Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-02
Puts Over Joe MOSeley'S NOmi-
nation Saturday, In Last
Days Of His Term.
NEW Pm. FOR NEW BUILDING.
Formal TraSfer Of Business To
Government Building Made
Saturday Night.

POStOfflce matters happened rdplu-
ly Saturday, two events of the h gh-
est Importance locally transporting on
that day. One was the appointment
of Joseph E. Moseley as postmaster
and the other was the formal occu-
pancy of the new government build
ing by the postoffice. The latter
event marked the final success o
Congressman Stanley's long continu-
ed efforts to provide Hopkinsville
with postoffice building, which has
cost close on to 100000. Step by
step, year by year. Mr.. Stanley ap-
preached the object at last attained.
A small appropriation of $l2, 900 was
first secured to buy the lot, then sue.
cessive appropriations for the build
ing, which was finally begun in
December 1913 and turned over to
the government Feb. n, 1915, "a
thing of beauty and joy forever.
1t was Mr.. SANKEY'S cherished de.
sire that the new building should be
occupied by one of his own friends
and his endorsement was given many
months ago to Joseph E. Moseley,
who had been his campaign manager
| in Christian county in all of his re-
cent races for Congress and the Sen
ate. The time of V. M. Williamson,
the Republican postmaster, did not
expire until January 1916 and it was
necessary to remove Mr.. Williamson
in order to appoint his successor du-
ring Mr.. Stanley's term as Congress
man, which expires next Thursday.
Mr.. Williamson declined to resign
and his removal was ascribed to some
form of offensive partisanship," y
but the exact nature of the charge
lis not known. Mr.. Williamson takes
his release from the burden of Off
cial life good naturally, in fact he
considers himself rather fortunate in
having been left undisturbed for two
years under a Democratic admins
tration.
Even with the removal of Mr..
Williamson, the appointment OF Mr..
Stanley's candidate was not made
without opposition covering a period
of several weeks. Congressman
elect Kincheloe was appealed to. but
he. declined to do more than an
nounce that he would make an en-
dorsement after March A, and if the
appointment was made before that
time it would be Mr.. SANKEY'S priv
ilege to make the recommendation.
Senator. Beckham, however,
took hand in the fight. which was
reported in a Washington special
Saturday as follows:
"Mr. Beckham made his protest
during his latest visit here on the
ground that Moseley was personally
offensive to him as Senator-elect.
The Postmaster General decided
however, that, since no sitting Ken
tuckySenator had protested and since
Mr.. Stanley is a Congressman from
the Hopkinsville district until March
4, his recommendation should stand
over Mr.. Beckham's request.
"Mr. Beckham sent telegram of
protest several weeks ago against
the appointment of l.. f. Doty, at
Owenton. asking that the Republican
incumbent serve until after March a.
This was not done"
II is understood that if the APP
pointment had been delayed until
after March a Mr.. Beckham and Mr..
Kincheloe would have taken no &C.
ton until the expiration of Petmas-
ter Williamson term and then
would have united in endorsing Cir
cult Clerk Walter A. Radford for the
place. So Mr.. Stanley was confront
ed by many political complications
that left the matter in doubt until he
finally won an eleventh hour victory
for his friend. Mr. Moseley.
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