The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-01-22
UPSTATE MEN SEEK
FEDERAL PLACES
Eight Choice Berths in City
Draw Republican In
terest.
ALDRIDGE IS MENTIONED
Veteran Monroe County Lead
er Looked Upon as Next
Collector of Port.

Members of the upstate Republican
machine are preparing to law claim to
a considerable part of the Federal pa
tronage in New York State. which covers
districts that extend outside the city OF
New York. If the upstate leaders get
what they think they are entitled to, 1t
will be a bitter disappointment to the
local organization.
The offices. which have their headquar-
tiers in this city. but the jurisdiction of
which extend outside the city, include
Collector of the Port. Naval officer,
United States Attorneys and United
States Marshals for the Southern and
Eastern Districts, Appraiser and Fed
eral Prohibition Enforcement Agent.
The delay of President-elect Harding
in announcing any part of his Cabinet
has so far kept in check contests over
patronage. But it Is inevitable that
, they will come. George w. Aldridge,
veteran leader of Monroe county, is
looked upon as the next Collector of the
Portrait is If he wishes to take 1t.
Republicans, concede that Mr.. Aldridge.
can have almost anything within reason.
But Mr.. Aldridge is just recovering from
a serious Hines. Whether he will feel
strong enough to undertake the duties
Of Collector is question his friends
have not undertaken to ask him yet. In
the meantime no one else has started n
boom for the place. Friends of r. j.
Fl. Kracke of Brooklyn have suggested
he might be candidate, but he has not
encouraged the movement. The CAM
.paign started by Francis Nj. Hugo for
the collectorship persisted for lack Of
nourishment before it was a week old.
The only office for which real line
up has occurred so far is that of United
States Attorney in the Southern dis
trict to succeed Francis G. Caffey The
candidates are Robert w. Bonynge.
prominent member of the National Re-
publican Club; William Chilvers, leader
of the Fifteenth Assembly district;
Capt. Francis L. Stoddard and Harold
I. Aron.
1t Is understood their friends have
already had their merits laid before
Harry Daugherty, who is looked upon
as the most likely occupant of the post
of Attorney-Gene in the Cabinet.
Probably not until the name of the
Secretary of the Treasury is announced
viii any one come out openly as a can
dldate for any OF the places Wlthln lhe
scope of that department. Friends of
John T. Mcneil OF the Twenty-first
district have quietly spread the infor.
nation that he would make an efficient
State prohibition agent. He is now
Deputy Excise Commissioners. and Tor
many years has been connected with
the department which Is about to be
legislated out of office.
Philip Giordano. editor of one OF the
leading italian papers In the city. is an
applicant for the post of Commissioner
OF Immigration.
William Henkel. leader OF the South
Side of the Twelfth District. has am
billions to be United States Marshal,
position held by his father under pre-
vious Republican administrations. 1t is
said, however, that Westchester county
will lay claim to this place.
So far not a single candidate for the po-
sition of Internal Revenue Collector has
developed either here or in other parts
of the State, according to leaders who
should be in a position to know.
While the postmasterships win prob
ably not be filled with Republicans until
some time after President -Harding's in
auguration, William J. Morgans friends
yhave already slated him for the New
y York office.