Should Call A Halt

The ballots had not all been counted at the recent elecüon before it became apparent that McKinley was elected. This meant that a new postmaeter would be appointed. Almost instantly the f rienda (!) of the various candidatos be,gan to urge the merits of their particular favorites. Already there are half a dozen patriotic citizens who would be williiig to make the sacrifice, should a presidential nomination strike in their vicinity. The men who are being pushed forwai-d by their friends- of eourse none ot them are urging the matter themselve3, but, like Cincinnatus, are willing to serve their country should the service be demanded- are: (Right here we had mentioned the man whom we suppoed wculd be the strongestcandidate, uut at ms earnest solicitation have dejided to omit his name.) Then there is Wm. K. Childs, 8w. of the Waahtenaw Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Ex-Supervisor of the first ward, a good man, one who would administer the duties of the office to the satisfaction of all, unless it might bc some of the frionds of dcfeated candidates. Mr. Childs is aa old soldier, a member of the local G. A. R. So also is Gen. Spalding, the Congressman from this district, an old soldier, and his say is very likely to settle the question. Likewise President elect McKinley is a G. A. K. man and has tender feelings for his former comrades in arms. These considerations give Mr. Childs a pull were it not for the fat.t t.hat. the friends of other candidates make the same claims for their man. Wm. A. Clark could fill the poaition acceptably. He, too, is an old soldier and served nis country well, and henee has just as strong claims upon Gen. Spalding and Pres. McKinley. But even Mr. Childs and Mr. Clark cannot, between them, take advantage of 'these claims. The friends of Mr. Joe. T. Jacobs are making the same claims and? urging them just as hard. They justly claim that Mr. Jacobs is entitlefi to the honor of the appointment and should have it bestowed upon him. He is also a tfood man and would lili the office acceptably to all. It is also intimated that Evart Scott, who has alvvays been . a Ilepublioan, at all times and under all circumstances, who has ever been found t hard at work whenever the party need- ed vvorkers, should be considered in the división oí the plums. Evart is certainly ontitled to a gvo&t big ripe plum for valuable service rendered in the past. He would raake an efficiënt and popular official,; and hia f rienda noed havo no iear oftiis not able to give all the satisfaction they can possibly claim that he would give. Another man high in the councils of the party and one who has been a hard worker and who has earned the honor, should it be thrust upon him, is Prof. E. F. Johnson, of the Law Department. It goes wtthout saying, so his friends claim, and as we fully believe, that Prof. Johnson would be the right man in the right place, as would all the others mentioned above. The friends of Mr. Johnson propose to leave no stono unturned to secure the honor for the professor. One of the things that they oount upon apart from the fitness of their candidato and the service he has rendercd.entitling him to it, is his personal relations with the powers that be, he being a olosc personal friend of both General Spalding and Major McKinley. In addition to the above, some one, we have no idea who, has started tho rumor that the writer would also be a candidato for the high honor. Wedonotknow how much reason the person who started the report had for so doing, and will have to run it dovvn. So far, wo do not know what points the friends of the writer will urge in his favor. The prospects aro all favorable for a lively contest, the candidatos all being good ones, so that whoever wins we will have a first class official. But there is one that stands in the way. It is said that Grover Cleveland is not satislied with the course pursued by numerous postmasters who feil in with the Bryanites and supported the cause of Free Silver. It is broadly hiated that Postmaster Beakes is marked down as one of the offenders and that his head will soon fall into the basket. In such a caso it is believed that Mr. E. B. Pond will have a long deferred hopo gratifled. Ia such a case it is believed that the president would m ake the appointinent for four years. This would put a quietus, at least for a long time upon the efforts of the above mentioned gentlemen. Possibly this might be a good thing judging from the effecte of Postoffice wars in tha past.