Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21


completed his report to the postmast
er general who. with brief letter o
transmittal. will forward it to Presi
dent Roosevelt sometime during tn
present week, probably before the cab
met meeting on Friday
Features of the Report.
These are the main features of tn
report, the first of which will be sur
prise to the public:
i 1t will give Postmaster Genera
/ Payne the credit of beginning the in
/! vestigation Of the scandal, will review
in detail the results of the inquiry
into the cases now before the courts
will bring out in unmistalsable lam
guage the abuses which have growr
up as result of the Vaccinations OF
the Beavers Machen ring. will rec
ommend a thorough reorganization OF
the bureaus, of which these men Were
lin charge, will recommend that the
office of superintendent of free de-
livery formerly held by Machen and
now filled by the postoffice inspector
/ be abolished, will criticize severely the
administrative acts which took place
| during Perry S. Heaths tenure of Of
| flee as first assistant postmaster gen
eral, but will not call Heath by name,
will praise the work of inspectors who
brought into the postal scandal drag
net thirty men. but ii will contain no
work of commentator for First Assist
ant Postmaster General Wynne, who
F in the beginning was largely RESPONSE
bic for the investigation itself.
The report will criticise the admin
istration of the Washington city post
'office, sustaining a large part of the
Tulloch charges. AS a result OF this
Postmaster Merritt, ii is now under
stood. will be asked to resign in spite
of the personal appeals to the president
made by Pos tmaster General Payne
and Charles Emory Smith.
While Mr.. Bristow's report will be
formally made to the postmaster gem
eral tomorrow or Thursday, the latter
already Is familiar with all its con-
tents AS each part of the report was
completed both officials considered it
from time to time. Mir. Bristow spent
Il large part of each day for a week
in Mr., Paynes Office, and the various
phases of the investigation and the
report to be made thereon thoroughly
We're considered.
Payne Given Credit.
The credit to be given TO Postmaster
General Payne for inaugurating the in
vestigation Will not be made promin-
ent but it VIII be in the report just
the same. since at the beginning Mr..
Eristow says the investigation was in
"a n e,t taI ~,
generals orders.
The various indictments of persons
in and out of the department and all
details leading up to them will be re-
viewed thoroughly by Mr. Bristow. ana
the evidence and the inspectors work
in each case VIII be submitted. Such of
the evidence as was of confidential
nature Will moi be made public except
in certain possible cases which the
president himself Will decide.
Cases Considered Separately.
The cases OF Machen and Beavers |
ard all persons associated with them
in the alleged Illegal transactions. will |
be considered separately, as also the
cases involving the law division of |
the department. and others where it is |
alleged Illegal contracts We're made.
The doings OF Machen and Beavers
alone will take up large part of the
export.
1t is understood that Mr.. Bristow
believes the free delivery division
should be transferred to the fourth as
iistant's office whose inspectors should
1t all times be in touch with the do
nSs of the free delivery officials. This
h3nge already has been opposed by i
members of congress, who threaten +
o withhold appropriations if it is
made.
MIR. Payne will find 1t a severe disap-
continent but he will acquiesee and
viii not tender his resignation as a
member of the cabinet. This statement
vas made positively last night by one
# Mr. Payne's personal political friends
Who also is authority for the statement /,
hat Postmaster Merritt is slated for !
The failure to mention First Assist
mt Postmaster General Wynne is con- !.
ection with the beginning of the in
uify will be marked by Mr.. Wynne,s .
riends, who have not forgotten the
part he played during the !.
rst few days after the scandal became
ublic, and While he was acting post :,
laster general, during which time Mr.. | !,
ayne was on a vacation. This omis- :
ION also will be noticeable because in
conversation with Mr.. Bristow. 1t is
aid. remarked that Wynne made it :
ossibe that the investigation not onlyl =
lould be made but be made thorough
Among the most important recon- A
lenciations regarding administrative b
langes will be that looking to the |
holishment of the office of general a
lperintendent of free delivery MI t
ristow takes the ground that as there &
re already two uperintendents in
lis division, one of city delivery and
lie other of rural delivery each of these
IN manage his respective bureau q
ithout the supervision of Il general
'persntendent II
Marrow Escape FOR Heath a
1t is understood that Perry H. Heath
trroWly escaped criticism of most +.
we're character III Mr.. Bristow's re- Fl
mt, but there being no cause for tax n
6 any legal action il was decided not ~
mention by narae any officials or D
rmer officials of the department
nose doings have not been brought
fore the grand jury for the purpose a,
obtaining an indictment. T
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has NJ