Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-10-27
SElIGMAN DEMANDS MONTHS PAY
FOR MFAGER INCOMES PAID TO
POSTMISTRE}SES BY UNCLE SAM
Chairman of Democratic State Committee, Mighty Hunter of Wild
Animal Bounties, and Road Finance Expert, Undertakes to Lev
Heavy Tribute for Political Purposes on Women Employees Of IL
Federal Government in New Mexico.

Santa Fe. n. NJ, Oct. 25-Comtng On the heels of the emphatic dee
,oratlon from Chairman Vance Mccormick of the Democratic National Com
mitce that the committee is not permitting the sseasmen Of pos;master
Tor contributions to the Democratic campaign fund, complaints Of poHmis
nesses IN tie little towns through New Mexico that they have been asked
nv Arthur Seigman, chairman of the New Mexico Democratic state com
mnteo. to give up a months salary to his committee, have caused a sensa
The Democratic statecharmanis letter politely levying tribute Of one
months salary was sent to all the postmasters and posmistresses in the
stat In many little towns women exc ut an existence Al postmhtresseS
for Uncle Sam ard they say mat TO send a whole months salary to SeIg
mn would work a hardship on them.
Mone A. Fraser, postmisress at Carter N NJ made public the letter
she received from Selgman and expressed indignation at the request and
al the amount asked by Selpman. Another postmistress sent Selgmans
letter to the Republican state committee at the same I'M uehouhcmB set
Lyman and mis- Democratic organization for their attempts to finance the
Democratic campaign in New Mexico with the meager salaries o working
Many Of the women struggling along at their postmistress jobs end
man postmasters have declared tat they will not submit 70 Sehgmans U.s.
Following is the letter. received ny a postmisress. signed by Arthur
Seigman and written on stationary OF tn emocanc sNe 'eml'l ON
mutee at Santa Fo under date OF september S' 1916
Ny Dear Madam:
and assure you that il Will be or aim to continue the present
administration in power but it viii be necessary. in order that we
may conduct al aggressive fight, that contributions reach us quick
Iy-as in 1911 and 1912-we must fight the same money power and
II you will DO your part, ] am convinced that success VIII pe our
cannot but feel that N whom te party has desired to honor
and assist must have more than a n ordinary interest n its pres
We are vory much IN reed ~ funds and may I suggest that Won
spnJ us at a very carly date your contribution. and may we hope
that it will not be less than al Hmount equal to months sal
win you do your part? You can help US most now and we need
your n"P nicer" ''~' ARTHUR sEHGMAN. Chairman
The other dy in New FORK Vince Mccormick, chairman Of the Demo
cratic National Committee. made ruouc a letter sent out by Democratic lead
cs in Tczas denu nerg campaisl contributions from postmasters on pen
the statement that the national touHitee had stopped the letters and ma
the Democratic organization wopll rot permit the assessment o poama'
"' seinrTan dos net state in his letter what use will be made of the hard
earned salaries Of women and small town postmasters. His letter imphe.
known that Seigman's chief interest in this campaign is to reelect thu Nc
DonadDe Baca combination to power in the states government
nut ", G. McDouad. E. c de Baco and their ticket owe on the Doove +
New Mexico AGAIN.