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Show I Kearns vs. Howell. i I If the people of I" tali want to know j Just how- IntliilU'bslnial is the inlluciice Senator Kearns of Utah w lelds in oill-leal oill-leal circles in Washington, It can bo illustrated In an occuirence that has Just taken place, and which his personal per-sonal organs have failed to chronicle, says Truth. If there Isone place where he claims to be strong, It is In the matter of appointments in the post-oflicc post-oflicc department. So strong did ho consider himself that In order to get Congressman Howell on his side two years ago, and to make him feel sure that he would get decent treatment from the senior senator, Tom told Howell he would notlntcrfcic in post-oillcc post-oillcc matters outside of Salt Lake city. Hut a few days ago he took into his head that he would show Howell how heavily he could be turned down by the great Tom. Congicssman Howell How-ell had endorsed a man for.postmaster at Vernal, Ulritah county. Kearns goes to the postoUlcc department and sas he does not want Howell's man apnolntcd. Ho has a man of his own who must have the place. "Hm!" said the postotllcc official, and Kearns retired, feeling sine he had won. Next day Congressman Howell was seen wending his way to the postotllcc post-otllcc depaitment. What occurred tllero he hasn'tdlvulgcd. Hut we will tell Has It was given out after Mr. Howell's depaiturc by an olllclal who overheard ihccdnvcrsation. Mr. Howell How-ell was summoned by the department to Inform him what Kearns had done. The congicssman was also Informed that Tom's act was legaided as a gioss bicach of olllclal etiquette not the first by a long shot- and that under no circumstances would the senior senator's meddling be tolei-sited. tolei-sited. The outcome Is that the man endoised by Congicssman Howell gets the place, while the man, Me,esc, whom Kcains demanded should have It, gets left. Tom's Influence now is such that lie can't get a little postotllcc post-otllcc on the edge of an Indian leser-vatlon. leser-vatlon. And there are 'moie and heavier Jolts In store for him. |