The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-27
PATRONAGE
BREAKS All.
RECORDS
TIMES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis. Ind, Sept. Ex-senator
Beveridge will probably be the busiest
man in the state of Indiana during the
next three months. He came to town
yesterday afternoon and viii remain in
the state until the opening of the next
session of congress In December, and
in that time he will be expected to
make several hundred appointments of
postfnasters and other officials in the
eleven democratic districts of the
state.
NO senator or congressman in all
of the long history of the United States
since its formation has ever before had
the amount of patronage at his COM
mand that Senator Beveridge has on
hand 1t is estimated that there are
something like 400 places in the state
of all kinds and descriptions that are
open to him, and this breaks all rec
ords He is the only republican senator
from Indiana. There are only two re-
publican congressman in the state, Con-
gresham Barnard in the Sixth and
Congressman Crumpacker in the Tenth
district The other eleven congress-
men are democrats, and in all of these
eleven democratic districts it is up to
the republican senator to make the
recommendations for appointments. 1t
is not to be expected that an admins
tration of one party would allow con-
gressmen or senators of the opposi-
ton party to make appointments to
Offices
Responsibility with Power.
Therefore. the enormous power of
Senator ridge can readily be seen.
and at the same time the enormous re-
sponsibility that rests on his shoulders
is equally visible. He has 400 chances
to make good and 400 chances to make
mistakes, and he would be a wonderful
man who did not make at least some
mistakes in selecting 400 public Off
GERS.
In many parts of the state there are
serious fights on hand over postoffice
appointments. Factions are at war for
the. places, and these fights will have
TO be Strengthened out by Senator Bev-
eridge in the way. that Will leave the
least soreness in the party.
1t is said that there will be many
conferences between Senator Beveridge
and republicans from out in the state
on the question OF postoff1ce appoint
ments during the coming month and
that efforts will be made to bring
about settlements of many of these
fights. Some of the republicans in the
various places have been saying that
the senator has not been making as
much progress with these appointments
as he should have made, and it is said
also that he Will be urged to get busy
at once. 1t is pointed out. however
by friends Of the senator that he has
had his hands full with legislation in
congress during the last year and that
this is why more has not been done in
the way of making appointments.
Fight a strenuous One.
Few people realize the fight that
Senator Beyeridge had on hand in the
tariff matter said one of his friends
1T was so fierce and so strenuous thai
it did not leave him minute for any
thing. He hardly had time to eat. Their
after congress adjourned he had to have
an opportunity to rest up a little. Bur
he is back home now and feeling fine
and it is safe to say that he will go a.
his job with vigor."
Several persons whe knew he wa.
coming home yesterday got to him and
his troubles commenced Among tbs
visitors yesterday was Miss Mary Mod
lin of Greencastie. Miss Modlin called
at Beyeridge's office during the fore
noon and asked to see the senator. Sh,
was told that he would not be in unit
later in the day. She departed, but re
turned in the afternoon and succeeded
in getting into his private office. Their,
she made known the fact that she il
an applicant for the appointment a
postmistress at Greencastle, and sh,
made a strong bid for the place Sh
was informed that the senator was no
ready to take up the matter OF appoint