Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-07
From Geo. W. Spnm1f..)
Wnshinafon Sent.

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Sanator N r. Scntt and Sam y. Math-
avs State chairman Int IL il news
| that the IoeI,si.tmtnut has gone officially
y, racoryJ In thais nfesence If witnesses
90 stat;ng onenlv that No nostmaster
can he Amounted under any circuu,.
| stances whatsoever. in West Virgins
witto,,t the annroval of these two Re.
nnhIican bosses
4 While the incident occuered some
weeks 400. before Congressman Hamil
An left for his home # has ustleaket
d,t bore that he first assistant Post
master General. who acts as Postmaster
General when that official is away from
. the office informed Congressman II am
ilton directly "a to the nolicv of tn,
Department in regard to West Virgin,
: post office appointments, and did so il
the presence Of witnesses. who can cor
roborate the, statement if necessary.
Mr.. Hamilton went to the Post Offc'
Department to see about the reestab
lishment of the post office at West Fork
Writ county. which had been discon
tinued, as the Department stated, be
cause the postmaster had resigned an,
no one could be found to accept the Of
flee. Because of the inconvenience +
the people of that community specis
effort was made to get q postmaste
and man was found who agreed T
accept the office. Congressman Hamil
ton explained the situation to the Fourt
Assistant Postmater General and aske
the re-establishment Of the office. 4
was told by the Fourth Assistant tina
ne would re-establlsh the office at ono
If the appointment OF a postmaste
would be guaranteed by the First Al
slstant postmaster General, VINO na
charge OF an appointments.
Mr.. Hamilton then went to the FRS
Assistant, DR.. Grandfeld, and explaine
the situation. He replied that the Of
flee ought to be reopened but that eve
under these circumstances he could nc
appoint q postmaster for the Office tt
he had been endorsed by the Republics
national committeeman and the chail
man of the State committee. Forme
Senator Scott is national committed
man and Sam V. Mathews is Stat
chairman.
The endorsement of these Republica
bosses was obtained and the office we
established, but after Mr.. Hamilto
had left the city and long after
should have been DONE. Senator Scot
endorsed the application at once bu
Chairman Mathews delayed for som
time doing SO and the people of Yves
Fork were deprived of their post ofic
for much longer than was necessary.
When Frank H. Hitchcock, now post
master General, then running the stear
roller for Candidate Taft, promise
Postmaster Denham at Clarksburg tina
he should be restored to the offic, fror
which he had already been removed an
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