The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-30
BrattlebOro POstmastership
Contest Reaches United
States Senate
STATE COMMITTEE
MAKES A PROTEST
Mr. Moran, Mr.. Haus and Mr. Hey
wood Naturally Feel Encouraged =
Major Childs Would Like to Have
Matter Submitted to People.

It IS apparent that the outcome of
the contest over the Brattleboro post
mastership is far from certain. Presi-
dent Wilson 5 nomination Of Mai. r.
w. Childs has been held up in the sen
ate, where it has TO be confirmed be-
fore it can take effect. This gives on
couragement to NJ }. Moran. who
was recommended by the Democratic
state committee. and Harry B. Haus
figures that the controversy between
those two candidates may result in the
appointment OF someone else. ana he
therefore takes new hope
4 Washington despatch last night
said. Senator O'Gornan Of Nep,
York today asked Senator MARITIME Of
New Jersey, who Is member ef the
senate postofiiee and post roads com
mIttee, 70 hold up the confirmation Of
Nal Chllds, nominated for postmaster
at Brattleboro, Vt
senator o German was asked hy
Conservation Commissioner John d
Moore Of Albany, ~ a.. to take this
action, and as there is no Democratic
congressman from Vermont TO sneak
for the voters, Senator o German az
cepted the responsibility. Mr.. Moore
charges Postmaster General Bhrleson
with overriding the will of the state
Democratic committee of Vermont.
Barleson recently wrote State
Chairman Kennedy of Vermont,
Moore said to % D'Gor,nau,- that he
would recommend whoever the state
committee would indorsc after an cam
t11 20
to the state committee ana abide by
the committee 5 decision and appcai-
ed before the committee. Moran oot
II votes and Childs only three. The
committee indorSed Moran unanimously
and sent his name to Washington
Nevertheless. Childs was appointed.
Senator MARITIME viii have action
on the nomination Of Mayor ChiIds
postponed until the people of Brattle
horo have an opportunity to be
heard. =
Major Childs said to The Reformcr
today that he knew somebody had
been trying TO threw dust. although
he didn t have a very definite idea Of
what was being done. When asked if
the senator S reference to waiting un.
I'll the people of Brattlehoro could be
heard from meant hat there probably
would be z caucus Major Childs said
1T would please HIM very much ii the
matter could hc submitted to the
townspeople.
Mr.. Iiaus said he never had With,
drawn from the contest and that if an
effort was to be made in behalf of Mr..
Moran TO prevent the confirmation OF
the PRESIDENT s nomination Of Major
hilds he thought the chances were
greatly increased that the mantle OF
the postmaster would fall upon his
shoulders. Mr.. Iaus S attitude is that
the state committee 5 choice was de
termned IN advance Of the recent
meeting in Burlington, when the can
didates presented their claims. ana
that having made that discovery since
the meeting he is net bound bv The
agreement not to carry the contest be-
yond the committee
Mr.. Moran, after reading the Wash
ington despatch said that the action
by AIR. Moore, who is his personal
friend and has been much interested
IN the contest, started proceedings to
hoId up the appointment on his own
initiative after learning the facts from
Mr. Moran and from Chairman Ken
nedy of the state committee attempt-
Ell TO get the matter before Postmaster
General Bnrleson, but that d telegram
Saturday from the postmaster general
stated that the matter was now out
Of the hands Of the department.
". II. Haywood, who has been a.
candidate but without making much
noise about it, said he was still in the
field, that his application for the ap-
pointment was on file IN Washington
and that, opposition to Major Childs
having arisen in the Senate, he felt
that there was more of n chance for
somebody else