The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-03-13
THEY HEAR FROM
NASB|ES OF IOWA
FEELING OF RESENTMENT TO.
WARD CuMMINs AND KENYON.
SAY SENATORS DID NOT CARE
Fate Of Seventy-Five Postmasters, and
Attorneyships and Marshalships
Sealed Months Ago With the
Candidacy of Riniker.

Washington, d. c., March IRE
publican congressman from Iowa are
beginning to hear from the large
number of postmasters in the state
whose nominations for re-appoint.
ment were sent to the senate by
President Taft and who hoped to the
last minute of his administration for
confirmation. The letters invariably
indicate feeling of deep resentment
toward Senators Cummins and Ken
yon.
One postmaster wrote: at seems
to me that our Iowa senators did not
care very much whether we were con-
firmed or not If they had been fight
ers like the democrats we're, all of us
would have been confirmed. They
deserve the condemnation of Iowa
republicans generally for their atti.
tude in this matter"
The fate of these seventy-five or
more postmasters, as well as the
candidates for United States attorney
ships and marshalships in Iowa was
sealed months ago when Senator
Cummins took an immovable stand
long time lieutenant, Sam Riniker of
Rock Rapids, for attorney in the
northern district. This appointment
had to be made or he would not sup
port the slate, was the attitude of
Senator Cummins. The President
could not see his way clear to turn
ing down United States Attorney F.
#. Faville of Storm Lake, serving his
first term and with record for ex-
ceptionally good service, simply to
give Senator Cummins an opportunity
to pay a political debt. Nothing but
the voluntary withdrawal of Mr.. Fa-
vile in favor of Mr.. Riniker would
have induced the President to nomi-
nate the latter.
Mr.. Riniker became a candidate for
Mr.. Faville's Office about year be-
fore his term expired. The White
House records showed that Senator
Cummins, about that time, wrote a
letter stating that more than year
previous he had promised to support
Mr.. Riniker
The senator in his letter said he
knew that Mr.. Faville had conducted
the affairs of his Office not only with
great efficiency, but to the entire sat
isfaction of the Department OF JUS
tice, and that he had been told and
he believed it to be true, that Mr.. Fa-
vile had as good a record as any
District Attorney in the service.
Attorney General Wickersham went
on record to the effect that Mr.. Fa-
ville's service with the Department
had been entirely satisfactory and
that personally he would be glad to
see Mr.. Faville continued in the Office.
At this same time President Taft said
that if Mr.. Favilles record with the
Department was a creditable one, he
would be in favor of his reappoint-
ment. The decision of both the at
torney general and the President
was based solely upon Mr.. Faville's
record and efficiency as an officer,
and their assurance given to him was
without the least hint or suggestion
of anything political in it and without
the slightest indication that it was
conditioned upon Mr.. Faville giving
any support to President Taft for re-
election.
Senator Cummins explained to Mr..
Faville and to others that his reason
for promising his support to Mr..
Riniker was in order to induce Mr..
Riniker not to become a candidate
for congress against the late E. H.
Hubbard.
The long and short of the matter is
that United States Attorney Temple,
United States Marshal Clark, H. Z.
Netcott, Endorsed for United States
Marshal Knott's position; and long
line of worthy postmasters fell out
side the breastworks, a sacrifice to
the determination of Senator Cum
minis to pay a political debt to a
supporter.