New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-08
PATRONAGE AND PULL WERE USED BY MEMBERS

continue u-.il Nore-hor - 1906 The postmaster
havrr reported seDa-sr.-C business At his once
duCe5 TO SEQ elective December = 1905.
HE,rENwAYs RECCNMENDATToNs.
R5cIfort. I1d.-Tearlary g. lS9 the Fon. :. A
Ie1suWaE personally r5eo-nn1encea an a4.oNal'.s
April T. l5g- he Hon. Z a. Hemsa-vaE, recon-
no.dei az allowance O.. $50 ~ possible Fosl.aas AS
eS @ 81 20 AZ '' e151iSr I'm = to be entitled
from $50 20 $50, elective July T. 1900
-o --aic n rr-,-f az ire transit mail handed His
report showed him 20 be entitled 70 an allowance
the handwriting q TIE general experimental d.
$50 frosa July Z 1871. This was done. on N1veu-
beg 90 1876 the 7Cstrlsster. IN acceptance with IN,
h9-E-aT showing che Office 70 be entitled 20 SEQ.
Accordingly the allowance was reduced from so
salem. I1d.-oa January 81 1913. IN letter signed
hy The general cent -silt.E ..iI s
formed that n accordance WITH rs reconrendat.r0
ofce rad been increased from 500 70 s2a elective
January = -.- There Gees rot az eaf On l-as -
formed on which th,s allowance was based. on
~, ,t-5s,s- -s-,.-te5 t-5-s,t mater handled
daily. which, according 70 ne soa,e. erhlga nm
-s---s- ~ -i-is amount e~1cttve J5'v : -a'r.
TIE. Ea-.-0r January -. 's-' ne non j. =
c---z'5~r tra- hls allowance fo- separating clerk
f-e 30 Increased from $40 70 $50 stating that he
+re r--7vra--o requested hv HIN. on Fehrua-v =.
1900 Nr. Bri=tow vas Informed that -, had been
submitted by the postmaster. - Increase the an
y-55 20 r-Si e,~s--ivo T1lv T. 1saa
This Increase was made notv-ths--.-d,nE The re-
% -eqs ana showed tta he was only entitled 70 So
on Je l' ne s9y2'e q7 r tre T s,e BENG
based on report submitted 20 this Office hy tho
railway mail service.
WHOSE INFLUENCE COUNTED.
Persons whose influence seemed good with
the PostoFce Department. for a time al least
embraced IN the history OF these cases include;
The Hon. C. d 1Ienzle'ohn. Representatives Rus
sell, S7srrv end BIZ. OF Connectcut' senator lay
lon. ex-senator Mason and Represy natives George
W; Smith Ro4enoerg warner ana E.lnfe, 81 = IN ~
lands Crumpacker. Watson. HamenWay, over
street and eX-Represontatlve steel q lnlianai eN
and w. 7. Smith. OF Iowa Renresents.lves Miller
Gfl-a ~ rya--r1i--. senator N-t1-7as ana Fe-re-
seutatives Pearce and j. ckson. of Maryland -Four
te-fr, ~ l sr1ItI Re-resertatiye Gardner ysas
Merritt Ir another. The Hon. T. a Castle, ox-
Hcrresertative Fletcher end Rerresentatlve Nc
C-lsrrv are tie names mentioned Ia the Minnesota
LIST. The Hon r. C. kerens. tne ION. Wetster
Davis. the Hon John Dougherty secured Increases
which were afterward revoked. for Missouri IAe
Montana Ez Senator Thgrston and te7resentative
ElrErtt are down Tor Nebraska. Fepre-eni1 eve
-reaees n Ser-Ierse,. Nev--Yo-k Is represented
iu the rEt by Governor ClrL. EeQreseutauEes Sc
T-oelar6 and eS-Represertntlves RAY and Temp
kius Ex-senator Pri-ehaLG secured az incTea5s for
aruu-r which On December 1903 was Discontinued
alt9rether. Te also secured an increase from so
70 ssh f5r waRefrost n c. which was reduced 20
the former amount October J. 1893. Senator Hans
b-Cush appears So the list for North Dakota
Mooney figure. these two instances are given In the
Jsasreon. on.o--rauus-y Z. -'a2 on The. recon-
f1r separating clerk hire at this ONCE was in
8 -Sa and on Tho same date 81 was further .n-
creased 20 500 per agnura from July !. ls.s y ~
-. ed -~ 49,, Meme IF ia the allow
auce Yves reduced 20 $50 per q IlT1, eIcctlFe De-
south 'Bioomi-gvIls Chio.-Fe ruary q. 1900.
upon the recommendaton Of tho Hon. 9. IT.
G-g-re1gr The allowance r -tll-s cleIK L.L .3
81. l--a. Report Of the postmaster, dated February
3 800 showed he was entitled 70 ms AMOUNT az
March IS 1900 allowance was increased from 9s' 70
$3.50 from ATrl ! 1900; nothing 20 show who rec
anee was re4ucea % ~ Pc aLlllu lIoIl I1sc ~
z, 1903 based q report from postmaster - 10
The clerk hire IN Pennsylvania was looked after
hv Senators QUAY and Penrose and Representative
Butter and former Representative EhoualteT. Sen
ator NcLavrin appears FOR one increase In South
kota, Rerresentztives Brownlow and Gibson Sc
since, IN Tennessee. The late Representative De
GIcGeEried was successful IN one case mentioned
from Texas. Senator hearIs secured two In
cIeases 81 Utah. Six out q eleven cases ia Nir-
GINA are down 20 the credit o. Representative
Swanson. while She Hon. Park Agnew's name also
appears for others IN this State. Senator Foster and
EeDTrser tatiEes Curhwau end Jones combined 20
secure increased % .lowaucc at DAYTON. Wash.
from SEQ TO 500. aftCrw I'd reduced 10 $50. and thon
Increased % 500 keprescutatlve Cushman alone
occurred an allowance ~ $50 annually for Carbon
dale. wash, which was discontinued on examna-
ficu efterVrard. Senators Flkins and Scott and
Ilepresentative Dayton secured increases Tor West
Nirg.Di The two cases n Increase for Wisconsin
are Gown 20 the credit of former Representative
Barney and 70 A. W. MrClen. Wyoming had one