, 1901-12-21
LLSTANOT0GETHER
WYOMING MEMBERS ARE A UNIT
ON STATE MAT
TIERS.
State Has Secured Another Appoint
ment in Person of Robert W.
Breckons as United States Attor-
ney for Hawaii-No fractional
Fights Among the Wyoming Re-
publicans.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 21.--(Spe-
cial to The Neutrality-suspicious.
has secured another appointment in
the person of Robert w. Breckons,
| who has been selected to fill the va
cancy in the position of United States
attorney for Hawaii caused by the re-
cent death of Hon. J.. C. Baird.
1t Is a matter of much comment here
that Wyoming, a small western state,
should receive SO many appointments
to fairly good federal positions. There
are several good reasons, however,
which explain why this is so. One is
that the Wyoming delegation in con
gress, Senators Clark and Warren and
Representative Mondell, are always a
unit in their requests upon the admin
istration, and that the republican par
ty Of the state, and in fact the people
Of the state, regardless of party, al
ways stand behind and support these
requisite without dissension.
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COLORADO at the present time the re-
publicans are torn up with factional
fights between ex-senator Wolcott,
representing the regular party organ
~ization, and those who would break
in upon his control Of federal patron
age.
In Utah, there is a party fight against
Senator Kearrs. who very properly
has control Of fedora, appointments
in that state.
New Mexico has a large majority
Of its republican politicians in Wash
ington at the present time divided iuto
two hostile camps, and waging a mer-
ry war owe the various appointments
for their state.
The result of all these fights is that,
while such a state secures the feder-
al appointments within its own con-
fines, it is unable to get any, or very
few appointments on the outside.
Another reason is that Wyoming np
%pointees to outside positions invariably
make good records and establish a de-
sirable reputation for the state. Gen
eral Donzleman as United States con-
sui at Prague made an enviable record
and stands high in the estimation of
the secretary of state and his subordi-
nate officers under whose notice Gen
eral Donzleman's work came.
The newspapers now reaching here
from Hawaii, and containing the IN
nouncements of the death of Colonel
John C. Baird, have many tributes to
his excellence as a public officer. AT
the department of justice he is spoken
of as having been one of the most ef-
fcient officials in the service.
From the far distant Philippines,
many words Of praise come for Charles
H. Burritt, a Wyoming nan who en-
tered the government service as a pri-
vate soldier and who now is in charge
of the mining bureau Of the islands at
a salary of $4,000 per annum.
The late Chester A. Bradley, n
went to the Philippines in a minor po-
sition, as an official of the United
States custom house, received rapid
promotion, and before his death was
holding a responsible position Of legal
adviser to the military governor of the
islands.
Judge Melville c. Brown, appointed
as United States judge for the first
| district Of Alaska, has also made a
brilliant record in his new and difficult
field of labor. Last year, when there
we're many complications and trou-
bles in the Nome district, an urgent
request was sent by the residents Of
Nome to the attorney general asking
that Judge Brown be sent there to
straighten out the complications. Gov
ernor Brady anne here from Alaska
to urge the department to send Judge
Brown on this mission, representing
that It needed q man of his ability,
hrmness Of character. and experience
to solve the problem Of good judicial
government In the Nome district.
It was only through the Intervention
of Judge Browns friends. who did uot
wish to zee this additional burden
placed upon him, that he was not sent
to Nome a requested.
knowing that Wyoming men have
always filled the positions to which
they have been appointed with credit
and ability, the administration is pre-
disposed to look with favor upon the
application OF any Wyoming man who
comes well recommended.
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