Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-02
And This Before the POstofiice
Investigation Began But Han
ma Prevented Him
WAS CHACRINED over Nicely
Government Cases Against Those I'm
plicated in p. 0. Scandal Thought
Not to be Strong,
(speclal to the oNewe.ol


Washington, ID. c.. Dec. intimate
friends OF Col Perry S. Heath, secre-
tary of the Republican national conn
mittee assert that he would have re-
signed his connection with the COM
mittee before the postollice nvestiga-
ton started but for the advice of Sena-
tor Hanna. Col. Heath. II appears,
took greatly to heart the criminal
course of his friend Nicely. and criti-
cisms to which he himself was SUBJ
jected when the exposure Of the Cuban
postal frauds came. lie certainly ex-
pressed his determination to retire
from active participation in politics
more than year ago, but Senator
hanna urged him to remain at his post
ana he acqulesced reluctantly. IL Is
PROBABLE, however that he win insist
upon the acceptance of his resignation
as secretary when the COMMITTEES meets
and the prevailing opinion is that he
VIII be succeeded by Col. Harry New
formerly editor of the indianapolis
journal although New England mem
pers OF the committee are expected to
make light for l.. A. Coolidge. WASH
'N'4'NilbfiN VI lIt BOSTON
journal.
POSTOFFICE CASES.
Thei" Is growing disposition in
wen informed circles in Washington IN
regard the failure of the postofiice de-
dl 'lncnt to secure a conVistion I'm the
case OF Miller and Johns recently tried
In Cincinnati for alleged conspiracy ne
an indication that the verrment's
case against Others charged with Of
lehses against the postal laws Is weak
ana lhat in the end no convictions
MhateNtr WIN be secured. As a result
of this feeling there has been n reviya,
or me gossip concerning the strained
relations between Postmaster General
Payne ard some OF his subordinate ON.
Gals.
=. NJ. GEN. PAYNE's VIEW.
At the beginning Of the investiga-
ton Postmaster General Payne gave II
as his opinion that the less said about
TIE matter the better for all concerned,
anu ne ned that the proper method of
dealing with those charged with con-.
hitting offenses was to dismiss them
from the government employ and nor
10 air The matter in the newspapers.
other oilicialS Of the postoiilce depart
meht II was reported, differed with Mr..
Payne and insisted that the charges
should be ventilated TO the fullest ex-
tent and nothing should be left undone
10 bring the alleged offenders before the
par OF justice. This view was accepted
ny President Roosevelt, and as n re-
SUIT n large number of indictments .
were found against various parties In
and out of the department.
THE STRONGEST CASE.
The Miller and Jones case was Sc.
leoted to come to trial first as it was
regarded as the strongest case which
the government had, and the accused
being acquitted there Is little reason
TO believe that any of the others viii |
be convicted, The case against Machen !
Is supposed to be the next strongest !
ON the government list and yet Ma |
chen's attorneys have failed to secure |
Tor him a trial, the government asking |
mat II be postponed from time TO |
time. In the case of Harrison j. Bar |
rett and former Atty.-Gen Tyner the |
government shows no disposition 10 |
grant them a speedy trial. In that of |
the elder and younger Metcalfs. and |
II. G. Hallenbeck of the Wynkoop- Hal |
enbeck-Crawford company, in connec-
ton with the contracts for printing the
money order blanks, the government |
expects 10 nave trial In this case
within the coming year.
The expenses Of this investigation
have already aggregated over quarter
of million dollars, with the end no.
where IN sight
SENATOR KEARNS COMING.
Senator Kearns will start for Salt
Lake Thursday afternoon next. The
senator will make brief stop in Chi
rago and probably reach home on Mon
day
William Richardson of Ogden has
been appointed as additional farmer
at the Indian school at Grand Forks,
Colo.
The secretary of the interior has APP
proved selections by the Central Pa.
rihc Railway company Of ca acres i'm
The Salt Lake land district this tract
being within the primary limits of the
railway companys grant
CHARLES MOsTYN OWEN.
Charles Mostyn owen Of Salt Lake
city has opened anti-Smoot headquar-
.ers In Washington,