The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-03
NOMINATION
IS CONFIRMED
Dan Holland Is One of Four New
P0stmasters In u. P.

| the confirmation by the Senate of tn,
nomination Of Dan Holland for post.
master of Hancock. No official notice
has yet been received by Mr.. Holland
but this likely will follow shortly. Mr.
Holland received congratulations from
all sides yesterday when the an
nouncement was received.
The three Michigan postofices that
have been in dispute, Menominee, Reed
city and Hopkins have gone TO the
organization candidates. Ii appeared as
though Representative Beakes would
hold up the appointments until the
end of the special session, with the re
sun that they might become null and
void, but the Senate confirmed the APP
pontments Saturday.
The appointments of fourteen Demo-
cratic postmasters were confirmed Sat
urday. Among this list were four up-
per peninsula men: Arthur Juttner re-
ceiVed the nomination for postmaster
at Menominee, ID. A. Holland for Han
cock, Robert Mooney for Ontonagoh.
ana il. j. Bran for the South Range
office. The breaking of the deadlock
in these appointments would make ii
appear as though as soon as vacancies
occur in Michigan in the future they
will he filled Immediately.
Story Of the Contest.
Concerning the patronage fight the
Washington correspondent for the De-
troit Free Press says, in part:
"Juttner Goohrend and Gilligan have
been the bone of. contention from the
outset. Neither the Originals" headed
by Congressman Beakes, nor the cor
ganizationalists," headed by Commit
teeman Wood, have made much of n
fuss over the others.
But Juttner Goehrend and Gilligan
were fought with all the power that
Congressman Beakes could muster.
Three three men were recommend
ed by National Committeeman Wood
acting in the capacity of dispenser of
state in iieu Of a Democratic United
states senator. From the start Mr.
Wood has been challenged in the per-
Torrance of this function by Congress-
l.
Wood was not an original Wilson man,
and should not be allowed to dispense
patronage for President Wilson.
EARLY in the controversy, Congress-
man Beakes, after a conference with
the president. announced that the adj
ministration was going To look TO him
to see that good men were put in Of
flee in Michigan. In fact, Mr.. Beakes
announced that the administration was
going to hold him responsible if UNI
worthy men were permitted To take
office
Immediately after the recommended
ton by Mr.. Wood of these three men,
Mr.. Beakes made strong protest to the
postmaster general and to the presi-
deSt personally, making allegations
against the fitness of these men for
Office.
In spite Of those representations
Postmaster General Burleson sent in
the three names and they were nom
mated by the president
Delegations came down to Wash
ington from both sides, for and against
the men, but the president declined to
take any action, it being given out
that he was going to hold his cabinet
officers responsible for the selection of
proper men.
Formal Charges Preferred.
Formal charges were preferred
against the three, but these charges
never came to anything beyond an ex-
change of briefs in the postmaster
generals office.
Congressman Beakes went to see
Mr.. Burleson just before starting home
for Michigan. November -, for the
Ann Arbor banquet, and he told the
postmaster general that action on the
three would be construed as fiat
throw down to the original Wilson
men in Michigan and "a sneer at their
stand of progressive Democrats for fit
men for public office.
ION Senator Townsend's return,
few days ago. he announced that he
would no longer object to confirmation
of nominees for offices where the Re-
publican incumbents had resigned or
where the four-year term was up
with this announcement he with
drew his opposition to the confrma-
ton of these men and announced at
the same time that he did not believe
the Democrats could get together and
confirm any one.
POSTMASTER General Burleson is
to have been especially So
about having Senator Town
send relax his hold-up on Juttner,
Goehrend and Gillgan, all of whom
the Michigan state organization was
anxious To see confirmed
before the end of this session. The
offices pay $4,000 at Menominee, ST.
900 at Reed City and $1,100 at Hop
kins."