Show DAKOTA A SENATORS GAMBLE FOR PATRONAGE IN WHITE NOOSE HOUSE Roosevelt Flips the Coin for Position of Bank Sank Examiner Lot Lottery tery ter for Other Ot her Offices Washington Nov Kov 23 2 The White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House Hots was wa the scene of a lottery draw drawing drawIng drawing ing today in which the federal patron patronage patronage patronage age of S South uth Dakota was disposed of Applicants for a large number of fed Ced federal federal eral offices were In the tl e estate state due to the fact that Senators Kittredge and Gamble have been un unable unable unable able to agree on candidates The sena senators senators senators tors met in the presidents office today by appointment to agree if It possible on ona ona ona a distribution Lon but found themselves as asfar asfar asfar far apart Jas as ever ever The president pro proposed proposed proposed posed that they draw lots The sena senators senators senators tors agreed and the position of bank examiner being the place in immediate dispute the president tossed up a coin saying that heads meant that Kittredge should win and tails that Senator Gam Gamble Gamble Gamble ble should name the man The money fell heads Both appeared satisfied with this method of disposing of the problem problem problem lem The president suggested that all va vacancies vacancies vacancies be filled similarly Accordingly the names of the various offices were written on slips of paper The two senators then proceeded to the drawings with the result that Sena Senator Senator Senator tor Gamble was awarded the following offices United States district attorney collector collector collector tor of internal revenue registrars at atthe atthe atthe the land offices at Aberdeen and Cham Chamberlain Chamberlain and receivers at the land offices at Rapid City Pierre Huron and Aber Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen deen and Indian agent at Lower Brule agency In addition to the office of national bank examiner Senator Kittredge drew the following Assayer of the mint at Deadwood registrars at Mitchell Rapid City Pierre and Huron receivers at Mitchell and Chamberlain Indian agents at Crow Creek agency and the for the treasury depart department department ment m nt Each Bach ach senator reserved the right to oppose confirmation by the Ute senate of a person nominated at the instance of the theother theother theother other |