The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-08
COUNTLESS PLUMS
READY TO DROP
FROMGsO. P. TREE

Washington - March Upwards of
P5o'ooo~ appointment ents-to-pubic offices
caIrying salaries .sygrcgating more
fthan $reo .ooQ. 900 sss-. year are to be
made by President Harding. Some
'of these were. made today, many 9TH
rS'will,heeannounced during the next
'few months while still others will be
made 'as th0terms--of present Demo
'crato office holders expire.
The first fruits from the shaking
of the official ''piIm~ tree were cabi-
met officers whose salaries are s12, ,OoO
~ year each. Others to come in
ciude nearly a dozen ambassadors
whose salaries are s17, 800 each, many
ministers at $4,000 each, assistant
secretaries. federal judges. attorneys
and marshals, customs collectors
tmembers OF various government
lboards and commissions and post
masters by the thousands.
In contrast to the huge patronage
Toll of Mr. Harding are the appointive
Prerequisites of Vice President Coolidge
whose Immediate appointments COM
Prise only his secretary, clerk, page
boy and a private telegraph operator
Their salaries total s7,70O a year
The vice-Pmsident himself receives
$4,000.
AS is the usual custom, ambassa-
kors and ministers now serving are
respected to present their resigna-
tions to President Harding imme-
diately so he may have a free hand
rin creating his own diplomatic corps
There are A. ambassadors and minis
ters but some of these who have
lrisen~from the ranks i'm the diplomatic
service may be retained, and practical
Ily all of those now IN service will
continue in officessuntil their success
tsors are named and qualify.
Among ambassadorships regarded
as certain tp'be~filled by Mr., Harding
are those to- Great Britain. France
Italy, Spain, Japan, Belgium, Brazil
>Chile, Argentine, and Peru. Many
snew ministers also are to be appoint
Ped and when full relations are re
festablished with Germany Austria
Mexico, Turkey and. Bulgaria, appoint
tments also will be made to those
Gountries.
Among ministers. now holding office
who have come up from the ranks
sin diplomatic service are william
Phillips, at the Hague; Hugh Gibson
Fat Warsaw: Richard Crane, at Pra
-gue; Joseph &c. Grew, at Bogata- Co
numbia and Arthur Bailly-Bianchard
-at Port-ADPrince. Haiti
Among appointments in immediate
por early prospect are seven member:
Aof the Shipping Board at $4,000 each
two members of the Interstate Com
.merce Commission at $4,000 each
tfive members Of the Federal Reserve
.Board $4,000 each; three members
-of the Tariff Commission at 81 800
each; two members of the Fedora
Trade Commission at $4,000 each
some of the nine members OF th
= Railroad Labor Board at $4,000, an'
flour members of the Federal Farm
Loan Board 1T $4,000 each.
Four of the nine Supreme Cour
Justices also may be appointed b!
President Harding. Chief justice
White and Associate Justices McKen
= ma. Holmes and Day now are eligible
by both age and length of service
10 voluntary retirement. The salar.
of the chief justice is $4,000 an'
that of associate justices sl4,500.
Postmasters comprise the bulk o
Presidential patronage. There arr
snearly $4,000 postmasterships remain
ling in the Presidential class, although
President Wilson placed many in th'
terms and it is estimated that Pres
,dent Harding will appoint something
like $4,000 during the next year a.
'the Republican majority in the Sen
ate refused confirmation to severa
Thousand postmasters as well as othe
officials, Including members of th'
sShipping Board, during the last ses
;sion of Congress.
Although not classed TECHNICAL!
,as patronage. the President has tn
lselection of officials for many choice
Nplaces in the army and navy, through
Recommendations for promotion
Among these are chiefs of War De
apartment bureaus including the Chic
,of staff and eleven major and twen
lty-two brgadier generals. Selections
Apf general officers made by Presiden
Wilson were held up in the Senate
hhis year in the Republican blockade
sof Mr.. Wilson's nominations, ant
sthese appointments now will be mad'
Jby Mr.. Harding.
In various executive branches o
the government, the Department o
Justice leads in patronage, with
roll of about $4,000. including
Solicitor General at $4,000, one as
ssistant to the Attorney General a
80 900 seven other assistIpts at 81
600 and solicitors for the other de
.partments.
The Treasury Department, the prin
cipal plums are Treasurer at SS,Ooo
the Commissioner OF Internal Aevenu'
Mt $4,000; the Prohibition enforce
ment commissioner at $500; th'
Comptroller OF Currency at $1,000; tn,
Director Of the Mint at $4,000 ant
several departmental auditors at 81.
600.
Four assistants TO the Postmaster
General are the best jobs in the Pos
office Department subject TO political
change.
In the Interior Department an AS
sistant Secretary and Commissioners
D.nSinnS and l,uu