The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-23
UNDER THE HOUSE-JOB TREE
MANY OPEN MOUTHS ARE READY
FOR THE POLITICAL PLUNS.

WASHINGTON.-The scramble for
Offices in the sixty-second congress
by the democrats has already begun,
and everywhere the campaign for
capturing the plums that are expect
ed to be parceled out by the demo-
Gratis has assumed an interesting as
pect. Although the democratic house
will not take possession of the stu
alton until December, 1911, there
are many employees around tha cap
ital who will feel the effects Of the
recent election when the present SEES
sion Of congress ends on March 4
next.
There are four excellent positions
which will be in the gift of the dem
Ocrats-clerk of the house, sergeant
alarms, doOrkeeper and postmaster,
each with an attractive salary at
tached. The present clerk, Major
Mcdowell, already has begun to pack
! bag and baggage preparatory to leav-
ing the capital next spring, and like
wise ergeant-at-Arms Henry A. Cas-
son, DOOrkeeper Lyon and POstmas-
] \.
on the move.
These are the four big places
around the house end of the capital.
although there are many other in
cidental positions. There must be
appointed a secretary to the speaker, !
which place is now held by L. White !
Busby; chaplain, superintendent of
the document room, librarian and
! superintendent of the folding room. |
When a. new sergeant-at-arms is |
named to succeed Mr. Casson he will |
have a very large number of appoint |
ments to make in his department. |
All the messengers, majority and |
minority employees deputies, labor
ers and others will come under his |
jurisdiction.
D00rkeeper Lyon will have MANY !
good places to distribute, including |
"a number of special employees and |
messengers.
The big scramble, however, is com
ing over the smaller places, and al
ready it is apparent that there will !
be hundreds of applicants for the
secretaryship of the various commit
tees of the house after the big places
have been filled. There are sixty
one committees, and each must not
only have clerk. a messenger and |
assistants, but frequently special en-
pIOyes are placed on the rolls.
There will also be special officers,
poIlcemn, Janitors, messengers, etc,
to be named for service in the house
Office building, where the members
of the house are CHARTERED when in
Washington.
The only aVowed candidate vet for
any of the larger places is Reprnsent- |
ative Livingston of Georgia who |
even before the democrats were as
sured OF control of the house began |
a systematic canvass of the situation !
with a view to pulling in the desired |
pium. He is working with his col |
leagues in the hope of securing their |
endorsement when the first caucus |
is held next fall 1t is understood |
however, that many others are on |
their way to Washington for the pur
pose Of placing their candidacy be- /
fore the members of congress. and
that they will get in some effective
work when the next session begins |
early neXt month.
The results in the east on Novem- |
Der s, when so many new democrats
were elected, will make what is con-
SldeTed an embarrassing situation
fcr Champ Clark if he is elected as
speaker. 1t is recognized that in
distribution among the democratic
family most of the good places would
go where the democratic votes come
from, the south, but Mr.. Clark will
/ have to take care of the places that
| nave added so many to his party. !
Inc east and some sections of the
west will claim recognition Just as
much as the south, and it will be uD
to him to make the division of places
! on fair and equitable basis.
The legislative, executive and judi !
/ Cial appropriation bill passed by
congress at each session makes lib |
eral provision for the payment of
! the salaries Of oil employees from the
! highest to the lowest. In fact this
! is generally one of the most liberal
of all appropriation bills passed.
! Not all of the present employe
| will be removed when the democrats
| get hold of the house machinery.
some retaining their positions
through both democratic and repub-
lican administrations, but most Of
the 500 or more now carried on the
rolls will feel the axe before the end
OF another year. Many will fall
from the soft berths, and unless they
have made provision for the rainy
day they may be in sore straits be-
fore the G. o. p. again gets in power.
WASH THAT ITCH AWAY.