The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-11
ON WAITING LIST.
President Taft Faces Army of
Office Seekers.
Good Positions to Be Disposed
of Soon.
"ORIGINAL" TAFT MEN.
They Are as. Thick in Wash
ingtOn as Huckleberries.
No Expectation of Immediate
Sweeping Reorganization.

Washington, March 11.-Impressed
with the idea that President Taft will
make a pretty general change in the
unclassif1ed official roster of the gov
eminent departments, Republican SEN
ators and representatives are maintain
ing a sharp lookout for good positions.
They are not making promises, because
not sure what the new president will
DO. But they think there will be a fine
array of places to pass around soon.
Unless signs fail. Mr.. Taft will spend
much of these earlier weeks in office
hunting places. Many members of con-
gress are getting letters by the score,
asking what can be done for the writ
ers under the new dispensation, and
pointing out that they were original
Iaft men. The original Taft men in
tact are as thick as huckleberries.
OF the positions unclassified and
drawing from $4,50O to $4,000. the fol-
lowing is a list of those which will be
Immediately available after March 4:
state NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Secre-
tary, second and third assistants, So
hcitor anu assistant solicitor
Treasury-Three assistant secre-
tarles, supervising architect, director of
the bureau of printing and engraving
chief of secret service, superintendent
OF llfe saving service comptroller of
the treasury, assistant comptroller of
the treasury, register of the treasury,
auditors Zone each) for the treasury
war, navy, interior, state, agricultural
postoffce. and commerce and labor de-
partment; treasurer of the United
States, comptroller of the currency. and
director of the mint.
War Observation-Disclosures secre-
tary, and solicitor to the judge advo-
cate.
Department of justice-Solicitor gen
eral assistant to the attorney general.
f1Ve assistants attorney general nine
assistants attorney general Cone for
each of the executive departments of
the government), sixteen attorneys en-
ployed as departmental staff, twelve
other assistant attorneys, seven special
assistant attorneys, and a large but
rather indefinite number of special
agents.
Postoffice department-Four assist
ants postmaster general
Navy department-One assistant sec
retary.
Interior department-First assistant
secretary, assistant to the secretary
commissioner of the general land office
assistant commissioner, commissioner
of patents, assistant commissioner. df-
rector of the geological survey, director
of the reclamation service, commission
er of pensions, commissioner of Indian
affairs, commissioner of education
Agricultural department - Assistant
secretary, chief of weather bureau. as
sistant chief. and chiefs of the bureau
Oh animal industry, plant industry, for
estry, and chemistry.
Commerce and labor-Assistant sec
retary, chiefs of the bureaus of corpor-
ations, manufacturers, labor, census,
coast and geodetic survey. statistics,
steamboat inspection. fisheries, immi-
grafton and naturalization, and bureau
of standards.
Interstate commerce commission-I
Seven places, to be filled as the terms
of the present members expire. at $1O,-
600 a year.
Civil service commission-Three COM
missioners.
There is no expectation of immediate
and sweeping reorganization; but that
there will be changes in practically all
these places inside the first year of the
administration is generally believed |
The men now in will stay until the new
cabinet officers get acquainted with |
their new duties, and not much longer |
Back in the states there will be the |
attorneys. marshals. revenue |
customs officials pension |
agents, and postmasters to be handled. |
OF these an unusual number will be |
early because there are to be !
so many changes in the senate, and |
new senators will want places for their !
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