Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1885 — POSTMASTERS. [ARTICLE]

POSTMASTERS.

The Changes That Have Taken Place Throughout the Country. [Washington special 1 Since the present administration took charge of the reins of Government no harder-worked officials have been found in Washington than those employed in the appointment branch of the Postoffice Department During the last six months nearly one-fourth of the Postmasterships of the first second, and third classes, whose commissions are signed by the President, have been changed, while over one-eighth of the nearly 50.000 fourth-class and crossroads offices, the commissions for which are signed by the Postmaster General, have now a new Postmaster. The records of the department show that the following changes in Postmasters have taken place in the States and Territories named: State. State. Solti’S u* 3 o £s] o fife fe fe Alabama 13 121 Missouri 20 361 Alaska 1 Moutaaa. I 16 Arizona 7 Nebraska 9 68 Arkansas 8 171 Nevada 1 11 California 6 39 N Hampshire. 8 101 Colorado 9 32New Jersey.... 7 78 Connecticut... 12 28New Mexico... 1 8 Dakota 8 41 New York 40 658 Delaware 1 21 North Carolina 14 271 Florida. 3 30 Ohio 23 618 Georgia 10 131 Oregon 28 Idaho 3 28 Pennsylvania. 34 415 Illinois 311 329 Rhode Island 6 Indiana 43 455 South Carolina 9 78 Indian Ter.... 1 12 Tennessee 6 148 lowa 40 168 Texas. 10 1 Kansas. 29 151 Utah 2 127 Kentucky 7 184 Vermont. 10 116 Louisiana 3 73 Virginia 16 439 Maine 7 GO Washington T. 1 13 Maryland 2 140 West Virginia. 1 145 Massachuse’ts 8 28 Wisconsin 23 147 Michigan 22 141 Wyoming 3 1 Minnesota 10 46 ’ Mississippi.... 9 108 Totals 5216309 The number of Presidential offices in the country is 6,309, while the fourth-class offices aggregate 48,421. The table shows that the greater number of changes thus far have been made in Ohio, where the number is 641. New York comes next with 598; then Indiana with 508; Virginia with 455; and Pennsylvania with 449.