The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-02-17

lspIfanis iof PsstoliIce 10 Become
Ceuniy Candidates. !.

A sentiment starting IN fun
several weeks ago and growing |
| into favor as its reasonableness
appears. has possessed the post
Office and republican organizes
tion's heart until there is prob
ability that the republican coun-
ty ticket will be composed of the
postofice candidates this fall.
Ex-Clerk D. C. Mangum. all
ways to be located, is the first Of
the five to assert his willingness.
There is no longer any doubt OF
his ability to wait and undergo
the test. He hasn't said so to
this papers representative but
he has to others and If the re.
publican organizations wants
somebody to oppose Sheriff Har-
ward Mr.. Mangum will do so.
4 Mr.. j X. Mason, certainly one
of the leading postofice candi-
dates, has been picked to oppose
}, Clerk Caleb B. Green.
i Mr.. Mason has been chosen for
his fitness to oppose Mr.. Green.
The young candidate holds as one
, of the endorsements presented to
the Washington powers. certi-
, ficate of fine character and abili-
ty from Mr.. Green. 1t is argued
: by Republicans here that If ne
! makes the race, the democrats
/ are estopped from attack upon
him because their leader is salts
. fed with his fitness. Mr.. John
T. Pope is slated for one of the
0 jobs as is MIR. McCown. while the
0 Office is to descend upon the man
Q making the best race. In the
: event Of an election the post.
! Office would 60 to the next high
o est man.
81 This scheme which WAS 6rs'
9 sprung as q joke. will in all prob
: ability be tried if the candidates
3 are game. It has the virtue o
IS extending the postofice life o
o Mr.. O'Brien' gives the candidates
2 q chance to test their popularit!
Z and the public ~ opportunity =
4 know whether there is a flaw i
% the republicanism Of ny OF tner
= There is another fear express
4 ed by some of them. Candidat
5 Pope will not say yea or nay
30 Since the republicans realize tina
. they will have the race of thei
% lives to re-elect Mr.. Morehead
= = it is done at all. his defeat o
election will have much to d
with the fight.
sr Otherwise there il a chanc
m that the appointment will com
81 from Washington before the frs
I. OF April. though May will NOR
likely be the month in which th
ST officer is TO be named.
re THE LATEST ADDITION.
r District Attorney J. A. Gle
10 is said to be the latest aspirar
er for the appointment as postma'
s. ter, and If the ruling Of Nj
i'd Morehead. that he would .appoin
er the man that received the er
n dorsement Of the county orgar
l. lization holds good. he will rt
NJ ccive the appointment. MIR. Gile
has not, it is true, announce
IN that he is in the race, but friend
or of the other candidates do nc
DC hesitate to say that they beliey
On he Is working for the positio
IN for himself. However this ma
30 be the interest in the matter
ty not tagging, and If the matte
r. is to be settled BY a popular vol
as the fun will increase and M
rs O'Brien, who, they say, has lit
or chance Of being appointed 4
the fourth term will enjoy Il
situation immensely.
tie COMMITTEE CANNOT AGREE.
'mns m Monday afternoon the exec
'eu tive committee held a meeting
, 'as = the Office Of Mr.. Giles for Il
10. purpose Of recommending to N
lys Morehead the man the commit
on wanted for postmaster. Aft
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