The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-08-02
AS Chiffon Can Find No Sat
isfactory Man to Sue
coed Him,
CBy Charles Brooks smith

pear to be in such hurry to Gust
Parkersburg's Republican postmaster
and iii his place with a Democrat as
he seemed nearly a month since. He
seemed very much in a hurry about
it then, writing to Senator Chiffon
requesting that he recommend al
successor. to Postmaster F. s. smith
at once. 1t was so sudden and un-
expected that Chiffon made a req
concentration which got him in bad
with the unterrifed residents in the
capital of wood. Then, becoming
scared, he withdrew this first rec
Communication and made second
one, which, from recent reports re-
'ceived here from Parkersburg, pleas
ed the brethren a very little more
than the hrst choice. In the mean
time the story goes that Chiffon has
had time to think 1t over, and that
he has appealed to Postmaster Bur-
Lesson to hold up the second recon-
mendation, that of Simms Powell
indefinitely. According to the story
being talked here, Chiffon has come
to a realization that the appointment
OF Powell would not materially
strengthen his, Chilton's, fences In
and about Parkersburg, il 1t can be.
said that she has. any fences there to
speak Of AS matter OF fact, Chill
ton is woefully weak in that quarter,
his weakness there is on a par with
his Weakness with his party In the
entire upstate tier of counties. He
has never had any particular follow
| ing in. the northern part of the state
and since breaking into the Senate
he has not been able to improve him
self in that region. Upstate Demo
Gratis never have taken to Chiffon
and the manner OF his election did
not improve their opinion OF him 10
the least. What strength he had, or
still has, is with the Iparty in south
ern West Virginia He is altogether
what may Characterized as section
al senator; the selection of one sec
ton over the sturdy but unsuccessful
protests of another section. He has
isought to remedy this condition, and
has been looking forward to getting
himself straight with upstate party
men by wise and judicious distri-
button of whatever patronage ne
Icould get hold Of. He has not got
hold of much to speak of up to date.
The Parkersburg incident was his
first opportunity, and he sought TO
help himself there, but did crop
per. It is said now that he has pre-
vailed upon the department to let
this appointment ride so as to get
time to figure cut the problem in
way more satisfactory and helpful to
himself. Also, that he does not par
ticularly care how long the matter
is delayed, for 1t does not appear
that he can suit the Parkersburg
contingent and strengthen himselr
with them, no matter what he does.
! The story has 1t that instead OF
( there being any change In the post
lmastership at Parkersburg the pres
emit efficient postmaster will be al
lowed to serve out his term. No
charges have ever been tiled against
Mr.. Smith and so far as he knows
oficially his position is not in jeop-
ardy. That he does not take all the
talk of losing his job to heart is ev-
| idenced by the fact that he TINS
| week applied for and received a fif-
teen-days' vacation to allow him to
go to Denver to attend the National
Association of Postmasters of the
First Class.
All roads in the Mexican imbroglio
lead in the direction OF Intervention
in Mexico, and Preparations to that