The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
VIRGINIA. S S.[AT TIE
IS ALMOST CLEAN
Nearly All Federal Plums Have
Been Distributed to the
Faithful.
j. E. B. STUART MUST GO
Many Politicians Aspire to Hold
Job of Newport News
Man.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. ]

Washington, D. c., February &C.
Chairman Slemp and National Commit
tecman Martin have distributed almost
all of the pie that Virginia Republi-
cans are entitled to at the present time.
The slate is almost clean. Some time
in the summer j. L. b. Stuart, of New
port News, will have to walk the plank
and give way to John e. Locke, Fred
Reed, a. C. Garrett or some other pol
itician. but nothing big is in sight just
now s. G. Profit and the Fifth Dis
trict must be taken care of in the
sweet by and by. The Ninth. the Tenth
and others have been honored. and the
Fifth will be. Unless something uneX-
pected comes to muddy the waters. Mr..
Profit. will get fat slice of patronage.
There Is no telling what it will be,
but he will like 1t when it arrives
The Virginia section of the G.. 0. p.
has not been in the imelight. The
leaders have labored we'll and avoided
sensations While the North Carolina
Republicans have snarled and barked
and snapped at each other, thereby
losing a iudgeship to the Democrats,
the Old Dominion crowd has fought
under cover, emerging every time with
n man that passed muster at the White
House and in the Senate. Harmony
and patronage have been the watch
words.
The Cnbcll Appointment.
Royal Il. Cabell, commissioners Of
Internal revenue. fell upon the Repub-
Leans Of his State like a refreshing
shower from q clear sky. There was
rejoicing everywhere, but no one
seemed TO know about the Cabell deal
ii Slemp and Martin We're wise they
kept their secret we'll. North Carolina
was to have had that position, but a
Isrow sprung between Chairman Adams
and National Committeeman Duncan
| and Virginia got the bone That was
| the tirst Virginia appointment under
| the new administrations. Cabell's con-
hrmation was held up. but for no fault
or misdeed of his; another man was
| chastised and he had to suffer With
! him.
Soon after this came the appolnt-
ment OF l., p. Summers, collector of
the Western District His job Is one
OF the very best. There is something
like $4,000 worth OF patronage will
it, Then came the appointment of G.
G. Snithers to succeed Morgan Treat
Judge L.. l.. Lewis was named for dis
trict attorney At one time 1T looked
as If the organization had been turned
down on this place, hut later develop,
ments indicate that Lewis was agreed
upon
Robert A. l'ulwilcr, for marshal of
1.-The Western District, come close upon
ithc heels OF the appointment of Barnes
EGiucspie as district attorney to succeed
Thomas Lee Moore.
Action Is Uncertain.
If senator Martins judgeship bill.
tproyiding n now Circuit Court judge
| for the Fourth District goes through
There will be a lively contest for that
lposition, The House Committee on the
| judiciary has not reported the hill yet,
and there Is little doubt about what
Int Will do. 1t is said that some mcm-
hers of tho subcommittee, which has
tho bill under consideration arc hesi-
tating until thes' can ascertain somc-
thing about those III the race for the
judgship,
rho Roanoke Post-officc appoint.
mcnt is some time off but It is believed
here that Mr. Ioge will get II.
II. ls. g. 3.