Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-23
THE OFFICE SEEKERS
WILL DELUGE
Mr.. TAFT
Republican Senators, Repre-
~sentatives and Others Will
Keep Their Eyes Peeled for
Juicy PIumS After Fourth
Of March,
Morning journal Bureau.
G13 Munscy Building,
Washington, y. c. Feb. 20. J

NtlSIlllEiOiis - - 49,
Impressed with the idea mat Prcsi-
dent Taft win make Il pretty general
change in the u%nclassificd official
roster of the government departments
republican senators and representa-
tiyes are prepared to maintain a
sharp lookout fer good positions af-
Ter March l. They are not making
promises, because not sure what the
new President will do. But they think
there viii be a fine array of places
10 pass around early in the new adj
ministration.
Unless signs fail, Mr., Taft viii
spcnd much Of his earlier weeks in
officc hunting places. Many men-
bcrs Of congress are getting letters by
the score, asking what can be done
for the writer's under the new dispo-
sltion and pointing out that they
were original Taft mon. The original
Tart men. in fact, are as thick as
h~ucklcbcrrics.
OF the positions unclassified, and
drawing from sf,50O to $4,000, the
following is Il list Of these which viii
be Immediately available after March
A..
state INSTRUMENTATION score
tary. second and thlrd assistants, So
licitor ana assistant solicitor.
Trcasury-Three assistant secre-
tarios. supervising architect director
of the bureau of printing and cn8rav-
ing. chief of the secret service, SUI
rcrintcndent Of life saving service,
comptroller Of the treasury, assistant
comptroller Of the treasury, register
OF the treasury, auditors cone each)
for the treasury, war. navy, interior,
state. agricultural, p%ostoffiee and
commerce and labor departments
treasurer of the United states. comp
urollcr of tho currency and director
of the mint.
war Department ~ Assistant see
rotary, chicf clerk and solicitor TO the
judge advocate.
Department Of Justice solicitor
general, assistant to the attorney gen
eral. five assistant attorneys general
nine assistant attorney generals conc
for each Of the executive departments
or tho goyernmcnt), sixteen attorneys
employed Us departmental staff,
twelve other assistant attorneys
seven special assistant attorneys and
a large. but rather indefinite number
Of special agents.
Postofficc Dcpartment-Fou as
sistants postmaster general.
Navy Department one assistant
secretary.
Interior Department-Flrst assist
ant secretary. assistant to the secre-
tary. commissioner of the genera
land office, assistant commissioner
commissioner Of patents, assistant
commissioner. director of the gcologi-
cal survey, director OF the reclamation
service. commissioned of pensions
commissioner of Indian affairs, com
missioner of education.
Agricultural Department Assist
ant secretary. chief OF weather bu'
rcau. assistant chief, ana chiefs of The
bureaus OF animal industry, plant in.
dustry. forestry ana chemistry.
Commerce and Labor-Asslstan
secretary, chiefs of the bureaus o
corporations. manufactures, labor cen
sus, coast and gcodctic survey, sta.
%tistics. steamboat inspection fisher
les. immigration and naturalization
and bureau of standards.
Interstate Commerce Commission
seven places, to be filled as Ia ternl'
of the present members expire q
$4,000 a year.
civil service Commission -Thrc'
commissioners.
There is no expectation of 'mnao"i
ate and sweening reorganization, .