Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-13
LARGE LIST OF AsPIRANTS
MANY CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE
OF PUBLIC PRINTER.
Secretary Taft Said to Have Endorsed
Cincinnati Man-President
Roosevelt Waiting.

The list of aspirants for the position Of
public printer appears to be a growing
one. two new names having been added
to it today The names of those said to
be the latest candidates are +. G. kreh-
bie, Cincinnati printer, and ]. Frank
Dunleavy, who is said to have had charge
Of large printing plants at Boston and
other places.
According to information received here
today Secretary of War Taft, Representa-
tive Nicholas Longworth and Mayor
Markbreit of Cincinnati have Endorsed
Mr.. Krehbiel to succeed Charles A. Still
ings in charge Of the government print
ing office. Mr.. Krehbiel is said to be
practical printer. and IS brother o.
T.. II. Krehble. the musical critic Of the
New York Tribune.
J. Frank Dunleavy is said to be Endorsed
by Senator Lodge and other prominent
men. including Capt. John w. Weeks a
representative from Massachusetts. Be-
ing a native Delawarean, he is also recon-
mended by Senator Richardson of that
state, and by leading business men of
Boston, Philadelphia and Wilmington. 1t
is said he has had more than twenty-five
years experience at the printing trade
and it's branches. For the past seven
years he has been superintendent OF the
library bureau of Boston. He was men,
Der Of the Typographical Union.
Snider's Record.
The friends of Capt. George L. Snider of
the Army and Navy Union, who has been
designated as the soldier candidate for
the position of public printer have pre-
pared his record, in which 1t il shown
that his past service has been as printer
and soldier. clerk at the Smithsonian In
stitution and clerk and bookkeeper in the
service ri
He worked three years in a country print
ing office and three years as a compost
tor on straight and display matter in city
Offices. In the 3D. United States Artillery
printer at headquarters Department Of the
South. Gen. Henry j. Hunt. department
commander.
The President. it is stated. has some
rather determined ideas about the big
printing establishment One Is that he
will not nominate any man who is or has
been connected with the institution: This
would eliminate Capt. Brian. acting public
printer. and Oscar ]. Ricketts,. former
foreman and chief clerk of the office. both
timately familiar with the details there
than any other two men in the country,
and both possessing administrative abili-
ties.
Aspirants Eliminated.
The President is likewise determined,
according to inside information. that he
will not name a member of a labor union
Typographical or otherwse-as public
printer. believing that to be as unwise as
to pick a man who might oppose the
labor organizations if put In charge.
So far as the President can see. Mr..
Rossiter. who really does not want to
leave the census bureau. is about the best
qualified man he can think of. having
been in the printing business for years.
although not. engaged In actual typeset-
ting or bookbinding. Therefore he cannot
fully understand why there should be OBJ
lection to him on the part Of the labor
organizations.
With Mr. Rossiter eliminated from the
contest as he may have been following
the visit of Mr.. James M. Lynch Of the
International Typographical Union to the
White House. there is much doubt about
what will happen at the White House end.
The President is not likely to hasten a
selection. With his views as to the kind
of man to be chosen he may have trouble
in reaching a decision, as he did for some
time before Stillings was named Stillings
was picked after a long fight and much
lAaought as to q candidate.