The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-07
LEE APPOINTEES
MAY Be OUSTED
Smith-Harrington Lieutenants
Have Eyes On Luscious Plums.

This world being a hard and cruel
place. The Smith Harrington Kelly
people have begun to count the days
remaining in the terms of the Lee men
who hold Federal jobs. The leaders of
the State organization smile and say
little when these places are mentioned,
but their lieutenants smile and say a
bookful, and then smile and smile and
go off smiling,
According to the lieutenants, Col
lector of Internal Revenue Joshua w.
Miles, salary 81, 500; Naval Officer W.
Mitchell Digges, salary $1,000; Sub
Treasurer Robert G. Holton, salary
81, 500; Surveyor Guy W. Steele, salary,
$4, 500, and United States Marshall
William w. Stockham, salary, SO, 800,
are destined to lose their heads, All
are:friends of Senator Lee. Appraiser
Walter B. Warner, salary SO, 900 also is
a Lee man and ordinarily would be put
into the group said to be doomed, but
he formerly was Congressman Talbot S
secretary, and it is likely that Mr..
Talbot will go to the front for him.
If he does Mr.. Warner will be saved.
All except one of the other important
Federal places are held by friends of
Senator Smith and Governor Harring-
ton, and are as follows: Collector of
Customs, William P. Ryan. salary
$1,000; United States District Attorney,
Samuel K. Dennis, salary, 81, 800, and
Appraiser James A. McQuaid, salary,
$1,000. Postmaster Sherlock Swami,
salary $4,000, is regarded as unattach-
ed, as between the Smith Harrington
Kelly faction and the Lee people.
1t is not known what the State or
ganization will do as to this place. The
other three officeholders mentioned are
counted as reappointed. Mr.. Ryan,
Mr.. Dennis and Mr.. McQuaid all are
close to Senator Smith, and there is not
the slightest intlmation that they will
be ousted. MIR. Dennis unquestlonably
will stay in office as long as he wants
to and as long as Senator Smith is able
to keep him there. His reappointment
probably will be very satisfactory to
the bar. too, as his official record is re-
garded as distinctly good.
The State organization people are
confident that the skids will be put I'M
der the Lee men-Miles, Digges, Hill
ton, Steele and Stockham because
during the coming administration of
President Wilson Senator Smith will be
the only Democratic Senator from
Maryland. Senator Lee will be sue
ceeded by Senator-elect France on
March 4. Moreover, Senator Smith
not only will be the only Democratic
Senator from the State, but his repre-
sensations to the President will he
strengthened by the fact that his cor
troll of the party in the State at this
time cannot be denied.
Apparently, the only way to save
the Lee men is to soften Senator
Smiths heart. And with the Lee men
and their city allies constantly threat
ening war and yet more war, there
would seem to be little chance that Mr..
Smith will relent. Again, while the
ambitious Smith Harrington Kelly men
are keeping quiet just now, it is the
safest thing in the world to be that IN
due time they will be raising hob and
insisting that to the victors belong the
spoils.
There is not much patronage at
tached to the offices held by the Lee
men, except that of Collector of In
ternal Revenue. Mr.. Miles has a chief
deputy at $2,500-th place now held
by former State Senator Lewis NJ.
Milbourne-and considerable number
of other deputies at salaries of 81 200
or 81, 500. The United States Marshal
has few places, one paying 50, 200.
Mr.. Miles and Mr.. Dlgges were APP
pointed IN the early part of 1914 and
were confirmed during the summer, so
that they haye about one and half
years to serve. The other Lee men
and the State organization men were
named in the latter part of 1914. They
have about two years to serve.