Ogden Daily Standard | 1913-11-14 | Page 10 | T. D. Johnson to Name Postmasters

IIJOMTO NAME POSTMASTERS Postoffices will henceforth be distributed dis-tributed In Utah by Mathonihah Thomas and Tillman D Johnson, the Democratic candidates for congress con-gress at the election of 1912. For some reason not made public Post-i Post-i master General Burleson has taken I the postofflce patronage from National Na-tional Committpemau W. R. Wallace and has given It to the COngresslon al candidates Had Mi Thomas and Mr. Johnson been elected to congress they would have had the distribution of this patronage, pat-ronage, but the selection of unsuccessful unsuc-cessful candidates as arbiters of federal fed-eral appointments Is somewhat unusual un-usual As yet only the postal appointments ap-pointments have been referred to the congressional candidates, but It .is considered possible that they will be consulted also concerning other federal appointments. Some of the po?toffice appolnt-mpnts appolnt-mpnts In the state have been made by the department on the recommendation recommen-dation of the natloual committeeman, but all of the recent recommenda tions have been held up. Recently liBts of all applicants for positions of postmasters throughout the state, with their Indorsements, were sent here from Washington to Mr Thorn as and Mr Johnson with the request that they designate candidates whom they favor for those positions. It Is Interesting to note that last spring Tillman D Johnson Indorsed the candidacy of S. S Smith for postmaster post-master at Ogden, while the national c6mmltleeman recommended W. V Browning for the place. Browning was then named by the department Recent developments would Indicate that the department has had a change of heart with reference to the relative rela-tive value of the Indorsements of Mr. Johnson and Mr Wallace.