The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-30
TO SETTLE APPOINTMENT Of the Postmastership at Selma.
 e DECISION IS EXPECTED SOON Friends of Both Mrs. Force and
 Scott at Work.
DECISION IS EXPECTED SOON
Attorney eensraI Garber To Fiis An. other Brief wfth The United states Supreme Court In The
 Alonso Bailey Case.
nY ALFREp ,. sToFER.

EFOb&DEy WlInin a cay or two an ifn~ portant Alabama apointment Is going
 10 be settsed--tha pogtmastership at Selma. This case has been hanging
 fire for about wear.
 As is well known, Mrs. Mary Force is the incumbent. s1ie has held the
 ofice for many. many years. Sena-
 tors Morgan and Pettus would never
 turn a finger to dlGturb her. Referee
 Thompson and other prominent Ala
 bama Republicans, have done every
 thing in their power to bring about
 the appointment of D. M. Scott. It is
 learned that Mir. Scott has indorse-
 meats several feet high on file in the Postoniee Department. The under
 standing is that he Is generally backed by the business men of Selma. and letters have been sent from other parts of the State warmly recom- mending his appointment. Many of his friends have visited Washington In his interest and have urged upon the President and the Postmaster General a change in the offlce.
 At one time 1t Is said that the com mission of Scott was about to made out. Then 1t was held up. Outside influence was brought to bear and Mrs. Force was permitted to hold on. The President, however, practically CONTINGENCIES case would be made about December 1. Therefore all the interested parties are looking for action in the near fu- ture.
 It Is said that ex-secretary of state John " Foster, formerly of Indiana, iB one of the influential friends Of Mrs Force, who has exefted himself in her behalf. Mfr. Foster has made his home in Washington for a number of years. He Is persona grata at all times at the White House. He has ktEnas aFla understands questions of i'm lfsrnationa1 importance and has been valuable to President Roosevelt during his occupancy of thes White House. MT. Foster has a. strong pull, and It may be that he win carry his point.
 GaPbeP Coming Back.
 Attorney General Garber Is expected here this week to file another brief with the Supreme Court in the Alonzo Bailey case. This has been made ne- ceSsary by the filing Of the brief by Attorney General Bonaparte who con tends that in some way the Fourteenth Amendment Is involved in the matter. Attorney General Garber will probably also make a brief statement to the court when his additional brief in be- half of the State of Alabama is pre- scented.
 A letter received from Senator John ston by his secretary, Mir. Stallings states that the Senator will reach Washington on December 5. Mrs Johnston will not come here until after the holidays Senator and Mrs. Johnston will again be quartered at the Hotel Normandie where they stopped last session..
 Senator Bankhead is also expected in the city! next week. Mrs. Bank head will not arrive until after New Years. They will again be quartered at the Riggs House, which has been their abiding place in Washington for a number of years.
 Through the intercession of Senator Johnston, Attorney General Bonaparte has directed the United States judge and attorney for the Northern District of Alabama not to. sign the commit ment papers in the case of T., J. Moot jen, of Gadsden. who was sentenced to a fine of $500 and six months im- for an alleged violation of the internal revenue laws. Nootjen is a distiller at Gadsden. It is stated that something over 8 year ago through technical errors of men in his employ, the regulations were vio- lated, and when handed up. he was made to pay about s4.00o in fines. He did that and he and his 1 friends thought the case against him | was closed. He believed a 'satisfac- tory settlement had been made, but l there was another prosecution. Mir. i Bonaparte now orders that the papers l be held up until the Department of | Justice can have a chance to review | the case.
 The memorial addresses delivered in | the Senate and House on the lives and i deeds of the late Senators Morgan and | Pettus will be ready for distribution | In a few days. The books are hand l printed and bound, and there | are most lifelike steel engravings of | Alabama's great old men. Many let | ters have been received by the Ala | bama delegation In Congress asking | lust when these eulogies would appear | In book form.
 Through the efforts of Senator John yton, there is a fair chance of the ap- | pointment of W. c. Holt, of Mont | gomery. to a second lleutenancy in the | army. It will be remembered that Mir. | Holt was one of the many who were | examined some months ago at Fort | Leavenworth. In one or two essentials he did not pass the examination, but 1 stood so well in other particulars that | Adjutant General Ainsworth has | through the intercession of Senator | Johnston agreed to take the matter | once more before President Roosevelt. | Mr. Holt is now in Washington taking s special course and 1t is hoped by | his friends that he will ultimately be | appointed.'