The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-14
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Their \ ominat ions Sent TO the.
Senate sterday.
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Things Il Oae Time Locked Dark for Both
c.adidates. but they Have Come 0ut 4
Uaseathed Several More
Appointments Pending.
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special Dispatch to The Tfmes.)

Special Dispatch to The Times.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 13.-The
President to-day sent the following noml-
Ea tons to the Senate:
United States sMarshals-Morgan@ Treat,
Eastern District of GINA: SCI roWn1
Allen, Western District OF Virginia
The nomination by the President TO-
Cay Of the two. Virginia marshals brings
ii, a close one of the bitterest and most
determined fights betweens factions Oh
the same political party ever seen mere
ii, Washington.
There have been times when it looked
so dark for both Allen and Treat that
their rea ppointment seemed beyond the
realms of the possible, and once Alien
Lett ashington absolutely sure that II
IS. S all up with him.
Treat, however, has always been nope
full Early in the action General Ros5crs
was thought to have a firm hold on the
n arshalship for the Western Dlstrlct,
and it was his fine showing that naue
Grown Allen take. to the woods 1t is I'M
Gcrstood that the President: had quite
..,ade lrp his mind that Rosser shotlio
Rave the position when a %deleg;tti l. "
Aliens friends came on and went belore
the President TO enlighten him on the
Political conditions in the western part
c. the State. They assured him that
Allen was a tower of Republican strength
out there, whereas Rosser had none at
ali. Certain charges were made against
Allen and these were swept away. AT
torney-General Knox recommended very
strongly his reappointment on the ground
Of his efficiency as an officer. SO the
matter rested for some time, no one but
the President himself knowing what was
to become of the case. After It hau
l,ft the hands Of the Acknowledgement
delegations for. and against -alleli eo oit-
II a te.s I'm browning came out for the
position, making it a triangular race. lie,
too, brought no end of delegations to the
White House, and at one time was confl-
dent of success. AS soon as one candi-
dates trail out Of Washington would
grow cold, in would come one of his RI
walls, and so the matter went up to the
very last.
TFiEATss FIGHT.
Treats fight was somewhat different.
His enemies first brought civil service
charges against him. and when he sue
ceeded in refuting9 them and coming out
of his examinations before the Civil Ser
vice Commission unscathed, they filed
charges against his moral character.
These, also, Treat swept away to the
satisfaction of the Department of Justice
and the President. and his disappointment
followed. His principal competitors were
S. Y. Gillian. of Petersburg, and James
Tierney, Of Norfolk.
Since winning the fight. Treat and Al
len have become ardent advocates of the
"merits SYSTEM When the question of
all these Virginia Offices first came up
there was a great deal of talk about
the Organization and the advisability
of the Presidents making friends with
that formidable engine, but when the
machine began to be shaky and to give
appearances of an early collapse, all the
candidates for Office began to talk of
their records, and have harped on that
idea ever since.
There are several postoffice appoint
ments still pending. namely: Lynchburg,
Alexandria, Culpeper and one or two
others that are being watched with great
interest.
1t is thought that Marshal L. King will
be re,iominate ted as collector of customs
at Alexandria.
BRYAN a POSSIBILITY.
There was a big stir among the Demo-
Gratis at the capital to-day when Will
liam Jennings Bryan made his appear.
ance here. >Mr. Bryan arrived in the city
this morning from the West on his way
to Culpeper, Virginia. where he will
spend tonight.
He was enthusiastically received by the
congressman in the cloak room on the
Democratic side of the House and also
by the Democratic Senators in the SEN
ate marble room.
Although he parted with great skill
all direct questions in regard to his being
presidential possibility, those who talk
ed with him undoubtedly got the idea
that he does consider himself good presi-
Dental timber.
In discussing issues, he said he thought
Imperialism should he made the main
thing for the Democratic party to at
tack. He thought also that they should
force a vote on the question Of the cleo
people.
There seems to be no truth in the re-
port that Mr.. Bry,in is here to look
after the election of a chairman Of the
Democratic congressional compaign COM
mittee.