The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-24
Petersburg Man Choice
of McReynolds for Dis
trict Attorney.
It THOM M AS BURCH
WINS AS MARSHAL
Offices Of District Attorney and
Marshal to Be Moved to Rich
mond From Norfolk-Byrd
to Move Office to Roa-
noke-Hot Fight
on Hart.

Richard ~. Mann, OF Petersburg, will
De NAMED as United states district at
torn"y for the Eastern District OF Nir
ginia within the next threc or four
days. Attorney General McRcyrolds
definitely decided on the appointment
yesterday, ana IL - expected that the
nomination viii be sent to tho senate
within q few days Confirmation OF
tho appointment VIII lave the effect Of
ending the term OF -. Lawrence
iroucr. cf Norfolk. vino has served
about two years since he was appointed
10 succeed Judge l.. L. Lewis, of Rich
mond There has been considerable
conjecture for over year as to
whether the Department of Justice
would allow Mr. Groner TO serve out
his four-year term. AT first Mr.. Nc
reynolds intimated that the policy OF
the administration not 10 discharge the
Republicans just to make places for
Democrats would result in Mr.. tironcr
serving his four years, regardless OF
the fact that he is really serving out
two years Of the uncXpired four year
term OF Judge Lewis. But recently MIR.
McRcynolds has weakened, and gave
car 10 the urging OF Congressman Wat
son and the Senators that he appoint
Mr.. Mann.
Burch Wins AZ Marshal.
The Department OF Justice has also
Mar;insvlle. rs United States marshal
OF the Western District. to succeed
Marshal Robert y. Fulwiler, of Staun-
ton. who forwarded his resignation to
the department December J. Burch
and Mann are expected TO be uoninat-
al al the same time, either on to-mor-
row or Thursday.
The nominees for tho other Eve big
Offices. whose names We're sent to the
senate on saturday, probably will not
be confirmed until after Mann and
Burch are nominated. and all seven
may DC confirmed at the same time,
except Mr.. Hart. OF whose confirmation
there is great doubt. Who VIII he
nominated by President Wilson in the
event that Mr.. iiarrs nomination is
reused, has not yet been considered
by the White House, although a strong
plea Is being made by the Ninth Dis
trIct Democrats and others deeply in
tercstcd that the appointment OF form
CT Attorney General Rufus ~ Ayers is
almost Imperative, if Democrats are TO
take tho Ninth District away from the
Republicans through the election OF
Il. Iatc Irvine as Congressman.
Rirhmond Wins Offices.
There VIII be several shifts made in
the locations OF the Offices Of the col
lectors. district attorneys and marshals
IN Virginia after the seven new Of
hccTs arc appointed. These will al
most certainly result in Richmond Sc
curing the location Of the district at
torneys and marshal's Offices At pres
eht located in Norfolk, and Roanoke
gaining the removal there OF the col
!ector's office now maintained at Abing-
doh. and the district attorneys office
now located IN the Ninth District
IN the East. it is more than prob
able tnat District Attorney Mann Will
move the Office from Norfolk, where il
Is now held by Mr.. Grcncr. and estab-
lish II at Richmond. which is within
easy reach OF his home a. Petersburg
Mann probably Will he prevented from
tAKinS the Office 10 his home town be
cause OF a recent ruling by the De-
partment OF Justice that hereafter Of
hces cannot be moved from a city
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