Republican Party Under Fire Over Post Office Irregularities
The World-Herald contends the 1900 Republican leadership knew of post office irregularities months before the Philadelphia convention. It cites Bristow and Wynne findings, notes large payroll fraud, and questions accountability by Payne and prior officials amid ongoing investigations and dismissals.
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Waslington
Seymour W. Tulloch
Washington City Postoffice
Tulloch
Postoffice Department
Roosevelt
Wynne
Bristow
Payne
Smith
Comptroller of the Treasury
Republican Party
Party of God and Morality
World-Herald
Indiscretion Leads to Official Dismissal Over Printing Contracts
The government removes an official tied to a money order forms contract amid questions of favoritism and a relative employed by the winning firm. The $45,000 higher bid over the lowest is noted, with rumors of supplier risk cited. Postmaster General Payne is quoted reacting to the scandal coverage.
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Payne
St. Joe
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