The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-08
PATRIOTS RUSH TO
THE PIE COUNTER
econtinped from pas. n,

scramble began months ago when #
looked as If Wilson might be the win
ner and with the Frightening OF Demo
cratic prospects il has continued Now
that the verdict Of the people IS in
favor Of Wilson, II is expected that the
rush for the pie counter Will be some
thing fierce
For months aspirants for Indiana
postoffces and other Jobs have been
edgine up to the democratic representa-
tives and quietly presenting their
claims, but henceforth the fight Will be
on openly and finish
Division Planned.
The rules for the distribution OF pat
ronage which will apply to the Indiana
situation, if President Wilson follows
the precedents duly made and provided
are these
The democratic representative in each
district Will be allowed to select its
presidential postmasters in his district.
Senators Shively and Kern will dis
tribute the other federal patronage for
the state including all of the principal
offices. and will name the presidential
! postmasters in any district that may be
/ represented in congress by republican
These are the general rules that ap-
ply TO the situation. but the election OF
( Governor Marshall to the vice presiden-
cy may cause a slight deviation from
this rule AS a courtesy 10 his running
mate, President Wilson might, for in
stance, permit Vice President Marshall
to name the postmaster at Columbia
j city, where he formerly lived. or al
Indianapolise the place of his adopted
residence but. generally speaking. the
vice president has practically nothing
to do with patronage affairs
1t IS assumed that some time within
the next month or so Senators Shively
and Kern will get together and agree
upon a plan OF patronage distribution
whereby each will have the privilege OF
naming certain number of federal APP
/ pointees.
Follow old Sscheme.
When Senators Beveridge and Hem
enway were in the senate they had sucf
an agreement, each having the right K
name men to I'LL half of the big feder
al place At that time there were -four
congressional districts represented by
democrats and the senator's divided
them equally. each making the postof
flee recommendations for two districts
Perhaps the largest Indiana patron
!
ately is that OF the postmastership a
indianapolis. The commission OF Post
master Robert H Bryson expired las
April but. on the advice Of Joseph 3
Healing. the president deferred nomin
atfng his successor until after the cleo
ton It is assumed that on the open
ing day Of congress in December o
shortly thereafter President Taft vii
send to the senate the name Of SOM
indianapolis man 70 succeed Bryson.
II senator Shively carries out de
termination which he reached whei
President Taft postponed the appoint
ment for political reasons. he will ex
ercise his senatorial power In holdini
up the nomination OF the successor un
til after March 4 in order that a demo
crat may be named by President vii
son In this undertaking it is eNpecte'
lie viii have the aid Of Senator Kern
Senator Shively maintains that sine
President Taft saw fit to play politics
with the Indianapolis postoffice, he cal
have no reasona Bile ground for criticism
if the Indiana senators defer the ap
pointment little longer to give
democrat the berth.