The Washington times., 1913-06-28
NEWSPAPER MEN
GET MANY PLACES
Editors, Magazine Writers, and
Reporters Capture Good
Positions Under Wilson.

Writing men highbrow and hack. hav,
come into their own during this Admin
tstration. There are authors and maga
zine writers, journalists" and news
paper men, publishers and printers al
helping woodrow Wilson run the Gov
ernment at the present writing. Presi'
dent Wilson, himself a writer of note
has shown his confidence IN the writing
men by calling many of them from
private life to enter the Government
service.
The latest evidence of the inclination
on the part OF the President to give
recognition to the writers was given DE
The selection OF Oliver P. Newman, ono
OF the prominent newspaper workers pi
Washington, as District Commissione'
over large field OF candidates. lnclud-
ing some OF the most prominent WASH
ipgton citizens, and of Frank B. Lore,
Newspaper correspondent, as memoe!
Of the Excise Board.
Heading the list of the newspaper men
In the Government service there Is Sec
retary of State Bryan. political reporter,
editor and publisher. II was while at
tending the Chicago convention in lSst
In the dual capacity of delegate anG
political reporter that the Presidential
lightning struck Mr.. Bryan anectlnS
him so severely that some folks say
he has never recovered from the Presi-
Dental fever.
Then, there is Secretary Of the Navy
Josephus Daniels, lifelong newspaper
man. Mr.. Daniels first work was as
editor of a paper at Wilson, n. C..
which was conducted as an amateur
enterprise Secretary Daniels always
has remained a newspaper man, giving
up active management OF his pahers
only at such times as he has been Con-
dur ha r1rrh f1ft harr me
last two Democratic campaigns. Since
becoming a seafaring man, however,
the Secretary has temporarily retired
from the newspaper game.
fanklin K. Lane. Secretary of the
Interior, is the third Cabinet member
who boasts Of former newspaper train
ing. Secretary Lane was New York
correspondent for several Western pa
pers for a time and also served at one
time as editor of the Tacoma (Wash.)
Daily News.
Secretary of Commerce Redfield never
worked in print shop, but he comes
under the author classification by hav-
ing written a book. And he worked at
one time for the Hoe Printing Press
Manufacturing Company, so that gives
him some sort Of relationship to the
newspaper business.
There has been a distinct literary
favor given to the Diplomatic Corps as
. result of the Presidents appoint
ments.
At the Court of st. James there Is
walter II. Page. editor. writer. and
publicist.
At the Italian court there will be
another Page, Thomas Nelson Page, of
Virginia, famous as novelist and au-
thor.
Portugal would have had one of the
foremost fiction writers as its minister
from the United States If Meredith
Nicholson. of Indiana, author of scores
.zf k.o
offer of that position.
Major E. J. Hale. editor Of the Fay
etteville, N. c., Observer, has been
named as minister to Costa Rica.
William E. Gonzales. editor of the
Columbus. s. c.. State. is the new min
lister to Cuba
Col. p c. A. StovaIl. editor of the
Savannah Press. is minister to Switzer-
Then there is a liberal sprinklins of
newspaper men in many other appoint
i've offices. AS Public Printer, there is
Cornelius Ford, who has been getting
his hands daubed up with printers ink
for years, while editing labor papers on
In the District patronage appoint
ments the newspaper men scored
heavily. Oliver P. Newman and Frank
3. Lord. representative, active news
paper workers of Washington, landing
positions on the District Commission,
and on the Excise Board, respectively.
In Congress there is a larger per-
centage Of newspapermen than ever be-
bore. as many of the new members
come from the ranks of the press. The
newspaper men begin to appear near
the head of the roll call.
Senator Henry F. Ashhurt of Ar
kansas, who has worked as a reporter
during versatile career, is alpha
betically at the head Of the list.
Arkansas furnishes William Kav-
snaugh. who has progressed from cub
TO desk on the Arkansas Gazette.
Congressman Everis A. Hayes of Cali
fornia has been newspaper editor.
Colorado furnishes two newspaper men.
Congressman Edward Heating. owner
Of a paper at Pueblo, and former man
aging editor of the Rocky Mountain
News at Denver, and Congressman
Harry H Seldomridge, who was city
editor of the Colorado Springs Gazette
for years.
Congressman Thomas L. Reilly of
Connecticut has been in the newspaper
business for thirty years.
Congressman Claude L'Engle Of Flor
ida says that in his effort ito estab-
iish a free journal in Florida he was
forced TO suspend publication twice,
but now has a healthy weekly paper
at Jacksonville.
Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner OF
Illinois still works at the newspaper
game, sending out news letters in add
tion to his duties as Congressman. Con-
eressnan Fitzhenry of Illinois says in.
a biographical sketch in the Congress
eionaI Directory that he entered jour
nalism."
Indiana does not furnish as much lit
erary talent for Congress as for other
on the nations activities. Heading the
list there is Senator Kern, who can
claim the distinction of being some re-
porter because as reporter of the In
diana supreme court he edited and pub
iiehed seventeen volumes OF Indiana re-
ports. Congressman Charles A. Korbly
worked for three years as reporter be-
fore taking up law.
Senator Bristow OF Kansas, still owns
a newspaper, the Sal!na Herald. Con-
gressman Anthony, publisher Of the
Leavenworth Times. has been doing
newspaper work ever since he left
school. Congressman John r. Connolly
has been the editor and owner of a
newspaper at Colby. Kan, for seventeen
years And then there is Victor Muir
dock In the Kansas delegation, printer
at ten during vacations, a reporter at
fifteen, and until he became editor of
the wichita Eagle. and member of
Congress.
Kentucky and Louisiana are without