Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1912 — HOOSIERS TO SHAKE POLITICAL PLUM TREE [ARTICLE]

HOOSIERS TO SHAKE POLITICAL PLUM TREE

Democrats Will Have Chance to Get In On Some Good Salaried Jobs When Wilson Takes Office. / There are 265 presidential postoffices in Indiana that will go democratic as fast as the terms-of the present post-_ masters expire. But there are a large number of other fat jobs which Hoosier democrats will have a chance to get and which they will doubtless put up a big scramble for. While the positions now held by Hoosier republicans are not necessarily a part of the patronage coming to this state, it is about the portion this state is entitled to and if these exact places do not come back to Indiana others of about equal importance-will. Tiie following important places are assured to Hoosier democrats. The names of the present office holders and the salaries are shown. They are: District Attorney—Charles W. Miller, $5,000. Collector of Internal Revenue, Terre Haute District—Charles G. Covert, $4,500. Collector of Internal Revenue, Indianapolis District —Elam H. Neal, $4,500.

United States Marshal—Edward H. Schmidt, $4,500. Surveyor of Customs at Indianapolic—L. G. Rothschild, SI,OOO and fees. Surveyor of Customs at Evansville —Frank B. Posey, $350 and fees. Assistant District ence W. Nichols, $2,500. All of these appointments are made by the president except the assistant district attorney, who is appointed by his chief, but generally with the advice and consent of the president. At present Indiana has seven representatives in foreign countries, who collectively draw salaries amounting to $56,000. They are: Newton W. Gilbert, of Angola, vice governor of the Philippine Islands, $15,000. John L. Griffiths, of Indianapolis, consul general-at London. $12,000. Henry W. Furniss, of Indianapolis, minister to Hayti, SIO,OOO. Denby, of Evansville, consul general at Vienna, $6,000. W. W. Canada, of Winchester, consul at. Vera Cruz, $4,500. A. A. Winslow, of Hammond, consul at Valparaiso, Chili, $4,500. Robert E. Mansfield, of Marion, consul general at Zurich, $4,500. J\lr. Furniss, Indiana’s only representative in the diplomatic service, s a negro. Henry Lane Wilson, ambassador to Mexico, is a Hoosier by birth, but is accredited in the distribution of patronage to the state of Washington. While the consular service is supposed to be on a merit basis, there is o doubt whatever that the good plums now enjoyed by Indianians in that prvice will be taken away from them. This does not mean that Hoosiers will succeed to Diese identical offices, but unquestionably it will open the way for the appointment of a number of Indianians to fine positions in the conThat service is to maintain the rkerit system only in reference to the lesser consulships. The big jobs will go to the “faithful” as usual; — • There are other jobs that may come to Hoosiers, such as assistants to the secretaries of cabinet positions, with salaries of $4,500 to $5,000 per year. Some of the as'istant door keepers in the capitol should come to Indiana, as well as clerkships bf importance. As there will be many applications for the jobs a lot of the “hunters” will be disappointed, so it will be necessary to use all the influence possible to land a job and aspirants should make their plans accordingly.