The Washington times., 1920-11-07
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Republicans Already Holding
Many Government Offices,
Defeated Democrats Say.

Democrats in official circles are
beginning to worry about what the
Republicans are going TO do with the
patronage in Federal offices. They
I saw the portioning out of the usual
political plums this time the victor
US party viii And that In order to
give observing" Republicans places
they will in nony cases have to dis
place men of Republican tendencies
who have been placed there by the
Democrats.
> WOMAN BIG PUZZLE.
But. the principal feature OF the
jobs this time will be to what ex-
tent women will figure In the, plans.
In former times 1t was usually the
plan to give a great many piums to
the politicians OF States which were
closely contested, thereby hoping to
help out In the next election. by show
ing that under the party In power
that State got more than Its share OF
plums. In the recent election there
were no close States. Every state
that was Republican was Republican
all through. and while certain large
cities might have been slightly DEM
ocratic, they did not influence the
total result Of the State.
Democrats say the Republicans,
now that they have been swept into
power. will make "a powerful play"
Tor the women voters by handing out
choice Jobs to them. 1t 10 even
thought that q woman may for the
first time In the history Of the coun-
try obtain 4 Cabinet place. but these
Democrats would not hazard a guess
as to what Cabinet post the women
would set.
CAN'T BE PINNED DOWN.
Pinned down for definite informa-
ton as to what place they thought
women would be best suited for In
the Cabinet they usually drop down
to assistant secretaries in most any
OF the departments. Postoffice. In
terror, Labor and Agriculture are the
most mentioned assistant secretaries
that have been mentioned for women.
Republicans in Washington in high
enough positions to make authorita-
tive predictions as to what places
women would get, prefer to leave the
question UP to the advisers OF Presi-
dent-elect Harding, and say they see
no reason why the Democrats should
worry about what the Republicans
are going to do.
The Republicans say the fact that
the party will ind many Republicans
now in high official positions, Is
purely Democratic propaganda, and
that no such condition exists.
MAYBE DRIVE ON TREASURY.
The only department in the Cow
eminent where Republicans are to
be found in high Offices in any ap-.
preciable number. they say. Is the
Treasury Department and in this de-
partment they say 1t will be found
that many Of the high officials who
are not Democrats are "strict nom
.partisans," of the type Of George r.
Cooksey, assistant to the Secretary
md q member of the War Finance
Corporation. Mr.. Cooksey for many
years was 4 newspaper man in Wash
bngton and never mixed up in politics
except in an editorial way.
other Republicans in high Offices
In that department. they say have
been SO long identified with the
Treasury Department that they have
lost all traces of party lines and cam
not be properly classed as Repub-
1icans In the manner OF working for
ahe interests of the party. They
nave worked solely for the interests
bf the Government for years, with
but regard to party lines. and have
been retained not because they were
Republicans but because they were
Capable