Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-17
YUMULTY: CLEARING HOUSE
He's the Man Who Guides the
Patriots.
Men Looking for office want TO "see
Joe n Moment, Don't Want to both
err the President" ma the Sec
rotary Is a Good Politician.


his ingenious plan Of slipping on the
Of selecting public onicers--is working
pretty well in theory, as far as anyone
can see; but the underground symptoms
are that the real patronage dispenser of
the administration is not the Preslden:
nor any of the imposing gentlemen who
hold mysterious conferences with him,
but one Joseph =. Tumulty, says the
Washington correspondent of the Boston
Transcript. In fact, the number Of call
ers who want to ''see Joe Tumulty n
moment, I don't want to bother the Pres
idont," is growing apacc along with tho
popularity Of the administration.
AS the signs point now, the cabinet OFF,
GERS will continue their dutiful investiga-
tions into the life, death and Christian
sufferings of applicants for Office, but
after they have got all their Information
together it will be handed over to Tumul-
~ and Tumulty will do the rest. 1t
might be said, too, that this program is
wholly agreeable to all concerned. not
withstanding an outsider might think
someone would be Jealous The truth Is
that the Wilson administration Is sin
cerely concerned in its own work and Is
"'.p"'IG"' Vi qNeIS 'n'nH tnat INJURIES
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W HERE IIMCLIN COMES IN.
Here is where Secretary Tumuty comes
in He Is a politician Of the first order
and by this is meant a man VINO can do
the right thing ana keep everybody feel
ing good at the same time. lie went in
to politics a boy and had served long
in the New Jersey Legislature before ne
went with Governor Wilson He learned
to appraise the value OF men and things
and this training has given him an In
dispensable equipment for the difficult
position he now holds He is not intim-
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RECON ME.NDAI loNS COMING IN
A large number Of federal appointments
will be made by President Wilson soon
AFTER the special session OF Congress
opens. The cabinet officers began turn
'e III ''o '''O' "a -'1D
OF - put II '''o'"e' way '''''C many pe4
sons whose terms nav 'Npi'eN' 'itu '''VS1
WIZ RECEIVE ,'o'' as '4''''E
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c"hO'es 'He IeN'"o"' "''' ny 'i4'V' -
oc I"S'eu' re H"" ''""' ."'' 90 pc
10 democratic members anu rep
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''I"' APPOINTMENTS ne iiiaue Ior'""''"'
Most Oh the vacancies are IN 'He pos
NF'' '' 80 '0
t4'' 'He heN i'esIue"t mas zee" III Oii''
ho' ''ils'e Ireslu''uui postmaster ma
peeh aPpo4H'tu' "e"dtors anu represent"
yves nave H'eu '"elr recommendations
with th9 posi- i'iaStef-se'crai' anu mat OF
nciaI is no" MAKING search ior the pes
men PERSONS recommended LOT appoint
ment ny members OF CONGRESS Will ho'
De named uH'I lhe department ms nao'
It's own lhN'Stl-a''o"' heFeNer II Is pos
slble TO 90 so post ONCE inspector VII
look mp the record OF the man recon-
mended Tor appointments IN other cases
the department VIII seek Information from
sources "''H'"' '''' u'l''' '''iV''''
If the administration could IND a way