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of the Office, including county and city of
fieials. democrats. bankers, lawyers, mer-
chants, farmers. mechanics, etc, all asking
for his appointment. He also furnished us
with a certificate signed by the democratic
probate judge that he was qualified voter
at that place. His appointment was held
up; numerous charges were filed against
him, probably by the same men who are
now furnishing you with your information.
Numerous Investigations followed by the
department and TrammelPs appointment
followed after he had been completely ex-
onerated by the agents of the government.
The papers in this case are on file In
Washington, and I presume you will have
no trouble in seeing them IL you are as
anxious to clear up these charges as you
were to make them.
Not Responsible for Millcan.
"You state that the previous postmaster
at Dothan, whom Trammell succeeded. was
also appointed upon the recommendation of
Scott and Thompson. and was killed by the
sheriff of the county as he was attempting
to escape from the consequences Of Sc
duction.' In answer to that wish to say
that neither Mr. Scott nor had anything
on earth to do with the appointment of Mr..
Millican, the former postmaster at Dothan.
but he was recommended by our predeces-
sors in the party organization. An investi-
cation of the records of the Post Office De-
partment will disclose these facts.
Endorsed by Patrons.
''You refer to the appointment of Jere
Dennis, whom you designate as deputy
in the internal revenue service at Birming-
ham, as postmaster at Marion. Perry coun-
ty, Ala. If you would refer to the files of
the Post Office Department at Washing
ton you will find among those asking the
appointment of Mr.. Dennis the name or
your friend, w. F. Aldrich, before his re-
moval as referee. They will also show that
he was not Endorsed until he had furnished
us with the backing of the patrons of the
Office. Probably 30 per cent signed his pc
tition. They were preachers, lawyers,
school teachers, bankers, merchants, farm
ers and all classes of citizens of Marion.
Dennis was never in any way connected
with the internal revenue service In Ala
bama, and he was resident of Marion long
prior to the vacancy.
The Barnes Case.
"You refer to the appointment of man
named Barnes as postmaster at Andalusia.
against whom you allege fraud order
has only recently been issued by the Post
master General and who had been charged
with using the mails for unlawful pur-
poses You say he was also charged with
assault and that still the President APP
pointed him.
'In regard to his case I will say that Mr..
Barnes was, at the time of his appointment
as postmaster at Andalusia, a deputy United
States marshal at Montgomery. but at the
same time residing at Andalusia. He came
to us backed by the petition of the patrons
of the Office, and we have never yet heard,
save from your statement, that there had
been fraud order issued against him by
the Post Office Department. We hardly be-
lieve this could be true, for If it had been
undoubtedly it would have been called to
the attention of the United States marshal
under whom he was serving, and by the
court officers for whom he served papers.
and it is hardly possible that they would
have permitted him to remain in office UNI
der the circumstances.
"1n regard to the other charge, will say
that am informed that the patrons Of the
Andalusia Office are now petitioning the
President to retain Mr.. Barnes in the Office,
which Is a complete vindication of the
charge, for knowing the temperament of
the people of that intelligent community l
can say for them that they would not toll
crate any man in office resting under such
a charge