The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-28
PATRONAGE PIE
CAUSES TROUBLE.
Congressman Morel,cad May
Resign State Committee
Craftsmanship.
--
REsEuTs BEING IGNORED
If He Does Step Down and Out
Political Fray Will
Be Warm.
Especial to Tho Tlmes-Dlspateh.

,,a Special to The Times DIspatch.l
cssa"nia John Dss aoaessud W ssts
chairman OF tho Republican party in North
or the executive committee to be held at
Greensboro tomorrow?
About two weeks ago Mr. Morehead.
former Senator Marion Butler, DR.. j. j.
Mott and other leading Republicans of
North Carolina went to the White House
State with the President. The meeting was
more or less stormy one, and IL IVES said
while the North caroinians were at the
executive offices that Senator Butler had
caused tie Republicans 70 lose 10000 votes
in the rccert election in that state This
statement did not please any one and was
denied by DR. Mott. At any rate, Mr. More
head is said 10 have. appeared dlsgusted
at the situation and to have indicated II
desire TO retire from tho outht In North
Carolina.
on The heels Of this came the appointment
OF !. j. Britt. OF North Carolina. as Third
Assistant Postmaster General, n close friend
Of y. O. Duncan. tho latter being opposed
politically to Congressman Morehead.
Then came the reappolntment Of Wills
HrigEs as postmaster at Raleigh When the
announcements was made that Briggs WINS
70 receive another torn of office Hr. More
head let II be known that he would light
90 have the confirmation held up, and that
he would not rest until he had been success
fui. That hurt tho North Carolina Con-
Gressman very much. II is said. and as re-
suit he is an but ready TO quit the G o.
y. patronage put in tho Tar Heel state
To show further how he felt about the
matter OF being ignored In the distribution
1850 small post-onIce appointments in his
state held up and finally Withdrawn. They
did not amount to muCh--both being small
officeH--but u is stated that he vas deter
nnted to show his hand.
Mr.. Morchead viii retire from Congress-
on March Z, having gone down recently in
the Democratic landslide. He Is a success
fui business man and big manufacturer.
and II IS taid that when nc quit. Congress
liz lie MIR m IA he al A.
! tronage distribution behind him.
Tho question comes up here of who VIII
succeed him. That there VIII be hght,
that none but North carolinians know how
to make. is an assured fact. Senator But
led undoubtedly Will get into the fray and
Df Mott may also tax hand In tho mat
ter. AT any rate. II Mr. Morehead decides
10 resign as the head OF the present Re-
publican organization In North Carolina the
stir. Both Or. Mott and Senator Butler
deny that Mr.. Morehehd intends TO resign.
VIII Captain Lamb Land:
Virginia and South Carolina are scheduled
10 ngure largely in the coming Democratic
caucus aShep the question OF selecting q
/. chairman for the House Committee on Agri-
Al this time the Democrats on the COM
Tnittee, in the order in which they come
South Carolina. Beall. Texas; Fucker, Mis-
e0url; Stanley, Kentucky Lee, Georgia, and
McDcrmott. Illinois. If the caucus first
agrees a steering committee, as the in
dicatious now point Will they select Repre-
sentative Lamb present ranking Democrat.
or viii they jump him and 20 20 Lover or
some other members further down tho list,
regardless OF the position that present mem
hers hold2 Although nothing has been
agreed on IN tnis particular. and viii not
b. until th, steering committee has been
selected Il is known that with the excep-
ZION OF tho uninpor;ant committees ali the
others will no completely reorganized and
rebuilt In other words, there is cer-
tainty TINT because Congressman Lamb is
now the ranking Democrat the commit
zee referred to that he Will be made its
chairman when tho Democrats get control.
ON tho contrary, II is the belief OF those