The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-10-31
CAUGHT THE PLUM.


Patronage "A 10 al Friend te
McLaurin
The Columbia correspondent Of the
Augusta Chronicle says that NJ. Geo.
Il Koester, who has been appointed
collector of internal revenue for South
Carolina, declared on his return from
Washington that he had formed nc
plans and does not know what will be
his policy in appointing his deputies
clerks anil others. 1t IS probable that
he will retire from active editorial
management Of the Columbia Evening
Record.
He states that he was not an appli-
cant, and that his appointment was a
surprise to himself. lie was called to
Washington, and Saturday evening" he
spent an hour and q half at the White
House with the President. When the
matter of the vacancy came up the
President offered it tV Koester. The
latter asked If there were no possible
chance for Blalock to get the place.
The President said there was not, and
Koester then accepted 1t.
lie has not yet taken charge, and
has not filed bond. He stated that
he would spend some time stud, ing the
duties of his office. He was asked If
there is any truth in the rumor that
McLaurin is slated for place in the
cabinet. In reply he aid that while
there is some talk Of that kind in
Washington, he does not know any,
thing about the matter. His own an.
pointment is due, in part, he SAYS, to
the efforts Of W. w. Price, who was
IN the newspaper business here once,
and Is on paper in Washington now.
When Blalock was turned down Price
suggested Kocstcr's name.
1t is believed III Columbia by many
people that Senator McLaurin will pet
a place in the cabinet of President
and that he has siuDly
taken care Of his friend Kocstcr before
he leaves the political affairs of this
State. Others think that this is bu, an |
indication that McLaurin will cndeavor
to captu'e all the Federal patronage in
This State.
koestcr got the best plum in the
basket. The salary Is 50 800 and COM
missions will increase that amount to |
81 800. In addition he has the DO or |
Of appointing forty or more deputies |
md clerks, whose salaries aggregate |
not less than $4,000 a yeal. He ap.
points the United States gaugcr, whose |
luty 1t Is to test every barrel of spirits |
'hippcd to the State disrensary. The
collector OF revenue in South Carolina
8 man much sought after. 1t is not
known what changes, If any, Will be
made in the clerical force. There is
me negro clerk in the Federal ollie,
lcre, and the gaugcr at the Rlchlaud /
llsilllcry Is a negro.
There are thee division dcputirs,
lnc of them, A G.. Mcrrlck, of Green
vile, being white man. The other .
Iwo are Edmund II. Dcas, of Darling .
Ton, the ncgr" who is chai IN m Of The
Republican party in the State, and J
II. Fordham, Of Orangcburg, who PIE
'idcs over the Republic an convention.
These three dlvi.i nd pullc1 ye, about
81 400 ycal each.
There are three ilice dcpu,ir, -
sated in Columbia. Mr.. George II
HuyginS is the chief. He has been act
~ do otCCcSSoI ~ VIC lalC Alf Weh-
'tcr and was a prOminrut candidate for
he place which Kocstcr has secured.
Ilugglns has many friends in the state.
tic went over to The Republicans about
our years ago. Capt. j. l.. Little, a
captain in the United States army dur
hg the war between The States, and
>nc of the soldiers sent here ia Recon.
,truction days is next to Mr.. Uuygins.
The other Office deputy is Mr.. l.. Nj.
touche, Democrat. Rev. j. II. John
son, colorcd, is the Office clerk at
salary OF 5000. Miss Youngblood Is
he stenographer and Mr.. E. W. Scrc.
zen, Republican, Is a supernumcrary
IN the pay roll Of the Office.
The three gaugcrs arc A. S. Trumbo,
J. IL. Dennis and W. e. Boykin. They
ire paid IS a day each. Dennis Is 10
lated at Ncwbcrry and ls an intncrant |