The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-11-16

cerity in the Republican remark, " We
don't care. We have had the cream
oft, anyhow" This patronage is
distributed as follows;
Post Offices SlS67OO
Land Offices $1,000
United States Marshals 5000
u. s, District Attorneys 1900
Assistant District Attorneys 1890
Deputy U. s. MarShals 5000
Internal Revenue Collector 5000
Total $3.50, 900
In addition TO these offices, there
are various subordinate positions
not absolutely controlled by the
Civil Service, which will be at the
disposal of the parry in power, The
last Congress took from partisan
control 1850 postoilices Of the four
tn class which had heretofore been a
most important part Of the Republi'
can party machinery, But there
still remains enough to make the
spoils Of the victory equal almost to
a quarter of a million dollars.
THE BIGGER PLUMs,
In point of number and emolu-
ments, the Presidential postofices are
the most important There are 1l5
of these, and whenever a fourth
class Office receipts reach $1,000, it
is advanced to the Presidential class,
The total salaries of these offices
in Arkansas amount TO SlS6, 700
The most desirable of these offices
is that at Little Rock which pays
SO, 700, having been advanced TO
that figure from $4,000, which it
paid Col, James Mitchell, the last
Democratic postmaster. l. $. Brat
ton now holds the Office, and his term
will expire in March, 1914, There
will be a number of applicants for
the place, those already mentioned
being Rees p, Horroeks, clerk Of the
School Board, and W. L, Floyd, Sec,
rotary Of the Railroad Commission,
Next come the Land Office up.
pointmcnts, which are worth $1S,
900 a year, There are three offices,
at Little Rock, Harrison, and Cam.
den, with q register and receiver at
each, at $4,000 each, per annum.
These positions are the most uncer.
tain Of all, because as the rapidly di.
minishing public domain requires,
the Offices will be abandoned, In re.
cent years Offices at DOrdanelle,
Batesville, Helena, and elsewhere
have been consolidated with that at
Little Rock, and it is believed TO be
but n question oIN few years when
all the federal land Office business of
the state will be sent to Little Rock
The I, s, MarshOlships in the
Eastern and Western Districts are
also desirable, that in the Western
District being worth So, 700, and in
the Eastern District $1,000. J. +,
Mayes is Marshal for the Western
District, and II l., Kennel, Republi.
can State Chairman and Vicc.roy, is
Marshal for the Eastern District,
Among those who will be candidates
in the Eastern District are Judge 4
+ Milwee, Speaker Of the last House,
and Charles Mckee, capitalist and
townsite promoter of Little Rock
formerly Of Fordycc, MIR, Kennels
term expires June l6, 1914,
The term Of Capt f. W, Tucker as
Collector Of Internal Revenue will
expire July u lOll, J. $, Bariman,
formerly Of Philadelphia, who has
been CHIEF Deputy in the Office for
many years, having first entered the
office in GleyelOnd's first administros
ton, will be an applicant for the ap.
pointment The Office pays $4,000.
n year,
It is pretty generally conceded
that Hon !, IT, HOrrod OF Little.
Rock, con be District Attorney for
the Eastern District it he wants it
lie was one ol the original Wilson
mcn Of the state, aud was President
Of the Woodrow Wilson cub organ
lied In Little Rock very early in the
campaign for the nomination, The
office pays $4,000 Il year, The pos
ition Of Assistant, now held by
Powell Clayton, a nephew Of Gener.
al Powell Clayton, pays $500 a
year, and there are several young
Democratic lawyers who will he
willing "a accept The place