Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
THEY WANT OFFICE.
Some of the Few Patriots that are
Willing to Sacrifice Thier Time for
the Good of their Country and
an Incidental Salary.

the distribution of the loaves and
the fishes, or in other words, the
offices, will begin, the candidates
multiply and it becomes more and
more apparant that the supply of
offices will largely exceed the sup
ply. This will not be the first time
that an incoming administration
has been confronted with that I'M
fortunate circumstance, and we
fully expect to see the same thing
occur when the democrats come
back into power in 1901. But that
does not help the present contir-
gency any, and we would not be
surprised if the result will not be
just the same as in years gone by,
one man made happy and about
ten made mad, for every Office.
The federal patronage in Lincoln
county consists of the Indian Agency
with salary of 81, 200; the custom
house, with salary of 81 900 and
fees; the Newport postotfice, worth
about $500; the Waldport postoffice,
worth about $500; the Yaquina
office, worth about $3.50; the Toledo
postofice, worth about 500; the
Elk City Office worth about $3.50,
and several ether snail Offices the
salary of which will not just. any
fight being made for them. The
Indian Agency and Custom house,
the two best offices, are what
bothers local politicians a little.
There is a fear that the powers that
be will not classify them in the list
of local patronage, but will class
them along with land offices and the
like, and thus throw competition
open to the whole state. If so,
some of the local candidates are
more than apt to be disappointed
in their hopes for these plums. But
that unpleasant contingency does
not dampen their ardor, check
their enthusiasm, nor diminish
their numbers. For the Indian
Agency the most active local candi-
dates are DR.. F. M. Carter, of Elk
City; Silas Howell, of Waldport;
H. L. Huffman and J. S. Conklin,
of Toledo. The names of F. M.
Stanton and F. M. Wadsworth,
senior, are also mentioned as candi-
dates, but nothing difnite can be
said of them. The latter gentle
man is chairman of the republican
central committee of this county
and is an able politician with con,
siderable influence over the state
and it is very probable that he
could secure much more pleasant
and remunerative office, should ht
desire one. 1t is rumored here thai
w. S. Linnville, of Corvallis, alsc
would like to be agent at Siletz
and that Andrew Williams, o
Philomath, is also said to be 4;
candidate.
The candidates for custom hous,
are lying low at present, the onl,
local ones being mentioned ar,
R. A. Bensell,' of Newport, Capt
Jas. Robertson and J. S. Booth, o
Yaquina, and c. B. Crosno, o
Toledo. None of these candidate,
however, are making an open fgh
at present, and the only authorit.
for their candidacy is Dame Rumor
There will be candidates a plenty
in due time, without doubt.
For the postoffice at Newport
/ the candidates are not quite a
: numerous as the sands ofthe sea,
but there is no shortage in thei
numbers. The list that are spokeI
of is composed of Mrs. Umphrey
c. H. Williams, L. w. Williams
: R. F. Baker, A. H. Hampton, AM
: several others. For the Waldpor