The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-25
GEORGIANS AFTER
FEDERAL POSITIONS
Thousands of Applications
Already Made
BIG FAMINE FEARED
Suggestion That Postmasters Be
Selected BY Primaries Takes
Well-Hoke Smith Flooded
With Requests
BIG FAMINE FEARED

Atlanta. November Special. THE
way things look now there is going TO be
big famine at the Georgia pie counter
when the cutting takes place some time
after March next. csc ffs
As things are lining up it begins to look
as if there were almost as many original
Wilson men in Georgia as there are
voters.
Thousands of applications are already
in the hands OF congressman and sena-
tors, and some in addition, have been sent
direct to Governor Wilson, whose secre-
tary is probably indexng them for him
along with those from other states while
he is enjoying his vacation in Bermuda.
Consider, for example, the office of col
lector of internal revenue, now held by
Henry s. Jackson, republican national
committeeman and well known TAFT
leader.
An applicant for this position remarked
here today that he had the goods in the
shape of Endorsements and believed he
was going to land the place,
How many applicants are there for
that position?" he was asked.
Goodness only knows he replied. Il
know personally of about dozen, but it
before we get through with it,
That is an interesting sample of the
situation as to many Of the fatter and
more important offices to be distributed
by the new administration. There will
probably be an equal number of appli-
cants for the office of postmaster of At
lanta, for marshal of the northern as well
as the southern district of Georgia and
the same is true as to the other places
from which the republican offieehoders
will be chased to make room for good
Georgia democrats
So keen is the competition that it has
come to be the almost general belief that
every man who did anything more than
cast a vote for Wilson, wants some fed
eral office.
What job are you after?r is a COM
mon query on the streets these days and
If man who put in a few hours to as
sist in getting out the democratic vote,
denies emphatically that he wants any
thing in the nature of an office, 1t is n
cause for some surprise
The suggestion that cities and towns
throughout the state hold primaries for
postmaster, and get behind the man who
wins out, has taken well with the con-
gressmen
1T would be a source of great relief TO
the henderson, the Georgia delegations. =
said one of them while mere, IF some
such plan as this were adopted No
body likes to make ten or a dozen men
sore where he makes one happy; M,
that is always the way it turns out, and
the chances are there VIII be more serious
opposifions to the members OF the Georgia
delegation two years from now than there
has been in long time. I'd gladly give
gold medal to the fellow who would
induce my district to adopt the primary
plan for the selection of postmasters"
Notwithstanding the, recent statement
of Senator Hoke Smith in which he indi-
Gated that he would take little part in the
distribution of the Georgia patronage, It
Is said that he is being flooded with re-
quests from all parts Of the state upon
the assumption that he holds the win
ming hand with the administration.
There Is no question, it is said. that
Senator Smith meant just what he said in
his interview, and that the patronage of
the state will be distributed largely
through the congressman in their respec.
tive districts.