Show NEW ASSISTANT postmaster joseph stewart newly appointed second as 1 postmaster general of the tha united states owes his good luck at this particular time to tile the rule which president roosevelt has pronounced to govern all the federal departments the executive declares that when a man holding an all po important position engages in outside politics and becomes a candidate for an elective office f he must resign ills his place at once and sep separate arate his name from the uncle sam payroll one of the first men to feel tho the effect of tho the new rule was james jamea T Alc mccleary Cleary second assistant postmaster general lie he was formerly a congressman from minnesota and had become a power in the house when he was unexpectedly defeated two years ago by W S hammond mccleary was promptly taken care of by the appointment to the department and this year he be went out after ills his old place in congress again after a bitter fight lie he secured ills his nomination but he still has a hard fight on his hands for the election he was not permitted however to remain in the official list while his campaign was going on he was given an intimation that it would be a graceful thing to resign forthwith he acted on the suggestion and at once named for the vacancy mr air stewart has been connected with the de department for many years and his appointment is really a deserved promotion for he was superintendent of the division of railway adjustments in the same branch of the postal depart ment of which he is now the head |