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

! ana H. w. pICSS, assistant Among
those whose names have been men
toned in connection with this office
are Congressman Ben Cravens of
Fort Smith, viii Steel of Texarkana.
Dan TAYLOR of Camden, { d. lanes
Of Eureka Springs, and Troy Pace Of
Harrison
Another juicy plum at the disposal
of the Democrats is the Superintend-
ency Of the Hot Springs Reservation,
now held by Harry II. Meyers, Re,
publican leader and frequent parey
nominee for Governor.
There are several prominent DEM
ocratic party workers who must be
taken care Of 1t is expected that
W, f, McCombs, the New York law.
yer who discovered Gov. Wilson and
made him President, will be given a
position in the Cabinet. probably
Attorney General Tie is from Ham
burg, Ark, land his townsmcn have
already nominated him for President
to succeed Woodrow Wilson. In the
coming months a personal acquaint-
ance with McCombs will be consid.
cred a very desirable political asset,
with those who are after official pre-
ierment,
Hon ], Yves Crockett, who enters
upon his second term as State Trea-
surcr next January, and who was
State Chairman Of the Finance Com
mittee for Arkansas in the recent
campaign, would like to be Post.
master at Little Rock or Internal
Revenue Collector.
CHANGE lN THE SYSTEM
There will be Il radical change in
the system of making nominations
for federal appointment. Under the
Republican regime, the places were
apportioned by the Central Com.
mittee, as the party had no repre-.
sentatiyes in Congress 1t was this
which maintained the party machine
in the state, and now that the party
has been defeated, and even its iut.
ure integrity menaced, there is con.
siderable conjecture as TO the future
of the Clayton.Remmel. Bratton or.
gani2ation, All the leaders of that
close corporation remain true 20
Taft, and Postmaster L. 5, Bratton
SAYS he will vote the Democratic
ticket all his life before he will ever
support a party dominated by Roos'
evelt,
The endorsement OF applicants for
federal appointment will now fall to
the lot OF the states nine representa-.
tives in Congress and Messrs,
Clarke, Davis, CNraway, Old6rld,
Floyd, Wingo, Jacoway, Taylor and
Goodwin will discover that they
have never been more popular or
more sought after, They will be re.
licyed, however, of the worry of Sc.
Letting 1850 postmasters for the
iourth'class postoiiices of the state
The salaries of these Offices range
from q few hundred 60 a thousand
dollars, after which they are raised
to the Presidential class
These minor offices were by the
last Congress, in its concluding
days, transferred 20 the Civil Ser
vice, and the recommendation Of
postmasters turned over 60 the eight
Postal Inspectors ia the state,
Whenever there is a vacancy, or any
reason for n change, the Inspector
posts the following notice az the OF.
fce'
ITO whom Il may concern
have been directed to select for
recommendation from among the
candidates filing applications, n per
son for appointment ~ postmaster
at =-, having regard for the sutn'
bility Of the applicant aud his abil'
ity to provide proper facilities 20
transact postal business,
ANY person desiring TO apply for
this position should address a SIM
pie form Of application in duplicate
TO me at this office within ten days.
from date,
The Inspectors thus become iDdt
yiduol buffers for the horde OF apple
cants for the small postolliees OF the
state, They are instructed that in
selections they shall pasl'
lively ignore the religion and politics
Of the applicant
REPUBLICANS AgE GmERruL
The Republicans are cheerful IN de-
feat, and are nonehaiOhtly going az
bout locking .of other iom Az u
rule, they admit 60 personal lficUds
that they expected defeat, although
they did not look for such an over
victory for the Democrats
The old.lihe Republicans charge It
all to Roosevelt, while the Progress.
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