Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-01
new JERSEYS
PATRON MACE.
There Will be Practically No
Changes in Working Forces
Of Congress This Session.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

l. 1ON, DeC. nat
there will be practically no changes
in the working force of the senate
and house of representatives at the
session of congress which will CON
gene on Monday at noon is a fact that
the army of ..place hunters" dislikes
to accept. One and all feel that
changes ought to be made so that
they might get some little share oil
the, patronage. 1t is seldom, how
ever, that any of the employees find
themselves thrust out of office until
the end of a congress, except, at times
in the case of the death of the con-
gressmen to whom they owe their po-
sition and theregis a clamor for the
place, when the clerk is dropped" in
| short order.
New Jersay has had a fair share
of the patronage of the house OF
representatives, and the story of how
1t happened to be so is generally well
known. 1t happened eleven years
ago when the state had a solid dele
cation of eight republican congress-
hiSbs lOudChOfd6OI anu b0i HNo
already served a term, and they were
familiar with many of the ways in
which the patronage was app%ortioned
out. Mr.. ~Loudenslager was close to
the "hog combine" which was look
ing after the distribution of the
''plums" and the Jersey delegation
accepted his suggestions as to what
should be done. AT the proper time
the eight congressman voted with the
"hog combine" and as a result they
Jared will in the distribution of the
patronage,
One of the most important posi-
lions in the house of representatives
is held by William J.. Browning, of
Camden, former postmaster of that
city. He is chief clerk of the house,
and the right-hand man of Major
Alexander Mcdowell, the clerk. Mr..
Browning has served eleven seasons
in that position, and the fact that
he is well-liked by congressman on
both sides of the house is the best
proof that his services have been
thoroughly satisfactory. In the re-
cent congressional campaign Mr..
Browning was in New York at the
congressional headquarters where he
materially aided Mr.. Loudenslager,
the secretary of the committee.
Representative Loudenslager has
for his secretary and clerk of the
committee on pensions, one of the
most important committees of the
house, Frank H. Barto, of Camden.
Mr.. Barto is a young man of versa
tile talents, and one of the best stem
ographers at the capitol. He is often
called upon to report important hear
ings which he does with exceptional
accuracy and great speed, and it is
believed that he will yet be one of
the fixtures at the capitol. ai
M. e. Matlack, a well-,inov'-S c1I
popular lawyer of Mount Holly, also
a former captain in the Third regi-
ment, New Jersey National Guard, is
the printing clerk of the house. Mr..
Matlack handles all of the bills, reso-
lutions and documents of all kinds
before they go to the government
printing Office to be printed, His po-
sition is a responsible one and re-
quires considerable care in the dis
Echarge of his duties. John G. Shreve,
a newspaper man of Atlantic City, is
clerk of the committee on labor, from
which emanates all measures affect
ing the labor interests. Mr.. Shreve
tr Df thn hAef .ocfn1 o1nrIyc -,
the house side of the capitol.
Skilled in the use of the telegraph
key Joseph M. Thompson, a promi-
nent republican of Ocean county, is
in charge of the official telegraph
business of the house of representa-
tives. Mr.. Thompson is afman of ex.
ceptional courtesy and good nature
and by a strict attention to duties as
important as exacting he has hosts of
friends among the congressman.
| When the late Carrot A. Hobart, for
mer vice president, was alive, he had
a Jerseyman on the senate side of
the capitol handling the telegraph
business. The man was William JEFF
fers, who was appointed postmaster
at Hackensack about two years ago.
Senator Kean has a bright Jersey
man for his secretary in the person
of Donald H. Mclean, of Paterson.
Mr.. Mclean was with the senator
when John M. Biddle, formerly of
Elizabeth. was his secretary. When
Mr.. Biddle resigned to go into bust
ness Mr.. Mclean took pl the work so
that the senator suffered no incon-
venience. Mr.. Mclean is a lawyer by
| profession, thoroughly acquainted
with the routine of the senate, and
makes an efficient secretary for the
senator. He has a young man from
New Jersey, e. o. Horner, of Tucker
ton, for his assistant, and Mr.. Horner
/ is doing some good work in the com
| mittee room, as he is a first class
| stenographer and a young man of eX-
| cellent ability.
In selecting a secretary Senator
lDryden took a man from the ranks
! of the newspaper men, George w.
Rouzer, for enany years the CORE
| spondent for the New York Herald