The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-26
more CHANGES
MAY Be COMING.
Impossible, However to Leari,
Anything Definite About
Virginia Offices.
.sLEMP CANNOT GUST MOORE
President Follows the Advice Of
Southern Referees Only When
He Wants to Do So.
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(Fro,n our Regular Correspondent)
Eel SvAsHrNGToN. D. G.. March 25.--It - 4
Impossible to learn anything quite def
nitc concerning changes which are con-
tcnplatcd In tho Federal official positions
lii Virginia.. The announcement. semi
official in character. made at the White
House this week that General Rosser,
vile D. few weeks ago. would be made
marshal OF the western district when the
term .of S. Brown Allen expires was the
most Interesting thing Virginia Republic
cans had heard since Morgan Trca was
removed from the rnarshalship of the
eastern district and his place given to-
Captain Stuart. The announcement A has y
! for the misunderstanding of whom here II
were quite aSnumber when General Ros s-.
ser walked away with the prize SIS
Rogers Likely to Lose Place. s.
I'D ID attn jbelieyed Captain Asa Rogers &
will lose the place OF collectorSof internal
revenue for the Richmond district. ~ The
name OF hiss successor, whether Dyer.
Lowry or llan. is not limited at with with. 4
sufficient clearness TO justify g so g pre-
sdlction. IT is pretty safe. hoTeye "
say II will not be Mr.. "A lan. The la ter
despite the fact that je got more not es5
&as Il candidatc " for ngress than ], were
got by any other Republican cand ldate
against ain Lamb last fall, LIS potsinl1
the good graces Of The Ell ST.
In Wiz inia. or in Washing ton Mr. a Han
appears TO: have had hard luck In ha g.
he had 10 much oppositio % q factional
Tcharac ter to con tend wit 3. The troublc n
appears 10 be: that he old Ills hard luck
stories to ears In To Rh hey stlo uld q
never have been poured Hard luck pclit-f u
,kicals stories do not make o. great irnpres-a
sion upon the aycrag &c pol ticfan.
"A While there Il Is small room "a for doubt
that Mr.. slenp. athcr and son. would g
slIke.to GUST District Al torncy Moore /. St'f
Tho western district, there Isl as & lit tle@
/ ground for believing I hat hey Will be 4
able 10 10 any thin Of the kind .8S5 Y he
place is Mr.. Moore b for anot her our
years. q he wants II, There is little !,
( doubt, BY the way, that he wants 1t.
Moore Is related to Admlral sRo bleys D.
Evans, who Isl a ma live OF Floyd county.
~ is said that the influence of "a mfral +
Evans was chiefly responsible for the
appointment of Mr.. IL 1oore- fn6B he Il first
sinsta nee t iss aiEo said the An fiuences OF
|. nd, Z cham g = Il the distri q ttorneysbip
this year, isis but another Illustration
OF The fact. oft a asserted, hat Mr.. Z Sienp
lis not ali powerful In mat ters Meeting
Republican patrona &c In Virginia ID.
Does as He Plcases.
Sg 1t is true. apparently. that as n rule
the President follows the recommend
tons made BY Re publican referees In the 4
Southern: tatess but here arc tines
when he takes matters In: his own hands
and suits himself a Ions In ma king selec-s
lions for Federal places. An instance OF I
this is found In his appointment OF Hon
Garter Ia to to the position OF dis trict at
forneyiln Georgia. OF course. the appcint-s
nlent OF q prominent Demo cra tic congress-
man to such q posi- Ion wa very dlsgrunt-s
Hing to the Republic cans Of the Crack ers
Estate. n
Not more pleasing to the Republican
ma ma gers in Georgia is tho announce
men g made by the President that he
would appoint Mrs John B. Gordon to-
the misunderstanding OF Atlanta. II She
cared TO accept The place This Is one of
the best Federal plums in the State ar. and
IT. lis heart breaking to IA he Repubi lean
leaders OF Georgia to see II go TO the
widow Of a Democratic senator. I Is not Y
knownSthat II Mrs Gordon desires the POSI-
tion.8F but tho President has seen that \
she knows she may have it IL she will y
accept 5Es 5 ~.
Politicians Disgruntled.
The tendency OF tho President to d isre-
gard tho politicians when making selcc-S
tons for Offices Is varlously viewed here.
Some Republicans say outright that 1t =
will have a bad effect upon part pros
poets in tho South. They think the ref
; ercess arc In IA far betterspositio to know
| the claims of individuals for places. and 4
by; familiarity with conditions locally
can make selections which Will place the
Offices where hey will do the most good
I-for the party. by8rewardlng party work.
cra. The President biologists insist that
his course, in giving the offices to the
best men, without reference a to party
services, and OF apo hitting a Democrat
caslonaly, vii make for HE good of
the Republican party in the South The
average standard of character OF this Il
class oftofilcials has not beerli;higl,+ In
times past, and 1t is argued that as tho
better class OF tho voters Of tho south
Judged tho Republican artyathenl nv the
kind OF men In the Fedora, Offices, SO
| will they Judge 1t mo VI, and better men
will, vote the Republican, ticket. There
| may be something In this mode OF rea III
sonng, The Pres.den. OF these United
| States Ia admitted by friend and foo to be 4
the shrewdest politician Of his time.
Playing Pig in the Bag.
Policemen Kraft 'radley I, an. Green raidsa
| and 4 caught nine dcvotees OF the seductive
/ game. No women We're ~ athe gang. ltA
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