Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-12
Wins PUBLIC favor Turks IN DSTRESS|WAR OVER OFFICES
inspired Adanop Conflict States Regarding
Administration Commander Federal Patronage
HIGH REGARD FOR CABINET FOOD SUPPLY SHORT FACTIONS AFTER
Pumien endas Are
Sailing lena ycuy-Am ! ycong
al Delegations States
Conflict in States Regarding
Federal Patronage.
FACTIONS AFTER WILSON
Presidents Office Besieged by Pro.
gressives and Old-Liners.
HAVE FEAR OF ELIMINATION
Virginia Contest WAKES Warm.
Recommendations by Congression-
al Delegations From Other States.

Anti-organization democrats from Vir-
ginia swarmed around the White House
today. Their presence, like that of
stormy petrels at sea, betokened serious
patronage troubles ahead for the ad-
| ministration both in that state and in
| a dozen or two others.
] Representative Montague, former gov
ernor of Virginia; Representative Jones,
! who tried to take the senatorship away
| from Senator Martin: Harry st. George
| Tucker, who has sought to break into
the sovernorship against the organiza-
| ton on several occasions, and a num-
Der of others were ambling through the
executive Offices.
| There is unquestionab1y war on. The
| first battle Is over whether Thomas
Nelson Page or Col. Joseph E. Willard
shall be named for a prominent place
in the diplomatic service. The lineup
is as plain as day Senators Martin
| and Swanson and the old guard In Vir-
ginia are back of Mr.. Page. The Jones'
| Glass Montague people, long hostile to
| the other faction. are behind Col. Jo-
seph e. Willard for a post abroad
| Their troubles are being aired at the
White House and State. Department.
Secretary Bryan has already received
a number of letters indicating that
MT. rage ID uOL d pTOSECCSlV0t ladl uc
| made some saucy remarks, after the
Baltimore convention. about Mr..
Bryan'S seeking to chase Thomas #.
Ryan out of the convention as dele
gate. and that Col. Willard is true
progressive, having long contributed
his time, eloquence and money to that
cause in Virginia and the nation at
large.
Representative Montague is cousin OF
Mrs. Willard. Representative Glass is a
ofr friend nf The RanSso.
sentative Jones, while not opposing Mr..
Page for any position, is earnestly for
Willard for as good a place as can be
found for him.
Charges by Anti-Machine Men.
The anti-machine men from Virginia
unhesitatingly charge that Senators Mar
! tin and Swanson have never been friends
Of the President and will not be his
friends, and that it will not be fair to
permit them to control the patronage in
| the state.
The two senators say nothing, saw
wood and will await developments. They
feel that il the President adopts the gen.
eral policy of making nominations upon
congressional recommendation he must
give recognition to them. They disclaim
any intention Of not recognising demo-
Gratis who have opposed them In the
state. and will attempt to distribute the
patronage fairly.
The Page-Willard fight is preliminary
to one all along the line as to the distri-
button of patronage in Virginia. The
"anti" people fear they will be discrimi-
mated against in all directions. They are
appealing to the White House direct to
protect the progresSives.
The President heard almost the same
kind Of an appeal yesterday. as told in
The Star, from Texas democrats, who
fear that the people who were friends
r,f ID,soc III IL
for the nomination will get the worst OF
the patronage deal From number of
other states the same tale Of woe is
going up.
in Texas, they will get nothing in many
congressional districts II the patronage
goes to representatives. They point to
several instances where the members Of
the House have already announced the
appointments they will recommend in
their respective districts.
These recommendations leave out the
original Wilson men entirely. And Texas
sent strong Wilson delegation to Balti-
more, in spite Of the majority of the
Other Claims Heard. .
On the other hand the original Clark
and Underwood democrats in some states
where the Wilson men will control things
are making the claim that they are to
be entirely left out in the cold-treated
as il they were republicans. This is true
in Maryland. for instance, the original
Wilson men making all sorts Of high
handed claims, both as to appointive
positions and as to the important state
Offices to be selected by primary this
summer.
The patronage situation in Kentucky
| is simplified by the fact that the state
has only damncrQtiC senator Ollie
| M. James. While he was an original
Champ Clark man, and his fight for
| the Speaker resulted in securing Ken
tucky's delegate vote for Mr.: Clark.
| of the convention that nominated Will
son, and made the notification speech.
| These activities resulted In his identi
| f1cation with the campaign. He was
| q member Of the campaign executive
| committee who was admitted to the
councils in New York and Chicago.
Through his service in the House with
| Secretaries Burleson. Wilson and Redfield
and his long and close association with
Secretary Bryan. Senator James is in
disputably in control of the patronage
situation But. as in other states. "orig-
| inal Wilson men" are inclined to dispute
| his leadership in that failing his ndorse-
ment, they are attempting to carry mat
ters to the President over his head.
Some of the Candidates.
| Desha Breckenridge, editor Of the Lex
ington Herald, who seeks a collectorship
Of internal revenue; s. w. Hager Of
Owensboro, the Wilson Kentucky man.
ager, who wants another collectorship,
and one or two others are involved. For
mer Gov j. C. w. Beckham. with whom
Senator James is not intimately asso-
| ciated was an original Wilson man and a
| candidate for United States senator.
| His friends have claimed that Reckham
| will control portion of the patronage,
but this claim is not taken seriously by
those familiar with the power of a sena-
tor in patronage matters.
| Senator Bradley, the Kentucky repub-
lican senator, was able to control all the
state patronage against his rivals during
/ the Taft administration.
| Original Wilson men from many
states warm the White House with every
| puff of the wind. Their stories are lis
| tened to In patience by those who re-
1 ceive them. Then they are sent to the
heads of departments to tell their stories