the Republicans a
Seattle therefore. 81 determine loo
long Ger NseHt shall caatinus a.
postmaster TIM aetiot which ilss
been taken IL not rrejpaieiui to m
Interests - any candidate.
Mr. Foster AHecfs - 81 a. Ses
York Tomorrow gveuinF. rrohstf
returning here Tor fss days hsfF
leaving fef ihr sthts 81 Washlnsss
CAT Robinson D. stu here. -
nepN at the war department defah
ms him longer thsn expected
Congress Cushnau haH
been a very busy man uinee ceminE
here. md u much In evidence athc
capitol aud the dcpuStments. He I
has received maay dispatches aeant
the Seattle pustafiife. and in a'rlrd-
Ance with these has protested fisar-
ousiy against snap judgmentm the
appointment