The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-05
NOMINATION HELD UP
Candidate Named Says He
Never Said He Would Re-
sign-Question Never Rails
ed Before - Clayton Will
Hold On During Trust Leg
iSIatiOn
(By w. E. Y~ELVEITON.o

(By w. E. YELVEI,TON.)
Washington, D. c., May as. w.
Smith, of Wilson, came TO Washing
ton today and in a personal interview
with Daniel G. Roper, First Assistant
Postmaster General, satisfied hat Of
hclal that he is applying for the Will
son postOffice in good faith and that
II he is nominated and confirmed he
Will give his personal attention to the
office. He did not tell Mr.. Roper how
long he intends to keep the office, nor
was he asked the question, he says.
Question Not Raised Before.
Mr.. Smith told the writer, however,
that If he is chosen to fill the office
he will keep it, that he has no present
intention of resigning within a few
months to devote his time to other
business. He says he has never stat
ed that if appointed he would resign
IN a few months. Mr.. Roper told
him, he says, that the question of how
long a mar shall keep a pOstofhce
has never been brought up before as
a condition to his appointment.
Senator Simmons Will Wait.
Senator Simmons said this after
noon, after having heard that Mr..
Smith was here, that he would wait
until he had a talk with Mr.. Roper
before deciding whether he will def
nitely oppose Mr.. Smiths appoint
ment. Senator Simmons has been told
that Mr.. Smiths business connections
are such that he cannot afford to
keep the Wilson post office during the
SOnal attention.
He has been told that Mr.. Smith
Is under contract to minority stock
holders in a big tobacco warehouse,
which he controls, to manage the
business and h a he cannot withdraw.
Charges Not Personal.
Throughout the controversy Their
has been no charge against MI. Smith
Much business and political rivalry is
involved, but there has been no re-
Election on Mr.. Smiths character OF
his illness in every way to hold the
office.
Indicat lions are now that final settle.
ment Of the case is a long way off.
Clayton Appointment Confirmed.
The Senate this Afternoon confirmed
Henry D. Clayton as judge of the
Middle and Northern District of Ala
bama, his nomination having beer
sent in early in the day. He doe:
not intend to be sworn in, however
until after the Administrations trus
bill has been fought out on the foo
Of the House. 1T was said in his of
flee this afternoon that it will be a
least a month before he gives up hi:
work here. This will delay Repre-
sentative Webb's selection as chair
man of the Judiciary Committee
though he is already assuming charg'
of future activities of the committee
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniels Give Dinner
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Josephus Daniels celebrated thei
twenty-sixth wedding anniversary to
night with a dinner to the Secretar
Of the Treasury and his bride-to-be
Miss Eleanor Wilson,. Sixteen attend
ed the dinner.
The guests were: The Secretary o
the Treasury. Mr.. McAdoo, and Mis-
Eleanor Wilson,: the Assistant Secre
ts4ry of the Treasury, Mr.. Hamilto
and Miss Margaret Wilson; the AS
sistant Secretary Of War, Henry I
Breckenridge and Mrs. Breckenridge
Representative Henry d. Flood an
Mrs. Flood: Admiral Victor Blue an
Mrs. Blue: DR.. Cary T. Grayson. Pa
Director Samuel MCGOWAN, OF tn
Navy; Miss Belle Bagley, and Mis-
Ruth Hall.
POstmasterS Confirmed.
The Senate confirmed also HoraC
MGR. GUdger as postmaster at Bit
more.
Representative Doughton has mad
the following recommendations fC
fourth-class postmasters: William l..
q Hodges, Adams; Mrs. Jennie f. BLACK
e burn, B~Iookside: Mrs. Sallie c. Cobl
Ie Leander; Mrs. margaret L. Trlplet
# Triplett, John Word. Watauga Fall:
J. Charles J. Hodges, Sands; Thomas I
Knox, Bear Poplar; Daniel J. Littl
Bosts MtllS: Edward c. Bagwell, Lt
IF ray.
"a North Carolina visitors include NJ
II and Ms. r. l.. Lee, WayneSyille; +.
# Lassiter. Winston-Salem; Mr.. ar
Mrs. George W. MOntcastle, and Nj
in Camille Hunt, Lexington.
i EOurth- Class iDDDintmCntS.
A. The following fourth class postTna
ters Were appointed toCay: Mrs. MAJ