The National tribune., 1910-11-24
PATRONAGE PLUMS.
The President Will Have to Care
for Many Statesmen Who are
Out of Jobs.

The average citizen who coFets a
Federal office will find mighty meager
pickings from this time on to the end
of the present Administration Not but
what President Taft will have num-
Der of nice places. first and last, to be-
stow. But when he returns from Pan
anna this week, he will face a big pile
Of letters from Republicans of more or
less eminence, who were overwhelmed
in the landslide. These men will be
making personal appeals to him almost
from the moment he lands in Washing
ton. They Will bring ether influential
men with them to say how important
it is that these particular friends be
continued in the Governments employ
The most attractive prize these lame
ducks" have their eyes upon is the Sec
retaryship Of the Interior. This is the
case with the Western Republicans, for
it is taken for granted that only
western man can serve as the head of
that Department. And while the poll
tical overturning was not very marked
in the far West, il did sufficient damage
to Congressional careers to have all
ready assured quite q formidable list of
aspIrants for Secretary Ballinger's office.
Want TO Be Secretary of the Interior.
They hear" that Secretary Ballinger
VIII resign some time after Congress
ronvenes, and on the strength of the
rumor are mastering support. Repre-
sentative w. f. Englebright of Nevada
City, Cal, Massachusetts Yankee who
went across the Rockies many years
ago to live, is seeking support for a
Cabinet place. He was beaten for re-
election by a handful of votes Senator
Frank P. Flint, of California, another
Massachusetts Yankee, who .retires
March next, has also been much men,
toned of late for the same place as has
Representative Duncan L. McKinlay. OF
the Sacramento District, who went
down in the California primary land
slide.
Since it became known that Uncle
Tom" Carter. the longtime Repubh-
can Senator from Montana, was con-
fronted by a Democratic Legislature
suggestions have been crOppsag out in
many quarters that he would make an
admirable Cabinet official As he is
credited with being such a smooth
proposition" that he can usually train
with both sides in a fight and not be
found out, considerable has been said
IN friendly circles how he would be a
distinct political acquisition as a MEM
Der OF the Presidents official family,
senator Carter would undoubtedly
consent to serve his country as Secre-
tary of the Interior. He was Commits
sioner OF the General Land Office, which
Is big Bureau of the Interior DEPART
ment, when the big Democratic land
slide Of 1892 made Cleveland President
a second time. He has constantly been
growing in wisdom as the years have
liown by and in the Senate has been a
leading member Of the Post Office Com
lnlttee. There he has studied postal
questions and reforms very hard. in
which connection il has been intinated
10 Postmaster-Gc Hitchcock that
he had better get a fresh grip upon his
present Job. Senator Carter would
consent to being Postmaster-Geuer
Caring for ex-Representatives.
Coming away to the East. there is a
cloud OF eminent citizens, soon TO he
eX-Representatives. eagerly looking
around for some good thing in the Fed
eral service. Conspicuous among them
is Representative James A. Tawney. of
minnesota, who as a lad witnessed the
battle of Gettysburg. He is Chairman
of House Appropriations now. and
lew years ago cherished a keen afnbi-
ton or being some day President Of the
United States. As he is a lawyer. It has
been intimated that he would be yery
capable selection for one of the five
Court of Commerce Judges
A few lame ducks are being cared
Tor IN recent years quietly, but comfort
ably, on the National Monetary Com
mission. The Republicans and Demo-
Gratis of the Finance Committee in the
Senate and of the Banking and Cur
reDcy Committee of the House who
were designated some two years ago as
members OF the Commission are re-