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POSTMASTER LINK
NOT DISPLACED.
James Tolbert's Confirmation Has
Been Cancelled.
CAUSED STIR AT CAPITOL
Other Than an Adverse Report on
GreenviIIe Office, There are no
New Developments.
The State Bureau,
l4l7 g Street, N. w.

The State Bureau,
l4l7 G Street. n. w.
w Washington, June 3O
II was by mistake or else deceit that the ap.
pointment OF James Tolbert as postmaster at
.Abbeville was confirmed by the senate last
night and the confirmation has been cancell-
ed.
This Tolbert matter has caused no ipcop-
siderable stir this morning at the capitol and
II has agitated the minds OF many Statement
including the president OF the United STATES
and several senate and committee clerks.
Senator Peprose, chairman OF the senate COM
mittee, to which The nomination was referred,
promised Senator Lslimer yesterday that Mr..
Tolbert would not be confirmed at Ibis seq.
sion. Mr.. Wyatt Aiken " ho lives at Abbeville
and who for several months has been pro
testing 10 the posloftice department and 70
the president against the appointment OF Toll
bert as postmaster, was, in view OF Senator
Penroses promise, surprised TO see IN The
Record this morning the confirmation OF
Tolbert. Calling Senator Latimer's attention
to II, the two went Immediately 10 investi-
gate.
Called at the Capitol.
The president was at the capitol on his
apuual visit TO sign bills, and Senator ati-
mer butted in 10 see him. The president
said that MIR. Cortelyou had satished MIN
that James Tolbert was all right and that bis
appointment would have TO 60 unless some.
body preferred charges against him and had
him regularly ousted. Mr.. Lstimer was
ABOUT 10 COQCluQe lUHt Ill "de over, put 90 "
was leaving the room, in walked Senator
Penrose, who declared emphatically. ut VIII
just not get the president. That's all. put
this nomination in with batch OF DINERS
and marked them for the morsue." he SAID
he would himself tear up the confirmation
This will leave Mr.. Link still postmaster at
A bbeville unless the president makes recess
appointment. Senator Latimer snd Repre-
sentative Aiken in order 10 block this saw
Senator Penrose again and agreed 10 tele'
graph the president at Oyster Bay and 10
Mr.. Corlely on, the postmaster general, ASK
ing that nothing be done till next session OF
congress-
Aiken Stirred Up.
Mr.. Aiken, who seems much stirred up
about this matter, suspects some underband
move on the part Of somebody at the post
that department seem deter mined TO put In
one Tolbert or another. Mr. John q. Caperh
Is the powers that be. but Mr.. HITCHCOCK,
first assistant general. is the man who refers
all these matters to Copers.
why, MIR. Aiken" said Senator Penrose's
messenger this morning, "Mr. Hitchcock told
me you had Withdrawn your objection to Mr..
Tolbert,"
1"He's a liar" was the reply. and Mr..
Aiken says you can quote him any
where to that effect. The congressman from
the Third district was mad. The president
told him the other day that he the president.
had made MIR. Cortelyou mad sometime ego
when. at MIR. AK ems and Senator Lsiimer's
request, he withdrew the name Of "Red !"
Tolbert for this Office
The GreenviIIe ONCE.
All that can be learned here regarding the
rumored charges against Postmaster Richard.
son OF Greenville Is, that an adverse report
on the Office has been made by the inspectors
department for action. The first assistants
department has charge of appointments.
Zach MCGEE.