The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-06
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rousles Arisen aeeaust
OF APP oIntr,e tor New
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I NEW Dirk. Dec The New
u Work postmastership, which is TIC
!! second highest federal position IN the
n State. and which Will be tiled by AR
%EWilcoS. has been the cause of a good
deal of pickering among he leaders
Il of both parties since the days Of
Il POSTMASTER Pearson. though the
il holders of the place have been limited
\ to few individuals The last Dem:
ocraic occupant OF the place was
4 Charles w Dayton, an sappointee of
President Cleveland. Mr.. Dayton was
an anti-Tammany Democrat. and his
administration was sgnalized BY
pretty solid opposition to the Tiger,
Bntasoon after retiring from office he
went over to Tammany and Is now
prominent In the councils Of that or
ganization. although Tammany s. op.
posed his appointment as postmaster.
He succeeded Cornelius Van Colt and
Mr. Van Colt in turn succeeded him..
Had Postmaster Van Cott lived he;
would have been permitted to serve
out his term, but President Roosevelt,
some months ago, informed Senator
P1att that Mr.. Van Cott8would not be-
reappointed. The President. while
not entertaining the accusations
against Mr.. Van Colt, made up his
mind thatsSa change would be bene:
ests having business with the local
postofice. He selected ex=Mayor Seth
Low as the type Of man he would
prefer for the Off ces but NJ r I4ow55 In
tilalated that he could not accept III
was Mr.. Lows Endorsement Of hist
former, park commissioner, togetherl
with a similar Endorsement by the Re.
publican organization, which led so
MT. Wilcox's appoin tnent to the POI
sitfon.
The ppontment, somewhat curl /
ously. gives satisfaction not only to (
the organization Republicans, but also
business interests Of the city. t is:
TO the friends of SENATOR
Platt and to those specially friendly;
to the Senator. Before accepting the,
appointment or making known his.
purpose of accepting, Mr.. Wi1coXI
made it plain that he should be peril
mitted to conduct the business OF 1
the Office absolut ely free from the dic.| 3
tation* of any one. just as he conduct
ed the affairs Of the Park Depart
ment under Mayor Low: Hence. /;
many reforms are looked for in the Ii
conduct of. the Office, among them the H
Of al complete service rs
Il tubes for the transmissal or mail
rom the main Office to its uptown h
branches; the Improvement Of the
'olete, and needed increase IN the
'arrier service TO keep pace with the
growing demands of the city. Eff
orts Will be made to convince Con- 4
'ress OF the national Importance of III
iii cheney iii the postal service in the &s
ty, whose port receives more mall n
ham all other ports ous8the Atlantic IA
eaboard combined, and MI. Wilcox n
viii keep telling Congress that the 81
Jew York. postofice is of far greater5EH S
lgnfhcance than a mere local post Il
nice. II,
HE CHRISTMAS DELlNEAToR:I II
The December Delineator. with its n
lessage of good cheer and helpful h
ess, viii be welcomed in every home W
he fashion pages are unusually a + %
active, illustrating and describing f.
le very latest modes IN way to s g
AXE their construction during the @
lsy festive season pleasure In
cad Of a task. and the literary and q.
ctorial features are Of rare excel I, 5
nee q selection Of Low Songs from s 54
re Wagner operas, rendered into
nglish by Richard de Gallienne and to
ea az illustrated in colors by J. 5th
Leyendecker, occupies a promi iel
mt place, and a chapter in the Com III
'sers' Series, relating the Romancea as
Wagner and Cosima, is an interest fc
g supplement to the lyrics A very Slo
ever paper entitled Tl.e#Court CIrtda
es of the Republic. describes some ST