The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-03-05
THE PAPERS FILED
The lndianoIa Case Re,6ssd By
Government.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABuT lr.
Postmaster aenersi Payne & nds the
Letters B:.r'ng oa 'hs Case g. tie
Senate.

Washington. s?eclal. - Pos;mas;e. 1
General Payne forwarded u the sea I
ate all the papers in the cas-, O. the 4
in1ianola. Mss. postoffice. which post /
Office vas discontinued by the admin
lst.aiicn because CT the forced aSz=-
donment OF the ofice by It's nesro post
mistress. Minnie v. Cox. The core
s@2ndencc shows that 4. II. Weeks. a
erothe--!n-law OF Mayo. Davis. O. Ia
ciano!a. began his candidacy fer the
| rcz;cfacc IS against the negro incum-
bent n far Ia I as Aprll |. 1909 whea
he Began sending IA long series Of let
.crs aad kilograms TO the Department
| The papers include an extract from "A
letter q. a postofficc Ctic!al dated
February 23. 1909. na.Tating 4 coaye.-
sation which it states. took place At
Biloxi, Mis-. II this letter Mayor Davis
of lndiGnola. is quoted as saying that
L Minnie Cox should again take charge
Iof thn lnd!anola postcffice she would
get her neck broken inside o. w..
hours" On January ,. last. John c.
Daugherty, United tSatcs special attor-
ney at New O.leans. telegraphed TO As
sist'nt Attorney General Pradt. at
Washington. that there are numerous
negro county and municipal officers
serving under Democratic admiuistra-
tons through the Southern States
Mayor Davis. OF lndianola. wrote the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
On January , last. requesting copies o!
all letters written the Department re-
lgard!ng the postofiiee and stated that
-" postmaster was requested by al OF
the citizens 10 continue In cNice.
Fourth > assistant Postmaster BrIstow
declined 10 furnish the copies OF tho
letters. The correspondence shows that
A Il. Weeks wrote the Department
several letters during last Ap-il. in one
81 which he requested that he be ar
pointed at once. and in a letter dated
May 50. 1902. Ne stated that he was au-
Xlous TO get the appointment. supple
mcrting this on June with a letter
urging his Cwn appointment and Civ
Ing reasons why IT should be made.
On September 10 he wrote the Fourth
AsSistan: Postmaster General that
tF''rr -2s Z determined effort Of the
people 10 make the postmaste- resign
or give rp tn" Office in some way. be
cause she is c0lCTed. and requesting
that his application be remembered
On October .. Weeks wrote the Pres
dent that he ha1 thc assurance 90 NJ
nie Ccx. tho postmaster. that she will
forward her RESIGNATION in the mex,
few DAYS" and presenting his own ap-
irlirato1. cn th2 ground that he was
the only white Republican at India
nO!2. On December 13. he ote the
President that r" would bc glad TO
cCmc tc WashingtO so that II could
be seen how competent he ia. Six DAYS
later he wrote that he was the cniv
TocG friend the administration hc2
2monF the white pc-p'r o. Indiaaol.
and later h" forwarded = petition q
r9lOrcd citizens Of IndiaHoia and
vicinity n behalf Cf his appointment.
On January !. he w'r-tc the Prcs!Ir7:
that the postmaster has abandoned
the office; pressed his claims for the
appointment and said that he would
De glad to have the President wi Q MIN
20 qualify. Later be wrote the prrsi-
lent twice asking that the postoffice be
established. stating that Minnie Coz
would ret take charge os the Office
again AMI urging his own appointment.
The papers also show that several
other candidates. notably John ShaT.--
Isy Mont gomcry. Mrs. 3. D. Wat.
Miss Mark Hicks Hogan and Mrs IL
Ian Green, applied for tho office in
October OF the understanding that
Minnie Cox had rendered. or was abou:
70 tender. her resignation. Inspector
Fitzgerald. on December Il. submitted
Z detailed report relative TO the cir
cumstances which. cause the pPcple oi
tndianola to order w W. Cox rail-
way postal clerk. and two othn- per
sons to leave that place, presumably
IN account of their color.