Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1913 — LITTLEFIELD TO BE NEXT POSTMASTER [ARTICLE]

LITTLEFIELD TO BE NEXT POSTMASTER

Gets Telegram From Congressman Peterson Saying That He Had Been Recommended. ■J , „ N. Littlefield, democratic county chairman, received a telegram Monday afternoon from Congressman John B. Peterson, informing him that he had been recommended for appointment as postmaster. It is understood that F. E. Babcock, who also sought the nomination, received a telegram from Congressman Peterson saying that Littlefield had been named. It is presumed 'that Mr. Littlefield’s recommendation will be confirmed by the senate within a few days and that he will be informed of it within a short time. Just when the change will be made is not known.

Democrats generally expected that Congressman Peterson would not wait long to make his decision, as he probably realized that quite a controversy was taking place here and that irreparable damage might follow long delay. Letters he wrote in response to telegrams sent him in behalf of Mr. Littlefield had made the friends of the latter feel confident that he, would be recommended. The activity of Mr. Littlefield’S, friends and the great number of them probably influenced Congressman Peterson and his action will be good news not only to Mr. Littlefield but to a vast majority of the democratic in Rensselaer and Jasper county. J. A. McFarland, the grocer, was especially active in his behalf, while Frank Welsh, William Erwin, Eli Gerber, W. R. Nowels, William Nowels, Ed Herath, W. D. Bringle and many others were supporting his candidacy. When the telegram came from Washington, Mr. McFarland, who had been dubbed Mr. Littlefield’s manager by The Democrat, hoisted "Old Glory” on a fishing pole and set it up in front of his store. There was a lot of handshaking among democrats who >were back of Mr. Littlefield. Eli Gerber said to The Republican editor this Tuesday morning, “We want to thank you for your valuable aid in Mr. Littlefield’s behalf; for we were jn the hole without any newspaper to present our claims. He had no objection to some one_else being a candidate, but we dicTthink it very small that he would point us out in his newspaper in a contemptous manner.” All over Rensselaer J. A. McFarland’s ability as a political campaign manager has gone up about 100 per cent because of his fine success in this appointment. He has shown that he could break even with the little coterie from this county who defeated him for the nomination for state representative at Monon last year. The appointment of Congressman Peterson has proven that he has his ears to the ground and that he knows who his friends are before as well as after nominating conventions.

Mr. Littlefield will devote his entire tlipe to the office, so he states, and will do all in his power to prove satisfactory to patrons irrespective of politics. The clerks in the office are under the civil service rules and will continue with the new postmaster. They are Miss Fame Haas, W. A. Davenport and Edson Murray. Thtf-salary ot. the postmaster the next year will be $2,100.