Smith Has Arranged for the Next Postmaster

SMITH HAS ARRANGED FOR THE NEXT POSTMASTER

Judge Kinne and John F. Lawrence Are Asked to Decide

Present Postmaster May be Reappointed--Smith is Sore on Washtenaw Politicians Who He Thinks Have Deceived Him

Washington, D. C, June 9.--(Special to the Argus.)--The Ann Arbor post office is to be filled within a few days. The Wyandotte postoffice is also on the tapis. Congressman H. C. Smith, although knocked out at the Adrian convention, has still a hundred postoffice appointments to make. That they will not go into the hands of nis enemies goes without saying.

The Congressman is feeling particularly bitter towards Washtenaw county. There is no doubt that he confidently expected Washtenaw, after complimenting Wedemeyer, to wheel into line for him at the Adrian convention. No matter what others thought, Congressman Smith himself did not believe that he was out of the race at the time Washtenaw turned solidly to Townsend and nominated him. Smith at that time was 21 votes short of the nomination. Washtenaw had 22 votes. Twenty-one of them would have nominated Smith. He had the belief that the majority of the delegation were really for him. Knowing the men he felt he had a right to expect them, and a majority coming to him at that stage of the game would have put him in sight of a renomination.

"Only four men," said Smith, after the convention, "in the Washtenaw caucus when they had made up their mind to leave Wedemeyer, had a word to say in my favor. I know who those four men are. There were others there in whom I was deceived. It was in Washtenaw that I had placed my reliance, and it was there that I was thrown down." There is no doubt that the Congressman has a strong feeling relative to a number of Washtenaw politicians.

At the time the Adrian convention was held, Postmaster Pond's four-year term of office had just expired. He is holding on under the clause "and until his successor is appointed." Postmaster Pond, it is understood, was hanging around the outskirts of the Adrian convention and unavailingly endeavoring to aid Smith. The very fact that he was postmaster operated to destroy his influence. Then, too, the Washtenaw delegation was in the 'hands of an adroit and some say unscrupulous, politician, who had his own bargains to make and who cared naught for Pond or for Smith.

It has leaked out here that the Washtenaw politicians who ran the Adrian convention, are to be turned down when it comes to appointments, while Congressman Smith holds down his seat, which is until next March. It has also leaked out that the Congressman has turned for advice relative to the Ann Arbor postmastership to two of his old friends in Ann Arbor, Judge E. D. Kinne and John F. Lawrence, and it is said here that these two men can name the next postmaster at Ann Arbor and also that the name will be submitted to the president within a week or ten days.

Four years ago Judge Kinne was supporting the candidacy of Mr. Pond and Mr. Lawrence was supporting the candidacy of John Heinzmann. Mr. Heinzmann withdrew and signed Mr. Pond's petition. It is thought that the probabilities are that the two friends of the Congressman who are to be consulted will recommend the retention of George H. Pond as postmaster at Ann Arbor. Some other friend of the Congressman may be taken care of in the deputy postmastership.

It is thought also that the Congressman will visit Ann Arbor within a week.