The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-11

accept the patronage in either dis
trict and give the patronage in the
other district to Senator Williams,
and that he is willing for Senator Will |
liams to take his choice. The two |
Senators had about agreed on this
point, with the further agreement that
Williams was to select the receiver of
public moneys and Vardaman the reg
istrar of public lands, and Williams
was to have the Southern district,
when Shad Hill of Greenwood enter
ed the race for United States attorney
for the Northern District. Senator
Williams then withdrew from the
agreement, it is claimed, because OF
his determination to support Mr.. Hill,
While Senator Vardaman declined to
withdraw his support from G. Lee
Crum, of New Albany.
! The arrangement was then about to
be switched around so as to give Will
liams the Northern district and Ward
aman the Southern. But this arrange
ment was interfered with by the can
didacy of Senator Vardamans broth
er for the marshalship in the North
ern District. Senator Williams told
Senator Vardaman, it Is said, that hi
did not care to do him the discourtes!
of appointing some one else when Sen
ator Vardaman's brother was known t
be an applicant, yet he did not wan
to give his patronage to an opponent
Since then the matter has reste
. and Republican attorneys, collector
. marshals and registrars have contin'
ed to hold office in Mississippi.
t Now, with the above facts in viev
|. although neither of the Senators wi
disclose the contents of Williams lie
ter to Vardaman, it is believed TIL
s. Senator Williams suggested. in tn
s. letter, that the patronage be red
y tributed by allowing Williams to nan
the attorneys in both districts al
Vardaman the marshals.
Of This arrangement would give Ware
III man the privilege of naming his bro'
at err and would save Williams the e
g. barrassment of turning him down.
would also allow Williams the pri
lege of naming Shad Hill to be att
ney for the Northern District, and
Is this candidacy Senator Williams b
,r- taken especial interest.
of These are merely deductions FRI
on facts that are known, but there
many reasons to believe they are C
rect. 1t is further supposed that v
,et liams is to have the privilege of ma
rs. ing the receiver of public moh'
ct. and Vardaman the registrar OF pull
hit lands, as under the first arrangeme
,rs 1t is not known yet whether Sena
Vardaman will accept these terms
whatever terms are named in the '
, . liams' letter, and If he does not II
. generally believed that the two Sc
. tors will make no further attempt
. settle the patronage question. but
, . each will make their own reconn
. dations and leave it to President
ing son to make his own selection.
to Secured Band For Meridian Fair
Nj. Senator Williams. has received
formation from the War Departu
that his request for two troops OF
airy and a cavalry band to attend
lay Mississippi-Alabama fair at Nerd
lat October 20 to q has been granted,
has not been stated what regin
ing the troops will be selected from,
one whenever requests like this are or
ed the troops selected are almost
ways especially trained in fancy
ing, and attendants at the Meri
ust fair are sure to be interested in
go cavalrymen's stunts.
tile Hon. Ross Collins, attorney gen
had of Mississippi, was here the mi
of the week visiting Senator Va
man and other friends in the Mi
sippi delegation. His visit was
official it was declared, but he
merely stopped off en- route from
York, where he spent part OF his
h,t cation.