Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-23
DOUBLE OFFICE HOLDERS.
A Startling List from Massachusetts,
Tennessee, Georgia, Mary
land and Louisiana.
DemOralizing InfIuences---The Gov
ernment Made Subservient to
the Political Machine.
New York Herald.

The following letters from HeralC
correspondents explain themselves
They show what persons in th'
States mentioned are at the sam,
time federal offce-holders and mem
bers of the State Central and othel
committees of the party in power
and who are thus combining the
government organization with the
party machinery:
MASSACHUSETTS.
The following are the members O.
the Republican State Central Com
mittee in Massachusetts,
William A. Simmons, Collector OF
the Port of Boston.
Fitz J. BabsOn, Collector of the
Port of Gloucester.
G S. Merrill (secretary), Post
master at Lawrence.
James S. Lewis, of Lynn, inspec-
tor in Boston Custom House.
Charles III. Leach, of Boston, in
spectOr in Boston Custom House.
G. c.. Dame, of Newburyport,
Collector of Internal Revenue.
TENNESSEE.
The following is a list of federal
office-holders in Tennessee who hold
positions ON committees of the re-
publican party.
DR.. d. B. CIiffe, Franklin, United
States Revenue Collector, Fifth dis
trict, chairman of the State Re
publican Executive Committee and
member of the Williamson County
Executive Committee.
William Rule, Knoxville, Post
master, member State Republican
Executive Committee.
Hon. w. j. Smith, Memphis,
Surveyor of Customs, member of
State Republican Executive Com
mittee.
John d. Wilson, Murfreesboro,
member State Republi-
can Executive Committee.
J. w. G. Bryant, Shelbyville,
deputy revenue collector, member
State republican executive commit
tee.
A. A. Freeman, Brownsville, So
lictor in post office department,
d. c., member State
executive committee.
w. L. Elliott, United State pen
sion agent at Nashville, treasurer of |
the State republican executive COM
mittee.
These federal-Office holders of Da-
wilson county, Tenn, are members
Of the county republican executive
John Lawrence, register in bank
ruptcy, chairman.
Ferdinand Pister, deputy reve-
nue. collector, secretary.
Edward S. Jones, steamboat in
spector.
NJ. L. Higgins, in the revenue
T. A. Sykes, gauger.
E. S. Jones is also a member of |
the congressional committee of the |
sixth district.
A. S. Moss, Franklin, postmaster,
member of the Williamson county |
executive committee.
S. ReXinger, Clarksville, post
chairman Montgomery
county republican executive COM
mittee.
DIR. w. F. Green, Clarksville,
deputy revenue collfl3or, member |
Of the above committees.
A. G. Sharpe, Chattanooga, speci- |
al agent in post Office department,
chairman republican executive COM
mittee of the third congressional
district.
H. S. Springfield, Tyners Station,
Hamilton county, postmaster, mem
Der of county republican executive
Shelby county republican execu-
i've committee contains:
William J. Smith, surveyor of
customs, chairman.
S. s. Garrett, United States COM
secretary.
L. Gowaner, United State inspec-
or of hulls.
James RalstOn, United States in
'pectOr of boilers.
r. F Patterson, collector of in
ernal revenue.
w. j. Dowell, Benton, United
State commissioner, chairman of
Polk county republican executive