Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-13

HOn has been heard that Postmaster Butler may be reappointed or at least retained upon the recommendation or by consent of Mr. Gerry for quite a considerable period. In such cases it Is not an unknown thing for mem bers of congress seeking reelection to let post office fight or other pat ronage sQuabble drift for a long time l with an incumbent of the opposite party in office rather than take the
 responsibility of naming 8 member of
 his own party for the place.
 It has been assumed that Postmas- ter Butler would not be retained. but it now develops that this is not cer-
 tain. according to suggestions heard hereaboats How the democratic as- pirants for the Westerly postmaster ship will receive this suggestion should be a matter of interest
 No definite information about the probable disposition of the Westerly
 postmastership case is available here at this time Representative Gerry's
 secretary. John Smithers. says he knows nothing about what will be done. MT. Gerry himself has not been in evidence at the capitol for some time and his house in Massachusetts avenue is reported apparently to be closed, although the official informa- ton is that he is not absent
 Another republican holdover. Post
 master Newell at Woonsocket. is the
 beneficiary of the fight between Dem ocratic National Committeeman George w Greene and John Fitzgerald on one hand and Representative O'shaughnessy and Representative Gerry on the other hand. If there have been important developments in i this case during the past few days the fact is not ascertainable here to l inquirers.
 The status of this case is that the authorities are still waiting to hear further frop MT. Greene The nom l ination of Cavanaugh for postmaster at Woonsocket Is accordingly being held up. Cavanaugh's friends say that
 Mir. Greene cannot produce anything against the nominee. Efforts to have Postmaster Newell retained it is not thought will be successful. except tenn l porarily. as the usual rule with such l offices on the part of all political par l ties is ito the victcrs belong the I spoils.''
 The Peace Dale team of the Manu- l facturers' baseball league has decided | to withdraw from the league, as the other teams of the league are not up ] to the Peace Dale standard and are 1 all outclassed with resultant lack of interest in the game. The other teams | in the league are the Potter Hill, the l White Rock, Mystic, Stonington. Cot | trell, Bradford and Clark. While the l Peace Dale team has been in every l game scheduled and therefore has giv- en every other team fair tryout and not meeting with a single defeat there l is no more sport in the game for the l players or their. supporters. There l fore the Peace Dales will play fnde- l pendent baseball forsthe balance of the season and will compete with some of
 the best teams in the state. The team l will play Saturdays at Walnut grove a <I-sx- Y i orsemus. S. Chapman, for many l years employed by the New England
 Granite works, in Westerly, as 1 draughtsn1an and estimator, and l who went from here to Hardwick l Vermont. thirteen years ago has se- l cured responsible position in the I south and is to leave Hardwick the present week MT Chapman is known ] of the trade all over the country This clipping from the Hardwick Gazette is of local interest:
 "A reception was rendered O. S. Chapman at the rooms of the Hard I wick Social club by club members and friends. MT. Chapman expects to
 leave town Saturday for Mt Airy. N
 e, where he. has accepted a position
 He, has been in the employ of the
 Woodbury Granite Co. in the estimat-
 ing. department for the past dozen
 years and during that time has made figures on some of the largest gran
 lte building contracts in the country
 His work at Mt Airy will be along
 the same lines.
 L The party presented him with a
 ltweEty, ten and five dollar gold piece
 as tokens of their friendship
 Games and refreshments and music
 by Lebefs orchestra, made the eve
 ming a very pleasant one and while
 many expressions of regret were heard because of his contemplated depart
 lure, the best wishes of all will go witf : him to his new home. Chap is .
 good citizen and good fellow an6
 This going will be loss to us. The family will go south in the fall.''