Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-26
Marshalship Lost Sight Of.

The marshalship has been lost sight Of
in the fight over the District attorneyship.
and the candidates for marshal are flock
ing to Washington to dip in before it is
too late. Two of the candidates were at
the White House today. They We're Jeff
D.. Gilreath, former sheriff Of Greenville
county, and w. Mills Mooney of the same
county, who was a delegate to the Balti-
more convention and won prominence by
severely punching one of President Will
sons enemies
a punch for the marshalship as he did at
Baltimore he would become marshal. The
story of how he came in hostile conflict
with Jim Nugent. antiWilson delegate
satisfaction. Mooney was the bearer of
the South Carolina standard which flew
wildly every time Wilson got the upper
hand.
During one of the frenzied moments -tyf
the convention Mooney struggled toward
the platform with the Wilson colOrs
using all his efforts TO play upon the
convention for Wilson. AS he passed
where Jim" Nugent was sitting. the
New Jersey anti Wisonite reached out
and gave Mooney pull that -jerked the
Carolinian to seat Without waiting
for an explanation, Mooney. who is a
tall, 1.-THE mountaineer. turned loose his
good right hand into the plump body of
Delegate Nugent, doubled that individual
up for few moments and then pushed
on to the stand with his colors. At least
this is MONEYS story and it is corrobor-
ated by other South Carolinians.
Gov. Blease Involved.
An interesting feature of the South
Carolina patronage fight is that the po-
litical future of Gov. Cole" Blease is
more or less involved. He is candidate
for the United States senatorship, and
his only opponent so far is Senator
Smith Representative Lever is said to
of getting into it. but SO far he has kept
out. There has been little disguise of the
fact that President Wilson would not con-
slider that the addition of Cole" Blease
to the United States Senate would add
prestige to democracy and he is not ,1n-
willing to give a helpful hand to Sena-
tor Smith for reelection. For that rea-
son. and not because he is inimical to
Senator Tilman he will probably name
Weston or some man Senator Smith
wants.
The President has high opinion OF
Senator Tillman, and has publicly stated
that he regards the South Carolinian as
one of the great figures of democracy. but
Senator Tillman has keen reelected to
the Senate and does not need PATRONAGE
to help him along. 1t is predicted that
the President will find a way to settle the
matter
Senator Tillman is himself bitter
enemy of Cole Blease, who swears tba t
nothing will keep him out Of the Senate
when he goes before the people next wear
1t is not for love of Blease that the
senator is supporting Thurmond, but his
position Is one of loyalty to his old
friend. If he could aid in defeating
BIease he would do so.
Reports from South Carolina are that
Blease has the upper hand. His methods
suit the immense cotton factory vote of
the state. a vote running into the thou
sands because Of the great cotton mill
industry there. With the factory opera
tives and many Of the farmers behind
him, Blease continues to rule South Caro-
lima and sling executive mud wheneve,
he IS ready. Senator Smith, it is known
has hard fight ahead.
All of the close friends of the Presiden,
in the state are against Blease.
Noon Not to Be Judge.
| Thomas r Noon backed by the Con.
necticut delegation for United States
district judge in that state. is not to have
the honor. Attorney General McReynold.
| thinks noon too young and inexperienced
and the President thinks that the Atto1
ney General ought to know the situation
after having gone into il with care. The
President told Representative Reilly OF
Connecticut today that Noon cannot bt
named. and that means that the delega
ton must get together on another man.
lust as sure as you are alive ther,
| will be currency legislation at this ses
4 sion OF Congress" declared Senator
owen of Oklahoma, today, as he wa.
leaving the White House. He iss pre-
sumed to know the Senate situation a.
we'll as any man. and his assertion wa.
made with confidence.
/ LITTLE has been done by President Will
SON 60 far. to enlist support for Legislation
from Senators O'Gorman, Hitchcock ant
| Reed. who are said to be holding on
| a~ainst II. but when the tariff bill il
| over 1T is declared the President will con
| for with these senators and seek to hav
/ them ioin all other democrats in putin.
| through legislation.
| Whatever the real situation as to cur
| rency In the Senate, the atmosphere o
| the White House is one of absolute con
| fidence that there will be legislation be
| fore the extra session closes.
No Tariff Deadlock.
/ To invite suggestions from the Presi
dent that may be applied to avert dead
lock in conference over the tariff bi