Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-10
ARE AFTER SCALP
or COL. ALLEN
Green Profit Is Being Endorses for
Marshaiship i'm Western District

WASHINGTON. ID. C.-SPeciai---
Tight which IS being made over the die-
uIbution OF Republican PIC IN virginia
is warmer than one not near 20 II car
Imagine. Washington holds every day
anyW here from three TO dozes Re-
publican visitors from Virgins inter-
csted ia the fight over places and seR-
orally looking for a chance 20 tell Rep
IrcscntatiNe Bascom -Slemp Whist they
think about things.
The hottest fight is being waEsd
against Colonel :. Brown Allen. whe
Tor twelve years has been the UnitRd
states marshal for The Western Dis
trict Green Profftt. OF Floyd. and =
+ Republican named Mccall. front same
mot ascertainabie here. but hoilinE
from Ia1ewelL are giving the colonel
the time OF his life FOR his Job.
II is believed that We're Profhtt ana
Mccall. from Tidewater. for Instance.
I NJ. Slemp would endorse Colonel Al
len. But they are from the South
west. and Mccall is from Mr- slsnap's
own district. II is understood tisNt
Slemp is for Mccall
The Fight for Allen.
The friends OF Colonel Allen. whe, u
IS not denied. has made Eeod efh-
Cial. are putting Up a game hEht for
/ HIM. They assert that under tho ruls
OF Con gre ssman-Sratc Chairman Slemp
everything must 30 90 the Scuthwe est.
while the Republicans Or otnsr as
ItrlCts OF the State are left cut IN the
-
( respondent the other day Htatsna eat
oc the way ga which patronage already
/ il distributed between the virginia 60
lIicts. reduced 90 "a financial basis:
I'll Fifth District (from which Air Pref
y ftt haiis). f14.80O.
Seventh District. S5.2Qo
Tenth District S9.sg0.
J. The friends OF Colonel Allen ara ask
; ing Mr. SiemP whether he proposes "a
q help take from the Tenth District IN
$4,000 of salary attached 20 the efac'
L or marshal and sdc 10 90 tho Sl4.e2a
4 which thc district already has
The friends of George A. Fsvsr-
i comb. OF Allegheny. also ere maxim
fight along lines looking 20 settsl
% -ercutatlou uf The EePu alloans .
-re valley. 10 is olleEea that while
t District Attorney Moore. whom Dir
g. ftcttrcpmh would like - succeed Il
Is from the Sixth District he 10 IRE m TIA,
% Southwest. his home beiaE 70 Kent
pc somery county.
% The Ninth's Bi= share
d The Southwest. especially ras Natl
District. has an enormous sua o1nt .
patronage represented among - Re
publican voters. The cofectorrhln .
internal revenue, ~ hich Mr.. los sun
ue-s has been holding dowp FER ssvs
raj years. is better. frs7 ths staRd
NJ roint OF patronage. than Any or IN
sEces- ". +. Kent. who resigned hi
place couscl general AZ GuatS ~ a 2
city 90 run for the EovSrnorVhiB .
r The Republican ticket. Is fron WITH
. county. j. T. ClcavcS chief aeput
under Marshal Allen. Is = Wyths mzI
Five or more deputy internal re- vUuli
collectors are from the Niath DtStric
working an over virginia -Bohbis
Blair. one OF M. SlsurP'e staunrhr'
or supporters in Wythe. has long enJove
Of I a good berth - special revenue ason
as and there are several other Ntut
he District Republicans IN similar PES
IE fIDrs.
.is BE- does look much like 10 81
DE- charge that the Ninth District Ws
a. playing too great g part So pie col
is sumption has something 20 IT, At ar
ST rate the rrht against AT Moore At
lg Mcssre. Prorftt and Mccall h bstr
.v. conducted alorc this line.
iu '"rhank goodness" SAID AT. 80 n
today. the appointments % Els.rsh
IT, and district attorney do net have
cd boz made for month vet"