New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
0FF|CEHOLDERS HERE
WORRIED BY WILSON
Inactivity Of New Administra'
ton Makes Them Wonder
When Axe Will Fall.
IMPORTANT POSTS TO FILL
Federal Patronage Involved
Amounts to More than $780,
600 in Salaries-Mor-
gan Will Hold On.

I The inactivity Of the new administra'
within its appontive power has caused
I speculation among the federal office
/ holders In this ci;y who are not protect
cd by the civil service as TO how long they
might have to mold their present Offices
and remain in uncertainty as 10 their
! immediate future.
I Considering the posts Of the United
/ States Attorney for the Southern Dis
trict Of New York the Custom House.
the Appraiser Of the Port. the postmas-
ter and the United States marshal. the
federal patronage in this city amounts
60 more than 5000. 1000 a year In salaries.
Henry \ Wise United states Attorney,
whose term expires on March 81. sent
his resignation to President Wilson "A
long time ago He asked 10 he relieved
a. soon as possible after March I. MI
Wise said he considered the office Of
federal attorney in this district next in
importance 10 that Of the Attorney Gem
, cral and expressed the opinion that the
man IN charge OF that office should be
entirely in accord with the administra-
ton
Tho Office Of the United States Attor-
uey has twenty assistants. appointed
with the approval Of the Attorney Gem
cral Their salaries range from 1000
10 g. 600 a year. there being only two
Hot. rod
Mr. Wises salary is 10000 a year. and
the payroll Of The whole office amounts
20 $50. 900 year
IN the 'ustom House tine new admin
istration has within it, gift the Office ~
the Collector. at 1000 a year. that o.
deputy collector and chief clerk at
81 900. naval officer. at $4,000. with a
secretary az $500, solicitor. at $4,000.
and several minor places In connection
with the customs might be considered
tho onic. of Appraiser OF the Port. At
s. 600 year.
III, office of postmaster vii not come
within tho gift 81 tho present admins
'ration until Decemhcr D.. 1918. Ed
ward " Morgan has been appointed 20
the Office FOR that term. and he could no,
10 removed. except with the consent or
tire senate His SALARY Is 8 600 a yea-
TIE only other position IN the postoiHce
here not protected by civil service -
that ~ The secretary TO the postmaster.
az 5000 year
Mr. Morgan - completing nov tn"
fortieth year % his service In tho POST
onic. Department. He began as letter
carrier and rose tC his present post
| through all the intermediate iohs. II ~
! known that business men are already
bringing influence 10 bear 10 have him
continued IN ONCE after his present term
expires
william \ roukel tho United states
marshal has less than a wear 20 serve
lis term will expire On February =
talt llc has held tho position since
IS9s Tho salar, Of the marshal Is
g. 00O. and he has twenty deputies. six
Of whom are protected by the civil service
Excluding the salaries OF these six men.
the marshals once has a payroll Of 80
0i0 year
| In connection with the customs service
might be mentioned the Office ~ Assistant
Attorney General I'm charge ~ customs
cases The salary here II $500 a year.
and Dudley Field Malone. son.in-iaw Of
Senator O'Gorman ami Tammanyite %
increasing power. has been prominently
mentioned for this post within the last
Few DAYS. after II became apparent that
he could not land the post Of Collector OF
the Port I'm place Of William Loeb. jr.