Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-03-05
WHAT LINDBfRGH SAYS
Defines Postoffice Status
i'm Letter to Herald
:ditor

AAoAe AoVo Uoou 81 many IumOIS
atioat and statements made about the
time vacancy would exist in the
Little Falls posto&ce, and as to the
status OF the position. that the editor
OF the Herald, in order to get some
thing authentic, wrote to Congressman
Llndbergh, and asked for information.
The congressman has answered in
way to put inquiries at rest. The
term Of the late Postmaster Fuller
would have expired Feb. 10, 1910.
Mrs. Fuller IS acting until that time.
Unless something unforeseen happens,
there will be no vacancy until then.
In reference to Mrs. Fuller, whose
name is mentioned in the letter, the
statement has been circulated that
her resignation was in the hands Of
the congressman to be presented to the
department when be saw lit. We are
glad to learn this is not so, and futher
venture the opinion that it Mrs. Fuller
we're a candidate tor postmistress, she
would sweep the deck. The con-
gressman letter follows, comment
being made on 1t elsewhere:
Feb. 26, 1909.
Mr.. Chas. T.. Vasa1y,
Little Falls, MINI.
Dear MI. Vasaly -
1 have yours of the 23rd inst. rela-
tive to the Little Falls r. O. matter,
in which you ask the exact status of
the postmastership at Little Falls, and
as to whether Mrs. Fuller is acting
temporarily or till the expiration Of
the term fo1 which Mr.. Fuller was
appointed. ! have not received any
Official notice from the department.
An matter of fact, Mrs Fuller is
serving under the recommendation of
the three bondsmeD of the deceased
postmaster, myself and two others
lThis Is under provision OF the postal
laws), and, unless she resigns, she
will probably serve out the unexpired
period Of the Fuller appointment.
which think is Feb. ~, 1910.
l have taken 10 part in the matter
as congressman, and can not, until
the department asks me to do so. A
written petition was presented to me,
signed by number Of citizens, and
also very many verbal requests were
made by citizens of Little Falls, ask
ing me to use my influence to have
Mrs Fuller appointed for the un-
expired term. I suppose that was on
the general suppositlon that had
authority to act as congressman.
never wrote the department., but
signed the printed form used by bouds-
men. The bondsmen endorsed Mrs.
Fuller. and notice of that appeared,
think, in all the Little Falls papers
at the time.
You ask if l hold Mrs. Ful}er's
resignation. I do not, and would
return it to her, II she sent it to me
for / have no authority to receive it.
IT Mrs. Fuller should resign, it would
be sent to the department. l tele.
phoned to the department, after I got
your letter, and they said that there
is no such resignation at hand.
l have stated in speeches, in pub
lished articles and in various ways,
that neither l, nor any other person
outside the postoffce department, have
anything whatsoever TO 90 with
postmasters, except On request of the
department and | never know what is
done by the department, until the
time comes, when a recommendation
IS to be made.
/ notice some newspapers, which
should know the law, are publishing
articles revealing lack OF knowledge
on the subject. In simple language,
it congressman minds has business,
he will not act with reference to the
postoffice appointments, until the de-
partment requests him to; and that
to do so, would be to act contrary tt
law. The postoHices do rot belong t
a congressman any more than they
belong to any other citizen. / should
vii 1s,o nv
ing political monopoly OF postodices.
do not believe in polltica
monopoly any more than believe IL
a commercial monopoly, and l shall
not stand for either. The people will
never be able to control commercial
monopolles till they destroy what
would term political syndicates.
think you wall agree with me OF
this. With hest wishes. I am
Very sincerely yours.
Mr.. L1ndbergh has asked NJ NJ
Williams and G. E. Vasaly to act a.
supervisors OF the election, but Mr.
Vasaly is pretty busy and probably
will decline In his rules Mr. Lind
bergh provides that the hours Of vot
ing shall be from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m
AS one Of the requisites is to previous
ly vote at the city election, this ma.
disfranchise those who vote late, o.
whose employment is such that the,
cannot vote until nearly 6 O'Clock. /
would do DO harm to extend the tlm'
another hour. There seems to be but
one polling place intended. This alst
should be changed. There should b
at least two, one on each side of tn
river, otherwise many Will be dis
franchiseu. The problem of knowlni
whether a man has already voted a
the city election is perplexlng. Th'
city Judges of election have no righ
to issue certificates or slips showing
that man has voted. Possibly thl
stationing of a trustworthy man a
each preclnct who will hand each ma,
after he votes certified slip with tn
man s name written on it, will ge
around this.
Candidates must file their declara
tions Of candidacy and party designa
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