The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-24
SIMS AND WESTON
GET FEDERAL PLUMS?
Names to be Sent I'm by President VIII
son Tor Marshalship and District
AttOrneYship.

son Tor Marshalship and District
AttOrneyship.
Washington, Sept. 20.-By the Sc
lection of James H. Sims, of Orange
burg for United States marshal, and
Francis II. Weston, of Columbia, for
the United States attorney for the
district of South Carolina, the Admin
istration has ended a long contest be-
tween Senator'S Tillman and Smith for
the two principal Federal officers in
that State.
Messrs. Sims and Weston were
agreed upon late today by President
Wilson and Attorney General Mercy
nolds and the two nominations are ex-
Dccted to 20 to the Senate Monday.
Solves Problem.
In choosing of Senator's Smiths can
didate for district attorney and Sena-
tor Tillman's man for marshal, the Adj
ministration feels that it has salts
factorily solved the problem present
ed by the contest between the two
hoouIl NdIOlIuu EOeudCOTS.
While Senator Tillman urged the
claims of Mr.. Sims for marshal, he
was also anxious to have j. William
Thurmond, Esq, of Edgchcld, appoint
ed District attorney. Senator Smith
concentrated his efforts i'm behalf of
Mr. Weston for the district attorney
snip and, it appears, remained passive
as regards the marshalship. Mr.. Sims
is recognized as supporter of both
Senator's Tiliman and Smith.
Merely Choice OF Men.
Department of Justice officials had
given favorable reports on the quail
iications OF both asprantS for district
attorney and 1T seems that the mat
ter resolved itself into merely a choice
OF men.
1t is said, however, that one of the
reasons for the selection of Mr.. Wes-
ton was to show indirectly that the
Administration would favor the re-
election of Senator Smith, who goes
before the voters OF South Carolina
III the primary next August.
Mr.. James l.. Sims is the editor of
the Times and Democrat and has re-
sided at Orangeburg for over thirty
years. He has always been Il consist
ent supporter of Senator Tillman and
was one OF the first editors in the State
| to espouse the cause of Woodrow Will
son in the race for the Democratic
| Presidential nomination.. Mr.. Sims is
4 about GO years Of age.
4 The Hon. Francis II. Weston is a
prominent attorney Of Columbia. He
has long been active In South Caro-
| lima politics and is at present Senator
from Richland county.
May be Confirmed Monday.
Attorney General McReynolds this
| afternoon transmitted to the White
| House the recommendation of Francis
I III. Weston, OF Columbia to be district
attorney of South Carolina to succeed
l Ernest f. Cochran and James H. Sims,
! OF Orangeburg, to be United States
! marshal to succeed j. Duncan Adams.
The RESIGNATION of Cochran and Adams
have been III hand for some weeks
I ana VIII take effect upon the con
| hrmation of their successors 1t is
! believed that the President will send
the nomination OF MesSrS Weston and
! Sims to the Senate Monady, as he held
\ II conference on the subject with the
Attorney General yesterday at the
! White House and is presumed to have
1 mad reached an agreement with Mr.
McReynolds as to what would be done
4 Mr. Weston, who will be nominated
for the district attorncyship, was en-
4 dorsed by Senator Ed. Smith. Senator
! Iillman endorsed j. VIM. Thurmond, OF
! Edgeheld, who, at one time, seemed
! likely to receive the nomination. 1t is
| understood that the two Senators
agreed at the outset that in the event
OF the Presidents naming either Wcs-
ton or Thurmond, neither Senator
| would oppose contirmaton AS to Mr..
[ Sims Senator Tillman at first endors-
| cd him. but recently withdrew his en-
dorsement. Senator Smith never en-
l dorSed Sims, but agreed not to oppose
his continuation This hninp tho case