New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22
PAYNE DISMISSES FOUR.
UEEDING OUT HIS FORCE.
Tsro Heads of Divisions and Tsco
Clerks Summa,ily Reinforced.
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WASHINGTON oct. 21.-Postmaster General
Payne to-day announced the summary dis
missal of four postal officials az result or the
report OF Fourth Assistant Postmaster Genera
Bristow on the investigation just completed
NJ. A. w. Louis chief of the division OF supplies
Louis Kempner. superintendent of the registry
system and brother of Otto Kempner, mernper
of the New-York Assembly; c. b. Terry'
clerk in the division Of supplies, and otto "eis'
a clerk in the New-Tork Postofiice nave Doe"
removed from the rolls.
The charges against Louis are numerous anu
include influencing the awarding of contracts
for supplies including ink pads, etc, to favored
bidders wasteful and extravagant administFa-
ton of his office in almost every detail anu tne
payment OF excessive prices to favored biooerS'
The dismissal of Louis was predicted III these
dispatches long ago, the first announcement vi
the discovery OF his unftness for retention nav
ing appeared in The Tribune OF July L. alois
with the names of four others, two OF "ho'ii'
Hedges and Rand have already been dismissed
and laid off without pay respectively LOUIS
was appointed from Cincinnati in 1884,
Kempner is dismissed chiefly because of his
abuse of his official place TO smuggle CUBAN
cigars. which was exposed in The Tribune OF
September 3. Another reason given for his dis
Tnissal Is his completely in the contract awarded
to the Franklin Manifolding Company, OF FRANK
lin. Penn. the concern in which Representative
Joseph c. Sibley is interested and for the use
of whose manifolding paper special clause
was inserted in the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill
Terry is alleged 10 have made a false AFFIDAVIT
and to have attempted to obtain money from
clerks on the plea that he could influence their
promotion. and is charged with general inefh-
cheney He is from Indiana, and has been re-
IN, he
OF that State in Congress.
Otto Weis the clerk Postmaster Van Colt has
been instructed 10 remove, has been found guilty
of acting as the personal representative or
George w. Beavers I'm the promotion syndicate
which fiourished in the New-York Postofhce
The charges which implicated Weis and BeaV-
ers in this syndicate were the first when
reached the postal authorities when the investi-
cation undertaken.
The dismissals announced to-day are not the
only ones which, it is expected. will result from
the reading OF Mr.. Bristow's report. Although
the final copy OF the report is not yet complete
rough drafts of portions were placed In Inc
hands of the President and the Postmaster Cen
eral a day or two ago. and these disuissals are
understood to be the result of the more Migrant
cases which attracted the eye or the Presldeh'
In his cursory reading of the document mere
are additional recommendations in the BrlstoW
report which likely 10 head 10 dlslnissals'
but which have not yet received fun consldera
tion. The final copy OF the report VIII Hot De
complete for several days. -
Postmaster General Payne made the following
officlaI statement regarding the dismssals'
Michael A w. Louis has been removed from
the office of superintendent of the DIVISION OF
supplies because the recent investigation SHOWS
that he Influenced the awarding of contracts iol
supplies TO favored bidders, that he has peeh e1-
travagant and wasteful in the administration OF
his office, and that he has paid excessive prices
for supplies to favored contractors
Louis KempneT, superintendent OF the reslsuy
! system has been removed for incompetent and
negligent administration. for 'wasteful and reck-
less extrava gance in sending expensive mann
fold registration books to large NUMBER OF
small fourth class postorceS, and for violating
the revenue laws by a system OF petty SNUG
| Cling.
g b. Terry. clerk in the division or supplies
has been removed for making false affidavit,
attempting to obtain money from clerks under
| the guise that he could influence their promo
ton and general Inefictency. ......
In reply to questions. Mr.. Payne said that the
discharges were the result of disclosures made
hv the BristoW report. Il have read the report,
ne said land am free TO say that my action TO-
day was the result OF Its perusaL