Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-01

sent to the Senate by the President yes
terday evening and telephone message
fr - Washington to the Gazette, an.
nonncing the appointment, was received
lust 10 time to be published in that eve.
ning's issue. The news soon spread
throughout the city and was received
with generallsatisiactio though the other
candidates all had friends who had
hoped that their respective choice wonld
receive the appointment.
The candidates were Messrs. Bur-
roughs. L. Washington, S. R. Dishmsn,
chief property clerk in the Quarter
masters Department at Washington; }.
Armistead Eggborn, who for time had
the support of the Slemp faction OF the
republican party in the State, and James
f. Johnston. During the past few days
the impression had gotten abroad that
Mr.. Washington would be made post
master by the President as personal
appointment" but later developments
proved this report 10 have been Ill found
ed. The others were out OF the race
some time ago
Mr. Burroughs, who will succeed Mr..
Crupper as postmaster on April l, was
bora at East Rupert, W., and came
South with a Vermont regiment OF VOL
unteers at the beginning of the civil war.
He settled in Alexandria the latter part
of 1864 ard entered the pOstofiice as
clerk under William ID. Massey in the
spring of 1865. He has been connected
with the Office since then, with the ex-
ception of four years, when he left to en-
gage in farming near Manassas and dur
ing the four wears Mr.. c.. G.. Carin WAS
postmaster. Mr. Burroughs was chief
clerk under Postmaslers Massey, Nicholas
p. Trist. William n Berkeley and Lewis
Mckenzie, and was assistant pos master
undes David A. Windsor, w. w. Her
bert Park Agnew and Joseph L. OfuP-
per for "a years.
Although Postmaster Crupprr's term
does not expire till April 10, he will re-
tire from Office March 81, the end OF the
postal uarler, and Mr. Burroughs VIII
enter upon the discharge Of his new
duties on April /. The salary Of the
Office is now about 81, 700.
When seen this morning by repre-
sentative of The Gazette concerning The
appointment of his successor. Postmaster
Crupper said
"Mr. Burroughs sp'endidly endorsed
petition and the visit of the ladies TO the
White House in his behalf all tended
90 show the President that the appoint
men. of Mr.. Burroughs would be highly
satisfactory to the citizens and patrons
of the office, and venture but little
when say that both Postmaster General
Cortelyou and First Assistant P"stma'-
ter General Hitch .Ock regarded Mr..
Burroughs case as the best presented
10 The department Republicans, G m
ing 10 Washington, from every section
of the State without reference to f rmer
fac,ionai alignments declared that iormer
State Chairman Agnew shOnid be con
suited in his own cit, while Secretary
Shaw lent his powerful aid because OF
his desire to obige Mr.. Agnew.
"But, after all, it was Colonel SlemPs
recommendation that moved the Presi-
dent 10 name Mr. Burroughs, and to
Colonel Slemp is Mr. Burroughs greatest
obligation due"
Mr.. Burroughs said in answer TO an
inquiry. IA to who would be his assistant,
that he had not given the matter
moments thought, but would be guided
largely in the matter by the views OF
Messrs. Agnew and Crupper.
As stated in The Gazette Of Monday
last a delegation of ladies from this city
ON tina: day waite on the President on
behalf of MIR. BurrOughs's appointment.
The Washington correspondent OF the
Richm md Times Dispatch gives the iol-
lowing account of the interview
A delegation of women from Alexan-
dria went TO the White House Monday
10 see the President for the purpose OF
urging him to appoint Mr.. Burroughs,
assistant postmaster, 10 the place. Rep
resentaliye Rixey, of the AI xaudria
district. CHANGED TO be al the White
House when the delegation arrived, and
they besought him to take them into the
Presidents chamber Now, to get them
there it was necessary thst Secretary
Loeb should be seen. 1t is small trou-
BILE to see Loeb, but to get by him to the
President is another matter.
MIR. Loeb received the delegation with
all the lrigidty possible for him to as
sume. and, 10 addition thereto, put on
for the occasion a cloak Of more than
The thickness of that which he habitually
wears. and it is thicker than any seen
in Washington. The home OF official
dignity 10 this country is the national
capital. But the cloak was not heavy
enough to brighten or awe the ladies.
They told the secretary what they
wanted. They were informed that the
President did not trouble himself about
such small matters as the Alexandra
misunderstanding, but they told him they
knew otherwise Furthermore, they as
sured Mr.. Loeb that they had been
warned against him, that they had been
told that he would do all in his power to
prevent their seeing President Roosevelt.
Secretary Loeb tried to induce them
10 see the postmsster-general, telling
them that he attended to all such mat
ters a. the one on which they wanted t.
see the President, but they were still
firm It was then that Mr.. Rixey came
IN the rescue and told the secretary that
he would assume the responsibility oil
taking in the ladies. Ire President was