Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-06-07
STARK is NOT A CANDIDATE
Writes a Constituent that He Has Had
Enough of Public Life.
NOT LOOKING FOR ANY OTHER OFFICE
Says lie Cannot stand Hard Campaign
ing and IL willing to Give
other Ambitions Men
Chance.
CFrom a Stan Correspondent)

CFrom a Stan Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, June 6.-(Special Tele-
gram .)-Representative Stark Of the Fourth
Nebraska district will not be a candidate
for denomination to the Fifty-eighth con-
gress. This decision was reached after ma
ture deliberation and is no sudden deter
mination on the part OF the Hamilton county
congressman to quit public life. In let
ter directed to F. J. Birss OF Hebron Judge
Stark, In stating he is not a candidate for
any nomination, among other things. says:
Il am not Unmindful Of the fact that for
ten years the ONCE has been held by a man
from Hamilton county and while appreciat-
ing all the kindly things that have been
said and done for me. It is only fair that
other counties in the district have chance.
While ] was born and reared in the east it
has no particular charm for me. l am OF
the west western and personally shall re-
joice when am only an elector in Nebraska,
there to act my part as best l can and at
last be laid away in the bosom of the state
that / love so well. Whoever our people
select as the nominee for congress shall
do all In my power TO help elect him. but l
am not candidate"
Gives Others a Chance.
Judge Stark spoke feelingly today Of his
| resolution to euit the halls of congress-.
| He said he knew that herculean efforts
would be made by the republicans to carry
| the Fourth district, but he believed he
could be elected IL nominated. but by a re-
duced majority. This, he said had no
| hand in helping him to decide not to run
again, but the fact that he was getting
| along in years Rnd he could not stand the
| strain OF hard campaigning as he once
| could assisted him in making up his mind.
| Then, again" said he, II believe in CIV
| ing other parts of the district a chance.
| Ny party has been exceptionally good TO
| me and their loyalty is very dear to me.
/ make this announcement so that when the
| congressional committees of the peoples in
dependent and democratic parties for the
| Fourth Nebraska district meet in Seward
| next Tuesday to arrange the time and
place for holding the congressional con-
ventions, they will know of my determina-
| tion to quit the active busy life OF q mem.
Der Of congress for the quietude OF my
home"
When Judge Stark's determination to
leave congress at the end of his term be-
| came known both republicans and demo-
| Gratis came up to shake his hand and wish
| him success in the life he has planned for
himself. which he quantity says will be
practicing some law, writing life and fire
insurance, buying a few farms and making
| loans on the finest sarm lands in all out
doors.
Free Delivery at York.
The postmaster general has ordered the
| establishment of free delivery service az
York Neb., on September /, with three
carriers, one substitute and thirty-six let
| ter boxes.
The free delivery which will be instituted
at York on Septe--ber l was largely brought
| about by the activity and ability Of T. NJ.
Sedgwick. who went about meeting the re-
quirements of the POstofice department IN
a most systematic manner. When Congress
man Stark called up the papers yesterday
in the case 1t was found that Mr.. sedgwick
had anticipated all requirements OF the de-
partment
These changes In salaries OF presidential
| postmasters in South Dakota were an
! nounced today: MISUNDERSTANDING Faulk-
| ton and Groton, 5000 each; Aberdeen, Alex
andria, Armour. Beresford, Britton, Can
| ton, Centerville, Chamberlain, Clark, Gus
ter, Deadwood. Dell Rapids, Desmet, Elk
ton. Flandreau, Gettysburg, Hot Springs.
Howard, Huron. Lead. Madison, Millbank,
| Mitchell, Parker, Pierre Plankton, Red
field. Sisseton and Woonsocket, 800 each.
Decrease-Beadle and Eureka. 800 each.
Miss Lucy A. Blair OF Pierre. S. D., has
been appointed cook at the Fort Shaw In
dian school. Montana. and Miss Sarah NJ.
| Castle of Winnebago appointed cook at the
| Winnebago school. Nebraska.
The comptroller of the currency has ap-
proved the Tootle-Lemon National bank OF
81. Joseph reserve agent for the Farm
ers' National bank OF Pawnee City, Neb.
A postofice has been established at Big
Muddy. Converse county, Wyo, with John
c. A. Stowitts as postmaster.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska-s. L.
Usher. Hewitt. Sioux count, vice C. H.
Grewell. resigned. South Dakota-Nels
Haugen, Hartford. Minnehaha county. Wy
oming-C. Nevin. Wall Rock, sweetwater
county.
Captain E. Hapton, Twenty-irst infantry,
is relieved OF duty at Columbus barracks
and, upon expiration Of his leave, will join
his company in the Department Of Da-
kota-
HazIetOn No Surprise.
The recommendation of State Senator A.
S. HaZleton for postmaster at Council Bluffs
in place of /. NJ. Treynor did not come as
any surprise 70 those in Washington who
have been following the drift OF Iowa poll
tics.
Senator Dietrich made the following
recommendations for postmasters today: L.
ment; John H. Waterman, at Beaver Cross
ing, reappointment; J. c. Frahm, at Malmo
vice J. P. Frostron, resigned.
Miss Gertrude Dietrich. daughter OF the
senator from Nebraska, has Joined her
father here, having returned from her
school at Bryn MaWr today.
Hull Goes on n Visit.
Representative Hull Of the Des Moines
district has gone TO the famous Geneseo
valley in New York as q guest Of Represent
ative Wadsworth of Geneseo.
Charles s. Goodrich and his bride, who
are on their honeymoon, are in Washing
ton seeing the sights. They go from here
20 New York and thence I'D the Hudson.
Among the surgeons from the Missouri
valley in attendance upon the annual meet
ing OF the Association Of Military Surgeons