The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15
HusTING READY TO APPOINT
Recommendations for Many Offices in
Kenosha County Will be Sent to the
First Assistant Postmaster General
Next Week.

That Sheriff Andrew F. Stah1 is now
King bee in the division of patronage
an Kenosha county from his position as
a member of the Wisconsin State Gen.
trail Committee from this part Of the
state, is shown by the fact that he has
been asked by United States Senator
Paul o. Husting to make recommends
tions Of men who are to be named for
fourth class postofices in the county.
There are some eighteen Of these Offices
and the letter received recently from
Senator Husting indicates that a gen.
eral shaking up is in order if such a
shakeup is for the benefit of the serv-
Ice and at the same time for the best
interests of the party.
With the letter suggesting the ap-
pointment of the postmasters Senator
Husting has given to Sheriff Stahl the
standing Of all applicants Of these Of
fees in recent civil service tests. The
sheriff has declined TO make these
fiugres public as he holds that there is
no use of such action. Designation has
been made Of the standing Of the vari-
GUS applicants, but no selection Of can
didates has been made except by the
postofice inspectors. The real selec-
ton is being left up to the committee
man who is in charge of the division
of federal patronage in this county.
Senator Husting in his communication
to Mr., Stahl says:
This list is submitted to you for
your judgment regarding the candi-
dates. Please examine the same and
whore you believe recommendations I'M
satisfactory, name some other candi-
date and give reasons for believing
why the candidate you name should be
given preference over others for the
appointment. Such reasons must be
other than political ones and be based
on the better general qualifications of
the candidate you recommend. Better
business ability, greater experience,
larger and longer acquaintance with
and ability to speak the language of
che office patrons and be more satisfac-
5ory to them, general executive ability,
pr other qualifications Of like nature,
may be submitted. Where but one has
taken such examination l want you to
recommend another if the person on the
list is unsatisfactory, giving the reasons
for the same.
The whole tenure of the letter of
Senator Fusting indicates that he is
seeking to secure the best qualified and
at the same time the most available
men for these minor offices. In his let
ter he declares that the recommended
tions for these appointments must be
in the hands of the first assistant post
master general by the fifteenth of this
month and it Is understood that the
appointments will be made as soon af-
ter this time as possible.
There is no doubt that there will be
many changes in the makeup OF the
directory of fourth class postmasters
in Kenosha county. Many of the men
who have been long in office have not
taken the examination expecting to be
continued in Office on the recommends
tion of the postoffice inspectors. 1t is
evident that lot better way just at
present is to see the sheriff and have
the name properly registered to secure
recognition from the senator and the
administration.
incidentally it might be remarked
that considerable political power is
being delegated to Sheriff "Andy.''
SIN making the recommendations
for these offices shall be governed at
all times by the character Of the can
didates and the demands of the Office. -
said Sheriff Stahl today. "fThe post
offices in the villages, in my opinion,
should not be a political football. but
shall seek to follow the request made
to me by Senator Husting and recon-
mend to him the best possible men
for the offces.'
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