Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-06-27
suJl FIghtIug over the postofflce.

Still Flgntlng Uver inc fOSl0IIlce.
A warm meeting of the Republican
executive committee of Jefferson coun-
ty was held at Charles Town on Mon
day, the occasion being another dis
cussion over the Shepherdstown post
Office. A few weeks ago, it will be
remembered, meeting Of the COM
mittee was held, and by considerable
majority its members recommended
Mrs. Ida Chapline, widow of Post
master Chapline, for the appointment,
Harry E. Mundey, the other applicant,
having only small proportion Of the
votes On Monday fourteen of the
eighteen members of the committee
were present, and by safe majority
they reconsidered the previous vote
by which Mrs. Chapline had been rec.
commended. A motion to recommend
Mr.. Mundey for the postofice at Shep-
herdstown was then taken up, and
there was hot time over its consider
alton, some of the most active and in
fuential members of the committee
earnestly espouslngher cause. When
the vote was taken Mr.. Mundey re-
ceived nine votes, and the FIVE persons
who had supported Mrs. Chapline
thereupon walked out of the meeting
and refused to take any further part
in its proceedings. There is very
serious division in the party over this
question, and this decision ofthe COM
mittee may perhaps not come any
nearer settling the matter than did
its former vote. Mrs. Chapli mes
friends will continue the fight for her,
and Congressman Dayton has knotty
question before him for decision.
A well-known party leader writes
us that true majority Of the Repub-
lican Executive Committee Reimbursed
Mrs. Chapline on Monday, notwith-
standing reports to the contrary. He
says the action of the committee in
endorsing Mr.. Mundey was minority
action.
The following paper has been for
warded to Congressman Dayton:
CHARLES Town, w. Va,
June "a, 1901.
Hon. ALsToN G.. DAYTON. Philippi, w.
Va.-At session of Executive Committee
of Jefferson county held at Charles
Town, May 18th, in pursuance of en-
closed call Republican County Exec
utive Committee will meet at Court
House, in Charles Town, w Va, Sat
urday, May IS, 1901, 2 p. m. 'Shep-
herdstown postoffice and other mat
ters.'" The following members being
present j. G. Tabler, J. G. Fultz and
Henry Mccain (col.), Shepherdstown
magisterial district; Harry Hopkins, l..
d. Getzendaner and VIM. Walker (col),
Charles Town magisterial district; Ka-
bletown magisterial district, Samuel
Mitchell (col.) and Samuel Higginboth
am ; Middleway magisterial district, DR..
ID. w. Border and James Nicely; Har-
per's Ferry magisterial district, George
Koonce, Baden and Foreman.
1t was agreed at this meeting to en-
dorse Mrs. Ida NJ. Chapline for post
master at Shepherdstown, and the action
of the committee was made unanimous
and it was also agreed that ii should be
final, and resolution was also passed
that the secretary and treasurer should
not have vote, and that the chairman
was only entitled to vote when there
was tie.
From the enclosed postal "a meet
ing Of the Republican Executive Com
mittee will be held at the Court House
in Charles Town at 2 p. m. on Monday,
the oath inst G.. II. CHILD, Chairman,
you will see that another meeting of the
Executive Committee was called for to-
day, but the object of said meeting was
not stated in the call, and when said
committee met the chairman claimed a
right TO vote himself, secretary and
treasurer and then proceeded to reopen
the Shepherdstown postoffice question.
We, the undersigned, protested against
the same and left the meeting in body,
for we are firmly of the opinion that
said secretary and treasurer had no
right to vote under any circumstances,
and the chairman only in case Of tie,
and that the ShepherdStown postofiice
question had been finally disposed Of,
and even if they had right TO reopen
same, they surely had no right in JUS
tice and right without due notice.
Signed George Koonce, J. G. Tabler,
s. II. igginbotham, i. ID. Getzendaner,
ID. W. Cendenning, Samuel Mitchell,
Chas. H. Goens, d. W. Border.