Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-17
GARIS |NDORSED
FOR POSTMASTER
Will Get PhiIlipsburg Job,
Though Not Named by Mem
Der of Congress.
REPRESENTATIVE HART is
THROUGH WITH IMBROCLlO
With Firth and Murray Elm
mated, Will Not Contest De-
partment's Choice.
IFrom star Correspondence


WASHINGTON, April 17.-Repre-
sentative Archibald C. Hart an
neunoed today that he has washed
lis hands of the Phillipsburg post
mastership imbroglio and will allow
the postof1ice department here to
have its own way. This means that
Clarence d. CARTS will be the next
postmaster of the burg opposite AL
leHtown This decision was arrived at
after consultations with Senators
MARITIME and Hughes and some for
NAL correspondence with Assistant
Postmaster General Roper.
The representative from the Sixth
district and the two senators repre-
sentinS New Jersey had conference
over the situation, but found that
they could of themselves do nothing
To clarity the atmosphere 1t will be
remembered that Senator MARITIME
and Representative Hart greed on
Joseph Firth for postmaster of Phil
lipsburg.
How Firth Was Eliminated.
There is religious element in the
town who like not the ways, political
and otherwise, of Mr.. Firth, and
when he was mentioned as the posi-
BILE postmaster a large delegation of
them made a trip to the nations
capital and waited on the postmaster
general, before whom they laid sun
dry complaints and made certain al
legations against Mr.. Firth tending
to brace up their contention that he
was not a fit and proper person to
handle the mail matter of that place
1t is also asserted that some of the
women of the town sent a commune
cation to the wife of the President of
the United States telling her of GER
tain ,pecadilloes of the man whom the
politicians had selected to be post
master.
Out of q clear sky came the an
nouncement that the postoftice de-
partment had decided upon Clarence
ID. CARTS for postmaster. Who Sc
tleeted him is not given out for pub
lcation. Representative Hart as
serts that while he is supposed to
have the naming of the candidate he
lid not name Mr.. CARTS. Senator
MARITIME, who stood sponsor for Firth,
while Representative Hart was unde-
cided between Firth and Murray,
says that he did not name Garis.
The senators and Representative
Hart are of one mind at this time
that no more is to be done, and for
rner Mayor Joseph Firth will have to
90 INTO the pODIlcal ulSCdTu lOT ILLS
deal The trick goes to Mr.. CARTS.
The latter is said to be person
highly grata to politicians other than
those who do the yeoman's political
work in the stress of election day.
Anxious to Settle 1t.
Representative Hart particularly
desired to have the postoffice depart
ment set him Alright in the eyes of
the friends of Mr.. Firth, and with
that end in view he wrote letter
asking certain specific question.
The letter was as follows;
April 10th, 1914
"Hon. Daniel c. Roper,
s'My dear Mr.. Roper:
II am very anxious that the Phil
iipsburgh postmastership should be
settled one way or another. | have
asked your department consistently
10 19lVestiaate the allegations against
: Firth and Murray. If the charges
filed against them are true, shall, OF
course, not ask their nomination.
My request that the confirmation
of Gafris's nomination be delayed, |
was wholly for the purpose of afford
ing Firth and Murray an opportunity
to disproVe these charges. In short, |
q have hesitated in this case, only to
learn the truth or falsity of the allie
cations. As soon as your depart
ment writes me that it has inVestl- |
gated these charges and found them
true, then SO far as / am concerned,
] shall release Senator Martine~from
any promise he has made to me-
"Since the nomination of Barns, |
both FirtA and Murray have been in |
Washington and they have told me
that the department would withdraw
the name of Garris should l ask 1t, |
and would name any person that |
FYo he c.
tises OF the department as | do, this
has astonished me- 1t is due the |
people of Phillipsburg that this I'M |
fortunate strife be ended.
will You kindly advise me as soon
after receiving this letter as possible, |
whether the department may be in
: Huenced by any single act of mine to |
reconsider the nomination of Garris. |
Furthermore, / should like to know
definitely whether the department be-
fore nominating Garris investigated
the charges against Firth and
Murray and whether it satisfied it
self that il would preclude the con-
sideration of the name of either"
The Reply frem Roper.
The reply of Mr.. Roper, who is the |
first assistant postmaster general. |
indicated that he was not going to
be Iured into committing himself or
his department on the question of
Mr.. Firth and his character. He sent
this reply by special messenger, to
Representative Hart.
In reply TO your letter of recent
cate,{n regard to the nomination of
Mr.. Clarence d. CARTS for Postmaster
at Phillipsburg, New Jersey, / beg
to advise that the postmaster general
mas examined very carefully all of the
evidence submitted to the department
pro and con the several candidates
for the postmastership at Phillips
burg and he reached the firm conclu |
sion that the nomination of Mr.. CARTS
would be to the best interest of the
postal service at Phillipsburg. Mol
evidence has been submitted to the
department since the nomination was
sent to the Senate that would justify
the department in changing it's view
point in this matter.
Il viii add further that the depart |
ment has not in contemplation at
this time any action looking to the
Withdrawal from the Senate of the
Nomination of Mr.. CARTS"
Privately Mr. Roper said that his
department could not and would not
Withdraw q name once ii had been
sent to the Senate unless charges af-
fecting the morals of the candidate
were made, or unless the Senate COM