Show SUCCESSOR TO HITCHCOCK Dr Grandfleld Made First Assistant Postmaster General 1 Washington Charles P Grand field of Missouri the ranking officer of the bureau who has acted as first assistant In the absence of Assistant ItY Y a 12 i72Crl S pXJ 4 222 Postmaster General Frank II Hitchcock Hitch-cock has succeeded to the vacancy created by the Intters resignation Mr Hitchcock recently decided to accept the Invitation of the friends of Secretary Taft to assist In tho management man-agement of his campaign for tho presidential presi-dential nomination of the Republican party Dr Grnndlleld was born at Troy Lincoln county Missouri In 18G1 and keeps his voting residence there He was appointed to the post office department de-partment as clerk at 1000 In August 1SS5 and has risen thrmiKh every grade to his present position Whllu In the department he took a course In medicine at Howard university getting get-ting his degree of M IX in 188 Dr Grnndllold resides with his wjfo and two daughters at 91J S street |