The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-18

The Chairman: lis there any OBJ
lection"
Silence.
The Chairman: Then Col. Brown
will be heard"
Col Brown arose.
lou p. Summers, OF Abingdon. col
lsctor OF internal revenue. salary ~
800 mot member of the commlttssl :
Mr. Chairman, I-object.' e----
Col. Brown. well. | be- -
Hereupon Col. Brown went out TO
the barroom and delivered his speech,
which was in substance as follows:
II Just wanted to say that you Tel
lows are lot OF boneheads. Every
body knows it's going 10 be Roose-
welt, so what's the use"
So Secretary Hart called the roll
and the resolutions were adopted
without further debate or protest
There IL an Official government pub,
LEGATION. known as the blue book.
which contains the names, etc, or peo-
pie holding government jobs, and
have checked up the names OF those
voting on this resolution with the lists
IN the blue book. Not all the names
appear, but the following results Will
throw some light on the workings OF
the Republican party In southern
states like Virginia.
The following "a committeeman and
proxies hold federal appointments
Benjamin n. Arnold. collector OF Gus
toms at Richmond, Va. salary, fees.
w. A. Jameson, storekeeper- gauger
internal revenue service at Augusta,
Va, who draws per diem salary, Mr.
Jameson Is the referee for federal
a. ~ 18Th ~ ErWD -
sional district
g. q. Smithers. collector OF customs
at Cape Charles. Va, at $500 plus
commission and fees.
r. 5 Bristow. POSTMASTER post nsI al at Or
Vincent d. Hardwiek. postmaster al
Kinsale. Va. salary s466 per annum.
w. W. ButEner commissioner United
States circuit and district courts, sal
AIRY. fees.
A. Aronheiun. assistant postmaster
Norfolk. Va, salary $500 per annum
j. $. De Farges, deputy collector and
Inspector OF customs Richmond. Va,
at 50 per day.
II G. Wilson. deputy collector inter
nal revenue for Virginia, salary $1,000
per anuum E
f. d. Bland. storekeeper- gauger. In
ternal revenue service, Prince George
&C. H., paid by the day
b. A Davis, postmaster at Rocky
mount. Va, salary tl.T0o per annum.
A. IL Staples. storekeeper- gauger
internal revenue service. paid by the
day.
samuel G. Profnt. revenue agent en-
ployed in New York. IS per day.
Charles A. Lacy. postmaster, Hous-
ton Va, slioo per annum.
c. .. Edwards. postmaster, Alta
vista. Va. s63S per annum.
Hunter y. Kern. assistant postmas-
ter, Winchester. Va. $1,000 per annum
Charles A. Hammer. referee In bank
ruptcy, United State' court, Harris
burg. Va, fees.
b. GFayson, postmaster, Warren
ton, Va. t2.1o0 per annum.
c, II, Greene. postmaster. Brooke
Va. $3.50 per annum.
James d. Honaker. postmaster
Rockygap. Va, ISL per annum.
A. r. Crockett. assistant in disburs-
ing office OF clerk, house OF represen-
tatives, $500 per annum.
Charles p, Nair, postmaster, clifton
8. Brown Allen. marshal United
States circuit and district courts
staunton, Va. $4,000 per annum.
l.. o. Haden, referee in bankruptcy
United States courts, Palmyra, Va.
fees.
Similarity Of names would indicate
that the following persons on the fed
eral payroll are relatives or commit
teemen and proxies who appeared az
the committee meeting:
Charles A Hammer committeeman
A. b. Hanmerl. referee in bankruptcy
United states courts, Harrisonburg
Va. fees.
Frederick I. Hammer, postmaster
Keysyilie. $1,000 per annum.
Robert q. Gibbons committeeman C.
NJ Gibbens), postofice inspector. $1,000
per anpum.
J. W. McGavock. jr. (committeemar
] w McGavock), deputy collector, In
ternal revenue service. Richmond, Va,
at 81 500 per annum.