The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-27
SUMTER. s. G, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER e. 1913
NO NAMES SENT TO SENATE.
NOMINATIONS OF WESTON AND
SIMS WITHHELD BY PRESI-
DENT.
Weston Will Probably Get District
Attcrneyship, but Doubtful Yet who
Will Get Marshalship.

Washington, Sept. 22.-AlthOugh it
was confidently expected that Presi-
dent Wilson would today send to the
senate the names Of Francis III. Wes-
ton and James l.. Sims to be United
States -orney and marshal, respec-
lively, for South Carolina, this was
not done as the senate was in ses-
sion for only about ten minutes and
the nominations sent down from the
White House failed to reach the capi-
tol in time to be received by the sem
ate.
While there seems to be little
doubt. unless conditions change, that
MIR. Weston's name will be sent in
when the senate meets again Thurs
day, there is a possibility that this
may not be done, according to ru-
mors current here late tonight The
fight for the position Of marshal may
be said to be on now in first class
shape, and it looks like anybody's
choice.
Whether there is anything in what
Secretary Tumlty told CONGRESSMAN
Byrnes today that the press state
ment sent out Saturday night to the
effect that Messrs. Weston and Sims
would be named was not "authorized'
at the White House, and whether this
means that there may be some hitch
in the matter before Thursday, the
States correspondent could not as
certain.
When Senator Tillman was asked
what he knew about it he said that
the news evidently had leaked" and
would say no more.
Senator Smith said also that he
knew nothing about the matter but
assumed that the statement sent out
by the press association was correct.
From all that has been heard and
done here today it would appear that
MI. Weston's name will be sent to
the senate and that be will ie con-
firmed. but as to the marshals place
the situation is quite different. ::
There are at least half dozen mer
here from South Carolina who are
seeking the position. Among those
are j. ". Graham Of Columbia, w.
j. Shelton, who has formerly lived
in Fairfield but who now lives in CO.
lumbia, and c. j. Lyon of Abbeville.
Senator Tillman informed all Of them
today that he had turned the NAM
Ing of a marshal over to Senator
Smith and that whoever was SO
named would be recommended by the
junior senator. Senator Smith de-
clared that he is not anxious to have
anything to do with the situation, in
view of all that has transpired. and
will, under the present circumstance,
recommend no one. Besides the, three
men who have just been mentioned as
aspirants for the marshalship, there
is also Nj. w. Buford of Newberry,
who has been here from time to time
recently and whose friends are active
in his behalf.
This is the situation up to the pres
ent time in what promises, before il
is over, to be one of the most inter-
esting political contests which South
Carolina has seen in many day. Be-
sides Congressman Byrnes, there were
other influential South Carolinians at
the White House today working for
their friends. and although there are
many rumors current here tonight,
Mr.. Weston will doubtless be regu-
larly named and duly confirmed in
the near future.
1t is now an open field for the mar
shall, although whether Senator Till
man or Senator Smith will eventually
be called upon to make recon-