The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-22
SDT, MACHGN MAY TELL TALES
INTEREST IN HIS PROBABLE
TESTIMONY AT HIS TRIAL.
Mr, Loud and His Other Friends in Both
Branches OF Congress VINO Profited
by Some OF His Irregularities and Who
Asked for FavOrs Are Likely to surfer.

Branches OF Congress Who PrOfited
by Some Of His Irregularities and Who
Asked for FavOrs Are Likely to surfer.
WARRINGTON. June 2l.-The publication
inTHE sun this morning Of the fact that
fomer Representative Loud. chairman
the Post Office Committee, assisted
/, railroading men into the classified Gov
rnment service via the Bakersfield, Cal.
cute has aroused lively discussion of
he probable sensational developments at
the trial of former Superintendent Machen
Of the free delivery service. which will be
held next fall, IL the influence Of his power
hl friends fails to prevent him from being
brought to trial
Interest In the character OF Mr.. Machen's
testimony Is intensified by the fact that.
"A published in The SUN this morning.
Mr.. Machen, when he read published in
terview in which Mr.. Loud roasted the FREQ
delivery service in general and Machen In
particular, grew purple with indignation
and surprise and declared:
BY God, Loud dare not talk that way
about me. I'll put him on the bum. I've
got letters, letters, letters, and, II neces-
sary, I'll publish them in every paper in
the country.
Whatever Mr.. Machen may have to say
with regard to Mr.. Loud when he takes
tho stand in his own defense is considered
relatively unimportant compared with the
bs ehs5sseP OF d, Ms Ms M nshen
with Senators and Representatives and
other prominent men were known to be
friendly. in some cases even intimate They
came to the superintendent Of the free
delivery service for favors.
Nc No0hnn nht0in0
rural free delivery service has been without
doubt the most popular branch Of the posta!
service, and Is, therefore. an acknowledged
factor In establishing the popularity Of
Senators and Representatives among their
constituents.
The investigation Of the rural free de-
livery service up to the present time has
demonstrated that q considerable proper
supsrintendent Of the free delivery SER
vice are to all intents and purposes prac-
tically worthless from every point Of view.
The districts OF certain members OF tho
House OF Representatives with whom Mr..
Machen was more than ordinarily init
mate are pastered with rural routes, until
an official map OF the district showing the
intersecting routes looks like spiders
web
This is especially true in the Congress
dsssc B7 sensaor ses s Of senth
e sns Mr. Iattimer and supt Maohen
we're warm friends. One of the most
complete county systems in the entire
rural free delivery system is In operation
in Mr. Lattimer's former district, although
careful investigation has shown that on
some routes rs per cent. Of the patrons
can neither read nor write. and do not re-
ceive on an average half a dozen letters a
wear. A result Of this discovery, the
alleged county service" will be abolished
and only those routes retained which are
absolutely necessary and which show by
the quarterly receipts that they pay
This specific instance Il only one OF q
large number Of the same kind, and interest
in Mr. Machens testimony lies in the fact
that It Ia expected to show everything
in conpection with the establishment OF
ueelees routes. and the consideration that
was returned for patronage received.
President Roosevelt had a long conference
with Fourth Assistant Postmaster-Ge General
Bristow at the White House last night,
and the situation in the New York Post
once was gone oyer worry thoroughly:
The President Il following every detail Of
the Investigations, and h evinoing par
,iculAr interest in the inquiry at New York.
Tho AdvisAhtlity Of summoning Postmaster
Van Cott to Washington was discussed, and
II Is probable that he will come here shortly
and be examined by Mr.. Bristow.