Show I PR PRESIDENT IS OBDURATE Refuses to Appoint a Man Nan Selected for Postoffice by California Senators Washington Dec 12 After a confer conference conference conference ence today between President Reese Roose Roosevelt velt Senators Perkins and Flint and Representative Knowland of Califor California nia it was announced that the president president president dent had taken the position that he could under no circumstance appoint C E Thomas postmaster ter of Berkeley Cal The appoint appointment appointment appointment ment of Mr rr Thomas has been urged by bythe bythe bythe the senators ana anc an Representative Know Knowland Knowland Knowland land On the recommendation of Pres Pre President President ident Benjamin Ide Wheeler of ot the University of California the president appointed Clarence S Merrill tempo temporarily temporarily temporarily to the position and his name was recently sent to the senate for or confirmation The president today said id the sending sen in of af Mr Merrills name to the senate had been an inadvertence and that it Il would be bo withdrawn In the meantime he tie suggested that the delegation get got together In a recommendation for some someone someone one lone for the position The objection to Mr Ir Thomas it was stated by Mr Knowland was based on complaints from professors prof of the uni university university university that he lie was wan a politician |