The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-12
Have Precedent for Action
Based on Wilson Admin
istration Action.
oUsTED TAFT NOMINEES
Former Republican Presidents
Apprentices We're Replaced
BY Democrats. !.
D. eEoRor y. MANnlNo.

WASHINGTON. - G.. Dee. IL
There IL considerable doubt that tins
Republicans viii permit the cunfirma :
tion % any 81 the 2.o0o o. more post
master nominations that President
Wilson sent % me senate yesterday.
Nominations OF about IS Florida post-
masters are Ia the lists.
Ihe Republicans have a rweced~nt
Zoe such aetion in the refusal b. the
Democrats In the Senate eight years
ano 20 confirm several thousand nom
inatlona made ~ President Taft some
months before Woodrow Wilson went
into the White House
On that occasion most 81 the Repub.
leans had taken office a. result
"a recess appointments made BY Pres
ident Taft aud they continued % hold
"a untl Democrats were nominated BY
President Wilson % succeed them AMI
were confirmed some time later by
the Democrats senate,
The FLORIDA poMtmaHieru nominated
allow Elmer n Adams. Fort Pierce.
Daniel Laird, Mlllyiile. Elmer !. Won
ellis. Wimtefhnveu. Marie Hola@rman
Doeua James a.. Collar. High Springs
Efhyf a. Hay. Inverness. Florence A.
Fatkerle. Melbourne Myrtle Davis
0keeehubee Herman n Walker Nil
aml Henry Mhiadrn. Mulberry wal.
mee CheVes. New berry John 3. Cow
serf. Taruon Sprlnws Marie v, Tar
seanK. Busna Vista n T. Mckinnon.
t'hattahnochee Robert q flennen.
Dana Alvin L. Durrance. FROST
Proof Robert " Mccall. Jennings.
James 4, mchbourg. Laurel Hlii; q
81 nuvrissui New Pork Richey
Dhariotte Henry. Nocatee Uoldie ~
nllnplane. Oneoo3 Louis ~. Bntch
Raifurd; Alex q. Paul Wntertown.
Ethel Sims. Jupiter. James y Jones,
Auburndaie Daniel L. Thorps. Mana
tee stella Martin. Coc0anut Grove,
John "a. Collins Milton. Chaa. A.
Miller. Crystal River David l. simp-
son. Mount Dora. Geo. ,. Dykes, Eua-
rs WIN q straub. st. Petersburg.
Geo Davis. Tallahassee. Arthur l..
stevens. waldo.
rha situation today regarding con
1rmatiCn 20 postmaster nominations
ls quite similar o. eight years ago
4eat ~ those nominated by PRIEST
dent wilson yesterday are now hold
ing office 81 virtue "a recess appoint
nsnta made by him since Congrcss
ndtaurnod last June They can hold
.fflee a. least until March &th a. the
Democrats senators viii. ~ T. be
naved. block any effort 90 have their
nomimntiessa rejected.
wat tie Republicans viii or can
a. about these nominations after
President uarding takes office 40
March. however. + NOT quite clear
The nominations for the most part
were made upon recommendatioR Of
the civil service Commission follow
tra examinations held ~ which the
nnrnfnesa made the highest mark. A
fsN ~ them are ~ appointments made
bg the pnntofhCe department after
iamfnurh Investigation and approval
of their record 81 four years satisfac-
tory service
t.nieun President Harding should re-
ra8ea the executive order issued BY
president Wilson three years ago
piaeing ali the poaimasteru under the
rtrn service a - difficult 20 see how
me Republicans can secure ground Tor
f-fiing O. confirm me nominations. a
rsnmianrmhle number % those nomi-
,ated are Republicans who gained the
,ffles b making the highest rating
"a civil service examination.
Nfnny Republicans are urMlng the
.efndina 81 President Harding Of
-. Wilson order and a reveralon 20
80. ala custom 81 making the post
Lite appointments pure political
.sr.,aRe Many Democrats hold sim
80 Views and insisted az the time
,s...laant Wilson Issued bis order
sshout consulting Congress that Il
s.stroved the best means OF building
=. : political organization.