The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-13
PALMER PEOPLE
At BIG PR|NTERY
ON ANXIOUS BENCH
A Shake-Up Expected
When New Head
Takes Charge.
OYSTER BAY ORDERS
Likely That the President
Will Issue a Drastic
Ultlmatum.
OYSTER BAY ORDERS

Deprived of their leader, the mem
bers of the Palmer faction in the Gov
ernment Printing Office are watching
eagerly for further developments.
Mr. Palmer left Washington last
night for Chicago. accompanied by his
son, and will not return here for some
time. This leaves the men who labored
so hard TO oust Oscar ]. Ricketts,, now
Acting Public Printer. TO their own re-
sources and wondering what will hap
pen next.
They feel that they have little to fear
from Ricketts, as long as he is holding
his job temporarily. for the foreman of
printing is not going to make any such
mistake that which caused the un-
doing of Mr.. Palmer. Even If he want
ed to drop the ak on the necks of the
men who have been fighting him so
hard he would not do so.
Heads May Fall
But the anti-Ricketts faction know
that at no distant day President Roose-
welt will appoint Public Printer out
right, giving him all the authority of
his office, and when that appointment
is made 1t will be accompanied by in
structions from Oyster Bay to clean out
the Government Printing Office. All
who are acting in the interests of either
the Lanston or the Mergenthaler COM
panies viii have to go If their game is
discovered Also those whose admin
istration of the affairs Immediately
under their control has been Dad will
leave the big printery. Many of those
who Were mixed UP in the factional
fights Will follow the others and the
Government Printing Office will be put
on a new basis
The view expressed in the report OF
the Keep commission that Mr.. Palmer
was influenced too much by persons who
had drummed into his ears the story
that Ricketts, was trying to undo hin
throws a burden on the shoulders oi
those of his hackers who hold jobs il
the printery. When the new Public
Printer takes hold and begins to ash
questions they will be in an embarrass
| ing position.
| Among those who are likely to retire
/ from the Government service in tn
near future are II. T. Brian. chief clerk
w. H. Tapley, chief electrician: Alber
Cottle. chief Of the fifth division: Byrol
w. Bonney. chief of the record clerks
! division: Mr.. Hodes, of the gazette di
vision: =. j. Byrne. foreman OF bindlng
and Homer Collins.
Were Palmer Supporters.
All these men were strong Palmer sup
porters and fought Ricketts, hard Tap
Hey and Hodes are mentioned in tn
Keep report as being among those VIII
attended the nocturnal conferences a
the residence of Mr.. Dove. Albert Cot
tie was one of the committee whose re
port on the Me-gentnaler and Lansto
machines the Keep report characterize
as wort HESS. Brian and Byrne have a
ways been against Ricketts, The form
er was a candidate 20 succeed Mr.. Palm
.. ei The latter figured extensively in TN
fight made by the local boOkbinder.
union against Assistant Foreman w.
: Miller. of the bindery. whose cas-
: created such a sensation two years ag,
That some Of these officials will hay
: TO leave the Government Printing Oinc
, is certainty. They may all go. Som
are good men in their lines anL othc,
are not All have mixed too much
the politics OF the office and il Is DIT,
dicted that when the new Public Printt
takes hold he will find the resIgnat tfor
of several OF them on his desk the fir:
: morning