Evening journal., 1903-09-11
SENATOR BALL
DID PROTEST

partment About Fou
Removals in Lower Part
Of State But Received
No answer
Went to Washington
With Miss Todd and
Quoted Rule Governing
the Removal of Officials
to Payne
It now appears as II Postmaster Cen
eal Payne is trying TO crawl out Of
the responsibility for the removal Of
Miss Todd OF the Greenwood postonice
He is now splitting straws over a gen-
eral and particular protest Nude
against the removal Of Regular RE-
publicans from office.
In an interview this morning he
said that Senator Ban had never en-
tered "a protest against thc removal OK
Miss Todd.
Made General Protest.
When Senator ban was asked THIS
morning concerning the statement
made by Postmaster pnyne that he
I.H
against the removal of Miss Todd, the
Greenwood postmistress Who was
ousted because SHE was obnoxious 60
Senator Alice, he said. u made writ
ten protest against the removal OF AN
four of the postal employees who were
ousted ! wrote 20 MIR. Bristow to
know what the charges were and
waited q week without receiving a re-
lply. Miss Todd wanted 10 SO before
Mr.. Payne and make a protest and /
went with her to the poatohice depart
mcnt.
'whon we went in the building Mr..
Eristow was out. The chief clerk said
that no charges had been made arainst
amy of them. upon learning this
made "a personal protest against an The
removals but Ola not pick out Miss
Todd's cnse FOR formal protest in
writing
I'm spoalsng OF AN four cases I saii
p that the officials certainly could moi
bc removed without cause. I Qnotel
the ruling of the postonice department
. that no person could be removed with
out cause. Miss Todd then took uI
y her case as has before been puhnsneq
~ consider that my general protes
against all The REMOVALS covered Ms
Todds case.'
when asked about tine reported spr
IN the cabinet over the matter sena oi
p Boil refused TO discuss f
VIII Practice Law.
d United statcs District Attorney VIII.
liam Michael Byrne is expected home
from New York this afternoon. lie LEFT
y NSlnngton at tho time his resignation
J as Federal attorney for this district be-
came known. and since then IL rs said
. has been in New York.
From good authority this morning Il
reporter OF the Evening Journal ascer-
i tained that Mr.. Byrne had accepted an
offer made 10 him by reputable New
d Yorit law hrm and would take un hl'
3 duties nf once. fie wiz, it Is uuder-
D stood ic member of The firm. the
r name of which could not be learned
The reporters informant who rs very
close 90 Mr.. Byrne, was asked the rea-
son the district attorney resigned hts
! position well. 1t is just this way
wla the answer; she can make $50 ir
New York TO 81 In Wilmington. THAT
% is the reason FOR his acuon-just H.
nancinl matter. He was not compelled
10 leave wilmington because Of politi.
cal defeat, as no one ever enjoyed q
D. fight more than he.'
w Payne Writing History.
!" Washington. ID. c.. Sept. li.-At the re-
quest of the President the Postmaster
'r General has forwarded in writing "a his
l' tory of the removal of Miss Todd as posi
r muster az Greenwood. Del
u lu his request 90 AR. Payne presldcn
II Roosevelt said complaint had been mad
ie by Senator BAH of Miss Todds removal
I'm his explanation Postmaster Genera
Payne relates in detail the weil-know
story of the agreement filed in writing i
his Office by the Delaware Senators %
the division of Federal patronage
" their State. Mr.. Payne reminded th
President that this agreement was not q
at his lair. Payne's) making, bu. WAS vol
81 UNFAIRLY entered into by Senators Bl
h,, and Alice. lie further told the Pres
dent that Senator Bah had not AT frs
la NA'NNNNNN NHaNiilHN -AAN ANNAiNHtNl 'A tNtF
bc Todd, but seemed 20 acquiesce, presum
-e ably IN pursuance of his written agree
"a meri w.,h Senator Alice.
he Alice Makes Charges.
wo Mr. Payne also tells the President iha
oh Senator Alice did mike charges acains
he Miss Todd 20 the effect .thlt She wa
of perniciously active in politics asains
as him erd the Addicks wing of the p4r-y-
zee than she had worked in the interest OF
fusion candidate FOR the Legislature. wh
he was voted for by Republicans and Dom,
ey Gratis in opposition to a candidate vote
he for only by Republicans. The result ,
this election. he claimed was that th
fusion candidate received something or,
500 votes and the Republican candlgaa
som thing over 500. Senator Alice repr.
scented t8 Postmaster General Payne ths
l- that result was am indication that All.
Todd was not indorscd hy a majority
the people in her community. and D
-. wished 10 have her removed in ordi
-, that some one more representative coul
be appointed 10 the place
Ii was upon this ground that Pos
- master General Payne removed Ma
u Todd and appointed a person who W.
81 mot particularly and personally cano.
~ lnus 20 Senator Alice"
IL IS expected that within a Few da.
the Postmaster General VIII receive.
reply from the President. ard until th.
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