The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-17
Postmastcrs Will Not Be Re-
moved Except for Cause Until
Commissions Expire.
DEPARTMENT MAKES RULING
Many Of Larger Virginia Offices
Will Be Filled for Months
by Republicans.
BY p. n. MCGOWAN.

Washington, April 16.-The Times
Dispatch correspondent to-day made a
round OF the members OF the Virginia
delegation In tho House. following the
announcement that postmasters would
not be removed except for cause until
their commissions expire. and ascer-
tained that II is the general belief OF
the various members that this rule will
be strictly adhered to. Special inter
est has centred around the filling of
the Richmond office. where the term
OF Postmaster Edgar Allan, Jr., will
not expire until December IS OF the
present year Congressman Montague
WIS asked whether or not he would
make active efforts to put in a Deuo-
crat now. and he replied that iuasmuch
az the ruling OF tho Post Office Depart
rnent has just been made public, there
is nothing that will probably be done
In regard to the matter until about
the end OF the present year.
The departments decision means that
all over Nirginia-from Abingdon
where the commission OF Postmaster
Joel w. tfortenatine will not expire
until April 49, 1915, TO Woodstock
where d. b. Logan will continue to
serve until April, 1914. unless removed
for cause--thcre are many hungry
Democrats who will have TO cross their
hands and patiently wait. II has been
, believed up 10 the present time that
some way would be found for displac-
ing Republican appointces. so that the
Democrats might have a chance a the
pie counter. but IL is now apparent
that this will not be done. and that
many long months must intervene in
come cases before action that will be
OF heneht to the Democrats will be
taken.
After Abingdon come Alexandria
where J. q. EEgborn still has another
year 10 serve: Altavista, where Charles
J. Edwards Will run the office until
February !. 1915. and on down tho long
line until Woodstock is reached.
Terms of Expiration.
Among the larger offices. that at
Charlottesville will not be filled. except
for cause. until after April 20. 1914:
clifton Forge, May &, 1914; Covington,
April ;. 1914; Culpeper. May %, 1914;
Farmville, March 3. 1915; Fortress Mon
roe. January 10, 1914: Harr!sonburg,
January Is. 1915; Lexington January
l. 1915; LynchburR. March 3, 1918;
Newport News April IL. 1914: Norfolk,
June Z. 1915; Petersburg. April 5. 1914;
Portsmouth. June I. 1914: Roanoke,
February !. 1915: stanton. March Z,
1914; Suffolk. March 10. 1914; Warren
ton. March 3. 1915; Winchester. Feb
ruary -. 1914.
The strongest kind of pressure has
he nebrought TO bear on the Congress-
men to do what they could to have
the Republicans let out and the Dem
ccrats let In. but apparently there is
nothing At the present time that will
tend to lower the official bars II Is
said that this is following a Cleveland
policy, and It Is probably true but
nevertheless many Democrats are won
dering where they are to come in on
general pie distribution
When asked what he would do to-
ward making recommendations in his
district Congressman Watson told The
Times-Dispatch correspondent that he
would have an important announce
nent to make in the matter the early