The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-21
ARNOLD MAY LOSE
OFFICE IN JULY
COLLECTOR HUGHES FOR VIRGINIA
SENDS IN HIS RECoMMENDA-
TIoys TO M'ADOO.
RICHMOND A SUB PORT
WITH LARGEST COLLECTIONS IN
STATE 1T WILL LOSE OFFICE
OF CoLLECTOR--wILL HAVE
DEPUTY COLLECTOR.

Changes In several Of the customs
ports Of Virginia will be made on
July list by Floyd Hughes. of Norfolk,
who will be collector for Virginia,
after that date. when the regulations
governing the reorganization of the
service go into effect. Collector
Hughes has already made his selec-
tions, which will be announced soon.
Collector Of Customs B. 3. Arnold.
OF the port Of Richmond. will then,
along with all other collectors, be-
come a deputy collector II reappoint-
ed by Collector Hughes. Mr. Hughes.
who has been IN Washington con-
ferring with secretary Of the Treas
ury McAdoo. has sent in his recon-
mendations to Washington. Whether
or not Mr. Arnold will be retained
Is not known. The recommendations
cover all the ports Of the new Vfr-
gtnia d!s.rict--Norfolk. Richmond.
Petersburg. Newport News. Cape
Charles and Reedyille. In some OF
these changes will be made. and in
some tho present collectors Will be
retained as deputy collectors.
Democrat In Petersburg.
1t is reported from Petersburg that
the sharp Republican factional night
between Messrs. Wilson and Malone
for tho position of permanent deputy
In the recommendation OF Demo-
crat. This is said 10 be Mr.. Hall. a
storekeeper in the customs service at
Petersburg Mr.. Wilson is the pres
ent collector at Petersburg, who goes
out OF office July LIST. and Mr. Ma
hone is n deputy collector there.
II is reported from Newport News
that several of the present customs
officials there are to lose out under
the reorganization, and that Collec-
tor Hughes has recommended the
transfer OF some Newport News en-
ployes to Norfolk for reorganization
work.
Mr.. Hughes will be the collector
in-chief for the State Of Virginia after
July LIST. He will be IN full charge OF
all customs business.
A peculiar feature of the reorgani-
zatton Is that all of the deputies VIII
be Republicans, although this IS
Democratic administration. Hughes
was collector of customs at Norfolk.
which. under the Taft reorganization
plan. was made the chief customs
port for Virginia. which will now
have but enc. instead of several col
lectors, the rest being deputies
Hughes ~ a Republican. and natural
". has recommended Republicans for
the positions of deputy collectors IL
is probable, however. that Demo-
crat will succeed Mr. Hughes in 1914.
when the term. for which he was
appointed by President Taft. expires.
and in that event many Republican
deputies under him will go out of Of
ace ,uS, as they would had there
been no reorganization, ana they haa
remained collectors.
Ask For designations
nuuhe- of designations In va
rfous parts Of the country have been
called for, and in some instances
Democrats will be appointed. what
changes will occur in Virginia Is no.
known ut this time.
While Secretary McAdoo, OF the
treasury department. has not aoso-
lutely abandoned hope that the house
will concur with the senate in agree
ment to delay for six months the in
anguratien of the reorganization. by
approving the hill pending for that
purpose, he is proceeding in accord
ance with the law, and is prepared TO
carry the scheme into effect July LIST
The term port OF entry" Is used in
the new regulations 10 designate the
port, other than headquarters. where
the collector is to he located. Rich
mond with the largest collections IN
the State will he only a port of en-
headquarters will be at Norfolk. The
new regulations designate the duties
of the deputy collectors in charge OF
ports OF entry and how they shall De
bonded. The thirty-four sections OF
the regulations cover various technica'
phases of the custom service, modlly-
ing the rules of practice now in vogue
to conform with the requirements OF
the new law. and to facilitate the
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with the reorganization purposes
Lowry May Go. Too.
Collector OF Internal Revenue
Lowry may also retire from office on
July lst instead of six months later
as had been expected. The depart
ment at Washington is planning to
remove all Republican collectors on or
soon after the first OF next month. and
to substitute Democrats. r. c. l..
Moncure is candidate for Mr..
Lowry's place as are Mr.. Davies, Of
Mr. Davies Is said to have the backing
of Congressman Montague. while
Senators Martin and Swanson are said
to be supporting Mr.. Moncure.
Although the Democratic admins
tration Is but three months old. there
has been but one Democrat named
for a federal place at the Richmond
customs house and that was due to
the resignation OF the Republican IN
cumbent. Assistant District Attorney
Robert Taliey resigned shortly after
Mr., Wilson was inaugurated and
Hiram Smith was named in his place.
1t has been the policy OF President
Wilson to retain in ONCE all the In
cumbents OF the miror offlces until the
expiration OF their terms unless there
should be cause for removal 1t Is
-, or& ~ y,rtxy however that after JSfly