The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-19
MORE GOSSIP
ANEkT OFFICE
HITCHCOCK NOT LIKELY TO AP-
POINT MRS. cARMAcK At
COLUMBIA.
Postmaster General is Practical AND
Not Influenced by Sentiment
Col. Hughes Active.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. March 49,
The Nashville Banner Friday pub
lished the following Washington spe
cial:
Whether there is any prospect OF Mrs
Edward W Carmack being appointed
postmaster at Columbia it is impossl-
BILE to sax Col. Arch Hughes, former
postmaster there, who suggested to
President Taft that he appoint Mrs.
Carmack thinks the suggestion was
quite favorably received. But Col.
Hughes is inclined, after the fashion
of warm-hearted men, to be somewhat
enthusiastic without the best of reason
therefor.
The very significant fact that the
President referred the matter to Post
master-General Hitchcock is not alto
gether reassuring to the friends of
Mrs Carmack Mr. Hitchcock never
had a sentimental though in his life
and never pursued any course without
a very clear end to be attained in full
view Besides, he and Col Hughes
have just about the same degree of
love for each other that the mountain
lion, roaming through the night in
search of a meal, cherishes for the
lost lambkin, bleating for it's missing |
mother. Mr.. Hitchcock had Mr.. }
Hughes fired from the postmastership !
at Columbia a year or two ago, and |
Mr.. Hughes, meeting Mr. Hitchcock
in the Seventh Street Station in this
city a few nights afterwards, strained
the language in an utterly unsuccess-
full effort to tell the then First Assist
ant Postmaster-General what he
thought of him. Col Hughes admits
that the language he used on that
occasion should not be attempted in
.ype, and also that it was not strong
enought to convey his full meaning TO
Mr. Hitchcock
In view of all this, it is hardly likely
hat any suggestion which Col. Hughes
nay make will be received with much
avor by the new Postmaster-Gener l
nd general patronage distributor for
he administration. 1t is possible that
Er. Hitchcock may regard such an
ppointment as being wise political
love. in which case he would proba-
ly recommend it. u
There is considerable curiosity ex- s.
ressed to learn the attitude of State 81
hartman Sanders and National Com II
itteeman Hale towards the proposed y
them have been White house callers |
lis week, but they are not men who sc
,scuss their business for publica- III
On unless mighty we'll satisfied that 10
lblication will help. H. Clay Evans
IS also been at the White House this
eek, but it is not believed he dis EC
ssed the proposed appointment. m,
A local Washington paper quotes ed
nnessean, without giving his name,
saying that the appointment of F
s. Carmack to the Columbia post
Lstership would make fifty Republi-
I votes in Tennessee, where the ap-
of a dozen Tennesseans to
, cabinet would make one"
n 1893 President Cleveland appoint res
Mrs Annie B. Kenna to the post chi
stership Of Charleston, w Va, on me
death of her husband, United for
ties Senator John Z. Kenna, of the
t state. Mrs. Kenna served for Tn,
rs, and was not removed by Re- gat
.lican administration, although her the
band was a Democrat, until after Ala
ang fight. There are said to be this
or two other instances In which one
WIDOWS of Senators have been ~---
lie postmasters, although it is not MI
lied that a relict of Senator of Avn
party has been appointed to
Office by a President of opposing
-ical faith.
he Columbia postmastership pays
llary of $1,000 year. Postmas- CD,
Jackson, appointed to succeed Col.
hes, has never been able to have
Senate confirm his nomination. It
aimed by his opponents that the
nation will not be confirmed by Go
Senate. even though Mrs. Carmack nossi
ot appointed and voter of the a.,
lblican faith is selected for the
at Il
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