The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-05
MRS, M'KINlEY
AT KENCF|SHER
1t Is Said She Will Be Re-
appointed.
H ELP FROM A. WOMAN
1t Is Said Mrs. Roosevelt Was
Interested.

Guthrie. O. T., Jan. 4.-The kingisher
postofice appointment. over which there
has been some rather enthusiastic scrap
ping as it is one of the best postoffice
appointments in the territory. has been
settled, say returning politicians from
Washington-and in the settlement of il
is has been the residents wife rather
than the president who was the princi-
pal factor. Mrs. Margaret Mckinley will
be re-appointed-
Mrs. Mckinley is the widow of al orig
inal Kingfisher county homesteader.
William Mckinley. deceased. cousin of the
late president Mckinley William Nc
Kinley had a large family. consisting
of a wife anc nine children, to support.
He soon had a heavy mortgage on his
farm and was experiencing the usual
hardships of the first settler When his
cousin came president OF the United
States Mckinley thought he saw the
chance to better somewhat his hard con-
ditions He accordingly wrote the presi-
dent, setting forth his circumstances and
asked to be appointed postmaster a.
Kingfsher
William Mckinley was not at this time
a Republican, and this he mentioned to
the president in his application. saying
that hard times had driven him. like
many others. to join the populist ranks.
Nevertheless President Mckinley looked
kindly on the application ard, in spite
of the fact that the Republicans were
strongly endorsing Captain John Rogers.
a Civil war veteran OF the place, he
waived all political considerations and
appointed his cousin.
William Mckinley lived but eighteen
months after receiving the appointment
and his widow was named as his sue
cessor. Mi.fortunes multiplied. in a
short time three of the children followed
their father to the grave. With the
mortgage still unpaid and these additional
expenses the widowed mother had all
she could do 10 keep thinks running Just
when she began 10 live somewhat easier
to matter of reappcintment came up.
There were politicians. of course, who
thought that the position should be given
to some one who had aided the party
as Kingfsher. both the county and city.
had given the Republicans an increased
majority at the last election. and there
were several candidates for the place.
Among these were Captain John Rogers.
defeated for the appointment under Presi-
dent Mckinley. and Thos. A. Ewing. for
mer territorial oil inspector under ex-
Governor Barnes.
Mrs Mckinley thwarted the efforts OF
all aspirants. however, for she took the
matter up. not with the president, but
with the power behind me throne. the
presidents wife. In a personal letter to
Mrs Roosevelt she told Of her many mis-
fortunes and reviewed the manner Of the
appointment OF her deceased husband.
The letter had the desired effect. for il
touch dethe heart of the first lady OF
the land. And thus Il was that the sec
ond appointment to the Kingfisher post
Office was a personal one; for IT was the
presidents wife that asked that the de-
nands of politics be forgotten and that
Mrs Mckinley be re-appointed. The
president has told Delegate Mcclure and
other Oklahoma politicians who have
called on him that Mrs. Mckinley would
be appointed to succeed herself.
Washington. Jan. 4-Postnlssters con-
frmed by senate:
Indian territory-Frederick S. Walker.
Alton
Ksnsas-cfeorge n. Leisenring. Ellis
Postmasters nominated:
Indian territory-Robcrt 2. Ross, Tai
lequah.
Oklahoma-Benjamin ". Williams. Say