The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-18
MANY ARE WATCHING THE
PLUM TREE AT WASH
INGTON.
IF Indianians Are Let Out Others
Will Stand Ready to Take
Their Places.

to what the new President state OF
mind Will be, when they will be dis
appointed If there is not a fl1e lot
OF patronage TO distribute through
them early in the new administration.
All States that cast their electoral
woes for Taft, and some that did not,
have a long list OF applicants for de-
sfrable places. Unless all signs Jail
Mr.. TAFT will have to devote a great
deal OF time TO the Office hunting con-
tingent before he has hardly warmed
his new chair in the executive Offices.
Many OF the Congressmen are re-
ceivins inquiries as to the places out
side of the classified service which
might become vacant after the 4th
OF March.
List of Possible Places.
Here is a list OF the more des1ra-
bic berths-plsces that pay from 81
500 to $4,000 year:
Department of State-Assistant
secretary, third assistant secretary,
solicitor assistant solicitor.
Department OF the Treasury, Three
assistant secretaries, supervising
architect, director of the bureau OF
engraving and printing, chief OF the
secret service, superintendent OF the
life-saving service, controller OF the
Treasury, assistant controller OF the
Treasury, register OF the treasury,
auditor for the Treasury Department
auditor, for the War Department, au-
ditor FOR the Interior Department,
auditor for the NAVY Department, au-
ditor for the State and other depart
ments, auditor tor the postoffice De-
partment, Treasury OF the United
States controller of the currency
commissioner of internal revenue, di
retcr OF the mint
Department OF War-Assistant sec
rotary of War, chief clerk and solici
tor to the judge acknowledgement.
Department of Justice-Solicitor-
general, assistant to the attorney
general, five assistant encouragement
ais, an assistant attorney general for
each OF the executive departments,
sixteen attorneys constituting a staff
in the department here twelve assist
ant attorneys, seven special assist
ant attorneys, and large number OF
special agents.
Pos. office Department-Four as
sistant postmasters-general.
Department OF the Navy-Assistant
secretary.
In the Interior Department.
Department OF the Interior-First
assistant secretary, assistant secre-
tary, assistant to the secretary, COM
missioner of the general land Office,
assistant land commissioner, commits
siner of patents, assistant comms-
Sioner of patents commissioner OF In
dian affairs commissioner OF educa-
zion director of the geological survey
director of the reclamation service.
Department of Agriculture-Assist-
ant secretary chief of the weather bu-
reau assistant chief OF the weather
bureau and chief of the bureau of an
imal industry; chief of the forest SER
vice; chief of the bureau of chemis-
try.
Department of Commerce and La
bor-Assistant secretary; chief OF the
bureau of corporations; chief OF the
bureau of manufacturers chief OF the
bureau of labor; chief of the census
bureau; chief of the bureau and geo
detic survey; chief of the bureau OF
statistics steamboat Inspector general;
chief of the bureau of fisheries; chief
of the bureau of immigration and
naturalization; chief of the bureau of
standards
Interst tate Commerce Commission
Vacancies may occur by rear I OF the
terms on present members ding
Civil Service Comnissic Three
members.
In the above list are not included
rhe pirate secretarysfips to Cabinet
officers and to assistant secretaries
which pay about 81 500 year.
No one believes the new President
will on short order put new men in
an of these places, bait the prevailing
view is that eventually new men will
be put into practically all the places.
That Mr.. Taft w6ll have a cabinet
made up almost of new men is the
view generally accepted here. Natur-
ally Cabinet officer will desire to
have something to say about who
his assistants shall be; in most in
stances he will name them The ex-
pectation is that in most of the de-
partments the present assistants will
continue in office until the new Cab
met officer has become acquainted
with the department.
Indianians are Interested.
Indiana is represented by several
men in this roster OF unclassIfed
places. In the State Department is
W7llfiam c. De mis-, of Richmond, as
sistant solicitor He has made exceN-
emf record, and the impression is that
as he is comparatively a newcomer
into the public service he will be TAX