Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19
FEDERAL PIE IN VIEW
Rearranging Line at West
Virginia Counter.
ASPIRANTS NOT BASHFUL
Senator Scott Not Anxious to Sound
the Gong.
ELIMINATION OF sHOWALTER
For Several Terms Assistant U. S.
Attorney-C1ash Of Interests
in Morgantown.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WHEELING. w. Va,
September 49, 1909.
Following the entry of James E. Doyle
of Marshall county as candidate for
United States marshal for the northern
district of West Virginia, Frank A. Nc
Mahon, his neighbor of Ohio county, an
nounces an ambition to serve Uncle Sam
as assistant district attorney for the same
jurisdiction. They pit themselves against
Marshal Charles D. Elliott and John Mar
shall, respectively, of the county of Wood.
Marshall, who is a son of ex-State
Senator Oliver w. Marshall of Hancock
county, one of the best known republicans
in the northern Panhandle. is associated
closely with Reese Blizzard. the present
United States district attorney, and has
been serving as assistant when Emmett
Showalter was not working on the job.
Showalter is completing his second or
third term and was not reappointed for
the term he is now completing because the
United States senators could not agree on
him and he was allowed to hang on. He
will not be a candidate for reappoint-
ment.
Mcmahon is one of the younger repub-
lican lawyers of Ohio county and will
have considerable backing. His chances
will hinge on the development of the con-
test for the chief attorneyship between
Blizzard and Roy v. Waugh of Upshur
The outlook is bright for Blizzard to sue
coed himself. for he is close to the powers
that be, and while his views on the fac
tional differences that agitated the party
last year were known. he managed to
keep aloof from entanglements. Naturally
his preferences We're with the Scherr
crowd. while Waugh trains with the
Swisher element.
Showalter Drops Out.
With Emmett Showalter eliminating
himself from consideration for another
term as assistant federal attorney he
will drop completely out Of politics. He
has been shaping his arrangements to
| that end the last few years. There was
time when he had congressional aspira-
tons. and he twice gave ex-Representa-
tive Dovener preliminary pace. He did
not seem able to make staying race of
it either time. and failed to put in an ap-
pearance when it was on the calendar
for Dovener to go down. Representative
w. p. Hubbard easily captured the nomi-
nation. That ShOwalter has been embit-
tered by his disappointment Is known.
| He says he is disguised completely with
politics.
However there is not going to be any
clear-cut decidings as to the new federal
plums. First of all. Senator Scott will
| not get busy for year If he can help II
and while he will not avoid a fight If it
| Is put up to him. he is no more than
natural If he prefers to have the ap-
pontments go over until he sees how the
| boys line UP for his reelection After
| all, he Is more concerned with his own
| case than In those within the senatorial
favor. Just as Emmett Showalter was
| permitted to hang on without the naming
| Of successor In his case the marshal
ships and attorneyships would be al
| lowed to linger unless there is an insis-
tent demand from the Department Of JUS
tice. AT any rate, no early decision is
looked for, certainly not by the end of
the year when the present terms end.
McDermott In Hot Water.