The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-15
ANOTHER SENSATION
Democratic Prediction Anent the
Further Development of the
Postoffice Scandal.
Correspondent of the Chicago Chron-
icle Says the Worst Is Yet ss
to Come.
New York Sun Special Service.

Chicago, June ia Washington spec
ial to the Chronicle Democrat, says:
washington is commenting upon the
extent to which the report OF civil SerV-
ice Commissioner Proctor. sustans the
charges made by Seymour w. Tulloch, ex-
cashier of the local postoffice, Of irregu-
larities in that office and the postofflce
department When Tulloch's charges
We're made both formally and informally
Postmaster General Payne treated tnein
with contempt. He was full OF wrath III
his denunciation of Tulloch. For Gays
after the eX-cashier filed his charges MI.
Payne made sport of them during the reg
ular afternoon audiences which ne &C
corded newspaper correspondents. lie
appeared to regard it as a great conces-
sion on his part to consent to refer the
charges to the respective bureaus OF the
department to which they related.
The replies of former First Assistant
Postmaster General Perry S. Heath. Con-
troller of the Treasury Tracewell, ex-
Postmaster Charles Emory Smith. Auditor
Castle and Postmaster Merritt filled Mr..
PAYNE with glee. He considered that his
judgment Of Tulloch and his charges was
justified in view of the denials made by
hll these officials. -
Payne's Attitude Changes. 81
Later on however, Mr.. Payne evidently
began to receive intimatons from Fourth
Assistant Postmaster Bristow and the
civil service commission that the Tulloch
charges had at least some foundation IN
fact. His attitude on the question I'M
derwent a change and inquiries regarding
the charges of Mr.. Tulloch met with seri-
pus replies. ..
The opinion Of Mr. Tulloch's friends thai
Investigation of his charges would prove
that he knew whereof he spoke, at least
so far as the Washington postoffice was
concerned, was justified by Commissioners
Proctor's report. 1t is now en- accepted
fact that the local office has been mere
bureau Of the department.; that it has
been a dumping ground upon which poll.
ticians unloaded numerous constituent s
who were clamoring for jobs and that lr:
Irregularities in the matter of paying sal.
aries to persons who did no work, etc
were frequent. '1 ..: 50 ".'i
The report Of Fourth Assistant BristoN
upon the subject, which Mr.. Payne has
promised to make public this week, it i:
believed, will be decidedly unfavorablt
to the methods pursued in the office.
Sensation Expected.
Little doubt exists that the presen
week will witness interesting develop
znents In the department investigation
Rumors of laxty among high officials hav
been circulated so freely and backed b.
such high authority that the belief is gen
eral that there will be something doin
of an extraordinary character befor
many days.
Investigation Of the charges agains
George W. Beavers, former chief of tn
division of salaries and allowances. ha
been thoro and Is expected to culrninat
shortly. The charge Of collision in tn
purchase of time checks for in tn
department at an exorbitant price, ais
Of cash registers and stamp cancellin
machines, will, it is said, prove disastrou
In it's denouement to Beavers. Much evi
dence of extravaganza and irregularitie
not to use stronger terms, has been gath
cred and the time to strike almost ha
arrived. When it does come the sensatio
caused by the arrest of August w. Ma
chen probably will be eclipsed.