Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-05
PULLING FOR THE POSTOFFICE
Candidates for Postmaster Crows Shoes
Are Getting Busy.
PLUM HANGS HIGH YET TILL DECtnBEF
List of Aspirants who Have AlrendS
siRnihed Their Intention
to Get Into the
Running.

Although the plum is not expected 10 be
pulled until next December. activity is nj.
ready being manifested by aspirants to
favor for appointment to succeed Hon. Jo-
seph Crow as postmaster for Omaha Mr
Crow took possession in April, 1899, and has
therefore held more than four years but
as his commission dates from December
when he was confirmed by the senate. II Is
taken for granted that he will be left un.
disturbed until then.
Postmaster Grow. however. is not at ali
anxious TO abdicate his official title ana
perduisites even then, but would be willing
to sacrifice himself for another four years
on tho same terms. 1t is said he was quite
confident of his retention until Cadet Tay.
lor was Jared loose from his job as sur
veyor of customs. which gave a rude shock
TO the little community of interest combine
that had been formed by the Older occu
pants of the federal building to promote
their own official perpetuation. Mr.. Grow
needs the money almost as badly he
ever did and four years more of a sure
paymaster would be highly appreciated by
| him.
Assistant Postmaster Seeks Promotion.
Assistant Postmaster James Woodward
will press his claims TO promotion, having
| served in his present capacity through sue
| cessive administrations and virtually run
| the business of the ONCE for the benefit
and credit of the persons happening for
| the time being to be invested with the Of
fetal insignia. He has been candidate
| for the place on the score of service several
times. but had to give way to political ex-
igencies that gave preference to compeu-
| tors.
| Another prospective postmaster Is Mel
| Uhl, now in charge of the business
! management OF the News and who as
member of the legislature that wrestled
with the senatorial deadlock two years
ago got a chance to put in his vote for
Senator Millard on the final roll call.
Captain II. E. Palmer is also figuring 10
move his insurance office into the federal
building relying on the Burlington road to
take care of the switching charges. TIC
make a showing in addition to his railroad
pull he is canvassing the Grand Army of the
Republic for endorsements. but in this
finds a comrade in the running in Major
d. H. Wheeler who is sure his military
record. coupled with his eminent services
as census supervisor, puts him in direct
line for the postmastership.
! Before the eclipse of Mr.. Mercer as con-
gressman from the Second district his
congressional committee, Thomas w.
Blackburn, was grooming himself for the
postmastership which was TO have been
absorbed as one of our Dawes perqu,sites
1t is not certain whether Mr.. Blackburn
is still toying with the mystic letters OF
the alphabet that make the degree of
P. M. or will boost for other Mercer sup
porters.
Would Make n Society Rendezvous.
Last but not least on the avowed list
comes Clement Chase, who has persuaded
himself that he could ornament the office
with both dignity and social prestige.
Mr.. Chase has not quite definitely decided
whether to rest his claims on the Sons of
the American Revolution or the Daughters
of Colonial Danes. or simply to sail in for
1t sub rosa.
In this connection peculiar fairy tale
has been floating around the city hall the
last few days to the effect that Frank
e. Moores is to be transplanted from the
mayors Office to the postmasters desk
through the combined efforts of his friends
and his enemies, the latter seeking by this
means to disodge him from his position
as chief executive OF the city. 1t is need
less to say this story can be traced to no
source that is ready to stand sponsor for
It.
BY custom and precedent each United
States senator is conceded the selection of
the postmaster at his own home. the
whole thing will be up to Senator Millard
! tha firna comes