The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30
For the Hungry Horde Of Office
Seeking Democrats in
His Own State.
EsoME FRUIT is EATEN
But There Are Many Who Ex-
pect to Be Officially Invited
Soon to Feed, Too.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-Fourtt
class postmasters are all appoirsed
as the result Of civil service exami.,
tions. An order to this effect wa.
made by President Wilson soon aftel
he assumed of1ce. Prior to thai
time President Taft had issued an
order placing all fourth class post.
masters under civil service, whether
they had ever taken civil service
examination OF not. But President
Wilson determined there was no rea.
son to protect an incompetent person
in Office and required that fitness
should be shown before the civil ser.
vice should be allowed to protect
these officers. The general rule
adopted by the postofice department
in its designation Of fourth class
postmasters is to. appoint the person
standing highest on the list of those
who passed the examination. unles.
some reason is shown why that per,
son should not have the appointment
and some other person who ha.
passed the examination should have
1t. After the results of the civil ser.
vice examinations have been certi
fled, the postofIice department calls
upon the Democratic congressman II
their respective districts and upor
the senators regarding appointment.
in other districts, for guidance in re
gard to the appointments. Nearly al
ways the person standing highest II
the civil service examination is ap
pointed. In some cases. others arr
Recommended for various reasons.
.Congressmen Neelyt and .l3row1
have recommended many persons II
their respective districts and Senator
Chiffon has completed his list O
recommendations for the rest OF tn,
state. Some of the persons he hal
recommended have already been ap
pointed, but the complete list OF hi
recommendations % as follows:
Boone county-Ashford, Willie
Atkins; Bald Knob, Elijah s. Dick
ems; CabeIl, o. A. Estep: Chap. Johr
Bailey; Comfort, Mrs. D. P. Elkins;
Danyille. w R White; Foster, Della
Dolin; Gordon, Asa White; Hewett
]. B. Pauley; Jeffery. Cleophas Sar
ders; Madison, j. w. Bias; Manila
]. l. McComas; Nelson, Miss Buck.
ley; Orange, p. r. Hendricks; Pey
tona, S. G. Austin; Racine, George
Evans; Ramage, G. C. Long, Seth. G
wv. Sutphin; Turtle Creek, A &C. Can:
Iterbury.
Braxton county-Braxton, F. NJ
Murphy; Centralia, A. F. Holden;
Copen, no change; Bessie, Mrs. Hef,
ner; Flatwoods. A. w. Berry; Frame
town. Mrs. James Skidmore; Clip
Louise Gibson; Gem, no change;
Heatera. W. NJ. Harris; Hyer. John c
Kraft; Levi. A. ]. Hickman; New.
vile. w. A. B. Cartwright; Palmer
q. d. Gillespie; Progress, Vera NJ
Stalnaker; Rosedale, ]. w. Shaver;
Strange Creek. j. H. Ballengee.
Cabell county-Culloden, Ernes
Fry: Lesage. ]. w. Lasley; Martha
A. B. Williams: Ona, A. L. Sanders;
Salt Rock, w. e. Canter.
Calhoun -Annamoriah, c
R. Petit; Arholdsburg, r. ]. Knots;
Big Bend, ]. P. knight; Chloe, E. o
Conley; Euclid. j. w. Chenowith;
Frozen, VIM. H. Hunt; Mount zion
Mrs. DR.. Riddle; Meet, A.. H. Keaton;
Okla. j. P. Ellison; Stinson, M. L
Adams; Sycamore, c. c. Morris,
White Pine, Z. W. Gamer.
Clay county-Big Otter, J. NJ
Hyer; Bomont. w. D. Samples; Clay
Buren, Stephenson; Crosby, John D
Elliott; Ollie, Andy Brown; Dink
Emerson Hamrick; Duck, Geo. w
Summers; Eakle. NJ. M. Dawson
Enocr, Mrs. Lizzie Smith; Elkhurst
w. B. Pierson; Glen, G. B. Mullins;
Harrison. w. F. Nottingham: Ira
Charles A. Ebert; Ivydale, Mrs. T. D
Nutter: Lizemore, w. E. Baker;
Maysell, w. A. Drake: Nebo. H. c
jarvis; Odessa, Mrs. Fannie johnson;
osie, ]. c. Johnson; Paxton. Floyt
Samples: Precious, L. ]. Reed Queer
Shoals, w. r. Norris; Serena. Mar,
Elliott; Valley Fork, Robert Ora
ham; Wallback, Abbey Rogers: War
field, Floyd Holcomp; Widen. r. T
Frice..
GFeenorter county-Auto, Mrs. Gal
| lie NJ. Perry; Alta, A. E. Young; Cald.
well. ]. L, watkins; Dawson, John L
Campbell:' Franhford, A. l. Fisher;
Fort Spring, ]. N. Corkream; Hoke
William F. Woodson; Kipling, H. 3
Sharp; Loveridge, Mr.. Dolan; Lawn
Miss D. A. Hutsinpiller; Meadow
Bluff, NJ. ]. Austin; Neola, Mrs. Lynn
CLARK; Oscar, William Boyce: Rain
ellie, Fred H. Maher; Smoot, G. Hat
isinpiller; Trout, ]. s. Wilkinson,
Vale, K. E. Pettison: White Sulpiiu,
Springs, Lawrence Rowan; Williams
burg, C. A. Watts.
jackson county-Advent, +. N
Counts; Aplin, E. H. Parsons; Bel
grove, Robert G. Thomas; Cottage
Vile, W. E. Evans; Duncan, ]. W
Connor; Evans. o. r. Ayers; Froxer
Camp, Guy Boggs; Given, T. T. Pal.
isons; Gay, 3. f. Thomas; Hereford
Camden Parish: Kentuck, j b. Steen;
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