The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-09
CARING FOR LAME DUCKS,
Many Applicants for "soft Things
 at Washington. Washington Special to New York

Many Applicants for "soft Things
 at Washington.
 Washington Special to New York
 World.
 When Mir. Taft takes office as Presi- dent there vii be certain lame ducks" who must be taken care of The lame ducks" are the prominent Republicans who have fallen in policial fights The defeated Indinana Con- gressmen. Charles B. Landis and Jesse Overstreet, will be provided for. Mir Overstreet may be made First Assis- tant Postmaster General, as for years he has been chairman of the House Pastoffice Committee. Mir . Landis likely would be satisfied with the place of public printer. He is country editor and as a Congressman has given special attention to the government printing office
 James E. Watson, the defeated Re- publican candidate for Governor of Indiana. the close personal friend aof Speaker Cannon and the House com bine, doubtless will be given some soft place, such as consul generalshlp. Chester I. Long of Kansas. who has lost his senatorial toga, was an ori- ginal Taft man and will be taken care of W. P. Hepburn who will be missed on account of his annual speech against the rivers and harbors bill. probably will get some important Treasury position. There will be the usual large must list" John Hays Hammond puts his own name. all in capitals. at the head of the "musters." If he can not get into the Cabinet something equally as good" on the foreign list will be demanded. But the name actually first on the must list is that of Arthur l. Vorys of Ohio the personal manager of Mir. Taft's campaign. He may be made commissioner of internal revenue when the enemies of Mir. capers get his head.
 The second name on the list is that of Truman H. Newberry of Michigan. who spent large sums on MT. Taft's candidacy, the supposition being that he would become Secretary of the Navy.
 MT. Newberry may have to be propi- tiated with one of the big ambassador ships. Wade H. Ellis of Ohio is slated for an assistant attorney generalship. which will come to him before the change of Chief Executives. Myron T. Herrick of Ohio would take an ambassadorship. He suffered much at the hands of Taft. forgot and forgave. and now wants his.
 William Nelson Cromwell wants place and says so. This embarasses MT Taft. and he admits 1t. It has been suggested that the Hartman attorney may be made minister to Panama.
 George T. Oliver. the rich Pittsburg manufacturer and editor, raised a pot of money for the Taft campaign, and wants a good place. Others in the must" list include Charles p. Magoon, at present Governor General of Cuba, who is on the boards for Governor General of the Philippines, with Cabinet portfolio later. F. M. Judson of St. Louis. the we'll known lawyer. who took up the labor end of the Taft fKht; former Representative John F. Lacey of Iowa desires to become commissioner of the General LanJ once; Cecil Lyon. the national com mitteeman from Texas: George D Knight, the brilliant California orator who greatly assisted Taft on the Pacific coast. and former Representa- tive MorrelI of Pennsylvania, who threw a few bricks at Knox's presi- dential boom. are looking for rewards Victor Rosewater of Nebraska, Is slated for a good place.