Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-15
EFF |C|ENCY IS
WATCHNORDFOR.
ALL APPLICANT IS
Department Heads Demand
Something Else 7 h a n
Party Service to Merit a
Plum From Federal Tree.
[BY E. Fl. HANsON.1

Washington. D.. c., March 14.-.It Is
now settled that no. slate OF federal
appointments for Iowa will be pre-
scented td. the various Departmental
heads before April and that no post
masters will be suggested to the post
master general before that date.
Representatives Kirkpatrick and
Pepper and State Chairman Reed
spent the first three days OF this week
conferring with the chiefs Of depart
ments and with President Wilson on
Iowa patronage.
After a conference with Attorney
General McReynolds, the two con-
gressmen and the state chairman were
convinced that efficiency would be the
watchword in the department Of JUS
tice. Mr.. McReynolds said, in effect,
"Give me slate of competent men
and will recommend them to the
president for his approval"
With Mr. McAdoo, secretary Of the
treasury. it was the same. He was
asked about the two collectorshiDs.
Mr.. McReynolds will pass upon the
men suggested for district attorneys
and marshals and Mr.. McAdoo upon
those suggested for collectorships.
Must Have congressman's Approval.
Postmaster General Burleson had
previously announced that In no case
would he appoint man postmaster
when he didn't have the recommends
tion of the democratic congressman
from his district. If the congressman
was a democrat. In all other cases the
democratic congressman, the national
committeeman and the state chairman
would have to agree upon man be-
fore action could be had.
Thus iii Iowa, Mr.. Pepper, Mr.. Con-
molly and Mr.. Kirkpatrick will choose
the ppstmasters in their districts and
they with National Committeeman
Wade and State Chairman Reed will
pass upon the postmasters for the
other districts. AS the three congress
men have about all the trouble they
care about in their own districts, they
will let Wade referee the postoffice
bouts In the eight other districts, and
right now It looks as IL the suave
gentleman from Iowa City will have
the whole say. Reed is a Wade man
and in all cases would bow to the judg-
ment Of the national committeeman
AS they are In perfect harmony, there
will be no need Of bowling, though.
MarshaishIps Up to McReynoIds.
Whether Mr.. McReynoldS will stand
for Reed and Bronson both on the slate
for marshalships is question. Reed
as state chairman and Bronson as
state secretary had much to do with
the success Of the Wilson and
Marshall ticket in Iowa last fall. How
ever. each one Of them Is claiming big
compensation for the work done as
Reed wants the marshalship for the
southern district and Bronson wants
it for the northern. These are the two
fattest Jobs in the state with the ex-
ception oi the district attorneyships,
and as the latter demand lawyers to
begin with the marshalships are real
ly the best things that can be given,
and for them to be apportioned off to
close corporation like the chairman
and secretary of the state commit
tee, leaves but little to be given the
workers in the field.
The conference at the white house
on Wednesday was simply to advise
the president of affairs in Iowa AS
he did not see fit to name an Iowan
in the cabinet, he was urged to give
Iowa consideration for assistant
places. The two congressman renewed
the claim of ex-senator Cleveland Of
Harlan for an assistant postmaster