The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09
IT'S MERRY WAR
IN c. 0. P. RANKS
Open Rupture Between Distrib
utors OF Patronage in Virginia
Is in Sight.
ISnecial ID I'M I'lmes. pIsratchl

iSpccidi 10 The Times hi SlIitch
Washington. y. g. January Sits
merry war IN Virginia Republican mol
iiics from this limo on, with Commits
"i"ncr III Internal Rcvcuuc liov CabeII
at one end Of the firing Inc. Congress
man Slcmp ana National Committee
man A'vhli II. Martin al the other. ana
ireSluent William Howard Taft In The
middle Tile gauntlet was thrown
down. here. when all OF the Virginia
politicians who have Just been men.
'ion"d held II conference with Mr. TAFT
'oihinis Sion"r Cabcl, OF course wns
oiiatcoinpanicd, while Mcssrs Slcmp
ana Martin went together. SO far as
( lie White House visits are concerned
hey amount 10 little. The real point is
/ that The friction that has been said TO
'NlSt between Commissioner cahell and
lie other Republicans In Virginia since
! tho former got into his easy chair in
| IN" treasury year and q half or more
ago can no longer he conccnlcd. Right
men ANA there. so reports go the trou-
hFe prsan. and although dcnials Of any
| hard feeling have been continually
madc. Tor the good of the party. no
one VINO has kept posted ON Virginia
| political affairs, as carried ON i'm The
R"pdhlican party. has had The leas,
reason t. l"ubi that no good feeling
has rNisi' al between Mr.. CabclI ana the
oth"r ncn In tho 6. q = !inc-np.
Months ago Il was stated tina, the
! Question at who should he credited
! WIN the distribution of Federal patron.
/ ng" ~ virginia .haG grown very acute.
/ hat this situation was booted at when
/ NJ tuhcli was told of the situation
| Provoked With Cnbcn.
! u has been known here for :; long
t ti:ne that some of the other Rcpubli !.
cans ~ virginia belonging to tie Slcmp
! faction We're MUCH provoked win Mr..
! fahcll because the latter. since lie got
/ INTO III" commissioners Office. scrnin,.
/ 10 take little interest in local affairs
! 81 NirEinia' that in the contests OF
+ botn state Senator Parsons for tho scat
B OF Judge Saunders ana Of Mir Slcm,, to
/ retain MS present place the Internal
| l.tFHhUo Commissioner mad shown con
! cradle apathy. This so provoked the
! pthei leaders IN the party that 1t ha.
been Question OF when open wa,
would actually begin. Now that tho
ma ichet has been brought out from rs
peaceful resting place. murdcrous po-
itical work may lie looked for. viii
NJ KINDS OF political fireworks on tho
side
Commissioner Cabeli has made an OK.
cellcnt record since he left The citx
4 p"St-oiiicc at Richmond to assume tn,
duties as head Of the governments biz
Ihtcrhai fcNcnuc Bureau, and ii Is said
mat PRESIDENT raft thinks very highI,
Oh hin' on the other hand. Mcssrs
Martin and Slemp arc fighters Of know
ablllty when IL comes 10 a question OF
disturbing their patronage distribution
plans. There is nothing they priz,
more than the fact that they are abb,
TO dictate who shall hold Federal offic,
In virginia. and it has always bcer
recognized that when an open at,emp
should be made To wrcst this privileg.
away from them II would be war T.
. the end That this IS the situation NOV
In sight in Virginia in the RepubIica,
party no one here for a momcn
doubts, unless oil is literally spillc
on the troubled waters. and the g. q
T. Ia said Just now to be sh0r. on tina
COMMODITY. =. H. MEG.