The Washington herald., 1916-08-21
DEMOCRATS CARE
FOR RELATIVES
Cabinet Officers and Congress
men Graft Political Plums
to Family Trees.

The poor relations Of Democratic
leaders. according to Republican poll
ticians here. have been cared for
with amazing Iavishness by the pres
ent administration. Democratic nepo-
tIsm. they declare. in going to be the
next target for Republican orators.
This attack will follow up Mr..
Hughes smashing arraignment OF
present administration and the de-
the raids on the civil service by the
bauchery of public office to provide
plums for the boys" says the New
York Tribune.
A list OF these relations of Demo-
cratic leaders is being compiled by a
Republican Senator. with a view to
furnishing ammunition to the orators
Of his party. This list starts off with
the Cabinet. there being no desire to
bring in relatives and "in-laws" even
closer to the White House.
When William J. Bryan was Secre-
tary Of State he had his son appointed
to a position under the Department of
Justice and his son-in-law to a posi-
tion in the Treasury Department
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo,
the Presidents son-in-law, on coming
TO Washington put two OF his sons on
the government payroll at fat salaries,
one in the Department of Justice and
the other in the Department of Com
merce.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels turn
ed to the Department of Justice for
a place for his brother.
Daniel c. Roper, who resigned only
two weeks ago at First Assistant
Postmaster General. at one time had
three members Of his family on the
payroll.
When Bryan was in Congress, in the
early nineties, he had as his secretary
a man named Ben Davis. Before leav-
ing Congress he obtained a civil serv-
ment service. When Bryan came back
as Secretary Of State he made Davis
chief clerk OF the State Department.
Davis was wholly inexperienced in diplo-
matte affairs. but that made no difference
to Mr.. Bryan, who displaced a man who
had been in the department since 1881 and
had been chief clerk since 1909.
Davis Family Provided For.
Since becoming chief clerk of the State
Department Davis has obtained positions
for three members of his family in the
Panama Canal Commission. another with
the Department OF Agriculture. and a
daughter with the State Department.
When Davis was in the War Department
he had a friend there in the same Of
nce. On going over to position Of au-
thorty IN the State Department he took
this friend along. Since then he has OBJ
tained appointments for a brother. a sis
ter~tn-law and a niece Of the friend.
Q. Grant Smith was private secretary
to William c. Redfeld when Redfeld was
. Representative from New York. U.
Grant Smith IS now private secretary to
Secretary Of Commerce Redheld. Smith
keeps his family well supplied with gov
ernment Jobs. He has one son on the
House rolls as a page and son-in-law
special agent OF the Department OF
Commerce Until recently his brother
iu-law had a position with the Federal
Trade Commission.
Turning to the Senate, Vice President
Marshall escapes criticism. Democratic
Senators without number. however, have
taken care Of their relatives.
Illinois has three Democratic Repre-
sentatives who have provided places for
members OF their families. Mr.. Tavenner
employs his sister-in-law as a stenog-
rapher. Mr.. Stones brother IS a clerk in
the House document room and Mr.. Sab
ath's nephew has a similar position.
Indiana Well Represented.
Indiana Democrats IN the House have
taken good care Of their families. Mr..
Gray employed his sister as his secretary;
Mr.. Cullop had his stepson as his secre-
tary; Mr.. Cox. the most active of North
ern anti-civil service Democrats, has a
brother who is a doorkeeper of the House.
Mr.. Morrison's son is his secretary.
The real nepotists OF the House. how
ever. are to be found among the Southern
Democrats
nephew Of Representative Shackel-
ford. OF Missouri, is clerk to the Com
mlttee on Roads
relative OF Representative Gregg, Of