Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-02
"Neposm Held Up to Public Attention BY Republicans
Relatives of Bourbon Officials in Fat Positions -"Poor
Kin Taken Care of BY Southern congressman - Cabinet
Members Look After Some

Numerous Democratic senator's
have taken good care of their poor
kim with fat jobs on the government
| pay roll. Senator Overman of North
Carolina has his son in a $4,000 posi-
! ton and a daughter holds $1,000 job.
A brother-in-law of Senator Kern Of
Indiana has good place in~the sem
ate document rom. The wife and bro.
| Their OF Senator Gore of Oklahoma are
on the senate Fay roll. Senator Mar
I tin Of Virginia has a brother as assist
ant clerk to his committee. Vardaman
Iof Mississippi has mis- son assistant
clerk to his committee. Senator Cham
berlain of Oregon has his son mes
senger in his committee. The son-in.
law of Senator Lane of Oregon acts as
his father-in-law's private secretary.
The son of Senator Tillman of South
Carolina is the clerk in his fathers
committee. Another son is. on the
Alaska railroad commission. Senator
Thompson of Kansas has his son on
the pay roll. A cousin of Senator
Salisbury of Delaware was given a
Senator O'Gorman of New York land
ed the job of collector of the port of
New York, for his son-in-law, Dudley
Field Malone. The nephew of Sena-
tor Robinson is senate doorkeeper.
"Glaring Examples"
The most glazing examples of ne
pctism are found in the house, and
more poor relations have been taken
care of in the house than in the SEN
ate, simply because there are more
representatives than there are sena- |
tors. Take Illinois for example. TaV- I
enner's sister-in-law is his stenograph- |
err Stones brother is a clerk in the /
house document room. Sabath's /
nephew is also in the document room. !
Indiana Democrats have not over
looked appointing members Of their
families to good places. Gray's sister
is his secretary, Cullop's stepson is /
his secretary, Morrison's son is his
secretary. .. rsE = /
Representative Pou of North Caro-
lima for time had his son on the
payroll as clerk of the committee on
claims, drawing $1,000 per annlim.
Young Pou at this tine was student
in the university of North Carolina.
Representative Johnson of South Caro-,
lima got one of his sons in the post
office department and another house
Job A nephew was made clerk TO
a house committee and the represen-
tative's campaign manager was made
a capitol policeman. Representative
Finley of South Carolina has his son
as his secretary and another son is
a clerk On the house roll. Represen-
If AuIfh
pleys his son as his secretary; his
nephew is in the sergeant-at-arm
office. Representative Clark OF Flor
ida has two relatives on his commit
tee and got a doorkeepers job for nus
brother. The son of Representative
Padeett is the assistant clerk OF his
fathers committee. The son OF Repre-
Burnett is clerk OF has
fathers committee The son of Repre-
sentative Carlin, though a student III
GEORGETOWN University, is clerk III
the house judiciary committee. A
nephew of Representative Shackleford
is clerk to the committee on roads.
Representative Lloyd OF Missouri mas
a brother in the committee on &C
counts and his brother-in-law IS an
assistant doorkeeper in the house. At
one time Lloyd had five members OF
his family on the payroll. Represen-
tative Watkins has his son as clerk
o a committee. Representative Cand-
er has his son-in-low as his secre-
tary. Representative Alexander oil
Missouri has his son as his secretary
and so has Representative Hardy OF
Texas. The son of Representative
sparkman is clerk to his fathers com.
nittee, and the brother of Representa-
i've Fields is his secretary. The s