Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-11
iowa Low ON GOOD PLACES
New Administration Will Find State
Credited with Few Plums.
MAY DEMAND SOME BIG JOBS
without Cabinet Minister or other
Important Position, state VIII BE
in Line 60 Get an Ambassador
ship or Foreign Post.
MAY DEMAND SOME BIG JOBS
(rrom a staff correspondent.l

(From a Staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Ia, Aug. 10.-tSpecial)-
when the administration of President
Theodore Roosevelt ends and that of Will
liam H.. Taft begins, Iowa will awake to
| the fact that IL has none of its fair sons
in conspicuous positions in the employ OF
the government. Thomas c.. Dawson, who
is envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary to the government of Colombia
and draws a salary of $4,000 a year VIII
hold the most important position. Iowa Will
be due to get something"
Under Roosevelt, Iowa had two cabinet
positions. There have been reports that
Secretary Wilson can continue as secretary
of agriculture If he wants to, but there
have also been reports that he doesn't
want to. So when Taft enters the White
House he will find the state of Iowa hold
ing fewer federal positions outside Of the
state than most any state IN the union
Of the size and Importance of Iowa.
Besides two cabinet positions Iowa had
under Roosevelt, the dictatorship OF the
mint held by George Roberts. Robert Arm
strong was first assistant of the treasury.
Conger was minister to China and there
were other lesser positions.
Few Places Left to Iowa.
Under Taft there will be left the follow
ing list Of conspicuous positions, some of
which ere not very conspicuous: Thomas
c. Dawson, minister to Colombia at $4,000
a year; Frank w. Mahin, consul general
to Nottingham, England at $500; A w.
Swain. consul general to southampton at
$4,5OO; sllas c. Mcfarland, consolidating
at $4,000; Phillip c. Monterey, consul at
Monterey, at $500; Thomas r. Wallace,
consul at Jerusalem at 5000; John E.
Rowen, consul at Point SaTnia, Falkland
Islands, at 5000.
According to the rules for distributing
political p!ums Iowa will be in a position
to demand some of the really big plums
of the nation. The ambassadorships pay
81, 800 a year. There are but eight of them
taking in the biggest nations. Iowa may
not get one but then again 1t may. 1t has
no cabinet position and it doesn't seem
likely to get one and If 1t can produce
a big enough man for the Job it may get
a $l7,5OO ambassadorship which would cost
the occupant about twice that amount
to fill.
About the only possibility of Iowa get
ting a cabinet position would be for Cum
minis to be invited to the position of at
torney general. The governor, however,
and all his friends expect him to go to the
senate and it is believed that the cabinet
position will be offered to kellogg.
May Draw Ministership.
The next step down from ambassadoIship
is that of a minister who draws $1,000 to
$l2, 500 a year and by representing the
United States at a smaller country is able
TO save some money out OF his salary. After
that, come consuls who get but $500 a
year or less.
Aside from these positions there are a
number of positions in Washington that
,g1t -. x.,1. hF che nha pna In anTniniGtra-
tons from Roosevelt to Taft. Positions in
all the departments in Washington will be
made liable to change and in the ordinary
course of events Iowa will be in an excel
lent position to get some of these positions
IL it presents the proper kline of material.
VIII Leave Vacancy.
Many wild guesses are being INDUCED in
as to the probable action to be taken in
filling the vacancy in the United states sem
ate and the methods by which 1t can be
filled have already been enumerated. Only
guesses can be hazarded at this time, but
it Is believed that nothing will be done to
{ fill the position till after the election next
l November. Congress is now in recess and
there is no particular work for a United
States senator to do that concerns his
office. Congress will not meet regularly till
; in December and so there will be no neces-
r sity for the position being filled till that
time.
Van buren, Homecoming.
There will be oratory of the first class
kind at Keosauqua Wednesday and Thurs
day Of this week at the home coming of
former Van Buren, county people. Rev. j.
w. Cheney, whose wife is a niece of the
late Judge Wright, will deliver the address
of welcome and the response will be by
Il Walter Irish of this city, with additional
addresses by General James B. Weaver and
Senator Billy Mason, both OF whom are
. orators of recognized ability. There will be
$ an address by George c. Duffield and ad-
n dresses by ]. w. Holland, an eastern min
lister and native of Van Buren, county, and
: by George b. Redo, a member Of the
l. Colorado legislature.
J. l one of the features of the home coming
$ will be a dinner to all natives of the county
r who are over 50 years old on Wednesday.
On Thursday there will be a picnic dinner
followed by addresses named above and by
all the other illustrious sons of the county
who happen to be in attendance. A very
large number have assured the committee
In charge that they hope to be able "a
attend, but have not been able to promise
definitely.
n DemOcracy's Mascot.
A statue of democracy's mascot done In
hAbli1N dhp4A lo Alt Qthh VI DAuAE CHAIRMAN
Clint l.. Price of the democratic state COM
a mittee, II has been the mascot Of the com
mittee for some time and the tradition Il
a that It has been handed down from ons
chairman to the other for many campaigns
Some say that it was at one time owned
by Ed Campbell OF Fairfield, Ia, who Is
now dead, and was chairman Of the state
m committee twenty-five years ago. From
that time 1t is said to have come dowT
through the hands OF all sorts Of chairmen
having done service for Ed II. Hunter
whom the democrats afterward were able
TO get rid of and whom the republicans
have been trying to shake off ever since
+ There is a tradition that the bronze mule
81 which has assisted the Iowa committee II
A. fighting many battles, assumes a very
"a bright and sparkling appearance early il
# every campaign. This OF course may b,
"A due TO the fact that on being dragged GU
"A Of the closet at the opening Of a campaign
N the chairman takes It upon himself the frs
thing to polish il up a bit. The tradition
goes on TO say that as the campaign wears
on II election day Is to be met with disas
IA trous results the mule gradually grow
darker huad buf ~ the camDafRn ia Roin,