The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-08
PATRONAGE FIGHT
IS ON IN EARNEST
Martin and Swanson Arrange to
Confer With President
on Monday.
FOLLOWS VISIT BY GLASS
Equitable Division OF Spells i'll
Virginia Believed to Be
Wilson'S Plan.
FOLLOWS VISIT BY GLASS
Especial TO The rimcs-rNspp,,hl

Washington March THE fight for
patronage in Virginia is now on il,
earnest, and Senators Martin ami swan
son have apparently accepted the chal-
lcnGc sounded by Congressman Carter
Glass, who called On President Wilson
ana discussed the patronage situation
in the state OH Thursday, ana fol-
lowed ~ up with similar mission to
Secretary OF the Treasury RcAdoo on
Friday.
Senators Martin and Swanson have
arranged for conference on Monday
with President Wilson. ostensiblv for
discussion Of state patronage, 1t WAS
learned ut the White House to-day
Congressman Montague has also ar
ranged for a conference with the Prcsl-
Gent Tor Monday, but 1T was not known
II his subject is to TO patronage lIo
ieft for Richmond this afternoon
The opinion is becoming general I'm
WASHINGTON that President Wilson has
hecome convinced that IL is useless to
nope Tor any agreement between tho
two political factions In Virginia ro-
Earding patronage. and that lie viii
Try TO draw tho line between thcrn and
make the seven big appointments in
the State-two internal revenue collcc-
tors, two inarshals. two district attor-
heSs and collector OF cuatoms-as soon
as he can determine to his full satts-
faction the most equitable division OF
the spoils and the line OF least resist
ence. This line OF least resistence IL
Is generally believed. will DO division
between the two factions. organization
ana ahtorSanization, as nearly equal
as possible in numbers, allowing the
Glass Jones Montague group to name
thrce or tho big seven" who will be
out-hna-out Wilson men, tho other fnc-
ton. headed by Senator Martin and
swanson TO name tho other three, whom
The President may insist must not he
rampant anti-Wilson men, and the
naming OF Richard Evelyn BYRD. OF
Winchester. rs district attorney In the
West an original Wilson" man and
Endorsed by both factions. This would
give each side three appointments ard
give the odd position TO candidate
Endorsed by both sides.
Candidates of Glass Fnctiou.
Provided tho Glass faction is allowed
TO name three of the seven the men
looming up at present az the highest
probabilities are John NJ. Hart, Of Roa-
nolte. candidate for internal revenue
collector III the West; Sidney Shelf
man, Of ChristiansburG. candidate for
marshal In the West and Robert T.
Aylworth, of the First District. candi
date for marshal In the East. or thi.
trlo ltarts appointment is practically
q certainty
ARE most favored Is that just mt pres
ent q hard fight is being waged by
Congressman Carter Glass TO proven,
the appointment of any candidates who
We're against Wilson before or at tho
time OF the Baltimore convention.
Sheltnan's opponent is Lee Clark, Of
Patrick County. who. IL has been
charged. was bitterly opposed to VIII
sons nomination.
Harris first opponent was peyton ST
Clair. OF Giles County. another anti
wilson man. Such strong opposition
was at once manifested towards him
mat he was withdrawn In favor oi
knfus Ayers. OF Big Stone Gap. AL
though Ayers was a Wilson man. he
ala not render nearly as valiant ser
vice as Hart, II is said. and the charge
has been made that his advocacy of
Wilson was only lukewarm
ANiwoTth, whose appointment IL not
nearly so sure as Hart and Shcltman
was Wilson man. and is opposed by
John g. Saunders, Of Richmond. Little
has been said in opposition to saun-
dcts and IL il not generally known
here whether or not he was for Wilson
before the convention.
Glass Very Active
Congressman Carter Glass was OK
tremely active during the week in ur.-
ing the appointment Of ilis candidates.
and expressing his determined opposi-
ton to appointment Of men pu, for
ward hy the organization. lie called
on President Wilson on Thursday ana
explained the whole Virginia patron
age situation, ana followed this up on
Friday By talking the matter over with
Secretary McAdoo. who controls three
OF tho seven big appointments. To the
President, Mr. Glass is understood to,
nave voiced his determined opposition
1tlE
ms urgent desire to have John Hart
ana sidney Shcitm;,n appointed.
lie then told President Wilson that
~ was an outrage for tho Virginia
organization, led 10y tho Senators. to
discriminate IN patronage against al
most every man OF prominence who
supported Wilson for the nominations
Among the names OF men he Is under
stood TO have mentioned as those who
HaNe beon Disseminated against be-
cause oil their advocacy OF the Wilson
cause, were John Hart, \. Il. Buch-
inan, postmaster ut Tazcwen and
John \. Lawson. nominated for post
master AT Danviiic. President Wilson
has already nominated tho last two,
and Ihoy have not pccn confirmed bv
the Senators. The President was urged
tiy Congressman Glass TO nominate ins IA
Tor the big seven appointments. re-
gardless of whether they are accept
able to Senator'S Martin and swanson,
and let the senators support or oppose
them, az they choose.
The next day he called on Secretary
/ AcAdoo. aud again urged him 10 APP
/ point John Hart withou, delay. %or-
/ man IL Hamilton. of Norfolk, recon
mcndeA hy the Senator's. was a. Wilson
4 man, and IL il not believed Glass is
now opposing his appointment.
Organization Denies Churge.
Senators Martin and Swanson APP
+ rarcnuy intend to lei no grass grow
/ under their feet in denying the greater
4 part OF the charges made agalnst
them by tho antiorgunization, nEd an
/ appointment has been arranged for
I thcm to have an interview with prcsi-
\ dent Wilson on Monday morning. Al
/ that conference IT is believed they will
mako = general denial OF the Charge
OF discrimination against preconvsn-
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