Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-07-31
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BIG POLITICAL PLUMs.
Washington Gossip ON North Carolina
Patronage Matter.
(By Parker r. Anderson J

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Washington, July 26.-No effort as
yet has been made by Senator Sim
mons to have District Attorney II. F..
Seawell, of Carthage. removed from
office before his term expires some
time early next year. 1t is more than
probable, however, that as soon as
the senior senator gets through with
the tariff bill he will ask Attorney
General McReynolds to remove Mr..
Seawell and it is also probable that
Frank Winston will be named to sue
coed him.
The collector of internal revenue
serves at the will of the President
and as soon as Josiah William Bailey,
of Raleigh, makes up his mind in re-
gard to accepting the collectorship a
Democrat will be named. Bailey can
have the job so far as Senator Sim
mons is concerned, it is understood.
If he wants it.
Simmons Wants DOckery Fired.
Marshal Dockery will be removed at
once if Attorney General McReynolds
will consent to separate him from his
salary. Senator Simmons has asked
for the removal of Dockery. The SEN
ior senator told the attorney general
that inasmuch as this Office has been
in the Dockery family for about 16
years, he would greatly appreciate it
if he would allow a Democrat to be
named to succeed the Republican in
cumbent. Mr.. McReynolds has the
matter under consideration and proba-
lily will reach decision in the near
future. 1t is pretty well settled that
w. T. Dortch will take the marshal
ship. He can have it if he wants it,
that is certain.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Osborn has had Tom Vandiford of Sal
fsbury, reinstated in the civil service
and he can now have his old job IS
deputy collector which he was forced,
to leave some years ago. Vandiford
will be offered a deputy collectorship
under Collector Watts.
Hopes to Get HOItOn Out.
There is no change in the race for
the western district attorneyship. 1t
is understood that Senator Overmaa
hopes to have Holton removed within
three months. and at that time he will
be ready to announce his choice for
the job. Rumor has it that the
chances of Chairman Webb are consid-
erably better since he had heart to
heart talk with the junior senator.
The tariff bill will pass the senate
by August 20, according to the chair
man of the finance committee. Sena-
tor Simmons told the Daily News cor
respondent today that the bill is MAX
ing rapid progress and he is confident
that the measure will have passed the
upper branch of Congress by Au-
gust 20.
The senior Tar Heel Senator would
not venture guess when asked if the
senate would take up and pass cur
rency bill. He said that he had given
ali of his time to the tariff bill and he
did not know what would happen to
the Observation-Disclosures measure
when it reached the senate.
J Other leaders of the senate ,includ-
ing Kern of Indiana, and Bankhead,
of Alabama, are confident that the
senate will not take up any currency
legislation until the regular session
in December. But IF President Will
son can WELD enough influence, and he
has power. in both branches of Con-
gress so far. some kind of bill GER
tainly be pushed through both houses
before he will consent to the adjourn
ment of the extraordinary session of
Congress. News.