Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-08
ORIGINAL FOLLOWERS OF PREsi
DENT IN IOWA NOT 70 CON.
troll PATRONAGE.
WADE AND STATE COMMITTEE
TO AID IN PARcELiNG JOBS
Wade Close Friend Of Postmaster Gen.
erai eurlsson and His Approval Must
Be Secured - Original Wilson Men
Disappointed at Turn Of Affairs
Hold They Are Entitled to All Favors

Washington, March S.-A hard Jolt
was delivered to the original Wilson
men in Iowa yesterday afternoon when
it became known that with respect to
postoff1ce appointments, at least, the
man who would be the chief referee
was National Committeeman Wade.
Postmaster General Burleson, who is
a friend of Judge Wade, will be guided
largely by him In making postoffice
appointments. The Iowa democrats
who are here have been pretty far up
in the air as to who would referee pat
ronage. They are yet as to most of the
departments.
When an Iowan who is an aspirant
for a postoffice appointment went to
see Postmaster General Burleson yes
terday he was told that he would have
to get the endorsement Of Judge Wade.
Thereupon he sought Judge Wade, who
indicated that he was not ambitious
to dictate the Iowa postoftice appoint
ments, and that he would be guided by
the state chairman and members of
the state committee for the respective
districts.
wade Must approve.
The plan that will be followed In
making postoffice selections in Iowa
will be substantially this:
Representatives Pepper, Connolly and
Kirkpatrick will dictate the postoff1ce
selections in their own districts, but in
other districts the approval of Judge
Wade will be necessary, and he will be
| guided by State Chairman Reed and by
the members of the state committee for
the district
Certain Of the progressive democrats
here for the inauguration have been
told that President Wilson would con-
suit his friends in making appoint
ments. The president however has
turned most of the appointments over
to the various department heads. More
over, most Of the Iowa patronage con-
sists Of postoffices. President Wilson
can not look after the different post
offices himself and must depend on the
postmaster general. For this reason
the influence Of Judge Wade in post
office cases apparently will dominate.
On the other hand, Judge Wade will
depend on the state chairman and
members Of the state committee as to
appointments in republican congress
sional districts It looks as If in a
district where an original Wilson man
is a membereof the state committee
original Wilson men will be appointed
and in a district where a Clark man is
on the committee that element will get
the postoffices.
Not What They Wanted.
This is not the situation the original
Wilson men In Iowa have been hoping
for. They have believed they would be
chosen for appointments arc while the
president will no doubt respect their
wishes in such cases as he considers in
dividually. the organization apparently
will control in other cases.
Before President Taft went out of
office he signed the customs reorgani-
zation order and this, if it is permitted
to go into effect as provided July 1,
1913. will help the Iowa democrats out
on patronage. 1t provides that the
customs district of Iowa shall consist
of the entire state with headquarters
at Des Moines. Des Moines, Sioux
City and Dubuque shall be ports of
entry. The collector of customs in
charge of the whole district is to get
$4,000 a year. A deputy collector at
each port is provided for to receive
such salary as the secretary of the
treasury shall determine. The effect of
this order, If President Wilson per-
mits it to go into effect, will be to give
the Iowa democrats good berth to fill
in the office Of collector Of customs.