The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-16
WILSON'S RETURN
SOUNDS SIGNAL
CANDIDATES FOR FEDERAL OFFICE
WILL RENEW ACTIVITIES WITH
HELP OF FRIENDS
SOME JUST "WILLING"
GOVERNOR MANN WOULD NOT RE-
FUSE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
SHIP AND BYRD
WANT 1T

With the return OF President wil~on
to this country after a months vaca-
ton in Bermuda, candidates for Of
flee under the incoming Democratic
administration are becoming active
and Virginia Is not backward in put
ting to the fore her fayorite sons.
Some Of these are active candidates.
some receptive and some have been
mentioned"
For local federal offices the names
cf the applicants are numerous.
Right here in Richmond there are
four candidates for United States mar
shall, at least three for postmaster,
the same number for collector of
customs. and there are not lacking
those who would be collector OF in
tefnal revenue. Norfolk, Newport
News and other points may be ex-
pectcd to furnish candidates for the
marshalship, while there are any
number who would sacrifice them
selves for the honor of serving uncle
Sam as collector of customs for those
and other ports.
Would BE Postmastess.
Candidates for postmastership in the
various cities. towns and hamlets In
Virginia are too numerous to count
Virginia representatives in congress,
along with those from other States.
are delnged with letters from life
long" democrats and their friends
and hackers. One congressman sad
the other day that he had received
word from applicants not only for
those Offices within his district but for
every office In Eastern Virginia.
For the more important Offices there
are not so many candidates. but there
Is time a-plenty for others to get
into the game. Probably the two
federal offices in the State most high
~ priced are these of district attor-
ney for the Eastern and Western dis
tricts Of Virginia For this, the East
ern district, Governor Mann is men,
toned by many and the governor
does not deny that he would like the
Place, be Ia making no capcaign and
has taken no steps to further his in
terests In that direction. ne says. but
he does not mind admitting that po-
htieallv he Ia a 4Bar4cis. Hiram Smith.
an attorney Of Richmond. has been
mentioned as a candidate for the
place, but has given no intfmation
that he Is seeking It, Mr. Smith Is a
well known and SUCCESSFUL attorney
or the local bar and With his father,
IT. NJ. Smith. was an early advocate
OF Governor Wilson's nomination.
Richard f. Byrd. speaker Of the
mouse OF delegates. Is an avOwed can
didate for the Office In the Western
s'strict OF Virginia. Mr. Byrd says
that he rrafers that Office to any other.
as II will not take him out of the
range Of Virginia politics Moreover
:. will not interfere with his prac-
'ice Of law in this State. Pevton
Cochran. OF stanton, Is a candidate
for the place. also.
Of cabinet material the Old Do
rrinion does not lack Harry st.
George Tucker. candidate for cover
nor I'm 1893 ard pr~specttve candidate
In 1918. has been mentioned, though
he himself has MADE no public an
rouncement of his wishes In the mat
ter. that could be construed as final.
Mr.. Tucker declared recently in Rich
nrond that he will he a candidate for
governor. but he did not saw that ne
would refuse the position ~ attorney
-a-@-al should IL be offered him. Ram
doiph Harrison. of Lvnchhurg, has
Neen nominated nv Stanton news
7aper for the came position and Fay-
~ na~e~s have given cordial assent
Con~-es~r-an A. j. Montague is an
other V'rgin'sn TO be mentioned for
cabinet po~tfei'o
Some Of those mentioned will make
~ e~o~ts to secure the n'aces as
signed to them ny their friends. hnt
others cen be counted upon to do
heir hest 70 secure the piums. Need
'ess to soy there will re MANY dss-
"r1ointr2ents among all seekers after
ofsee from postmaster up. when
President Wilson sends his nonina-
ticns to the senate.