Salt Lake Telegram | 1903-04-23 | Page 7 | Fight to a Finish

FIGHT TO AJINISH Senator Kcaros Purp:scs (o Stand by Col; M. A. paugtcrly. The caaa of Col. M. A. Daugherty, ,N w ho haa been removed from tha poal-. poal-. tlon of cashier in tha Palt Lake poet-office, poet-office, for alleged Incompetency, will ba reopened by tha department at Waah-Ington Waah-Ington and a careful Investigation made, Thla action haa been decided upon at the request of Senator Kearns, who yea-terday yea-terday wired to tha rostmaster-Oen-eral a protest and a demand for an investigation, in-vestigation, Lata In tha afternoon tho following reply waa received! "Action in case of Daugberly waa taken ta-ken on the recommendation of two In-apet In-apet tpra, who made a thorough investigation investi-gation of tha case, riemoval actually made, If upon fuller Investigation In-justice In-justice haa been dune Mm, he ran ba , reinstated, II. (!. 1'AYNK. 'Tostmaster-aeneral," Hcnator Kaarna in discussing tha mat. ter saldt "An Investigation nf lha case will ba tnad t,y a fair Inspector, and I am terlaln that Mr, Uaiigherly'a compe-tency compe-tency will be shown. Postmaster Thomas Thom-as recommended hla eon, Arthur L. Thomas, Jr., for thla place, and bemuse be-muse he failed to get hla appointment tin la fighting Mr, !)aughrty, "Mr, 1'augheriy haa held positions nf trust In the past, and lha charge that ha la Incompetent la ridiculous, lie waa receiver nf lha land Ulrica at Ud. pry, Neh,, for several years, and ha waa a candidate for Congress In tha niNtrltt whin I waa ralaed, culling down the majority there considerably, That doesn't lock as If ha waa lmnm "nt tn hold a position like Ihla, )a'a li "test deal more rnmtufit than Mr, II,:-. mas la for lha poaiilnn ha holds, and Is heller filled In nil that position, Ills brother Is confidential man for John A, t'relghlon vt Omaha, one of lha wealthiest men In Nebraaka, and ha waa highly recommended (here, Ha stands his it and Ihla charge tinlrue. and will b Proved lo ba untrue," Senator Kearns a Ian declared that I here would ha a fight In a finish. Ill putposra In slsnd by I'aughsrly,