The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-30
POSITION FOR 4 DEMOCRAT.
Vacancy en- Interstate Commerce So"-
mission-AycOck Is Mentioneu-it
is Conceded That n Southern Man
Will be Appointed.
(Pv Thomas ]. Pence in News ana
Observer


(By Thomas ]. Pence in News anu
Cbserver.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., November 2S.-
A vacancy in the Interstate Conn
merce Commission will exist January
first, and it is conceded that South-
ern man and democrat VIII be inc
appointea AT that time the term OF
JudsOn G. Clements as a MEMBER OF
the commission will expire. Mr Gle
mentc, who is a Georgian and a dem
ocrat expects u disappointment. HIS
friends think he deserves another
term of his knowledge Of railway prob
lemS and because OF the record ne mas
made. The President mas not indicat-
ed what he will do and other names
are being suggested. among these being
that of Ex-Governor Aycock. Of North
Carolina Governor Aycock lis not ap-
plying for the position and the men
ton of his name is a fine compliment
to him.
Senator Joe blackburn, OF Ken
tuckv. whose term expires March attn,
and Ex-Governor Montague. CT Vir-
ginia, are also being urged Tor the
appointment in the federal service 10
which ? southern democrat Is eligible.
The appointment Is for seven years and
the salary is ten thousand dollars.
Miss Mary LeDuc, who enjoyed the
personal friendship of the tate Pres1-
dent Mckinley. which began In the
Sunday school classroom when she
was a teacher, has rendered her resig
= zion as postmistress at Tryon, Polk
~ounty. The late president remem-
bered Miss LeDuc from his boyhood
d. and when he learned Of her resi-
,nce in the North Carolina town
snrn after his first inauguration. ten
red her the appointment as head of
ne postoffce, which is Of the presi-
Dental rank. Recently the duties OF
tre position have become so arduous
that she determined ID resign. tn
republican state chairman, Spencer B.
Adams. has recommended az her sue
cessor Eugene Brown1ee-
OPPOSE HIGHER POSTAGE.
H B. Warner, commissioner Of labor
and printing, appeared before the
postal commission today in opposition
to the recommendation of AIS slant
Postmaster General Madden for in
creasing the rate on second-class mail
from one to four cents Mr.. Warner
declares that such an increase would
have to be sustained by the newspa-
pers and that II would seriously en-
barrass many smaller publications.
Mr.. Warner also saw General Pas
senger Agent Hardwick, of the South
ern about q special train for the Ma
tional Editorial Association when IL
meets in jamestown next summer. II
| is his purpose TO have the train, which
will be operated from st. Louis. pass
| through North Carolina
The selection. Of sites for the new
| postoffce buildings at Salisbury and
henderson were announced this after
, noon by Assistant Secretary Edwards,
of the treasury. At Henderson the lot
120 by $50 feet corner Garrett and
Winder streets, the property OF Mrs
Will'e III. Tucker, was chosen The
price is seven thousand dollars. which
IL five hundred less than the amount
appropriated. In Sal sbury the j. +:
Griffith property. corner 1nnis ana
Chuch streets, was selected. the price
being $4,000 The total approprla-
ton was s75. 600, which leaves s5S.eoo
for the building
The First Nationai paak oS Denoir
was Authorized today by the COM
trolIer Of the currency 10 begfn busi-
ness with $4,000 capital stock,