Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-24
EDWIN c. MADDEN
RISES TO EXPLAIN
Third Assistant P, M. Gen, Writes
P. N, Gen. Payne.
CARBON PAPER CONTRACTS.
Alleged lie Let Them So ~ 10 Avoid
Competition-I lie Asks Tor an
Investigation.

Detroit Mich, June 2S.-Thlrd Assist
ant Postmaster. General Edwin c. Mad
don. who is visiting ir this city. today
sent a letter to Postmaster-General
Payne denying that he let a contract
for carbon paper for the registry d.
vision OF the postofIlce without permit
ting competition and asking the post
inastcr-general to Immediately inyestl-
gate the story and it's source. The
letter is as follows
Henry G. Payne, Postmaster Gener-
al. Washngton:- This mornings Free
Press of this city tells IS readers, IN
an article with scarce head lines, thar
Third Assistant Postmaster-G General
Madden Is 70 be investigated, II IL al
legged that | drew specifications Of con-
tract for supplying the department with
carbon paper. and that they were so
framed as to allow OF no competition.
The article makes Mr. Wynne say that
he merely approved as a routine mat
tor. 1t gives the impression that the
contract Is one over which the third
assistant postmaster general has con-
liNI tlh iUHIN ~ y llbdb lillNA'siNN th"H
you consider the transaction corrupt
"rhe whole statement, IN 70 far as II
attempts 10 involve me, Is absolutely
false. | had nothing 10 do with the
details OF the contract; / drew no speoi-
acatons. | did not initiate. an not
sign. IN fact mover Jaw the contract
II there IS one. NY sole interest and
connection with the subject is limited TO
an expression OF approval of the par
tlcular carbon paper In question, be-
cause II Is labor-snylng and in other
ways a great Improvement over the old
style manfoldlng process and much
better serves the needs Of the postal
service, and this approval was not given
until after an investigation and recon-
mendation to me by my superlnten-
dent Of registry system. and "a recon-
mendation by the superintendent of d.
Vision Of postotiice supplies Of the first
assletant's office.
The contract. II there be one, was
both drawn and let by the office Of the
first assistant postmaster-g general. and
with II | had absolutely nothing to do
except that before stated
III these statements printed were
given the Free Press correspondent from
the Office OF the first or the fourth as
sstant postmaster-genera they misrep-
resent the facts, and the publication
thereof. especially in my home city, Is
calculated to put me in hard position
H. the city In which | have lived for
inward of 40 years and where ! have
earned what reputation have. II Is
malicious cruel and without the slight
est Justification.
81 know you too well to believe that
YOU viii sanction this attempt to in
volve and besmirch me unjustly. and
beg YOU not only as man TO man. but as
a Confederation due to my Office, TO in
stitute an investigation and do what
YOU can TO ascertain whether these
Gbsolntely false and damaging state
ments were actually given out at the
postolhce department and by whom or
whether they are purely the invention
Of the writer. | ilsk that the publica-
tlcn Of the facts be not tardy.
"E G. MADDEN"
Third Assistant Postmaster-ieneral.'