Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
SHAKE.UP LIKELY
TAFT Administration TO Change
Omceholders IN Virginia


| Oficehoiders IN Virginia
In the opinion Of the Virginia Re
publicans in Washington, thei will
be big shake-up among the pres
ent Federal offlceholders in tina
State when the offices are filed BY
the Taft administration, says the
Washington Herald.
There are a half dozen or more
important Federal Offices TO be filed
These offices are now held by mer
appointed by the Roosevelt admin
istration. in whose places, 1t is
stated. Taft men will be named.
These appointments would have
been made before, but ID was decid.
ed to postpone action until the Cub
ernatorial campaign in that State
was tucked away and beyond the
reach Of harm by the disappointed
ones.
Among these Offices are the Unit.
ed States marshalships for the East.
ern and Western Districts OF Vir.
ginia; the district attorney jobs for
the same sections; the collector Of
customs for Newport News. and the
collector OF customs for Norfolk.
1t was stated that Morgan Treat,
now holding the marshalship for
Eastern Virginia, will fall by the
wayside. and that Harry Smithers,
of Cape Charles, will get the plum.
For the district attorneyship for the
same section, Judge L. L. Lewis,
candidate for Governor four years
ago, is slated to go, and it is stated
tlat D. Lawrence Groner of Norfolk
who ran against Representative
Maynard last year, will be appointed.
For collector OF customs for New
port News there is big fight. J..
E. B. Stuart, Jr.. wants reappoint-
ment, but there are macy others
after it, and there is an intimation
that Stuart will fail to land this
time. For collector at Norfolk.
Floyd Hughes is holding the job
down in good shape, but whether
another will be chosen it has not
been decided.
On the western side Of the State
there is big fight on for the mar
shalship held by S. Brown Allen OF
Staunton. The Ninth District is
clamoring for this office, and Repre-
sentative SIemp has a disagreeable
ask on his hands 10 select one from
the dozen Southwesterners haunt
ng him for the plum. 1t will not
ne unlikely that Brown Allen will
let the Office again, back Of which
there is a little story. IL seems last
spring, when delegates to the Re-
publican National Convention were
being chosen Brown Allen got in the
Taft band wagon and lined up his
(the Tenth) district delegates for
the present occupant OF the White
House. The other districts sent un-
instructed delegations. Allen has
not been forgotten, and if be is un.
horsed from his rpresent job be will
yet something equally as good.
Tom Lee Moore OF Roanoke, holds
the district attorneyship for the
western section OF the State. He
would like the job again for the
next four years, and he is believed
to have Slemp's approval. But
there is a report that L. P. Sum-
mers, the present Collector of In
ternal Revenue, may be given the
job and the collectorship handed to
the Fifth District. in order to
strengthen Republican fences
there for the congressional fight
next year.
There is big SCRABBLE for these
Jobs" said a Virginia Republican.
For the next two months the fight
for them will be bitter, and with it
you will hear all kinds of reports
again that Slemp will be deposed
from the leadership in Virginia.
The fellows who lose will start the
Eight on Slemp. You know how
hard Virginia Republicans fight for
the plums. Well, they are fighting
harder than ever this year. The
must be made in the
next two months"