Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-23

corning the views Of its owner II said
this morning.
Senator kearns says he will make
this fight to finish that be intends
to learn whether man like Daugher-
" is TO be made TO stand aside simply
that the son Of the postmaster may be
given a promotion The position Of
cashier of the Salt Lake postoflice pays
5000 a year The entire trouble grows
out Of the vacancy In the cashlership
created by the death Of Cashier Adams,
brother-in-law Of Postmaster Thomas,
While the latter did not recommend
that his son, now an employe OF the
postotiice, be appointed to succeed
Cashier Adams, the deceased brother
in-law, he did recommend to the post
Office department that Deputy Walker
be made cashier and that his CThom-
as) son be made deputy postmaster
The postmastershlp is worth about 81
800 wear, and the deputyshlp N700
at present 1t would seem that the as
sertion that Col NJ A. Daugherty Ia
not comuetent 20 be cashier Of the Salt
Lake CITY postonlce is very far
fetched II Is the easiest place i'm the
postohice to properly an by man COM
petent In general business affairs The
duties - the Office are very simple"
WAR TO THE KNIFE.
This. also from the Tribune indicates
that there is indeed 10 be war to the
knife against Mr.. Thomas: at was
inUmotcd 10 Tribune reporter last
might that there may be- lively times
growing out of this sQuabbc, that
charges may be made Of a most serious
character. and not against the deposed
cashier As Senator kearns has said,
1T is q fight TO a finish"
Commenting on the above a friend Of
Postmaster Thomas this afternoon
said 1T is folly 10 charge him with
anything that is irregular He has one
OF the best conducted Offices In the
country and has nothing to fear from
an investigation. The worst thing that
can be said Of him is that he may have
made t a little too much Thomas"
NOT IN CIVIL SERVICE.
The Offices OF postmaster. first as
slstant and cashier are not in the civil
service and their incumbents may be re-
moved without any infraction Of the
law governing that department of pub
lie polity. In the event OF the removal
of Mr. Thomas 1t Is not known who will
succeed him. in fact It Is by no means
certain that he viii be deposed for he
himself has many friends IN national
politics His silence indicates that he
Is to play a waiting game. He believes
tbet II best on the Other hand Senator
Kearns will wage an aggressive warfare
as Is proved by his statement that
there IS 20 be war TO a finish" II is
presumed that he is reinforced by Hon
Perry Heath, who is thoroughly famil-
lar with all postal matters having been
first assistant postmaster general him
self,
DAUGHERTY TALKS.
Col Daugherty stated this morning,
that he was formerly deputy postmaster
at Brookfed, ohio and at Crete Neb.
He was also state oil inspector through
the administration Of Gov. Crountz.
and was latterly receiver Of the land
office at Sidney Neb He was also
member Of the city council at Crete.
The colonel stated that he was out OF
the pOstOnice for the present as Post
master Thomas had served on him no
tice Of his removal the previous day.
But he considered the matter merely
political move, and expected he would