The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-08
TULL0CH GETS
BACK AT PAYNE
Former Cashier Writes an Ex-
csedingly Warm Letter.
CAN PROVE HIS STATEMENTS
1T IS THE POSTMASTER GEN
ERALS NEXT MOVE.
CAN PROVE HIS STATEMENTS

Washington. May THE feature Of
today's developments in the postofice
investigation was a letter by Seymour
w. TuliOch, for many years cashier
OF the Washington city postofice. to
postmaster General Payne. in reply to
the latter's letter requesting any in
formation Mr.. Tulloch might have to
sustain his published statements
charging Irregularities I'm the postoffice
department and the Washington City
postofhce several years ago Mr. TUl-
ioch, IN his letter. which was mailed TO
the postmaster general tonight. takes
exception TO personal comments of Mr..
Payne and refrains from giving any
1actS bearing on the investigation
suggesting that the officials to whom
Mr. Payne has written have all the
necessary data If they choose to give It.
While thus refusing to give any infOr-
nation in the letter under the circum-
stances. Mr.. TUlloch said tonight that
he is ready to substantiate everything
ne has said. but that he wants first to
read the replies Of the persons to whom
the postmaster general has written be-
fore going into details. Mr.. Tulloch's
letter TO Mr.. Payne says:
Mr.. Payne Scored.
II have to acknowledge the receipt
OF your letter of the 9Th inst. referring
10 certain statements said to have
tain officials, and which appeared in
the Washington Post.
80 According TO accounts published
throughout the daily press IL would ap-
pear that the postmaster general during
a public interview with reference TO the
article IN question and in the presence Of
representatives OF the leading newspapers 7
OF the country referred 10 me as a mere
Wlndbag, as one who should make good
MS hot air or be publicly branded as a
CdlumnlaJOr, a slanderer and liar. Sucn
language at such a line was apparently
unnecessary and certainly unidentified
1t IS also publicly stated that YOU have
addressed letters to eN-POStmaster Cen
eral Charles Emory Smith. Fourth As
sistant Postmaster BristOw. r. J. Trace J
John A Merritt postmaster at Wash
ilgton. d. c.. requesting them to inform !
You as TO the truth of the statements I
contained In the interview as publisheG.~I
If the gentlemen in question will reply |
ana tell the truth, the whole truth and /
nothing but the truth. they cannot I be- I
leve, but fully substantiate the state
ments made and anything further from /
me is unnecessary.
Considering, however the language at
ulbuted TO the postmaster general I
would consider IL a favor to be furnished /
copies of the replies received in response /
TO this request"
VIII Prove Statements.
Mr. Tulloch, in an interview with the 1
Associated Press tonight said: In an
swering the postmaster generals letter
As did u seemed TO me to be necessary
The public, as the postmaster general al
luded to me in the terms mentioned I'm "A
pubic manner and as he stated that the /
EtHllemen 10 Wnom ne wrote did not con-
lirm my statements. 7 reserve to myself :
the right TO read the replies of those to
whom ne wrote as a result of the pub
IcatlOn of my statements and to refresh
the memories of those parties. if neceS-
Sary- I stand. as 7 ALWAYS have stood Z
ready TO make good any statements that
J. have made Before going further in /
Ine matter. however or exposing the evil
dence / have in hand. I want to have an
oppuI unity 10 read and crluclSe the re- |
plies OF the persons mentioned in my let ]
Ter mat Is only FAIR The next move (
now rests win the postmaster general !
The pOstOffiCe department. is today |
making a careful investigation of its al /
fairs. The facts 1 have stated are by /
no. means new. They are known to
scores of persons in this city and are (
known TO Fourth Assistant Postmaster
y >5eneral Br'stow and his associates
q mere IS no necessity for my appear
Ing as public prosecutor in the case. 7
was willing at the time of the original
investigation to render Mr. BTistOW what ]
aid could by stating the conditions
NJ affairs in the pOstOffiCe department
and the Washington pOstOffice four and
i've wears ago. with which ] was per
sOnally familiar at the time of my re-
mOval as an obstacle
Gilmer Was Bounced.
Conditions are now more important
man details It IS a well known fact
mat Thomas W Gilmer, the special eX-
=
7fnce and one of the most efficient men
IN the service. was removed by Comp
-roller Traceweu by order of Acting Sec
-etary Nanderlip, who, I believe. after
ward repentsd of his hasty action and
advised Mr. Gilmer to apply for a de
all to another bureau of the treasury !
department. Mr.. Gilmer had the writ
en orders Of the comptroller at the time
n his removed prohibiting him from TAX
ng up the affairs of the New York and
Washington pOstOffices- As far as known
no further Investigation OF the succeed
nE and still more interesting quarters
n the year was made by anyone else ]
At the poStOffiCe department today {
Postmaster General Payne said there
we're no new developments in the in I
-estigaUon. The inspectors are still at ! s
work in most of the branches Of the de- j
and Fourth Assistant Post I
master General Bristow has reported 10
Mr. Payne that he expects. to submit his Z I
epOrt on the investigation between June I
and June % The recent readjustmeut I {
" salaries Of clerks in the presidential 7
'ostoffces IS being mmutely examined. t
md ii is expected that the rolls in many
Il the larger postoffices viii have to be
'verhauled-