Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27
NOT HURRYINC,
President Wilson Taking
Time in BestowaI 0f0ffices.
Speculation As TO What May
Come to Plaisied and PattangaII.
Ex-senator Gardner's Case a Sur,
prise...Patronage Rumors.

Washington, u. c., March 2G Especial,
some very fine and entertaining
points OF controversy arise rs Maine
Democrats Of eminehce range them
selves under the Federal Plum tree. In
cldehtally IT might be mentioned that
thffe is mighty little patronage NOV
ing FOR any Maine Democrats thus far.
Although Maine was Il pioneer state
IN The slide toward Democracy two
Years ago and gave great cheer to the
cause Throughout the country, Maine
llas been least considered Of all the
New. England states or at best less
considered than MasSao husetis For b.
II borne in mind that two Massachusetts
Democrats, tX-Secretary of State Olney
and President Emeritus &. W. Eliot, of
Harvard hive been rendered one ami
the same p0pt-the amha ssaaorship 20
Great Britain. the highest place IN our
diplomatic service
Ek-Sehatbr Obadiah Gardner Of
Eocldand. could have been commissions
2f off pensions. The President tender
ed that place. y him but for reasons. IF
his own Obadiah declined It. The sal.
airy IS $1,000 a year, more than can be
made al farming in Rockland. The
work is tolerably hard. if one sticks
console ntiouSly to his duties in looking
after the issuance OF pensions to the
old soldiers. The ex-senator was cred
tied here with feeling that II his
time OF life L would be very exactins
to SIT al a desk IN the Pension Building
sis or eight hours a day and lmmerse
ones self in the doleful business.
1t is said not to be altogether safe for
those Who want office il decline prof
fefs from President Wilson and some
interest has been voiced here rs to
whether zthe ex-senator would obtain
another prefer. Representative \.
Mitchell Palmer Of Pennsylvania enc
Of the most aggressiv" and efficient
of Wilson lieutenants all during the
nomination and election campaign. vas
invited to Trenton and offered the pori
folio Of secretary Of war. No MIR.
President. he replied, Il would not
care for that place but would like To
be attorney general. Tor that is in line
with my profession liut MIR, Wilson
did not like the attitude that Represen-
tative Palmer assumed and never Of
fered him anything else.
There IS another good Office down a
Portland II is the postmastership,
which pays even more than the coilec-
toreiip. but it goes without saving thai
the new Democratic postmaster OF
Portland must be n. local resilient aud
that would eliminate ex-GoV. Plaisted.
Somebody will get all those good Offices
and numerous others in Maine bye asd
bye. but the administration appears t.
he N no particular haste over the be-
,toval Of any offices whatever. Many
KINDS OF wild talk about patronage
emanatc from Washington and on OF
the wild reports was that ex-senator
Gardner was being considered Tor u
diplomatic post. That vas emphaueaiiN
denied n ala authoritative quarter II
was felt that ex-senator Gardner would
not be ut all ccmfoI able in 6iIplo-
matte Office.
Nothing is heard here about taking
care of ex-Att9rneY General W. X
pattangalI and vet there is reason /"
expect that Mr. Pattangan VIII get
some Kind Of "A federal Office before
long. long time, if he wants it. The
rosition of United States district at
tarnev. il is supposed. would he very
much to his liking but it is mere than
, wear before the term Of District Al
torney Whiteaouse terminates. TN"
salary is not large 3.fce a ye'. but
when the circumstances are all con-
sidcred. it is worth while.
New England will apparently nave
some new federal judges ~iAnm uie
next four wears but it IS not clear yet
whether any such plum viii so TO
Maine Democrat
The usual Eastern influx OF hSh
school tourists is crowding Washing
ton. Several delc"a lions are comlhS
from Maine. Senator Johnson mas az
ready taken one party to the Nhlts
House where It's members met ms
President. and has arranged iof aho'n-
er uarty e go there this week.