The Washington times., 1906-03-17
SPOTTSWOUD WILL
NOT ACCEPT PLACE
Declines Position as Fore
man Ricketts, Successor.
ILl-HEALTH HIS REASON
Post Now Offered to Charles E. Young,
Head of the Night Bill
Force
ILl-HEALTH HIS REASON

Assistant Foreman OF Printing J. NJ.
a. Spottswood, who was last evening
rendered the appointment of foreman Of
printing by Public Printer Sunings, to
succeed Oscar ]. Ricketts,. who retired
today. has declined. giving as reason
the poor state of his health.
In extending the appointment Mr..
SuIlings wrote to Mr.. Spottswood:
Tn offering you this appointment I
desire TO express my appreciation of
your long and faithful services, and of
Your ability as printer and foreman
THE position OF foreman of printing
is one which carries with It not only
heavy responsibilities. but large meas
ure Of honor as well.
Il have the greatest confidence that
You will fulfill the duties thereof with
credit to yourself and advantage to the
Government"
Mr.. Spottswood Declines.
To this Mr.. SpottswoOd replied:
In Offering me this place you have
conferred upon me a great honor which.
j assure you. l appreciate to the fullest
extent For this manifestation on your
part in recognizing my long service in
this Office please accept my most CRATE
ful thanks / deeply regret. however.
that the present state of my health will
not permit me to assume the RESPONSE
bilities incumbent upon the position, and
for this reason and no other | am COM
PEELED to decline.
In connection with this matter let
me assure you of my earnest purpose
10 render you the best service L am cap
able OF giving toward making your ad-
mIniStratIon complete success"
PUBLIC Printer Stillings said this morn
ing that he rendered the appointment 70
Mr.. SpottswOod because IL was the
proper thing to do and because Mr.
Spottswood was qualified and deserved
Inc promotion. Ii is the policy of the
Public Printer to promote the men who
are qualihed and competent. and Mr..
Spottswood was in every way entitled
10 the appointment
Is Popular Official
Everyone in the office was gratified
over the appointment. for Mr.. SPOTS
wood is especially popular. He entered
the Office when Gen. George Bowman
was Superintendent of Public Printing,
and Cornelius Wendell had the contract
for Government printing. Spottswood
was first employed in the Office when the
civil war broke out and entered the
army AT the first call for the defense OF
Washington. He served three months
and was honorably discharged. In lS7.
he was appointed assistant foreman OF
printing and has flied the position ever
since.
After receiving Mr.. Spottswood's let
ter the Public Printer announced that
he wculdr tender the appointment 4
Charles Z. Young. foreman of the night
bill force Mr.. Young comes from
Nebraska He has been in the office
twenty years. He is a splendid work
man. and is well liked by mis- men. Mr.
Dung VIII receive notice of his appoint
ment this afternoon. and it is the belle
OF his friends that he vii accept it.
Ricketts, Last Day.
This was Foreman Ricketts, last day
AT the office. and much of his tim,
was taken up in saying good-by to thos,
of the employees who had not yet called
70 express their regret at his leaving
He will turn over a clean desk TO hi
successor.
TO show their appreciation of the re
appointment OF their comrade. Pas
Commander Charles NJ Robinson o
Morris Post, as foreman of the PROC
division. Government Printing Office
the Phil Sheridan Post. G. A r. an ;
meeting last night unanimously adopte,
a resolution rendering their thanks I,
Public Printer StillinSs. for the seIec
1ion of a civil war veteran for the hea1
OF the most important division in tn,
Government Printing Office
An official copy OF the resolution wa
ordered sent to the Public Printer