Evening journal., 1903-09-22
FR' 10 AND COMPLETE
HISTORY or TODD CASE
Would Gag Press.


tions" he said. There has been
enough trouble and don't want to talk
about this. The papers do not tell the
truth. am in favor OF the Pennsylva-
MIA press muzzle law"
Il only want TO ask two or three ques-
tions and then l will leave" continued
the reporter.
go ahead then" said Mr.. Houseman,
and the reporter did.
Did you apply fer this Officer"
No; some Of my friends came to me
and said there was going to be a va
cancy here and wanted to know If /
would have the Office. AS 1 was going
to move into town / said l would"
who were your friends?"
Il viii not say"
Afterwards you got your commits
sion?"
''Yes.v
Senator Pennewill Interviewed.
State Senator Pennewim, prosperous
looking and smiling. was found on the
road driving into town. After exchang-
ing greetings the reporter asked him
these questions:
Senator. had you ever complained
to Mr. Payne about Miss Todd?"
Il did not" was the quick reDly.
Did you ever complain to anybody in
Washington 20
The Senator drew down his lip
frowned but was silent.
Did you cease going for your mail
because Miss Todd was Objectionable p
was asked.
mo; did not cease going to the
Dostohice"
Mr. Pennewill was again asked:
did you ever complain TO anyone
in Washington about Miss Todd?"
Il don't want to talk on this subject
said the Senator. In quoting me on this
matter just say that l have never beer
interviewed on the matter and have
made no statement about Il to anyone
and have none TO make"
Senator. did you say to some OF
Miss Todd's friends that she could MOI
be removed2' was asked
Il did not: 1 never discussed IT,"
Pleased Wish Miss Todd.
Near the postonice are several stores
To learn how Miss Todd is regarded
and how the Office was conducted, th'
reporter picked out a number Of then
and made inquiry. All spoke in tn,
highest terms OF her and the manne
IN which she had conducted the post
Office None OF them had ever hear
Of political meetings being held ther
or heard her boasting about politics q
making herself Objectionable. The fol
lowing are interviews with a few Of N
people seen:
Good Official.
+ Howard Todd, a Democrat. who is n
d. relation TO Miss Todd the deDose
s postmistress, was asked If he ever hear
f any complaint against Miss Todd. II
said:
Il did not"
Did you ever hear of her allowin
? political meetings to be held in tn
postofice?"
e NO; she always conducted the bust
ness Of the Office to the best interest
E Of the patrons. 1 never heard Of he
being obnoxious to any one"
His brother Thomas. who is asso
ciated with him in business corroborat
! ed his statement
John II. Wiley a Republican, sal
, ne had never heard any complain
made against Miss Todds conduct c
\ the Office or Of her being objectionabl
/ to anyone. He said he thought he woul
have heard it if such had been IN
: case.
e Union Republican Talks.
w. F. Morris Union Republican
said Miss Todd had never been objec
, tionable TO him. He never knew of an
political meetings being held in the posi-
, office; as far as he knew the bushes
. of the Office was conducted properly.
w. T. Carter. Jr, the station agen
o a Union Republican. made about til
same statement When asked If he eve
heard any complaints, said:
"Oh, a person can hear anything"
{ ]. +. Porter, a Democrat, said Mis-
G Todd was as good a postmistress q
n the town ever had. He said he new,
heard a complaint about her from an
Il cause or source.
Z Among the others seen who assure
Il the writer that he had never hear
complaints against Miss Todd was NJ
II Houseman, the new postmaster.
II Several other Union Republican
is We're seen and all said Miss Todd ha
e given general satisfaction. One Unic
II Republican who begged that his nan
be not used because he was not acti,
in politics and because he was afra
If he openly took sides with Miss Too
his business would be ruined. said:
1--WE never had better postmast
II than Miss Todd. She was attentive al
y courteous to ALL I even know Of cas-
20 where she sent mail to people. / kno
~ no political meetings were ever held
the building. All the time she was
" Office / never heard one Of our peop
= say a word against her."
Afriad Of Boycott.
,e other Union Republicans who test
fed to Miss Todd's efficiency ask,
n, that their names be kept out of the pi
: per for fear that the leaders would d
clare boycott against them and ru
their business.
u No One Dissatisfied.
= BY this time the reporter became r
n ally interested and determined to III
y some person with a grievance il al
+ was to be found. so he accosted farr
ers and merchants at random, but a
ia ter interviewing fifteen or twenty
IA had not gotten a word IN disparae
m ment Of Miss Todd or Of her condu
or Of the office. So believing he had e
~ hausted the Greenwood end of the 9
n fair he turned his reluctant steps I
wards the railroad station.
ne Ball vertifiss Interview.
D. Yesterday the reporter called on Sc
ator Ball and after reading over to h
the account Of the interview with Pc.
: master General Payne and what c
In CURED at the Office Of the Fourth A
sistant as given by Miss Todd. ask
him: