The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-03-11
BLAKESLEE GETS
POLITICAL PLUM
Pennsylvania Appointed Assls-
tant Postmaster General.
MANY TO HOLD THEIR JOBS
President Wilson Will Not Make
Sweeping Dismis5aIs Of Republican,
to Make places Fer Democrats.

Washington, March 11.-Several fine
political plums were distributed BY
President Wilson, but the signs are
multiplying that there is to be no
sweeping chopping of of Republican
heads to supply places for hungr9
Democrats.
One of the plums dished up went
to James l. Blakeslee. secretary OF the
Democratic state committee OF Penn
sylvania. His nomination as fourth as
sistant postmaster general was sent to
the senate.
Mr.. Blakeslee was reported last
week as slated for third assistant, but
a definite announcement was made al
the White House that he was to have
the fourth place in the postofhce de
partment. In that capacity he VIII
have charge of rural mails, dead let
tiers and several other bureaus.
The appointment is endorsed by the
entire Democratic membership OF the
Pennsylvania delegation, and both
Senator Penrose and Senator Oliver
have informed the president that they
have no objections to Mr.. Blakeslee,s
nomination. which insures his conf1r'
nation.
Former Governor Alexander M
Dockery, OF Gallatin, Mo-, has been
chosen for third assistant postmaster
general. He formerly was represen
tative in congress. His nomination
also went to the senate, as did those
of Daniel G. Roper. of South Caro-
lima, to be the first assistant. anc
Charles P. Neill to be commissioner Of
labor statistics.
It also is expected that the nomina'
ton of F. D. Roosevelt. state sena
tor of New York, to be assistant secre
tary of the navy, to succeed Beekmar
Winthrop, will be sent to the senate
Mr.. Roosevelt, although Democrat, II
a relative of former President Roose.
welt, and, strangely enough, enters the
federal service in the same capacity
as his distinguished relative held a.
the outbreak of the war with Spain.
Another plum served Is the appoint
ment of Byron r. Newton, OF New
York, formerly of the New York Her
aid, as private secretary to Secretar!
of the Treasury McAdoo.
e. B. Smith, of Texas, for twenty
five years Washington and Baltimore
newspaper man, was appointed, con
fidential clerk to Postmaster Genera
Burleson.
Meantime the wrath Of the place
seekers in the capital, who still are II
Washington, was heightened by tht
declaration of Secretary Garrison, al
ter a talk with the president, that Mr.
Wilson agreed with him that the per
sonnet of the war department oughi
not to be disturbed for several weeks
at least.
Coupled with this came the an
nouncement that the heads of the two
scientific bureaus Of the department o.
commerce, DR.. Otto II. Tittman, OF the
coast and sgeodetic survey, and DR.
Samuel w. Stratton, of the bureau oil
standards, have been advised by Sec
rotary Redfield that they are to retair
their positions.
Robert M. Pinden, Jr.. chief CLERK
Of the department of commerce and
labor, has resigned to 60 to Whining
ton, Del.
President Wilson's rule about dis
GUESSING patronage with his visitor,
does not apply to members Of con
gress. It was pointed out at the White
House that the president intended hii
announcement that the ofice-seeker:
should address themselves to heads
Of departments should not be inter
preted as including senators and rep
resentatives, to whom the presiden'
hopes to be accessible at all times and
on all subjects.
Democratic of1ice-seekers were AGAR
Jared when they learned that Presi
dent Wilson had no intention OF re
moving Republicans before the expira
ton of the terms for which they were
appointed.
OF course the 400 Republican, can
didates named for appointment BY
President Taft in the closing days o
his administration will not derive AM
benefit from the rule. In nearly all o,
these cases, embracing appointment:
in every branch of the public service
Democrats will be named by Presi
dent Wilson, but there will not bt
nearly enough places to go around.