Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1911 — POSTMASTER’S ACT SURPRISE. [ARTICLE]

POSTMASTER’S ACT SURPRISE.

Postmaster TValkup, of Crawfords* Title, Sends in His Resignation. Crawfordsville, Ind., July 28.—The news that Rankin C. Walkup had sent in his resignation as postmaster of Crawfordsville came as a decided surprise, Tio intimation having been made of the' resignation. It will no doubt precipitate another warm fight for the office if Mr. Walkup’s resignation is accepted by Postmaster General Hitchcock. Mr. Walkup gives “other interests” as his reason for resigning. He his various land and mining interests besides being a stockholder in several insurance companies, which take up the greater part of his time. As far as is known, there are no political reasons for his resignation. ■ Mr. Walkup is serving his second term, and prior to the time he was chosen to succeed himself a sharp fight was made to defeat him. The active candidates for the place who opposed Mr. Walkup were A. A. McCain, editor of the Journal; Thomas B. Nicholson, photographer, and James Harding, former county surveyor, and these, with several others, are; now figuring on their chances. Recently Mr. Walkup disposed of his stock in the Indiana and Ohio Live Stock Insurance Company, the Crawfordsville Trust Company and the Crawfordsville State Bank. He shortly afterward bought considerable stock in the Home Fire Insurance Company of Indianapolis and was elected a director. Mr, Walkup will leave immediately upon the acceptance of his resignation for a trip through the West.