The Republican journal., 1916-09-21
NepOtism at the National
Capital.

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lion, but the Poor Relations of Demo
cratic Cabinet officers, Senators and
representatives have also been well
taken care of.
Nepotism is rife in the Government
service and at the Capital.
never before In the history of this
country has nepOtism been so rampant as
under MIR. Wilson administration.
| 10 begin with the Cabinet. When VIM.
). Bryan was secretary of State he had
his son appointed to position in the De-
partment of Justice and his son-in-law
to position in the Treasury Depart.
ment. Secretary McAdoo, son in-law of
President Wilson. put one of his sons in
the department of Justice and one in
the Department of Commerce. Secre-
tary Daniels got place for his brother
IN the Department of Justice. Former
First Assistant Postmaster General
Daniel Z. Roper, who recently resigned
to assist in the Wilson Campaign at one
time had three members of his family
on the pay rolls. Secretary Redfeld'
appointed I. Grant Smith, his private
secretary. Smith had one son on the
pay roll as House page, and his son-in-
law is special agent of the Depart
ment of Commerce.
In the House of Representatives Speak
er Clark's son is the parliamentary clerk
at S4,OOO per annnm. He Is not yet thir-
ty and was given this job by the Demo-
cratic House majority before he had fin
ished his law studies
Numerous Democratic Senators have
taken good care of their ''poor kim with
fat jobs on the Government pay roll. Sen
ator Overman of North Carolina has his
son in a 81, 500 position and a daughter
holds a 81, 400 job. A brother-in-aw of
Senator Kern of Indiana has good place
In the Senate document room. The wife
and brother of Senator Gore of Oklaho-
ma, are on the Senate pay roll Senator
Martin of Virginia has brother as as
slstant clerk to his committee. Senator
Vardaman of Mississippi has his son as
sistant clerk to his Committee. Sena-
tor Chamberlain Of Oregon has his son a
messenger 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 Tilman of South
| Carolina is the clerk in his fathers Com
mittee. Another son is on the Alaska
/ Railroad Commission. Senator Thomp-
son of Kansas has his son on the pay roll.
A cousin of Senator Salisbury of Della
ware was given good lob on the Trade
Commission. Senator O'Gorman of New
7 ork landed the job of Collector of the
Port of New York for his son-in-Iaw,
Dudley Field Malone. The nephew of
Senator Robinson is senate doorkeeper.
The most glazing examples of nepotisln
are found in the House, and more 'poor
relations have been taken care of in
, the House than in the Senate, simply be-
cause there are more Representatives
than there are Senators. Take Illinois for
example. Tavenner's sister-in-law is
his stenographer. Stones brother is
clerk in the House document room Sa-
baths nephew is alto in the document
room. Indiana Democrats have not
overlooked 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 secre-
tary.
Representative Pou of North Carolina,
for time had his son on the pay roll as
the clerk of the Committee on Claims,
drawing $1,000 per annum. Young Pou
at this time was student IN the Univer-
sity of North Carolina. Representative
johnson of South Carolina, got one of
his sons in the Postoffice Department
and another a House job. A nephew
was made clerk to a House committee
and the representative campaign man.
ager was made Capital policeman. Rep
resentative Finley, of South Carolina,
has his son as his secretary and another
son is clerk on the House roll. Repre-
sentative Aiken, of South Carolina, en-
ploys his son as his secretary; his nephew
is in the Seargent- at arms office. Rep
resentative Clark of Florida, has two
relatives on his committee and got
door keepers job for his brother. the
son of Representative Padgett is the
assistant clerk of his fathers commit
tee. The son of Representative Burnett
is clerk of his fathers committee. The
son of Representative Carlin though
student in Georgetown University, is a
clerk in the House judiciary Committee.
A nephew of Representative Shackle
ford is clerk to the Committee on Roads.
Representative Lloyd OF Missouri, has a
brother IN the Committee on Accounts,
and his brother-in-law is an assistant
doorkeeper in the House. At one time
Lloyd had five members of his family on
the pay roll. Representative Watkins,
has his son as clerk to a committee. Rep
resentative Gambler has his son-in-law as
his secretary. representative Alexander
of Missouri, has his son as his secretary,
and SO has Representative Hardy of
Texas. Inc son Oh Representative spark
man is clerk to his fathers committee,
and the brother of Representative Fields
is his secretary. The father OF Repre-
sentative Barley is one of the House
doorkeepers. This list might be extend
ed at great length for there are scores of
'poor relations" of Senators and Repre-
sentatives, drawing good salaries on gov
eminent pay rolls. On August 14th the
Chicago Daily Tribune published par
tial list of the examples of nepotism
described In this story. No denial has
ever been made of the Tribune's charges
regarding the fat government jobs that
have been given to "poor relations of
the Democratic Congressman, for the sim
pie reason that it is not possible to make
denial.
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