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Show POSTMASTER IS EXAMINED Campaign Funds Committee Com-mittee Launches Inquiry In-quiry in the Senate Washington, Feb. ll With ihe examination ex-amination of Poatmastei Thomas l Camp of Beebe. Ark , the senate campaign cam-paign funds committee today launched launch-ed Into an inquire ot the campaign of 1912 Details of an Vsessnient upon office of-fice holders In r lani-as , the Republican Re-publican state ier1uiittee, were described de-scribed Yi f!aralfl kjo S3j( i)0 recently recent-ly had been co' w Jed to resign under un-der protest as Tit' luastei at Beebe, Ark. ,"". Letters Demanding Money ('anii produced letters sien-il i.y Gordon H. Campbell, treasurer of the Republican state committee, demanding demand-ing a contribution of ?.:'i Camp observed ob-served that it was three per cent of his salar and he did not make the contribution He sent the first letter let-ter to Postmaster General Hitchcock he said, asking whetbei he would be removed If he failed to comply with the request. He received no answer he said, but 1n November and Decern- : bei received letters from Firsi Assistant As-sistant Postmastr General Grandfield demanding his resignation. Resigns Under Protest Two postofflcs inspectors were said by the postofflcs department to have formed the basis fr the complaint but camp, sending his resignation under protest declared be had been the victim of a conspiracy The post- , office department charged him with! being incompetent, fallltm to treal patrons properly, not employing Buf-lident Buf-lident help and discharging an era ployc without cause The letters presented to 'he com- j mittee by Camp w-ere all signed In fac simlie of Gordon H Campbell -handwriting :i"d were in a general form wnh the amount and the name Of the addressee filled in Ou each envelope was ihe following notice in j large type "Notice This letter not to be opened op-ened in a building occupied bj the government in the transaction of official of-ficial business Called for Campaign Funds One lerier dated September 24, 1912, referred to the need for money In the national campaign, and said In part "Von were called on in a previous lr tier to contribute 5-19 to the campaign cam-paign fund Up to date I have receiver! re-ceiver! no remittance Why should vou not have enough beam patriot-Ism patriot-Ism to respond to this call as others In our own party have responded not only those who are holding office, of-fice, hut those 'ho are not holding hold-ing office, who belfev. In the principles prin-ciples of the parly and who want to see tbe present administration and our splendid prosperity continued. 1 1 , 'rust you will not nqnlre me l0 write you another letter, but will re-Spond re-Spond at once so that we can render the necessary aid t0 the national i committee. ' Another Campbell Letter Another letter also signed with tbe I rubber stamp signature of Mr Campbell Camp-bell an, dated October S, 1912 said in part: i regrel exceedingly that vou have I failed to respond to m urgent and repe ited request tor financial aid In I the present campaign I hope to re-1 ceiVe bj return mail vour remittance ot Please do not compel me to l make another rail. Republican reaping the fruits of prosrorit. hi ought about b our party's policies Is to im mind an Ingrate when he refuses to aid his party when aid is ; needed." Camp Shows 1908 Correspondence 1 amp showed letters be had receiv -ed In 19C! asking him to contribute! I $33 l sa!ai was- then $1200. The I letter t him was inclosed In a letter : to his ife with the admonition I her r to make the delivery of the letter the postmaster In a building used it a post office or other govern merit office' Ii amj) did not make that eon- ' trlbution, he said, and told the com-, 'mittee that he had understood from i . Inspectors who had examined hip of-llce of-llce that affairs were in good shape , inspector Wynne had told him, he declared, that he could "go into almost al-most any postoffiee and rake up enough Irregularity to put anj post- ! master out of busiocss." I ndei questioning by the commlt- l tee, Camp testified that the inspection inspec-tion ol his office had been made be- lore any of tho letters were received Isolocitlng his campaign contribution He could recall no visit of an Inspector In-spector after he had received and failed fo answer the campaign funds request. Gordon H Campbell was present at the hearing today and will testify to- morrow |