Gen. George Spalding

GEN.GEORGE SPALDING

HAS BEEN APPOINTED POSTMASTER AT MONROE.

This Stirs Up the Ypsilanti Postoffice Candidates Who Are as Thick an Bees.

The name of Gen. George Spalding, the present congressman from this district, was sent to the senate Wednesday by President McKinley as postmaster. of Monroe. The appointment at the present time comes as a surprise to the politicians as it had been understood that the term of Postmaster Crampton would not expire for several months yet and that the appointment would be made after Congressman Henry C Smith had taken possession of the congressional seat and might have something to say about the appointment. The Washington correspondents say that the appointment was brought about by the Michigan senators with the consent of the congressman elect.

Congressional committeeman Helber last evening expressed surprise over the nomination and gave expression to his disgust of what he termed the hoggishness of the Spalding family.

This sudden appointment is stirring up the Ypsilanti candidates for the postoffice and fear is expressed in certain quarters that Spalding will attempt to fill that office before his term as congressman expires even though Postmaster Bogardus, who has made a very acceptable postmaster, has a number of months of his term left yet.

A Ypsilanti politician in the city today says there are more postoffice candidates in that city than there are hairs on a dog's back and that if Gen. Spalding sees fit to make an appointment, the present register of deeds, George Cook, will not have as much of a cinch as he might were the appointment left for the congressman-elect to make.