The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-13

| to Washington. We were in constant
companionship from Montgomery to
| the capital, and the constant subject
| of conversation between him and me
was my appoinment-assuran as
surances, ssurances-promises, prom
ises, promises, that I should be APP
pointed on the day of our arrival at
Washington. But arriving at Wash
ington, the excuse was made that 1t
would never do for me to return home
without seeing Washington, therefore,
we would put in that day seeing the
city and attend to the appointment he
following day, Tuesday. r Under the
circumstances there was nothing to DO
but see the city. But during the day
the congressman called on Senator
Bryan and assured him that ne was
going to recommend my appointment
Tuesday. came, but with it there
also came a telegram to Congressman
Wilson from J. Walter Kehoe, appris-
ing him of the fact that he was en-
route to Washington, and requesting
that he hold up the appointment until
his arrival. The appointment was he'd
up; not, however, without assurances
to me that it was only temporary, and
would be made on the following
Thursday.
Thursday came, and with 1t another
postponement of a. day.
And Friday came, and with 1t an
other postponenaent until Tuesday. And
so on ad inf1natunn, until the following
Friday when Congressman Wilson
adopted the subterfuge of advising me,
Mr.. Hancock, Mr.. Mackey and Penn
Harvey who was at Washington repre-
senting Professor Armstrong; inter
ests, that the postofiice department had
requested him to defer a recommends
ton for ten days.
81 left Washington for home on Sat
urday night, July 25 and as / left
the hotel Emmett Wilson followed me
to my taxicab and bidding me goodbye
saiS< TO me: Tt may seem to you that
this matter of the pc St1Ia stership is in
a @h--l Of d mess DuC you may go
home with absolute assurance that you
will be appointed
'T arrived at home on Monday. The
following Wednesday a rumor was cir
culated to the effect that Wilson Lad
decided to throw me and appoint one
Of my opponents. I wired him The
substance of the ruuaor. His reply to
me was to the effect that ne was too
busy in Washington to pay any atten-
ton to rurnors being circulated in Pen
sacoIa. That night my friend and EN-
NETT wilson's benefactor, Col. Mayes,
left Pensacola for Washington. Ar
irving at Washington. Wilson advised
Col Mayes that he had decided that
he would neither recommend ME nor
Mr., Hancock, and that he would place
before the postmaster general the
name of ]. Walter Keaoe.
LAS a reason for his decision to VIC
late his pledge to me Wilson stated 70
Col. Mayes that Congressman Clark
of Florida, had said that I had made
the remark while in Washington that
the postoffice appointment was being
blocked by Kehoe and Hal Scott who
were keeping him, (Wilson) in state
Of intoxication which incapacitated
him for the performance of his official
duties. Upon inquiry by Col. Mayes
as to whether or not he had given me
ar opportunity to confirm or deny the
charge which had been lodged against
me, Congressman Wilson stated that
he hNd not, but that he was absolutely
convinced of my guilt and had una
determined not to appoint
me. Subsequently he announced that
he would hold the matter open until
his return to Pensacola.
II, Of course, made no such state
ment to Congressman Clark as was
attributed to me, and as soon as was
Informed of the charge wrote Con-
gresham Wilson denying having
made it. My denial, however, was CT |
no avail, since the charge. If ever
made by Congressman Clark, was a
welcome subterfuge to be adopted by
Emmett Wilson for escape from his
pledge to me and my friends.
In conclusion: My loss in my fail |
lre to receive the postmastership ap- |
oointment is in time and money, while |
Wilson's loss is Of repu- |
,ation in the violation of his solemn |
word of honor. I infinitely prefer my |
position to his.
'W. CHIPLEY JONES"