The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
DEMOCRATIC POSTMASTERS
NAMED IN NINTH DISTRICT
Buricson Apparently Aroused TO Adj
vantage OF iicpincinE Republican
Ofhceholdcrs.
INACTIVE ron SEVERAL MONTHS
Seeking To Get Consent of All Factions
In Virginia 90 Agree TO some plan
Of provcdurc.



General Burleson has nj last apparent
~ been aroused regarding the appoint
1lcnt OF good working Democrats TO
succeed hoId-oNer Republicans In the
Niuih District, Judging from his nomi-
nation OF ; u Askew, J. M Minnich
aiG Wud" II. Lipp, TO he postnastcrs
q, Pulaski. Gate city and Wise Court
houst. respectively, on Thursday and
tttday
Alt Bu~leson has sat corlplaccntly In
his large Offices since March i. 1913.
whenever approached by any one in
trreStod an appointing Democrats to
tine Offices TO which they are entitled
70 Tho Ninth District. regardless OF
.Evther his callers were tho Virginia
senators. Governor stuart, Il. Tate Ir-
vine. the Democratic congressional
nominee or some Of the candidates and
thcl friends.
To all appearances ne cared little
whether the Democrats etormed and
rnced over the delay In removing Re-
pUblicaas. aNd the news brought 10
Washington that hold over Republican
postmasters were bearing n patronix-
49,. air which plainly meant Well. No
republicans are doing we'll under tho
Democratic administration: we still
nave the Offices" meant nothing TO him.
REPLACING or REPUBLICANS
TO itELp REDEEM DISTRICT
Ho had heard ii said al first hand
by nj least a dozen prominent Nir-
ein!ans that tho replacing OF Republi
cans 10y Democrats In tho Ninth would
40 u long way toward rcdeominE that
district from this Republicans. bu, stin
with recommendations made many
months ago by the Senators. he re-
NAMED inactive with no reason appear
ing on the surface but the fact that
there were two political factions in
Virginia and no was not suro whose
safvNF. III Low, 10
And he probably Is not sure yet
Upon his awakening he found with
little di tflculty that the three men ne
has named were the choice of Senators
Martin and Swanson, Governor Stuart
and Congressman Glass, and thereupon
sent their names to tho Senate
IT IS now learned that sir Burlesop
Is trying 70 get the consent OF all fac
lions to some definite plan OF procedure
IN regard TO naming the postmastcrs
IN the Ninth. where vacancies already.
or soon viii exist. In this list OF prcsl-
Dental Offices arc Lebaslon, 81 Paul,
Appalachia, Graham and Pocahontas.
where the terms of the Republicans
have expired from periods OF one mon tn
TO year and half. Ito has not
gained the consent of both factions to
any plan he has suggested. 20 far, but
has hopes OF ultimate success
Senators Martin and Swanson de-
ciared enphaucally to-day that there
would have been no delay In namins
IN" Ninth District postinnsters had
Postmaster General Burleson accepted
Their recommendations for these Of
"ceS ana listened to their urEings for
prompt action eve! since the Wilson
administration went into power.
BOTH SEN ATuHS WILLING
ro MAKE Recommendations
HE TWO senator's have stood willing
at any time since March !. 1913, to
MAKE reoonmcudat for appoint
ncuts in the Ninth District ms soon ga
Postmaster General Burlcson would
slfe assurance that these recommends
lions would be treated AS are those of
q" DtmocTatc Congressman In other
districts
o. Tns enstom Of the, department is to
SlcsSuAn of Democratic district ro-
E'rdlhE appointment OF postmasters.
ana The recommendations OF n Demo
cratic senator IN regard 10 Renuhiiran
districts In his state. Ia Virginia. how
rNSl tniN plan has not been followed
OF the existing differences between thu
Two political factiona In the state.
n"oGt IN days ago Governor Stuart
conference with Mr.. Burleson in an cf,
i ,'oI 70 hurry The Ninth District APP
Since the visit Of Stuart. which ap.
pnr"ntly had tho cnec, OF Stirring Bur
ltsoh 10 Increased activity. the POST
Martin aud Swanson ana Congres";nn % %
Sr''i class at different times, ana
tritd 20 arrange a plan which would he
satisfactory TO all. SO that the pest
mas trs could be named and appointed
NoNlNArioN> NOR nr:SiI.T
or ANY GENERAL pIAS
ht 'hree organizations mace. last
thursday and Friday were not. TN. ,ut. :
sro"th of tic adoption OF any general
man Tor making appointments An
..''e we're recommended 10y Senators
Martin and swanson. and no objection
"as made hy either Congressman Glass
or Governor stuart
ne term II Ernest J. Jameson whom
Ask"W S To succeed mt Pulaski! does
not expire until Juno -, 1914 There
are other Republican postmasters in
thai oislrlct. however. whose four-ycar
ierm expired more than 4 year ago. vet
no practical progress has been made
towards naming their successors
Fos tina stcr- cncral Burlcson inst M
rresent looks upon the adoption or a
Eian ny which senators Martin and
SNHHSou. Congressman Glass and Gov
crnOr Stuart shall act nc 3, Lonr1 -,