Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1912 — NO ASSISTANCE NEEDED. [ARTICLE]

NO ASSISTANCE NEEDED.

Democrats Can Select Their Own Postmaster. The Republican is authority for the statement that N. S. Bates. Eli Gerber. W. R. Nowels, N. Littlefield, Frank Hoover, Miss Elizabeth Spaulding, W. A. Davenport, F. E. Babcock and Ed Lane, trustee of Newton tp„ are applicants for the Rensselaer postoffice, and later says that Mr. Gerber denies that he is after the place. None of the parties named have told The Democrat that they were or would be applicants for the office. Mr. Murray’s commission does not expire until two years from next Vpril, we understand, and it is usually the custom to let postmasters serve out their term.

Whenever the time comes no doubt “Steel Trust” Peterson, as the Republican' is pleased to denominate Congressman-elect John B. Peterson, who was elected in spite of the steel trust’s support of Mr Crumpacker, will make a selection that will be generally satisfactory to the democrats and the patrons of the office without asking for any advice from the Republican. In fact this is a matter in which the Republican occupies about the same position as the maimed dog that attended a gathering of his canine friends.

The Republican is strong for Mr. Littlefield for postmaster, which is, in fact, a handicap to Him if he is really an applicant, and like Governor Wilson in the case of Col. Harvey and his paper, he should call upon the Republican to desist, as its support is embarrassing to him.