Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-01
c. D. ?. BATTERED
POSTMASTER JOBS,
CAROL|N|AN SAYS
Didn't Offer Enough for Ap-
pointment, One Man
Was Told

mission report IN Wnlcn Joseph w E
Tolber, Republican national commit
teeman for South Carolina, was
charged with having offered the post
mastership at Bolton, S. c., to How
ard A. Littlejohn 'is your heart and
pocketbook will get right
The report was submitted by J. 7.
Doyle, secretary of the civil service
commission, who made an inVeStiSa-
ton, He said Littlejohn refused to
pay.
D. A. Geer, a merchant of Bolton,
contributed $3.50 toward Littlejohn's
appointment, Doyle said, but it was
returned by the county chairman,
who said r. r. Tolbert, brother of
Joseph w. Tolbert, had directed him
to return it. as $3.50 would not get
the Bolton postoffice.
"R. r. Tolbert said to Littlejohn
that all money had to be paid to
him, because he was boss and had
absolute control of every appoint
ment in the district from a janitor
to the highest appointive office" the
Doyle report continued, land that
any day that he Nittlejohn) would
meet his request that he would wire
his name to the postoffice depart
ment and that his appointment would
be published the next day."
Demands on Carriers
r. r. Tolbert also told Littlejohn
they pay him $3.50 each on or before
June 10, 1924, and stated that he
was going to make this demand of
every rural carrier in the Third con-
gressional district.
"R. r. Tolbert was, about that
time, nominated for United States
district attorney, but was not con-
firmed by the senate"
Joseph r. Grundy, chairman of the
Pennsylvania ways and means COM
mittee, whose letters Senator La Fol
lette first quoted in charging Re
publican "slush fund.- was notified
by the committee Thursday that he
must" appear.
Grundy was a witness before the
committee last week, and was asked
to testify again. The committee was
notified by his office that he could
not be located. His temperance
was regarded as imperative" the
committee message said.
Acting Chairman Caraway an
nounced he had received a tele
gram from George *. Morris,
the Republican state chairman in
New York, refusing to appear before
the committee except on cert tain
stipulations."
II wish to state that the commit
tee is not making any stipulations
or understanding with any witness,
Senator Caraway said He can re-
fuse to come if he wishes to take the
consequences of refusal | assume
there is something he does not care
to expose"
The senator explained further that
the ergeant-at-armH of the senate
| had received a telegram yesterday
from Mr.. Morris Saying if he had
| to come he thought the representa-
tives of the Democratic and indie
pendent candidates oush to come
also"
At told the sergeant-at-arms that
that would be Gone,' Senator Cara
way continued. Now L have a tel
egram from Mr.. Morris saying that
! he declines to come unless the Demo-
cratic and independent representa-
! lives are here at tho e0~on time.
Will Not Concede
"Of course, l am not willing to
consent to any such demand, but l
realize he is perfectly within his
rights IN asking that the others be
called also"
Later Chairman Caraway inter
rupted the hearing to say:
perhaps my remark concerning
Mr.. Morris better not stand in fair
ness to him."
The chairman did not indicate
whether he contemplated any fur
Their steps in the matter, but turned
the committees attention to colleC-
tons in other states.
w. Harry Baker, of Philadelphia,
chairman of the Republican sena-
.orial committee in Pennsylvania,
testified he had received in contribu-
| tons $173,S 63 and has on hand
$226.21 A total of $64, $50, he said
was received from Joseph r. Grun-
dy. who has charge of collecting
funds in eastern Pennsylvania and
$14,500 from the national commit
tee.
William J. Tully, Of the legal de,
;
Insurance company, named in pre-
Vious testimony as head Of the spa-
cjal committee collecting Republic
can funds among life insurance men.
testified that employees and officials
of the Metropolitan company gave
1850 OF which he himself contrib
uted $500, and that $685. was contrib
ured among the personnel Of the
F. To
Hendon Chubb, also an insurance
man of New York, said he raised
SS2250 from marine insurance men
for the Republican fund.
George Mundane. of the New York
Trust company, who said he was
chairman of the bankers group of
the Greater New York Republican
campaign fund committee. testified
he himself had received $1,000 and
that the bankers group as a whole
raised $1,000.
Bankers Gifts Small
He declared that $40 was the
largest amount contributed to him by
a board chairman of a national bank
in New York. although he had re-
. ceived $1,000 from the chairman of
the board of the Bankers Trust.
and $500 from the president of the
same bank
Joseph L. Crupper. Republican
state chairman of Virginia, was
questioned regarding the check for
$500 which ne sent 10 y. A. Fergu-
son, negro treasurer of the lilly
black" section OF the Republican
party in Virginia.
What was YOUR purpose in send
! ing the chock?'' Carawav asked.
My purpose was to get the col
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