The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-27
PATRONAGE IS.
CHIEF SUBJECT
REPRESENTATIVE ELECT KIRK.
PATRICK CONTROLS SIXTH.
R0SECRRNS P. M. AT 0SkALOOSA
ottumWa Office Up in the Air-Tracy
Osborne to Get Place at New
acknowledgements May
Have Sigourney Office.

Washington, u. c., Feb. 26.--Repre
lsentative-elect SAINT Kirkpatrick has
ANNOUNCED that he will act entirely in
harmony with the democratic state
committee and the two other mem
IbeiS of the Iowa democratic delega
ton In the Sixty-third congress, as re
CARDS patronage.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick, however, will de-
mand the distribution of federal Off
ces in the Sixth district. He regards
this as his right and will resent any
outside interference. In order to
Iforestall any interference he has de-
clared that he believes Mr.. Pepper
of the Second district should control
all the patronage in that district and
MIR. Connolly all o. the patronage in
the Third.
For the state at large and for the
eight districts which will be repre-,
sented by republican congressman,
Mr.. Kirkpatrick believes a distribu.
ton of democratic offices should be
made through the common council OF
the national committeeman, NJ. j.
Wade, the state committee, chair.
named by N. f. Reed, of Ottumwa,
and the three democratic congress-
men, Pepper, Connolly and himself.
Not Decided About ottumwa.
| The new congressman from the
Sixth has made up his mind that he
will act decisively on all matters per.
tanning to his distribution of patron.
age. About the only big place he has
not definitely decided upon is the
lOttumwa postmastership where there
are number of candidates.
He will make the following post
Office recommendations
Oskaloosa-H. S. Rosecrans.
Newton. A. Winger.
Kellogg-W. p. Coutts.
Hedrick-W. c. McWilliams.
New Sharon-Tracy Osborne.
Melrose-James Duggan.
If Fred White, ex-congressman, de-
Isires the office at Sigourney, as has
been reported to Mr.. kirkpatrick, the
new congressman will undoubtedly
name him,
Mr.. Kirkpatrick, as well as other
prominent democrats in Iowa, has
given his sanction to the candidacy
of Norman L. Ives, of Marion, who as
pires to the position of deputy COM
missioner of pensions. e.
| Mr.: Kirkpatrick has also promised
an appointment to West Point to Will
liam Gallagher, ex-captain of the Of
tumwa nigh school football team, as
soon as there is vacancy.
| There is no question but that the
disposition of the Ottumwa office is
causing him some worry. There are
several candidates who are good
friends of his He dislikes to dis
please any of them.
One man whom Mr.. kirkpatrick
would like to favor is Claude M.
Myers, of Ottumwa, candidate for u.
S. marshal in the southern district.
President Wilson will undoubtedly
be asked to name Nick Reed for this
place, as Reed will have the support
of the state committee, the national
committeeman and the two other
members of congress when it comes
to matter of support. Should the
president turn Reed down, then Mr.
Kirkpatrick will be in a position to
ask for Myers appointment, with a
good chance of securing it. II Myers
would accept some position away
from Iowa, he doubtless would get it.
But like most of the others who are
seeking the marshalship, the attor-
neyship or the relationship, he wants
something close to home, where he
can look after his business at the
same time.
But until the new president is well
in office and announces some plan
for handling the patronage at his dis.
posal, the representative from the
Sixth, like the other representatives,
will not bother himself overmuch
about anything.