Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-09
NOT MANY OFFICES GIVEN OUT.
THOUGH PRESIDENT SEEMS DIS
POSED TO FAVOR THOSE WHO
STOOD BY HIM.
FACES ONCE FAMILIAR IN WASH
INGTON, But LONG LOST TO
SIGHT, AND PERHAPS TO MEM
DRY. APPEAR AGAIN.
Especial stag COrrespondcnt.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April o
The office seeker, after tramping the
streets of Washington for Il few weeks
and darkcnng many an official threS
hold, has departed. He has scattered
himself to Texas. to Maine. to Ohio and
he numerous other states from which
ne came. Presumably he will not come
here again in numbers as long az the
Wilson administration lasts. 1t has
been very diScouraging time for him.
Patronage was not handed ont in hunks,
according to the good old ways, when the
government went into new hands. Only
a few crumbs were thrown to the hun
CRY hordes.
But now that the hungry hordcS have
departed. having left their paper on file.
ride up and down the city'S broad ave
nucS and look at familiar figures (demO-
cratic figures heading toward this de
partmcnt building of that. Or sit in
Dnc Of the spacious departmental ante
rooms for an hour or two of IA dull day
and notice whether any old timers, whom
Washington has forgotten and forgiven.
are showing. They are. yes. they are.
An influx of state nOtablcS. of democrats
who had the pull some time ago or are
hopeful of having it once again. have
been quietly invading the city.
There were lcadcrcs and bosses from
the states. who flockcd to Washington
aS soon as inauguration drums began To
rattle. But they were chiefly the ont and
ont Wilson men, who had come into
prominence during the presidential cam
paign and thought they would find live
ly sense Of gratitude at the seat Of GOV
nrnmcnt for political services performed.
In this they were somewhat diSappoint-
ed. President Wilson has by no means
said vet that he would not honor those
who went down into the trenches and
toilcd under the burning sun in his be
half. On the contrary he has shown q
lively sense of his obligation 10 those
men in many instances and made il
plain that they are to be remembered.
Only they must wait. He must have
time to work out his plans for getting
efficient men for the offices. He expects
that his old time supporters will prove
themselves qualified.
Convinced that weeks and months
would be necessary to evolve the attain
mcnt of federal places. the office seekers
went home. leaving the situation to de
velop. But on their heels have come an
other school of politicians and demo
cratic leaders There are cX-Scnat0rS
in, bo
Some were not enthusiastic Wilson men;
Others had dropped out Of the game en-
tircIy. but without forgetting the fasc-
nation of public service In certain
.a>cS they are here for friend. who
wants office; in some cases they are try
ing to ascertain whether there are any
honorS for themselves and. furthermore.
what chance they have to get back into
political power bv acting as patronage
referee or otherwise.
The legion of eX-ScnatOrS and X-rcpre
Scntatives of the democratic party re
turning to Washington on such quests is
quite noticeable Half of the survivors.
who have been democratic congressman.
seem to be in town right now and from
even 50 far az the Pacific coast. EX-
Representative Theodore a. Bell Of
California. is one who might be men
toned He was leader of democracy
there and almost won the govcrnorShip
but he got in bad" by opposing the
Wilson boom and by allying himself
with sinister political forces. Now he is
in Washington TO ascertain whether the
administration will honor requests in
behalf of friends. EX Representative
John Lind of Minnesota. former COVER
nor and former member of the house. is
another Of the prominent democrats
who have driftcd back. He was demo
cratic sachcm i'll the North Star State
for long while.
Representative BentO McNlillin Of
Tennessee. of some prominence as a mem
ber of congress twenty years ago and
since then governor of his state and an
unsuccessful candidate for the United
States senate looms up among old tim
ers who are back again. His power was
broken but he is trying TO get again into
favor He wants TO be ambassador to
Mexico and is working like Il house atire
for support. Up and down the congress
Sinnal corridors goes another democratic
figure that was well known in Washing