The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
ON THE GRID ARE
POSTCH|EFS THREE
For Inefficiency, Inebri-
ETY. and immortality.
A. M. SCALES H0N0RED
Appointment as Member of Board oil
Visitors to Naval Academy Secured
by 0yerman. Webb Secures VIC
tory in Publication OF Gin
nerS Reports.
ners Reports.
BY THOMAS j PENCE.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 7.-Senator
Ovcrman called at the White House
today 10 pay his respects to the Presi-
dent, and while there secured the
appointments of Hon. A. NJ. Scales, of
Greensboro, as member of the board
of visitors to the Naval Academy.
This is an honorary position, which
last year was held by Capt Wilkes, of
Charlotte. Both times this honor,
which many Southern States sought,
was secured for North Carolina by
Senator Overman.
The President referred to his trip
through North Carolina in pleasant
words and was most cordial in his
greeting to the Senator. Among other
things Senator Overman called to his
attention the bill that he has intro
duced for the appointment of a special
commits sion to investigate and exploit
cotton and other trade conditions
throughout the world. Mr. Roosevelt
expressed his hearty approval of the
plan.
Representative Yates Webb has
scored q big victory in his effort to
secure the daily publication by the
Census Bureau of the amount of coz
ton ginned in the cotton States as
reported by the census numerators.
In the future the glnners' report will
be issued fourteen times each month
instead of semi monthly. This decis-
ion was reached today by Director
North after conference with all his
assistants at which Representative
Webb was present Mr.. North reached
the conclusion suggested by the Rep
resentative from the Ninth that these
daily reports will lessen the specula-
tive feature of the market. as changes
in the reports of the amount of cot
ton ginned will be less gradual than
il published semi-monthiy The re-
ports will be published for all days
prior to the date for the appearance
of the regular Semi-mOnthly reports.
The information necessary is in the
hands of the department at that time
and will not result in any additional
cost. a daily report would require the
doubling of the force of enumeratOTS,
and so Mr. Webb is satisfied with ne
arrangement as outlined. believing
that it will accomplish every purpose
desired.
Representative Thomas, who is a
member of the Public Building COM
mittee says that there is great pres
sure for an omnibus building bill this
year and that it will be difficult TO
keep the House from passing such
measure.
\ Trio on the Grid.
There are three postmasters in
North Carolina who are on the grid
iron and present indications are that
the trio will have to walk the plank.
immortality, inebriety ana ineffciency
are the alliterative charges that are
about to result in their official down
fall. The charge Of immortality is made
against Postmaster George l.. Patter-
son at Concord, that of inebriety
against Claude d. Holland at Gas
tonia, and that of ineffciency against
J. Il. Mathison, at Wadesboro
The case of Claude D. Holland, the
postmaster at Gastonia, is such that
the Postoffice Department has al
ready called for his resignation. Inter
est now centers in the fight for the
plum, which is between Mrs. Holland,
wife Of the postmaster, and r. 3.
Bradley who lives in South Carolina.
The fact that he is a resident of an
other State in all probability eimi-
mates Bradley but it shows how hard
run Republicans in North Carolina are
to get competent men to fill the Eede-
raj offices. Mrs. Holland is endorsed
by all the members of the Republican
county executive committee and a
of buciness people in Gastonia,
the most of whom are Democrats
They are not acting from partisan
motives but on the ground that there
is no Republican in the community
uuaified to fill the job. The North
Carolina Senator's and Representative
Webb have been appealed to by prom
inent people in WaGesboro to present
the case from this standpoint to the
President. They may take it up with
the Postmaster General
In the case of the WadesDoro post
master who is charged with incom-
potency, the situation is worse than
in Gastonia, for up to the present
time not a Republican of sufficient
standing has been found to measure
up to the requirements of the office.
The resignation of the present post
master, J L. Mathison, has been re-
qucsted. but so far as is known, j.
Frank Medley is the only candidate TO
succeed him. Medley. while Demo
crat, has never figured in politics. It'll
is claimed that he is endorsed ~ all
the business and professional men in
Wadesboro with very few exceptions. !
What Mr.. Rollins will do about Mr..
Medley's application is NOT known. but
the case as here related is going 10 !
be presented to the President, 1t Is |
said that ex-senator OdOm, Of Arson, |
who. much after the fashion of cattle |
sold on the hoof, delivered over his
vote to elect former Senator Pritclard |
In expectation of Federal appoint !
ment is ADVANTAGEOUS after the Job. |
He won't get it. because there are two
good men in the L. S. Senate who |