The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-04-07
PRESIDENT TUMBLED
Seaside Men Working For COL
onel Walker Taylor, Who Is
Strongly Endorsed = Many
POStmaSterS
BY Representatives Yester-
day
(By w. e.

(By w. e. YELVERTON.)
Washington, D. c., April 4-Col.
Walker Taylor, recommended by the
Carolina senators and several
or the representatives as collector of
at Wilmington. came to
washington today and was presented
Secretary McAdoo. With him was
0. Carr, Wilmington. who said he
was here to see the charges which
had been filed against Col. Taylor. He
said afterwards in a written statement
that he found the charges Based on
the most unreliable rumors' and that
the party filing them had refused
to vouch for them or give the names
OF n persons who would do so.
Col. Taylor was escorted to the trea>
sury department by Senators Simmons
and Overman and Representative
q committee of one to give out infor- |
nation to the press. He said the
appointment Of Col. Taylor was not
discussed. He was pressed for a des-
cripton of an interviewg lastin
some fifteen or twenty minutes during
which the thoughts upper7nost in the
minds Of the six people present were
unexpressed. He said they talked
about the weather and that Mr.. Nc
Adoo entertained the party with q
story of how he played hockey at
a cabinet meeting in order to visit his
hAIN ~ ANSH - oNSAiA' ~AA~~
he asked the President to excuse him
and that though his father-in-law-to-
be must a tumbled. allowed him to
| get away with whatever excuse he put
| up without a smile. This story is re-
| peated in order tina other News and
Observer readers may enjoy at no e..
ira cost what these Wilmington visi-
tors paid railroad a r to hear.
Strong For Taylor.
But n moment to change reels.
Senator Simmons said the party M
pressed upon Secretary McAdoo the
about all the North Carolina delega-
ton and that though there was moth
ing against Mr.. Gouverveur, the rival
candidate for the place, those present
wanted Mr.. Taylor. As Sam Blythe
blithely remarked one in the Satur-
day Evening Post when Senator Sim
mons wants something he merely
says Gimme" once or twice and in.
Inmates hat the subject is %thereupon
closed.
Senator Overman added the fur
ther comforting information that MI.
McAdoo would take the subject un-
der Amusement at once and would
announce his decision soon. With
these general observations about the
subject in hand accounted for, there
is still time for the discussion Of the
beautiful spring weather we are hav
ing and the naive incident Of Mr.. Nc
Adoo playing hockey.
Col. Taylor and Mr.. Carr left on
an afternoon train for home.
Representative Webb introduced 6
bill today asking hat the old iron
fence around Vance Park in Charlotte
now being removed in the conStruc-
ton OF a United States pOStoffice anC
court house building, be donated tt
the Mecklenburg Declaration Of In
dependence Chapter, D. A. r., for The
L Of being placed around thu
), historic revolutionary Craigheat
cemetery, near Sugar Creek church
, in Mecklenburg county.
Il. L. Tavis, chairman Of the NORTH
Carolina Corporation Commission
held q long conference today witt
Representative Claude Kitchin, ant
: the two then conferred with Senate.
Overman. 1t was announced that tn
subject Of conference was a matte
of private business. Postmaster vii
0 lis A. Wilcox, of Halifax, was her
: also. He is one Of the %eligibleS fol
t lowing the examination for p%ostnlas
ter there and is a Democrat.
Postmastcrs Recommended.
Walter r. Tyner was today ap
pointed postmaster at Low
The following postmasteTs Wer
recommended to the Postofice De
~partraert by various congressman:
h b. MI. Pou: James G.. Adams, Ho
i ~ Springs.
e : By DR.. Faison: william Sloar
; Garland: Mrs. Nara E. Nunner.
Hayne: William 4. Canady, Swans
l. boro; D.. C. Potter. Seven Springs;
If l.. Warren, Calypso; J. r. Lucas, Cul
II RE; Walter y. Coroett. Atkinson;
le J.. Conway, P~arkersburG; n. NJ. Lar
caster, Vanceboro; Albert T. Brit
q. Turkey; A. l.. Iopp, Sneads Ferr,
T. n. Jenkins. Aaysyiile.
BY MI. Page: Miss Stella Trir.et