New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY "a, 1900.
THE FREEHOLD POSTOFFICE.
FIVE CANDIDATES PRESS THEIR CLAIMS
UPON REPRESENTATIVE HOWELL.


UPON REPRESENTATIVE HOWELL
II five or six good and true Republicans could
be appointed postmaster Of the town OF Freehoid
the same time. Representative Benjamin =
Howell would have more time for rest and recrea-
ton than he is having now. All OF the candidates
for the appointment capable. all are willing.
and all appear to think that in recognition OF ser
vices rendered to the party there ought to be no
difficulty in selecting the right for the place.
There they are. standing in line ready and waiting.
and each thinks II would be the easiest thing In
the world for Mr.. Howell TO pick out the risn1
man. Not one of these candidates. according 70
Monmouth County Republican. who Is ehJoyihs '"s
hurnor of situation. has the slightest aOuot as
whom Mr.. Howell would choose, 5et' t1 en- ro9 rS
OF the present Democratic postmaster @ w M rIS %
District has given no indication ha so h far wi IN
make Pending his selection. the tension upon soma
John T. RosseIl who was postmaster prior 70 Ine
appointment of the present official and whose
father before him held the place Is 1Slng ms ms afce
again Mr Rossell has disposition 10 make his
as Some Of his would-be facetious opponents are
declaring He is quite Sonen' ten bo,5 10 S'gG an Repub
Ex-Assembiyman D. D. Denise who has figured
somewhat in public Office and is the present Mayor
of Freehold and president of the state BoIG , Ol
been personally and politically faithful to an the
Informed Mr. Howell that they would be pleased to
see him made postmaster ms suPp1Lp{fiSits PpL{ii I ~
Maxey Applegate, who is the Editor Of Tho
Freehold, has also the prestige OF being tne son or
a former postmaster of the town In that respsSls
his friends say. the honors between MN ana MT
ROSsell are easy, and they ADD as an III
favor of the equitable disposal OF Republican pat
ronage, which was until recently quite scarce IN
Monmouth County, that in order 10 put two such
loyal and prominent Republicans as these men are
equal footing Mr.. Appegate should De
chosen. He has all the necessary qualincatlons
Tor the place and his supporters are doing yeOnan
Thomas NJ Chamberlain is one of the leading
business men OF Freehold. He is popular as Ike
publican and as a merchant but MS GshOiCaSyy
is not regarded seriously among the older poll
tiCfans. who having had more experience with the
wires. think they have stronger pull than ne mas
However there is behind Mr. Chamberlain strong
and earnest public sentiment. which regards the
Postoffice necessarily place to be measured
that he will be appon esd but stranger things have
happened In Monmouth County
Perhaps the most prominent OF all the candidates
Is j. W Danser, who Is one of the best known and
one of the most successful business men In Mon
mouth County He has been only once cam
didate before the people for an office, and then he
was defeated by majority which phenOm-
enally small under the conditions with which he
nad TO contend He has been the chairman OF the
Der OF the Republican State Committee. In both
or these stations he and is of the most
dGtye ftepuOnCans In the county Ills supporters.
Whlle generously II reluctantly. admitting that he
has had no prior family connection with the office
assert that Dy every other consideration OF merit
ana lhe poltlcal reward for II he IS entitled TO
the appointment and they spared neither time
nor labor in presenting his availability and ad-
vantages TO the party which they feel his selec-
1t Is understood that Representative Howell has
received several bushels in the aggregate OF the
vel as the recommendatOns of two others whose
friends are pursuing still hunt. Meanwhile as
one StdNulnS between the eager and the anxious.
OF his own.