The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-10
WILSON PUZZLES
OFFICE SEEKERS
No Information Obtainable as to
Time and Way of Landing
Federal Positions.
LIVELY FIGHT IN SOUTHWEST
Wants Collcctorship for Party
Purposes-Several Contests
Seem Settled.
FIGHT IN SOUTHWEST

Seekers after Federal Office, whose
hopes ran SO high when the wires last
November flashed the glad tdings OF
| Wilson'S election, ares oil at sea over
developments at Washington. From
| all accounts. no one really knows any
thing about who is going to be ap-
pointed to anything, nor when an APP
pointmont will be made
President wilson's declination to
talk patronage in the White House
ticians to go awry 1t had been
thought to get his ear by this or that
representation, and through this or.
that friend, but this, it is evident, will
be impossible, since the President has
announced that all such matters must
be taken up through the heads Of de-
| partments. He has backed this up by
| refusing to talk over a Federal judge
ship with the Senator's from Florida
VIII Fiji Out Terms.
Besides this, the feeling Is grow
| Ing that the administration will not
interfere with Republicans whose
stated terms have not expired. This
means that many men who are mem
| bers of tho party which now stands
third in numerical order in the land
will hold TO their positions at the pie
| counter for months. and. In some cases,
years to come.
Yirginians who arc willing to serve
their country are much puzzled. Argu-
ments that might appeal to President
| Wilson might have no weight at all
| with Acknowledgement McRcynolds or
Secretary McAdoo. Besides, men who
might be useful if the chief executive
intended to go into all these matters
and make his own choice. may not
count except as one additional bump
into the buffer of departmental man
agemcnt. The result Is that every
body Will await the developments OF
| the next few days before proceeding
further with applications for appoint
ments.
Many Want Co1icctorship.
| The office in this State over which
the warmest fight Is waged is that of
| the collectorship of internal revenue
for the Western District of Virginia.
Many arguments have been put forth
with extreme vigor that the Ninth
District should have this office, which
commands more patronage than any
other In Virginia under the national
government, and, therefore. can be
used more successfully for party pur-
| poses. That is the way 1t has been
managed for years by the Slemp Re-
publicans of tho Ninth, who have re-
garded 1t as their most valuable asset.
| 1t has practically existed to build up
the Republican machine there.
Democrats of the Western part of
the State are in the main willing to
concede the collectorship to the Ninth,
| but the people of that district have
been unable to get together. Among
the men DESTROYS OF serving the party
In that position are former State Sem
ator Pcyton +. st. Clair. Of Giles;
Henry S. Kane, OF Scott; w. L. Dennis.
of Buchanan; David A Preston. OF
| washington; James a. Stone, of Bris-
toll; Howard c. Miller OF Wise, and
Thomas l.. Tate, OF Pulaski. The dis
trict committee had a meeting to see
| II 1t could not agree on unanimous
Endorsement. but adjourned without
| getting together
Ninth afny Lose 1t.
| Unless the differences can be speed
lily settled, the Office Is likely to go
to Senator John M. Hart, OF Roanoke,
or to some applicant outside of the
Ninth.
Should the collectorship go to the
Ninth after all. 1t is said the office of
| United States marshal will be given
| to the Tenth District. The Seventh.
in the person of Richard Evelyn Byrd.
| will land the district attorneys ap-
| potntment, unless he should be made
United States circuit judge. w. VI.
| Werth. of Tazewell, wants the attor-
ncyship also.
| AS previously stated in The Times
Dispatch, 1t is probable that Hiram M.
Smith, of Richmond, will be district
attorney for the Eastern District, be-
cause most of the party leaders are
for him, including the Wilson men.
This is supposing that the new Attor-
ney- General will consider these things.
The only man positively at work for
tho collectorship in the Eastern Dis
trict is Senator r. C. l.. Moncure, of
| Stafford, although he may have on
position. 1t looks as though r. T..
Ailworth, of Northampton, will be
marshal for the Eastern District.
Other candidates are Harry c. Hall,
of Portsmou A. C. Jordan, OF North
ampton, and Sergeant j. G. Saunders.
OF Hastings Court, Part H., this city.
Gossip Over Local Places.
| Since announcement of the consoli-
| dalton of internal revenue offices I'm
| Virginia, there is not so much anxiety
over the office of collector of the mort
of Richmond. Ardor has been consids
| erably cooled in this direction. mend
| Ing the expected reduction in salary
of the Richmond officer in charge.
The term of Edgar Allan, Jr., post
master of Richmond, will expire De
cember 10 next, and it is assumed he
VIII hold office until that time. Lead
| Ing candidates for appointment are
Hay 7. Thornton, superintendent of
Station a Post-office. and Lewis n
Aylett, secretary OF the Virginia Trust
Company.
Collector OF Internal Revenue Low
ry's bond expires December 10, and
Collector of the Port Arnold's also in
december while that OF the United
states marshal is out next January
1T seems that the bond of District Az
torncy Lawrence Groner has about
three years to run, but his resigna-
ton may settle that matter.
Missionary Rally.
me ~ Dung Peoples Missionary So
ciety of Park Place Methodist Church
will have missionary rally Wednes
day night at s o'clncIn IN, Ii Ina..1...