The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-01
OPPOSE FURTHER
INVESTIGATION
Republican Leaders in Congress Per.
suaded That General Bristow's
Work Has Been Thoro.
Many Of the Men Accused in His
Report indignantly Deny
Charges.

Washington, Dec. 1.-Republicans
in both the house and the senate seem
to be opposed to any further congress
sional Investigations of the postoffice.
accomplished. Representative Payne.
of New York, the republican leader in
the house said:
81 do not see the need for any
further investigation. The officials of
the postoffice department seem to have
unearthed already more than two con-
gressional Investigations dug UP IN the
past. The postal frauds appear to
have been pretty well sifted by the
postoffice authorities
w. Fl. Landyoigt, formerly superin-
3tendent Of the classifcations division
of the postoffice department. resents
the way Mr.. Bristow's report handles
the question of the supply of registry
books by the General Manifold COM
pany.
When he rendered his resignation,
Mr.. Landvoigt says, he was assured
by the postmaster general that there
was no charge whatever against him,
except that his son was employed by
the Manifold company. Mr.. Land
voigt declares tAat it is not true that
the employment of his son was pro-
posed or used in any way to affect his
judgment as to the Manifold paper.
tIf Mr.. Bristow,'' continues the
statement, will look into the depart
ment and it's dependencies he will find
that his own son and the sons of
others quite as prominent in the postal
service have been drawing salaries for
service that was either not rendered
at all or certainly not an equivalent
for the money received by them.
Paid for Reading Trash.
'I cannot quite understand the
principle byswhich he should force me
| to resign because my son was em-
ployed at Franklin and yet he (Bris-
tow should remain and draw a good
salary when he, knows that his own
son during the school vacation of 1902
drewsS$700 a year for sitting in the
room of the assistant postmaster at
Washington, D.. c., reading detective
stories"
Louis Kempner denies the truth OF
| the charges, made by Mr.. BristoW
against himself, and said he would is
sue a detailed statement showing this
The statement Of General Bristow
that Manifold books were lavishly
used during my administration,' he
added, cannot be borne out by the
records of the office Of the third as
/ sistant postmaster general, and
! furthermor ore I have no means of veri.
flying the matters named in the re.
port. as have never had ANYTHING te
i do with the purchasing of or paying
1 fer these books 2
/ Michael w. Louis, former superin
ftenfent Of the division OF postoffice
supplies, made the following Statement
concerning the references to h1nsel,
in the Bristow report:
Louis Wants to Sue.
t'Mr.. Bristow has taken an unfai1
advantage, relying upon the fmmun
ity that his position affords him.
however, challenge him to make tht
statement contained in the report ove1
his own signature and have the same
published, SO it. will give me oppor
tunity to enter suit against him fol
libel, so that the case can be properl.
heard and witnesses examined. I will
in return for this guarantee not t,
accept any damages that jury ma.
award me, but will be satisfied to sim