Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-08
GRIEF FOR The CARRIERS
RumOr that Congressman Loud is to Go
Into Postal Department.
MAY HAVE CHARGE OF THE EMPLOYEES
Congressman Elect Mccarthy I'm
Washington visiting Departments
and Looking over Scene of
Future LabOrs.
cFrom a STAFF correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. -7.-(Special Tele-
gram. "A United States senator who Is
upon intimate terms with the president is
authority for the statement that Congress
man Loud is to be made fourth assistant
postmaster general in place Of Bristow OF
Kansas. Mr.. Loud's term expires on March
4 and he was not e-elected. He has been
chairman of the committee on postothces
and postroads for the last seven years and
no man in congress has a wider knowledge
Of postal AFFAIRS than the Californian He
has, however, seriously antagonized the
letter carriers Of the entire country
through his persistent opposition to tho
bill to increase their salaries. Under pres
ent conditions the fourth assistant post
master general has nothing to do with the
letter carriers He is virtually the ap-
pointing officer of the department and
handles all papers referring to applications
for postmasterships. but in connection with
the we'll authenticated report that the Call
fornian is to become fourth assistant to
Postmaster General Payne is the rumor
that the duties OF the various assistants
are to be reclassihed. The first assistant
is to be given charge Of all appointments
and special agents and the fourth is to
have charge Of the clerical and other en-
ployes of the service, including carriers
and railway mall clerks II this plan Is
adopted II would place all the letter car
rers under the supervision and control OF
Mr.. Loud.
That such a change will cause an uproar
needs no demonstration. Mr.. Loud openly
charges the Letter Carriers association
with the responsibility for his defeat. He
is a gentleman who does not follow the
biblical injunction. Forgive your enemies
to any great extent. On the contrary, ne
has the reputation of remembering those
who spitefully use him and of paying his
debts in kind.
Mccarthy Looking Around.
Representative -elect ]. ]. Mccarthy Of
Ponca and R. B. Schneider Of Fremont ar
rived today and are registered at the
Raleigh. Representative Mccarthy says he
expects TO spend about ten days in WASH
ington to look over the scene Of his future
legislative duties.
'I really have no special business here,
said Mr.. Mccarthy. 81 only came to Wash
ington to look about and get acquainted
with my future colleagues and to call
upon the heads Of departments with whom
will, as representative OF the Third dis
trict, be obliged to be In close toucn'
While here will look about the city to
get an idea of where l may secure de-
sirable residence during the coming winter.
1 have auitssa family OF youngsters ana
expect to bring them with me to Wash-
ington and am interested in the public
school system on their account. In Short
my visit is purely upon private business
/ National Committeeman Schneider said
he merely stepped over in Washington on
his way to New York. II have good
many friends in Washington, In and out
of congress-" said Mr.. Schneider, and VIII
put in a couple of days visiting and then
20 on to New York to attend to some pri-
vate business"