Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-10
POLITICAL pLuMs COMING
This state Will Be Entitled to Several
Good Positions Under tho Taft Ad-
ministration-List Of Those Now in
the Diplomatic service-The Dom.
ocratic Mascot.
Special to Times-Republican.


of the government. Thos. G. Dawson,
who lis envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenopetentiary to the government
of Colombia and draws salary of
$40, 900 a year, Will hold the most Inn
portant position. Iowa will be due to
get something"
Under Roosevelt Iowa had two cabi-
net positions. There have been reports
that Secretary Wilson can continue as
secretary of agriculture IL he wants to
but there have also been reports that
he doesn't want to. SO when Taft en-
tiers the White House he will find the
state Of Iowa holding fewer federal
positions outside OF the state than
most any state in the union Of the size
and Importance Of Iowa. e
Besides two cabinet positions Iowa
had under Roosevelt the dictatorship on
the mint held by George Roberts. Rob-
ert Armstrong was first assistant OF
the treasury. Conger was minister to
China and there were other lesser po-
sitions
Under Taft there will be left the
following list Of conspicuous positions.
some of which are not very conspicu-
Gus: Thomas C. Dawson, minister to
Colombia at $4,000 a year; Frank w.
Mahin, consul general to Nottingham.
England, at $4,000; AL w. Swain, con-
sui general to Southampton at ST.
500; Silas c. Mcfarland. consul at
large at $4,000; Phillip c. Monterey,
consul at Monterey, at $500; Thos.
r. Wallace. consul at Jerusalem at
SIS, 900; John E. Rowen, consul at PIT.
Sarnia, Falkland Islands, at $4,000.
According to the rules for distribut-
ing political plu1ns Iowa win be in a
position to demand some of the really
big plun1s of the nation. The ambas-
sadorships pay s17,5O0 a year There
are but eight of them taking in the
biggest nations. Iowa may not get one
and yet again 1t may. If it has no
cabinet position and 1t doesn't seem
likely to get one and can produce q
big enough man for the job it may get
a $17,50O ambassadorship which would
cost the occupant about twice that
amount to fill.
About the only possibility of Iowa
getting cabinet position would be for
Cummins to be invited to the position
of attorney general The governor.
however, and all his friends expect him
to 60 to the senate and it is believed
that, the cabinet position will be offered
to Kellogg
The next step down from ambassa-
dorship is that Of a minister who
draws $4,000 to $4,000 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 coalsuls who get but $4,000 a
year or less.
Aside from these positions there are
q. number of positions in Washington
IN administrations 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 excellent po-
sition to get some Of these positions
! if she presents the proper kind Of ma
lterial
The results Of the primary election
| In June of course changed the person.
mel Of the Iowa delegation to congress
| to a large extent which naturally
would affect the distribution of pa
tronage to some extent in this state
but that is matter that politicians
are discussing only under their breath.
SO
Many wild guesses are being in
obliged in as to the probable action to
be taken in filling the vacancy in the
United States senate and the methods
by which it can be filled have already
been enumerated. Only guesses can be
lhazarded at this time but 1t is be-
llieved that nothing will be done to fill
the position till after the election next
November. Congress Is now in recess
and there Is no particular work for a
United States senator to do that con-
Germs his office. Congress will not meet
regularly till in December and so there
will be no necessity for the position
being filed till that time.
Friends of Governor Cummins are
saying at this time that the governor
ought to take advantage of the poll
ticians' chances. Ever since Governor
Cummins has been in public life he
was scrupulously particular not to
take advantage Of situations that could
be turned to his own account and that
too perfectly legitimately. Many people
believe that he strained q point to give
| the party chance to nominate the
candidate for supreme court judge
rather than make the appointment
himself, tho an appointment made by
| him would have been vastly more OF
! benefit to him politically.
| There have been other cases along
| the same line. His friends believe that
| if there is any political advantage to
i be had in his calling the legislature to
gether or in resigning and allowing
Garst to make the appointment Of
himself the governor should not hest
l. tate to take advantage of 1t but at the
same time they do not expect to see
him do it, tho whatever course he fol-
| lows will be criticized by his political
enemies.
| There will be oratory of the first
class kind ait Keosauqua "Wednesday
and Thursday Of this week at the
"home- coming" Of former Van Bur
en- county people. Rev. J. w. Cheney
! whose wife is a niece of the late Judge
Wright will deliver the address of well
come and the response vii. be by
I Walter Irish of this city with addition