The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-27
PLAN TOLD WILSON
TO AVOID CONFLICT
President Is Assured There Will
Be No Trouble in Wash
ington State.
ALL FACTIONS TO SHARE
Blair Lee Has Conference at
White House on Mary
land Affairs.
ALL FACTIONS TO SHARE

Washington. March 26.-Hugh C.
Washington, has a plan for preventing
party conflict over patronage that APP
pealS strongly To President Wilson. II
was said to-day. and the President
would he glad to see the same sort OF
plan put into effect in other States
where there has been talk of factional
diHer,hces over division of patronage.
MI. Todd, who came within n few votes
OF being his party's nominee for Gov
ernor last November talked for some
time to-day with the President. He
assured the President that there would
lie no row in Washington as to ap-
pointments.
Democratic leaders and oreani.a-
tons should he guided by an mper
sonal attitude" said Mr.. Todd. They
should not attempt 10 reward political
friends and punish political enemies.
regardless of party service or fitness
for position. The merits of applicants
should be the guide. and the Presidents
real friends should seek to give him
and his Cabinet members an intimate
knowledge of the aspirant's uualifica
tons, with Il view to a higher stand
;rd OF public service. | shall follow
that policy and recommend only such
men as would appoint my self il ] had
the appointing power. our national
committeeman and myself are work
inc together along these lines.
when an appointment is made on
the recommendation OF our orGaniZa-
tion I expect TO he Judged by that APP
rointment i'm degree the same as the
President and his administration will
be judged. This is not a time for pa
t:onase rows, and we will have none.
although ] was a Wilson advocate
d year before his nomination. IT will be
wholesome thing TO recommend men
who We're for Clark as we'll as for Will
son. Ones advocacy of q certain can
uidate for the nomination should not
be against him All Democrats owe a
duty and An obligation TO the Presi-
dent and Cabinet officers to recommend
none other than those who will make
Efficient, faithful homes; public Off
Gals.
Not Ia Permit Discrimination.
The President, it is positively known.
Will not permit discrimination against
good men because they supported some
enc else for the nomination. While lie
may never know the inside facts in
every recommendation made to him. it
will not he we'll. ii s said in high quar-
ters. for any man who attempts TO dis
eliminate ana the President finds it
out. Neither will the President toler-
;lte discrimination against Wilson men
in States where the other fellows have
the organization.
President Wilson to-day issued a
recess appointment to DR. Charles p
Nelil as commissioner of labor stats
tics, and Will. as already stated, again
send the nomination TO the Senate when
Congress meets. That confirmation OF
the nominal on will be fought in the
Senate BY certain Southern Senators
has been foreshadowed. These Sena-
tors say they will he able TO defeat the
nomination. President Wilson to-day
received the Yale baseball team.
w. j. Lambert, John II. Hanna
Charles y. Mcl<enny and q. Thomas
mi IL,
VINO Werc in one OF the first classes
taught by President Wilson at Prince
ton, called on him to-day to exchange
some "reminiscences and talk about per-
sonal matters.
President and Mrs. Wilson have bcen
invited to attend reception in their
hcnor by the Congressional club. COM
posed Of wives ana daughters OF Sen
ators and Representatives. Mrs.
FLETCHER and committee EXTENDED the