Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1885 — POSTMASTERS. [ARTICLE]

POSTMASTERS.

The Changes That Have Taken Place Throughout the Country. [Washington special.] 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: fli '"s State. f-lfl state. f§ Alabama...... 13 121 Missonrl 20 361 A1a5ka........ .... IMontana. . 1 16 Arizona... 7 Nebraska...... 9 68 Arkansaa 8 171|Nevada 1 it California 6 3!»lN. Hampshire. 81 101 C010rad0...... 9 32jNew Jersey.... 7 78 Connecticut.., 12 2s!New Mexico... 1 8 Dak0ta........ 8 41 New York 40 658 Delaware 1 2l|North Carolina 14 271 F10rida........ 3 30;0hi0.... 23 6ft Georgia 10 loljOregon 28 o. 3; 23 Pennsylvania. 34 415 Illinois... 3l! 3i9|lihdde island 6 Indiana....... 43. 45:, South Carolina 9; 73 Indian Ter*... 1 12 Tennessee 6 148 {° wa 40 108; Texas 10 1 Kansas 29 lSliUtah.... 2 127 Kentucky 7 184|Verm0nt....... 10 116 Loumapa..... 3 73|Virginia.......• 16 439 Maine.... -7 60 Washington T. 1 13 Maryland.. 2 UOAVest Virginia. 1 145 Massachuse ts 8 28 Wisconsin -23 147 Michigan. 221 Hi'.Wyoming 3 1 Minnesota 10 40 ' - Mississippi,... 9] lost Totals 524 6309 The number of Presidential offices in the country is 6,309, while the fourth-class office's 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.