The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-04
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ton 81 blieans:
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Treat, iii Good Hunlor So Says He
Knows Nothing of Talk#o 81
New Position for Him.

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(Fropl Our r Regular Correspo dcnt) Ess
g WAsHINGToE.3 y y. .3 c. @ January 81
Interest In the niarshalship OF the East \
Scrng District Of Virginia, which was re
Gently Intense because of the summary
dismissal of Marshal Treat BY the IoresI-
dent and he appointment OF I. . " y. B.
Stuart. SON OF the Confederate cavalier,
is decidedly on the wane. and the collect
sorship Of the Richmond district is now
Claiming the attention Of ~ Republican
politicians. The torn Of Collector a sii
Rogers will expire in about ono month.
and there is somo doubt that he will
succeed himself 1t is plain that he and
his friends fear some unexpected move
5lnent& ON the part of the PRESIDENT like
the appointment q Of stuart after Treat
had been asked for & his res gnntlon.
though his record as an official is also
without. bemlsh.s Il. IN ss
In Washing ton.
BGa Captain! Rogers sandA'a number Of Nir--i
ginia Republicans, II including i. Il. Il; b,
Stuart, are iii NYashingto Tonight. The
tcollectorsl,ip s is almost the sole topic, and
speculation Is rife AS to the outcome Of
the fight. which B some Republicans a re
making for the place. 'leret,tre several
applicants. HI or course, VI Captain Il r Rogers
wishes to succeed himselr; Edgard Alltn,
u ~ Of Richmond, wants the position; so
does NJ. r. x Lowry of Stafford county,
and r. o, " Dyer. of ofiiSouthnmptonSc county
is being bilrked by George u .sS I3oWden,
member fSthc Republican tionnlt COm-i
lmittee from Virginia.. IT Is said that
friends Of Dyer arc counting on being
much helped by tho fact tha t he WAS q
isclnool-mnte OF National Chairman Cor-
itclyou.s Such claims have not had much
weight With tho President since tho o5eled-
stlon. q s 4 3ss If " ts
E5llt Is not believed that anysof The gem
2tlemel named as opponents a of Captain
Rogers will fbo appointed, though#it 1t may
SO that the President will do.ns he did!in
5the case of Marshal Treat nj y sten to
tho counsel OF Thomas N clson Page and
~ Johns s.. Wise, remove the eSinclmbent and
appoint II man who is not an applicant
What Treat Says.
Il aja Marshal Treat said Tonight he did not
expect the President to withdraw the
nomination Of Captain Stus rt, ~ don't
protest against the action OF tho I2resl-.
dent. since he has said 50 cmphetlcallyl
that there were no charges which q collld
bn made against me- said 4 Mr. 'reat,
nNaturally. dislik 70 80 out Of office
aILer
put lie iii II. bad light. VI The President
said Saturday, and reiterated lit, that
there was nothing in my record as y. an
official which caused my dsmissal. That
satisfied me, X, j do8not know anything Of
the report that tho President Sis to give
me another Office, 5umsnot specially dc.
sIrousSof an Fappolnt OF any charac-
ter. one of tho wealthiest men III Itlcl-
nond has recently made mo q business
Offer which. II acctpted, will DO b, much
better for me In y financial way 4 han
the one Il will give np " VI snxpart 70 8thrl
over tho office to fsaptain n s St,iart about
the list Of neSt month. ShaYesa engage
ment to so with him to the Department
OF Justice tn-morrow mud introduce him
Sto the officials with whom he viii he
thrown When he enters on his tiess
Stuart and myself arc the best Of
Sfriepds,' =
X Slernp for Rogers;
=, II is believed q Nat he reappointineiit
OF, NIr. Fogcrs will be urged by the referT
ono commit tee appIointed sAt the recent