The Washington times., 1909-11-24
Big Shake-up Expected inI
Personnel of Govern
ment Officials.
INSURGENTS TO GET
LITTLE PATRONAGE
Department of Justice and Treas
ury Will Get Many New
Bureau Heads.
By 7. c. wELLIvER.

Beginning with the opening Of the ses-
sion Of Congress next month, changes
-in the personnel of the Government are
going to take place rapidly and some OF
them in unexpected places. This has
zen made apparent since President Taft
EEturned to wa shington.
Patronage matters are going to at
tract more attention than at any pre-
vious time since the change Of admin
istratIon, and good many Of the hold
overs from the Roosevelt era are to go
shortly.
Right or wrong, no little political sig
nihcance is being attached to the series
of prospective changes. Members Of
the Cabinet are now casting about for
new men TO replace leftover appointees
The business of revising the personnel
of the Administration has been post
poned thus far because of the pressure
OF other matters. The tariff session
kept the President moderately busy for
a long time, and soon after it ended he
went on his tour Of the country. There
has been no opportunity for considera-
ton Of these matters of personnel; but
IL is now being bestowed by members
of the Cabinet with much earnestness.
Cabinet Is Busy.
: While eager speculation was going on
sduring the long Cabinet meeting Of
Tuesday, as TO the matters under dis
= fcussion; while relations with Chile and
with Central America were the subject
.of animated discussion and conjecture
on the outside: while Wall Street was
ianxiously waiting for word from the
.lcouncil chamber about the Administra-
ition's reception Of the Standard OIL de-
. cision and its furt,lcr course I'm the
matter, the Cabinet vas spending most
OF its three hours session talking Of
the changes about 20 be made in the
personnel of the Government
4 Not very much OF concrete results is
understood to have been developed.
There are to be various changes at the
Department OF Justice. It is stated.
probably equivalent 10 a revolution in
personnel there. Attorney General
FVVickershan is to place the organiZa-
-4ion on a basis that Will bring II close
to him personally. and assure him that
his policies will domingte its work IN all
directions without tee chance OF any
reservations or lingering Royalties TO
other methods or other programs. This
reorganization is considered OF the
greatest Importance at this time, in
view OF the fact that the Department or
Justice seems certain to be the center
OF the most important activities Of the
Government for some time to come.
Many Important Changes.
It means. >.aong other things, that
DELAYED appointments Of district attOr-
neys, new United States marshals, and
other officials Of this department all
over the country will be made Just az
fast as Is consistent with the due Of the
political considerations involved
There are also TO be A considerable
number OF very important changes in
the Treasury Department according %
report: and the recent inquiries which
have been conducted in the Interior De-
partment. to determine whether there IS
disloyalty 70 the Balhnger regime. are
understood TO presage some changes
there.
The changes are 10 be made with
proper regard for the political considera-
lions involved. though It is not conceded
by anybody I'm authority that they will
amount 10 a Roosevelt housekeeping
as some nervous people now holding
federal commissions have suspected.
However. when the work is ended there
will be a good many less intimate ad-
visers Of the former Administration in
places of influence and power than there
are at present
Directed Against Insurgents.
Matters OF personnel. as TO the men
who are 20 be appointed. have not been
determined IN most instances. The i'm
preston gains strength constantly that
the changes viii be made with reference.
among other things. to breaking the
political power Of certain insurgent
members Of both houses. Thus Sen
hr 81, ~
rather more than his share Of the at
tractive plums. is likely 70 lose his grip
pretty not!ceably. He viii be unable 10
hold his old friend. Gen. J. S. Clarkson,
In the surveyorship Of the New York
port. and II has been determined that
Maurice D. O'COALell. solicitor OF the
Treasury, and a fellow-townsnan Of
Mr.. Dolliver, IS also TO go.
This is the more interesting because
some time ago II was announced as
definitely decided that Mr.. O'ConneH
would remain in the position he has held
for some twelve years past. The in
ference which IS drawn from this and
other cases is that the insurgent SEN
atOrs need not ask or expect much at
tention TO their wtshes-
La Follette's Case Similar.
The case Of Senator La Toilette IS
not uhilke lhdL Oi DolAFeE- Inc census
patronage OF Wisconsin has been turn
ed ovc- 70 the anti-La Toilette chair
man OF the State committee Some
months ago La Toilette named his can
didate for attorney general for the east
ern district Of the State. and the nomi-
nation has never been sent 70 the Sen
ate. It Is very well understood in wis
consin that the reason is that La Fol
lette recommendations will have little
weight. ~ any at an, IN future.
The Diplomatic Corps changes are 10
be made from time to time now, as
rapidly as possible, IL is stated. A good
deal Of attention has been given to
them, but 1t is said that the President,
despite much casting about, has not yet
found his man for St James.