Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-22
The SCRAMBLE.
Fifteen Good Post Office
Jobs in Pine Tree State
Thai Are Hanging Fire Before
The Appointments Grinder.
Democrats Are Now Holding Up Re.
pubIicans--Reverse Very Probable.

Washington, D. c., Feb q. lSpecialj
Word comes down to Washington
that Maine Democrats are girding
themselves to pounce upon IL or =
post Offices in the Pine Tree State, the
next morning after Woodrow Wilson
takes the oath of office and assumes
his place at the White House VIII
these Maine Democrats he disappoint-
ED Perhaps, yes. Perhaps, no. There is
uncertainty Enough about it however,
To make the status zestful and to
warrant the assertion that it will be -
li'tle while yet before these ambitious
ones enter into their own.
Sure il is that there will he some
early vacancies, but vacancies are ore
thing and the filing of them another.
Ard i is also true that while the Dem
ocrats are striving To get their men IN
The Republican encumbents viii mold
on And i is also true that there will
be some Republican senators left after
March and these will have some say
Whether The vacancies in Maine and
other states shall be filed right away.
Talk Is that there Will be a show Of
obstructive tactics for awhile SO that
the new Democratic postmasters can
not take hold till there has been some
manucuverng and the Democratic
sena tors have peen paid off for things
they have been doing this Wnter-not-
ably blocking the confirmation Of Re
publican postmasters whose terms had
expired.
There are fifteen Republican post
in, II hAllfntr affiGa
whose nominations are hanging fire
before the Senate and whose nomina-
lions will not be confirmed before
march 4. OF course the nominations
have been held up solely because the
Democrats wanted the places them
selves and their senators had the pow
Fl of flibustcring to prevent the Senate
from reaching vote. The list of ur-
confirmed postmasters for Maine. as
recently compiled by the clerk Of the
Senate is as follows:
Edward 3. Buck to be postmaster at
Foxcroft Me, in place of Edward b.
Buck. Incumbents commission expired
December IA, 1912.
Freeman d. pearth to be postmaster at
Dexter. Me. In place OF Freeman y,
Dearth. lncumbents commission expired
Frank ". Mallett to be postmaster at
Fort Kent Me. in place Of Frank w;
MalIett. InCumbents commission expired
December IA. 1872
Charles F. Pnmly to be postmaster at
Lincoln. Me, in place of Charles f. Plum
ly. Incumbents commission expired De
cember II. 1912.
Charles f. Atwood to be postmaster at
Riddeford, Me, in place Of Charles f..
Atwood. Incambent's commission eX-
flrred JaaaaEE II ff, FL. - ,,a,.,,asta,. A.
Old orchard Me. i'm Mace Of Montrost.
+. Hin. Incumbent's commission expired
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Gardiner Ne i'm Mace Of George -.
Libby. Ineumbents commission expired
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nj Monmouth Me.
Charles II. Haskell to be postmaster at
Po,,d P,r,io,t - ho ,os,r,os,a ar cas-.
tine. Me.
Jacob f. llersey to be postmaster at
a.teI ~ ~ pntg oi '1co9
N 1914
Albert Greenlaw 10 be postmaster at
-'Poi l. NJ u. p'''1e W -Aipeit ",
January II. 1919.
Roy NJ. tieseock TO be postmaster at
o al tsoS W. sxnired
January y, 1913.
Wito,,'H III, ,.osit'i,at, i' i'"o0 ~
Clarence L. Ridlon to be postmaster at
West faIls, Ne, IN place OF Clarence +.
March l. 1913
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