Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1902 — TO SUCCEED POWDERLY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TO SUCCEED POWDERLY.

Immigration Commissionership Offered to Chief Sargent. T. V. Powderly, Commissioner General ot Immigration at the port of Now York, and Edward F. McSweeney, Assistant

Commissioner o t Immigration at the same port, will, It Is reported, shortly be retired from office. It is understood that Frank P. Sargent, grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, has been selected to succeed Commissioner General Powderly.

The decision to retire Commissioner General Powderly was made within the last few weeks. It Is not understood that Powderly has been suspected of any dereliction of duty, but in view of the fact that he has failed to operate in perfect harmony with higher officials it wm thought that the appointment of a new commissioner general would tend to promote the efficiency of the service.