Show LETTER CARRIERS AS S They Were Prepared to Make Male Deals DeLis and Put Ut Up a Big Dg Game Gale of or Bluff I DISMISSAL OF JAS 0 O KELLER President Irel ent of ci Association Was iSas WI Absent Prom From Ills s Post ost t or of Duty Without Leave Ien n I I i I I Washington Jan W ion bit en Wynne transmitted to 10 time tho housu house today toda a 1 statement of ot facts relative to 10 the tre dismissal Dec IK 16 iDOl 1001 of ot James JamesC C Keller Keler president of ot the City letter Carriers The Information ol Is In Iii response to a n resolution Intro Introduced dulcet by Hearst and agreed to by the tho house houe response re says nays Mr Keller was WM dismissed Hed for tor being from tram lila hits post of ot duty dUly without leave In hi hIl to time the department Mr Keller Koler says that ho lIe received oral orn leave from time the late Inte Payne aYlo to 10 bo absent from duty dUly for tor u ii I year When the tho department ordered Ills hIs return to duty he ho flied Died fed u it 1 letter saying It I wits was im for tOI him to do dC HO so 8 ut itt present 11 IH IH dismissal followed The Tho campaign n of ot tho the rural carriers for tor or an nn Increase of ot pay Is la set net et forth In iii II the Inn communication In iii 11 a u number of ot cir dr circular cular cubit credited to tho named carriers and alt all al are bated based ba ell on aim an expedition of ot Carrier Cunningham to New Neu he Interviewed mini maIm ot of tho thu national commit cumm committee tee Chairman of ot time tho national te lid Over Overstreet Overstreet street secretary of ot time Republican con bureau b The plan was Wil outlined ut mit lt u a dinner In imi 11 Ht St Jull and Ild Cunningham wax ivas WIH In him to muku tho time best possible with tho the It I was proposed that Overstreet should gIve out n it nOIR news newspaper paper maper Interview to 10 the time effect e that at nt a mm I coming conting session salol ho he will 11 allow lIow to be bo re no reported roo ported portell out of ot the committee time tho Fairbanks bill the time In tn In III Indiana diana IH III ii that Fairbanks will wi bo be do dt tented fettled the time are of ot tho the opinion anti and should bo be glad of ot a n chanco to miiko thin trade Then what This Interview will trill wi bo ho lathed lashed all ni over tho tIme country by tho time Associated Press lre that street will whit do this wi 10 We Wo will viii wi then thon get In III our work of ot getting congressmen and amid to 10 commit themselves to vote tote fOr t r time tha bill bi We Wo will wi then get out nut the Free I ree Delivery Dellery News with wih an aim 11 extra whooping up lP Over Overstreet street that lie he io Is la not such n it hint bad fellow after nil 11 and urge the carriers to sup support IU support port tho tito whole ticket nut Hut If It Cortelyou does not emot agree to 10 this plan then we wo must do our turn lurn In Ina II a 1 mime game Ilme of or bluff nay to him hint that wo we will wi support tho time head of ot the ticket but hut OH am n we vo have to expect from a n Republican house houBe we will viii wi support tho the Democrats for tor or the Iho remainder of ot thu tint ticket The Tho Th comment Is then made It I Is a n hold plan plait but It Is better to go along niong than to stand still Doth Iloth political par liar parties ties tes think and believe h we wo have 0 l eh more strength many more moro members In ium II our organization and a n mOle mote more perfect organization than Ihan we uce really have This IH is II very vcr much In iii II our favor and Ild all ni com coin committees judge from tho time quantities of ot telegrams tint and petitions sent to Wash Washington ington last laal winter Carrier Cunningham l reported to far farrier nr ar ncr rier riel by letter lotter trout from New York ork on Oct 14 1 lOot 1901 an as ni I saw easY SIW Cortelyou today and ho soul said ho lie had a long bug talk with anti and that he ho could coull not Iol give me m any encouragement as nH would not com coin commit COll nut mit himself I saw faw Mr Taggart timid this afternoon rind and he lie talked an as If time the Dem Democrats Democrats without doubt pass pas time tha hill bill hi It if elected I told lold him that we would only support a 1 Democratic house I 1 will wi meet him again morn morning lug ing After a n meeting between Cunning Cunningham ham anti and In iii Buffalo Oct 19 10 1901 iDOl n a long circular letter to carriers was Ins prepared by In him II It I hI im says I lowe presented to you the time advice of ot the tho executive board It I la is their best judgment ment that all nih ni carriers and their jd friends should support uP port the head of the time ticket hut but a 1 Democratic house The deportment department states that all ni of ot the rural carriers named Were vero absent front from duty without leave lelle In iii II ad addition to 10 activity u In politics |