The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-16
POSTAL PLUMS
FOR DEMOCRATS
President Wilson Names Sixty
FIVE patriots" to be
P0stmasters.
FEW ARE IMPORTANT
Walter H. Pages Name Also Goes to
Senate Following Announcement
of British Acceptability.

The patriots" in the rank and file of
the Democracy got their first whack at
the Federal plum tree yesterday, when
President Wilson placed sixty-five nomi-
nations for postmasters before the Sen
ate. All of the nominations are for po-
sitions vacant in the last days of the
Taft administration, for which selections
wer5 made by Mr.. Taft, but held up by
the Democrats in the Senate, who desired
to retain the patronage for men of their
own party. II was the first batch of
postoffice appointments upon which tbs
President has passed.
The nominations are for twenty-eight
States, and most of them are for small
towns, where the postmasters' salaries
are small. The postmaster in the small
town or country village usually heads a
faction and controls a goodly number of
votes
The only important postofice appoint
ments sent to the Senate yesterday Were
Frank S. Myers, to be postmaster of
Portland, Greg, and John f. Connor, to
be postmaster of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Among the nominations sent to the Sen
ate by President Wilson We're these:
Walter Hines Page, of New York, to
be Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni-
potentiary to Great Britain.
John E. Osborne, of Wyoming, to be
Assistant Secretary of State
William II. Osborn of North Carolina,
to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
The sending of DR.. Pages appointment
had waited merely upon the reception
of formal notice of his acceptability from
the British Foreign Office. This was re-
ceived by the State Department Monday
and was Immediately communicated to
the White House. DR.. Page, it is under
stood, is arranging his affairs as rapidly
as possible for his departure for England.
The new Assistant Secretary of State
is a former Governor of Wyoming. His
appointment was decided upon by Secre-
tary Bryan and President Wilson a week
ago. Mr.. Osborne will not be designated
Acting Secretary of his department in
the absence of his chief, as was the case
with his predecessor, Huntington Wilson.
Prof. John Bassett Moore, the new Coun-
selor of the Department, will act in the
absence of the Secretary.
Republicans Hold Caucus.
Col Osborn, nominated to be Commits
sioher of Internal Revenue, was one of
the leaders of the Wilson pre-convention
campaign in North Carolina. He was
vigorous campaigner and earned the ad
miration of National Chairman Nc
Combs who gave his endorsement to Mr..
Osborn's candidacy. The appointment
was acceptable to Secretary of the Navy
Daniels and both Carolina Senators. Col.
Osborn is the manager of Kelley sani-
tarium at Greensboro, n. c., where in
ebriates are treated for drunkenness.
Republican Senators were unable to
decide yesterday in a caucus just what
attitude they should assume toward
President Wilson's nominations. The
caucus was called expressly to consider
this matter. Senator Townsend of Mich
iGan and a few other Senators were in
favor of making a fight against the NOM
nations by way of reprisal on the Dem
ocrats. because of their attitude toward
President Tafts nominations that were
sent in after election. But a majority
of the Senators in the caucus were op
posed TO any reprisals, and urged that
Republican Senators consider each NOM
ination on its merits and interpose no
unnecessary delay.
After nearly two hours discussion. a
committee of five was appointed to re-
port to the caucus plan of action. Sen
ator Barton of Ohio was made chair
man, the other members being Town
send of Michigan, Clark of Wyoming,
Lippitt of Rhode Island and Oliver of
PENNSYLVANIA.