The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
T0lslluClISPOLITIGS
AMONG / \ { CARRIERS.
REo Is q neta, yeSls stioWs Ens
ploy {; d Worked Fe Increased

Va s ~ A i4 KS.
WASHING ToN ID. 9 Z Jan. is.
Postmaster General sWynneg transmit
ted 70 the House today u statement
Of facts relative to the dismissal Of
James 9, Keller, President Of the CITY
Letter Carriers, Association, ana
Frank Cunningham, Warren lumber
and II. ". Aldrich, officers Of the Rus
raj Carriers Association.
3 He says Keller was dismissed from
being absent from duty without, leave.
Keller stated he received oral leave
from Postmaster Payne to DO absent
for year. When the department or.
dercd his return no filed letter, say.
Ing It was impossible. His dismissal
followed. y; q b 4 81
The campaign OF the rural carriers
for an increase Of pay. is set forth In
the communication In a number Of
circular letters credited to tile three
named carriers and all based on an
expedition made BY Carrier Cunning.
ham to New York, where no inter.
viewed Chairman Cortelyou OF the
Republican National Committee,
Chairman Taggart, OF the Democratic
National Committee, and Representa-.
tive overstreet, Secretary Of the Re.
publican Congressional Campaign Blu
reau, X A
Cunningham was instructed to
make tho best bargain possible"
with the politicians II was pro.
posed that Representative Ovorstroet
should give out a newspaper interview
that at the coming session no will re.
port out of the EostolIlce Committee
the Fairbanks bill, (The situation In
Indiana Is that Fairbanks willGbe de:
feated, The Republicans are OF that
opinion and should be glad Of chance
to make this tradel. Then what?
This interview will be flashed all over
the country by tho Associated Press
that Ovorstrect will do this.
I've will then get In our work OF.
getting Congressman and candidates
10 commit themselves to$yote for tile
bill. We will then get ont the Free
Delivery News with an extra whoop.
Ing mp over Ovcrstreet, that he is not
such a bad fellow after all, and urge
the carriers TO support the whole
ticket. ail..
But IL Cortelyon does not ,agroe TO
this plan then VIC must do our turn
in game OF bluff--say to him that
we will support the head Of the ticket,
but as We have nothing to expect from
a Republican House We will support
the Democrats for tho remainder OF
the ticket"
The comment is then made; at Is
a bold plan, butt is better5to 50 along
tEan to stand still. Both political par:
ties think we have much more
strength. many more members In our
organization, than VIC really have.
This is very much in our favor and
all comes from the quantities Of tele:
grams and petitions sent to Washing.
ton last winter. i
Carrier Cunningham reported to
Carrier lumber by letter from New,
York, October ia, 1904, as follows:
81 seen Cortelyou today and he
said he had long talk with Over
street and that he could not give me
any encouragement, as oyerstreet
would not commit himself. seen
Mr.. Taggart this afternoon and he
talked as though the Democrats
would without doubt pass the bill II
elected. told him, however, that
we could only support Democratic
House. will meet him again to-mor,
row morning." 4
After a meeting Of Cunningham and
lumber in Buffalo October 10, 1904,