The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-02-13
MIL WAUKEE HAS THE BIGGEST
More Than Hundred Offices in Differ
ent Parts of the State Viii be Hand
ed Out to the Faithful of the Democ-
.racy During the Administration.

Wisconsin democrats, including a
number of the leaders in Kenosha, are
planning to make some agreement by
which the leaders will be able to get
together on the division of the federal
patronage of the state which will be
parceled out after the Inauguration of
President-elect Wilson. 1t is not prob
able that there will be any great rush
in making changes as most appoint
ments are made for four year term
and the men who are to get the ap-
pointments will be willing to wait as
they have assurance of four full years
of service regardless of possible
changes in administration.
Wisconsin IS local patronage includes
several choice plums. For instance
there is the collector of customs at
Milwaukee and the surveyor of Gus
toms at Lacrosse, $4,000 a year; and
the collectors of internal revenue at
Milwaukee and Madison at $4,000 a
year each. The register of the land
office at Wausau receives 81 800 a year,
and so does the receiver of the same
Office.
The federal district attorney at
Milwaukee receives $4,000 a year and
his assistant $4,000. The attorney at
Lacrosse gets $4,000 and an $1,000 as
sistant. There is also United States
marshal for each of these federal dis
trict courts, at $4,000 year, with two
deputies each, at ST 200.
But it is in the postmasterships that
the big battle for patronage will be
waged and the details IF this have rot
been settled.
The three democratic congressman
elect, Messrs. Burke, Reilly and Konop,
Of course will control the postofices in
their districts. But these districts are
not filled with big places. Usually in
de fault of democratic congressman,
there are no democratic senators, and
the pie will have to be divided under
the auspices of National Committee
man Joseph E. Davies, subject to such
restraint as the state democratic ma
chimes may be able to put upon him.
And these postofices make pretty
rich picking. While most of the post
masters have considerable time left of
their terms Of office, jhe president can
remove them at will, and fill up the
holes with democrats.
The biggest place in the state, of
course, is that held by David G. Owen
as postmaster at Milwaukee at $4,000
a year. Then comes Racine at $1,000
and Madison at $4,000. Lacrosse pays
$3,400 and Green Bay and Oshkosh
$4,000 each, with Eau Claire, Kenosha,
sheboygan and Superior listed at
$4,000 each. The $500 class is made
up of Appleton, Beloit, Fond du Lac,
Fort Atkinson, GAINESVILLE and Wausau.
There is no Office at $4,000. Down
to $4,000 the others range as follows:
2,90O-Manitowo Waukesha.
,S00-Marinette
,700-Ashland, Stevens Point,
Watertown.
,600-Beaver Dam, Grand Rapids,
Marshfeld, Neenah, Chippewa Falls.
2,50o-Antigo, Baraboo, Menomo-
ME, Merrill, Portage, Rhinelander.
So, 400-Berlin, Hartford, Monroe,
Oconomowoc, Delavan, Plymouth, Rip
on, Sparta stoughton, Waupun.
,300-Burlingto Hudson, Lake
Geneva, Menasha, Oconto, PlattevIle,
Port Washington, Rice Lake, South
Milwaukee, Two Rivers, Waupaca,
Whitewater.
$2,10O-Edgerton, Reedsburg, Stur-