Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1920 — CANDIDATES FOR POSTOFFICE [ARTICLE]

CANDIDATES FOR POSTOFFICE

Reported That Fifteen Patriots Are After Rensselaer Office. A merry chase is on in the G. O. P. ranks for the Rensselaer postmastgrship, and to date but fifteen active applicants are after the place, it is aaid, with perhaps a dosen others who are making a gum-shoe campaign. The office now pays f 2,400 per year and, while the presidential offices have been added to the civil service list during the present administration and such postmasters mu only be removed for cause, what better cause can be given than that a score of patriots are waiting for each place-and a vacancy must be created for one of the applicants? Therefor®, it probably will be an easy matter to find a “cause” that will meet with the approval of the incoming administration. Among those more prominently mentioned for the place—or who are candidates, so current report has it —are: Ike Leopold, Vern Nowels, George Scott, William Waymlre, Rose M. Remmek, Leo Reqve, C. C. Warner, Charles M. Sands and J. D. Martlndale. Mr. Littlefield, the present incumbent, will have held the office eight years, if permitted to hold on until January, 1922. While no postmaster can please everyone, his administration has been very satisfactory indeed, probably more so than anyone who has held the office in many years. During this time the parcel post business has grown to tremendous proportions and thereby increased • the work nearly one-half with little increase in ofTice force, and that the postmaster could get through with so little criticism speaks well for his efficiency.