Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-05-01
By GEORGE X. HOLMES.
lnecsuatisuai News S~rVice Staff
CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, April Sell you
re contemplating a trip TO Washing
too these days to talk things over"
with Harry ~ fIerb-n~aning the A..
iorncy General u the United States 20
ana the Secretary Of Cmnfnercc--you
had better cofnc with IA htnkroll and
plenty ~ clothes. because it's likely 70
develop into a task of more magnitude
than IL generally thought.
II the question were asked. as |, often
il. who are the most difficult men to
see" In Washington these days there
could be but one answer. They are Har
v NJ DauEherty and Herhert Hoover.
The peculiar problems dealt with BY
their respective departments draw
hordVs u people hero to SEE them and
their offices are choked nj all hours
with persons awaiting Conferences"
Da9ghterty u Chosen One.
Particularly u Mr.. Daughcrty hard.
iriven official Due perhaps In q meas.
are In the widespread publicity he re.
ccivcd ms the astutc politicai manager
for the President. and ms such. "ciose
10 the throne. all the legions ~ earnest
minded citizens who Itch to- yet on the
public iuyvoll come 10 sec Harry
baugherty." II seems to matter liitl.
whether they want To- bc an aynhassa.
i"r. a prohibition enforcement, agent, a
district attorney or fourth asslstnn,
dourSeepcr In the White IIouse-thcy
Ill come To- see Harry Daughcrty." II
they don't want anything for themselves
hey come to stick In gvod word for
heir friends or TIER friends friends.
An patronage roads lead through Har.
~ Daugheriy's office those days. The
Fbss,k crs aud ether callers start con.
sregaiing In the little reception room.
Jus, off the Attorney Generals office.
'ariy In the morning Some u them are
here. too. late In the evening when
the Attorney GcncSai ducks out Of a
s.do entrance for food and rest.
Throughout the day the Office is
amrned. As fast az one seat Is emptied
and the luck holder thereof ushered into
he inner sanctum 10 put In a plug for
his friend John woozis To- DO Ministe,
- Tunbuctoo. IL Is o,rup.cd by Jim
Whatiz. who perhaps only wants to D..
'"n'e an assistant attorney general, or
the aforesaid enforcement agent.
The Widespread PASSWORD.
Senators and Congrcssmcn call to
take ~ the matter ~ appointments Of
friends. Those Of their own callers whose
cases the Congressman consider hone.
ess they disposc u with wag o. the
bead and whispered We'll. you'n
have 10 see Harry Daughcrty." Where.
upon the number u callers In Harry
Dausherty's outer office Is increased
'hs, much.
An this " IN addition 20 the regular
Eosk OF the Attorney Gcncraiship with
Shsh Mr.. Deugherty Is cndcayoring a.
famiiiarizc himself. There have been
times since March 4 when the Attorney
jeserai has literally mad to duck gu.
4 the building with his secretary and
retire 10 his house In order 10 give con.
sidersti0n 20 PARTICULARLY pressing
piece Of Department of Justice business
II was the only way hc could avoid the
pss.hungry callers.
lnhestfs PsSmer's Pains.
The new Attorney General alsy has
had 10 contend With those who had
gricyanccs aEains the Department. ~
Justice under 4. Mitchell Palmcr-snd
thfir numbers are no; inconsl,l.rablc.
People call 10 see Mr.. Daugheriy 20 e,
pardons fer friends 20 get rcirlals %
mes icst perhaps under the old Dc.
sifn". a. ~; new rulings on this or that
matter which affects their business:
they call on a thousand and one sub
ieets.
Mr. Hoover y somewhat rnort FOR.
,una,e IN that he has no, been made
the objective If the patronage drive
There arc comparatively few tois 20
10 had IN the Dspsr'n.ni u Commerce
That ar, ~ a political or changing ma.
turc. ana h. " NJ, conriisred by pros.
sccsiyc Job hunters a. "close 10 the
throne" a. Harry Daughsriy.
Hooyu- j. House Cleaning.
Tho new Secretary o, Commerce.
asverfhsicss. has been quite as busy.
He " trying 10 make sousthing out ~
The Department % Commercc .xe,pi
supervt<sng agency for tho Bureau
4 FISHERIES. Mr Hoover n trying 10 put
business into The Department Of Com.
sirece. His plans embrace q close work.