Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-10
WINGED AT WASHINGTON
Are a Few Snap Shots That Relate to Men
and Things.
Special to the Leader
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the desire to get an office is the ire
sistable inclination to help some other
person to get one. The head of one Of
the greatest corporations in the coun
try, whose salary is twice that of the
| President, espoused the cause of a can
didate for Worlds Fair Commission.
ership. His candidate was a bright
young man, but of the opposite politi-
cal party. The corporation president
could not have shown more interest
and have exercised greater effort If an
embassy had been the stake.
WHITE HOUSE DIPLOMACY.-The
President has his own way of pressing
| others into service to adjust trouble
some questions of patronage. One day
since the adjournment of Congress two
Senators called at the White House at
the same hour to present rival candi-
dates for the same office. The Presi-
dent said to the first: This appoint
ment lies between your candidate and
that of Senator Blank. If you can in
duce Senator Blank to withdraw his
candidate or select something else for
him will appoint yours" Thereupon
the controversy was transferred deftly
to the two Senators and the President
was able to turn his attention to some
thing else.
SECOND TERMS.-The first ap-
pointees to office under President Nc
Kinley are nearing the ends of their
terms. Four-year commissions are
expiring. Practical operation of the
policy announced some time agois hav-
ing many illustrations. Where Off :
cials have given satisfaction and where
no special reasons are offered for diff
ferent action, the President is making
re-appointments. The special reasons
exist where radical changes have taken
place in the party organization or in
the congressional representation of the
State or District. In other words, the
President is recognizing the claims of
Senators and Representatives and
/ Committeeman who have come in since
the former appointments were made.
If these new representatives Of the par
ty desire changes as terms expire, and
good political reasons are given, the
President will not ignore them, and
will appoint new men. Where the or
ganization remains as it was and the
disposition is favorable to incumbents
who have been efficient, reappointment
will be the rule.
| WANE OF GUERRILLA POLITICS.
Seven different abbreviations are
used in the latest Congressional Direc-
tory to designate the political charac-
ter of Senators. In the body previous
to the 4th of March were 81 Republi-
cans, 26 Democrats, and "all others, g."
"P" stood for Populist, "S'' for Silver
ite, "F' for fusion; rs. r." for silver
Republican. The prospect is that when
the compiler begins to classify for the
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ty-seventh Congress he will need only
two abbreviations-"R for Republi
can and 3D. for Democrat. The "all
others, g." are indicating that hereaf-
ter they will be found in one
or the other of the old parties. Dubois
and Heitfeld of Idaho, Harris of Kan
sas, Teller of Colorado, and Turner of
Washington intend to be classed as
straight Democrats; Kyle of South Da-
kota and Stewart of Nevada are to be
put down as Republicans. Several of
the Others" have dropped out of Con-
gress. John P. Jones, of Nevada, is
the only Senator who hesitates about
resuming open relations with one of
the old parties.
PRESIDENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHS.
In the congressional library is a
large and growing collection of photo
graphs of the Presidents. Across the
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