The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-22

WASHINGTON, January lO.-The Ten
nesseeans, Republicans and Democrats,
are trying TO make themselves satisfied
with the Supervisors appointed in that
State, but there is, nevertheless, lnuch
complaint. The Republicans complain
That any Democrats were appointed, and
the Democrats complain that they only
got two, while the Republicans were given
three. 1t is probable, however, that all
Tennessee appointees will be confirmed.
Among them is Frank Paul, OF Nashville,
who published, the famous Chattanooga
Daily ReJel in the early days OF the war,
ably assisted by Henery Watterson, who
peppered the enemy at long range with
three-line paragraphs.
The West Virginia and North Carolina
Republicans are on their ears be-
cause Democrats were appointed in
these States when there were plenty OF
competent Republicans. Secretary Sher.
man has been bombarded good deal
about this, and threatened with loss OF
support in those States, but 1t is matter
with which he has had nothing to do.
The i'll feeling developed about these APP
pointments, arises from the fact that the
Democrats claim that they are, of right,
entitled 10 a portion OF these places, as the
census is q non-partisan business; and the
Republicans claim that, as this is Re-
publican Administi alton, no Democrats
should be appointed. In Virginia three
Republicans and two Democrats are NOM
mated, but there will be violent
opposition to one Of them, as 1t is claimed
that he is readjuster
General Walker says that competition for
appointments as Supervisors has been very
great. In some Southern States, where
only four or five Supervisors in all were to
be appointed, there lhave been as many
as two or three hundred applications, Of
which perhaps fifty would represent men
we'll qualified for the place. The salary Is
only $500, but the position is valued more
for the opportunity it affords shrewd
politician 10 secure friends and workers in
The future through the appointment Of
enumerators.
The whole number OF Supervisors Is
40, which are distributed in the main on
the basis OF population, though other con.
siderations have had weight. Thus Mass.
achnsetts has but one, while the much
smaller State OF Connecticut has two, be.
cause Carroll D. Wright, who is appoint
ed in the former place, has had long expe.
rience in this line OF work, having taken
the State census OF 1875, and been long at
the head OF the Bureau OF Statistics. New
York has the largest number, eleven; then
comes Pennsylvania with ten, and Ohio
and Illinois with eighta apiece.
The Supervisors select enumerators, sub.
ject to the approval OF the Census Bureau
here. The number will vary according to
population, In sparsely settled districts
there will DO one for every Thousand or
fifteen hundred people, while in populous
regions, &c, one will collect statistics for
two or three thousand. There is no fixed |
rate OF compensation, and the aim will DO |
to equalize The pay according to the diti.
culties oil the work, the enumerator in a
compact town receiving less for taking the |
census OF thousand people than one
who has TO scour all ever q struggling ru-
raj neighborhood. 1t is not the Intention
OF the Census Bureau, however, In any
case to pay men by the day, as the expert.
ence OF New York and other States has
shown that the effect OF this is to make the
work drag and the cost to increase.