Smyrna times., 1913-04-02
SALISBURY HEARS PLEA OF
WOULD-BE POSTMASTERS
OFFICE SEEKERS FROM ALL
OVER STATE VISIT SENATOR
Smyrna Has its Delegations as Well as
Other Towns, all Of Whom Were
Given a Respectful Hearing.

Other Towns. all Of Whom Were
Given a Respectful Hearing.
Aspirants to postmastership flock
ed TO the Office of United States Sena-
tor Willard Salisbury at 9O7 Market
street, Wilmington last Wednesday,
accompanied by delegations of friends
as a result of his announcement that
he would give a hearing TO their
claims, and as result it was busy
day for the senator. There will be
another hearing Saturday morning at
10 o'clock. When each delegation
present his claims for a particular
candidate Senator Salisbury inform
ed the members that ne would take
the matter of the appointments up
with Congressman BrocksOn. The lat
ter was at the office Of Mr. Salisbury
and aided him in giving the hearings
to the delegations. In view of the
fact that in most cases there are sew
eral candidates for each office. Sen
ator Salisbury made it plain that it
will be necessary to convince him with
respect TO the sentiment of the people
generally of the various communities
where vacancies exist. No intimation
was given as to whom will be named.
The announcement was made during
the day that H. D. Boyer has with
drawn from the contest for the Smyr-
ma appointment. The most strenuous
seems to be over the postOffice at
Milford The following candidates
and their friends appeared in the
quest for the Milford pOstmastership /:
William Robinson. candidate, who
was accompanied by Representative
Lee Hirsch of Milford, who urged his
appointment. Asbury Smith, candi-
date accompanied by Lee o. Truitt.
j. Harry Latchum candidate, accom-
panied by DR.. J. Lynn Pratt and DR..
J. P. Lofland. Wilson NJ. Vinyard
appeared on behalf of his brother AL
len L. Vinyard. Us. Hallett candi-
date for the vacancy at Milford un-
accompanied. Candidates for another
Offices who were present included the
following: H. c. Johnson candidate
for the Magnolia pOstmastershp ac-
companed by F. NJ. Soper, 1.-The apple
king and 7. H. Lynch. W. W
Moore candidate for the postoffice at
Laurel accompanied by W. W. Moore
and d. H. Boyce. H. c. Conwell
candidate for the vacancy at Milton
accompanied by his brother W. W.
Conwell. J. D. Wilds candidate for
the Smyrna Office unaccompanied.
J. L. Bacon. candidate for the vacan-
cy at New Castle, unaccompanied.
J. w. Hallet. candidae for the vaean-
cy at Glendale. accompanied by w.
s. Dickerson, and Willard Salisbury
Dickson, Jr., the youth who kissed
President Wilson when the delega-
tion of Delawareans visited him at
Trenton. N. J. while he was a candi-
date for the Presidency. DR.. 7. o.
Cooper. candidate for the Office at
Wilmington, unaccompanied. This
vacancy will not occur until next
summer. A. J. Wright. candidate
for the vacancy at Blackbird. unac-
c0ppanied. B. W. Mills Of Milford
aSo appeared on behalf of Mr.. Lat
chum. J. S. Giles. candidate for the
Office at Seaford. accompanied by j.
E. Dutton. r. n. Ellingsworth OF
Milford appeared on behalf of John
Mustard for the Milford office. Wal.
ton Thompson of Harbeson, a candi.
dates for the Office there. was unac
companied.
List of Applicants.
The following is a fairly complet,
list Of the applicants for the post
Offices Cheswold- Claude H. Pear
son; DagsbOro, J. B. Marvel; Del
mar. R. L. Culver: Pennington
Frank Tumlin; FELTON,, John w. Lyn
eh, DR.. S. T. Cubbage; Laurel. E
+. Ellis, Watson w. Moore, Samue
L. Kenney, Marshallton, Frank F
rfA~~Af AApGLN DeLulNet oouu. Aui
Iins; Middletown. William F. Shall
cross, G. d. Pittard; Milford, Win
field S. Mayhew. Walter P. Graham
James H. Latchum. Asbury Smith
J. Pierce Simpson. Us. Hallet. Allie
l.. Vinyard; Milsboro. Robert W
Houston, Ernest c. Blackstone, E
I. Elliott, Elijah Z. Garry; Milton
James I. Mason, James o. Hazard
II. Ernest Conwell; New Castle
Peter q. Madden, George Allen Smith
John p Murphy; Newark, r. L. b
wen; Syayrna. A. Lee Cummins, J Z
Willis; SeafOrd. John Herrant, Wa
.er Donahoe, John P. Dulaney. Oh
lando ". Shorr. John Harris.