Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-25
JOB AUCTION"
CHARGED BY
NEWCO MER
Alleges Money Paid by Postmaster
Adams to w. r. Tucker, Vice
Chairman of Lincoln john
son Organization

The Atlanta Georgian last Monday,
carried sensational story, which ap-
pears below in full, in connection with
the .reappointment to office OF Postmas
ter w. A. Adams.
- To establish as far as possible any
of the facts concerning the local end
of the charges, we ascertained that on
November 10, w. R Tucker. of At
lanta, was registered at the ee-Grant
hotel, at which place Mr. Newcomer
AYERS that the alleged proposition was
made to him. Investigators for the
Federal Department of Justice were
recently in the city, looking into the
charges, but their findings have not
been made public.
Mr.. Newcomer, on being interview
ed, stated that he had nothing more to
saw at this time. that he made the
affidavit in question and that the en-
tire affair is now up to the Washing
ton authorities.
Postmaster w. A. Adams was also
given an opportunity to refute the
charge in this paper, but declined to
make a statement other than he feels
perfectly satisfied to have his entire
rcord investigated, which, as he says,
was done thoroughly before he re-
ceived the present appointment and
a 1oxya haat, cotIcfortoTy RI tho de-
partment, else he probably would not
have been nominated by the President.
AS w. R. Tucker, Agricultural Di-
rector of the ABBA has large mum
Der of friends and acquaintance in
this section, we wish to state for their
information that the Tucker referred
to is not our esteemed friend.
The article in question, which ap-
peared in the G eorgian, follows:
Atlanta, Ga, June 33.-The much
talked of affidavits of c. A. Newcom
er, prominent lumberman, of Fitz
gerald, given last week to agents of
the United States Department of JUS
tice now investigating complaints that
postmasterships, rural routes and 9th
. er federal "plums" in Georgia were put
on the auction block and sold to the
highest bidder" was made public
Monday and disclosed startling charges
involving men said to be now i'll ac-
tive control of the Republican organi
cation in the state.
The men mentioned inthe sensa
tional Newcomer affidavit are DR.. w.
Y. Gillian, present chairman OF the
organization; w. R. Tucker, vice
chairman; w. A. Adams, present post
master of Fitzgerald, and Ed Richard
son, negro district chairman of the
Third Congressional District.
Thee Newcomer affidavit charges, in
substance, that w. R. Tucker, in a
conversation in the lobby of a Fitz-
gerald hotel, offered to secure his ap-
pointment as postmastr there for the
sum of $3.50. This money, he said
Tucker told him, was to be used i'll
refunding monies that DR.. Gillian and
Ed Richardson already had collected
from w. A. Adams, who also was an
applicant for the place.
Newcomer declaerd that he refused
to be made a party to such scheme
and Adams got the appointment, the
original plan of the men named being
successfully negotiated. None of the
men named in the affidavit could be
reached Monday fora statement but
Mr.. Newcomer, from his home In
Fitzgerald made the following state
ment:
1.-THE facts stated in the affidavit are
true, and it has been turned over to
agents of the Department of Justice
I|have nothing further to say about
matter"
Text of Affidavit.
Here is the affidavit:
Georgia, Fulton County: Person
ally appeared before me, an officer
duly authorized by law to administer
oaths, C. A. Newcomer, who says that
he lisa resident of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
County, Georgia; that he has been a
resident of said state and county since
he removed from Memphis, Mich, 70
wears ago; that he is now engaged in
the lumber business in Fitzgerald.
"Deponent says that he filed an ap-
nlicantion with the Civil Service Com
mission for the position OF postmaster
at Fitzgerald, and qualified with an
average of 70 per cent-his name. ap-
bearing third on the eligible register
at this time.
stDeponent shows that on or about
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