Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17
REGARDED AS SUPREME
POWER OF SENATORS OVER FED
ERAL APPOINTMENTS.
Recent Instance Cited in West Virginia
Cases-Incumbents Reappointed
Despite Opposition.

WHEELING, w. Va,
December 10, 1905.
The senatorial Endorsement is the thing
West Virginia politicians now realize that
fact with the outcome of the principal fed
eral plum contests this week at Washing
ton The opposition of Gov. Dawson, eX-
Cox White and their leading political as
sociates failed before the recommendations
of Senators Elkns and Scott. and Reese
Blizzard and Charles d. Elliott will ac-
cordingly have four more years as attorney
and marshal respectively, for the northern
district of West Virginia.
The governor and the former governor
and the prospective governor, Elliott +.
Northcott did not want Blizzard reappoint-
ed under any circumstances for he is OF
the insurgent faction, and they are the
leaders of the administration or regular
cohorts. But what President Roosevelt
told A. L. Heffner. the railroad man,
who wanted to be marshal, was the FACTOR
in the situation. The Fairmont railroader
was informed by the President that to
get favorable consideration he must have
the Endorsement of one or both or the
United States senators Inc Fresloeht MS
tened attentively to the protests filed
against Blizzard, voiced by w. T. Hub
bard of Wheeling, George c. Sturgiss of
Morgantown and other prominent repub-
liCanS VINO Go not lOlu OIce anu WIN dO
not seek 1t, and doubtless read the COM
munications that went to him by mall
Ministers Take Part.
On behalf of B. F. Sayre of Grafton, who
was a candidate for the marshalship, there
was filed petition, which was signed by
200 Methodist ministers. Against Marshal
multitude and a great variety of protests
IL, White House mail To
speak of the eulogies furnished in behalf of
the plum-seekers personally. OF all the
bunch Blizzard stood pat against this sort
of business. He did not burden the mails
or get up any petitions, but relied solely on
his. senatorial pull. He made his wants
known only to the senators and Attorney
General Moody, and let 1t go at that.
And Senators Elkins and Scott who were
for him, carried him through. The Presi-
dent took out of their hands the marshall
ship for the southern district, which he
gave as a personal favor to Frank Tyree,
and naturally he did not want to go over
their heads with the whole pie, notwith-
standing the known fact that he was con-
siderabiy impressed with the protests
against Blizzard, made by the state adj
nlinismation on party regularity grounds
and by the members of labor organizations
who did not like his activity at times
against their cherished measures in the
state legislature.
But Two Real Opponents.
Marshal Elliott really had no opposition
except from two men who wanted his job
Sayre and Virgil l.. Highland of Clarks-
burg and. at its best it was not of siren
uous calfber. He had the support of the
Dawson-White faction. although 1t was not
much more than lukewarm, and not nearly
go positive as Its antagonism to Blizzard
His appointment was clfnched by the terms
of the recent Parkersburg newspaper deal
when he sold out his newspaper to the Biiz-
rd-Burchinal contingent, already running
an insurgent psper In the same field. BY