Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-11-10
TO ROBE CHARGES
AGAINST MR.. BELLS
More Light to be Thrown on
Local Postmastership.
INSPECTOR COMING HERE.
Formtr State Senator'S Name Held Up
Senate Would Confirm Second
Choice at Once is Report.

From information at the Postofice
Department. Washington, it seems
very doubtful II former State Senstor
Bells. of Anne Arundel county, will
be named postmaster Of Annapolis
The Pcstmaster-General is disin-
clined TO re commend the appointment
Of Mr.. BELLS until he can ascertain
the truth of tn charges that have
been made against the applicant. A
postoffice inspector will come TO An
nsp0lis this week, ostensibly TO make
an investigation Of the affairs Of the
office. Ii IS known, however, that
he will feel the sentiment of the
people toward Senator Bells and will
make report thereon to the Post
Office Department.
Representative Frank o. Smith
has been stauneh in his support of
Senator b His. having been urged to
do so by DR.. Wells, the organization
leader in the county. DR.. Wells and
Senator BELLS have been political
associates for many years and the
vets ran politician is anxious TO have
his political friend secure the best
Federal Office in the county.
For this reason Representative
Smith has declined to suggest the
name of a second choice. He has
stood squarely upon his recemmtn-
dation of Senator Bells and has told
his friends that he will sink or swim
upon that Endorsement. Ii is next 20
certain, however, that if the Goa
gresham would suggs st second
choice for this office, there would be
a Democratic postmaster in Annapolis
within the next thirty days
The Postmaster-General is eager
TO accommodate the Fifth district
Congress man. but is not willing at
this time to ask the President to
name Senator Bells. When the
statement was tirst made that ReLre-
sentative Smith indorsed Senator
Bills a number Of Annapolis women
went 10 Washington TO protest
against the appointment They had
a hearing before the Postmaster-Gen-
eral and apparently made an impress
sion upon him. They insisted that
81 nator Bells was not fitted for the
place and that the leading people OF
the community were opposed to hi
nomination.
DR.. Wells subsequently made several
visits to Washington and repeatedly
called upon the Postmaster-General
and preventative Smith. At each
of his interviews with the P0stmas-
ter General the Congressman renew
I'd his Endorsement of the State SEN
ator and tried TO meet the charge
that were preferred against bis cam
didate.
Some weeks ago Mr.. BurlesJn let
it be known that he would follow the
of the local Democratic
in the matter Of iocel
offices where it was politically ex-
pedient to do so. He thereupon
named Mr. Lewis candidates for
in Western Maryland and
a number OF Mr.. ovington's candi-
dates on the Eastern Shore.
Many candidates for the local Office
have appeared within the past few
weeks. Messrs. James w. Owens,
Grafton D. Ridout, William Fl. Rull-
man, John H. Levy and DIR. Gordon
H. Claude have application paTers on
file. Ii is practically certain that
Smith could secure
the appointment of any one II these
II he were to withdraw his support
from Senator Bells and name a sec
oud choice.