The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-02-10

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ntR Suu.h
w OF COL. Allen
Green Promt Is Being ENDORSED for
Marshalship I'm Western Distzioa.

WASHINGTON. ID. C.-Specfal.-
fight which Is being made ovor the dis
tribution of Republican pie i'm Virginia
is warmer than one not near to II can
imagine. Washington holds every day
anywhere from three to a dozen Re-
publican visitors from Virginia inter
ested in the fight over places and gen
orally looking for a chance to tell Rep
resentative Bascom Slemp what they
think about things.
The hottest fight Is being wa9Od
against Colonel s. Brown Alien, who
for twelve years has been the United
States marshal for the Western Dis
tr1ct. Green Proffitt. OF Floyd, and n
Republican named Mccall, front name
not ascertainable here, but hailing
from Tazewell, are giving the colonel
the time OF his life for his job.
II rs believed that were Profftt aal
Mccall, from Tidewater. for fnstaRNA.
Mr.. Slemp would endorse Colonel -
len. But they are from the South
west, and Mccall is from Mr.. slemD'B
own district. 1t is understood Tat
Slemp Is for Mccall.
The Fight for Allen.
The friends of Colonel Allen. who, -
Is not denied, has made a good 0fA-
SisI' are putting up a game fight fer
MIN. They assert that under the rule
or CongresSman-State Chairman CLAMP
everything must go to the Southwest,
while the Republicans OF other dis
tricts OF the State are left out IN the
cold One OF them showed your COR
respondent the other day a statsrnsnk
OF the way in which PATRONAGE already
is distributed between the Virginia dlS-
tricts. reduced to 4 financial basis,
Fifth District (from whiohiYdR Prot
nit hails), $14.SOO.
Seventh District, $500
Tenth District, $500. -
The friends Of Colonel AnsetSre asi,-
Ing Mr.. Slemp whether he p&boses to
help take from the Tenth "a e-ct thu
$4,000 or salary attached TOWER, ofnoS
OF marshal and add il to tin ia. 600.
which the district already ht In
The friends of George Eraaevsr-
comb. of Allegheny, also a,<aSnakinr
light along lines lookinE better
representation OF the ReBInS' ans OF
the Valley. 1t is alleged "a while
District Attorney Moore. are NJ
Revercomb would like to ID n
from the Sixth District he tncaun the
southwest. his home beins4 ba nOut-
gomery county. -
The NintIt's Biz sh1s mere
The Southwest especialiy nh
District, has an enormor~ are con7 *
patronage represented "a that the ,ps-
publican voters The coz. IanalyZe ~
internal revenue, which Mr. m
mers has been holding do"always ire
point Of patronage. than 80 ].
offices. w. p. Kent, who 1yse precoi
place cOnsel general at &c nave
CITY 10 run Tor the govern chliunoa
the Republican ticket, is ftnist at thu
county. j. l. Gleaves, cfat g. 9th,
under Marshal Allen IN a bouvD siy,ile
Five or more deputy inter
collectors are from the Mir
working all over Nirginia Greeley ina
Blair, one of Mr.. Slemp'Eu In the Ems
supporters in Wythe. has lthere is som
good berth as special rev q hecatonicC
and there are several efe old age n
District Republicans in ss,s,,isad -
II doc. lool ,,,.,, pder his-illegibl
charge that the Ninth ne puruen
playing too great a part IN
sumption has something tkher have ou
rate. the fight against Erucing yulRa
Messrs. Proffitt and NcC,an exnloJnin
conducted along this line. Io,,-a,.cI -.
Thank goodness" said pr
today. the appointments the boy
and district attorney do mastered tn
be made for month yeti tic
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