Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-24
RICHARD H. Mann
SUCCEEDS GRONER
Petersburg Man Choice of
McReynolds for District
Attorney.
BURCH IS MARSHAL.
Offices of District Attorney and Mar
shal VIII be Moved to Richmond
From Norfolk.

From Norfolk.
Richmond, Va, March 24.-Richard
H. Mann, of Petersburg, will be nam
ed as United States District Attorney
for the Eastern District of Virginia
within the next three or four Gays.
Attorney General McReynolds definite
ly decided on the appointment yester-
day, and It is expected that the NOM
ination will be sent to the Senate with
in few days. Confirmation Of the
appointment will have the effect OF
ending the term Of y. Lawrence Gro
ner,of Norfolk, who has served about,
two years since he was appointed to
succeed Judge L. l.. Lewis, of Rich
mond. There has been considerab o
'conjecture for over a year as to Whetn-
cr the Department of Justice would
:llow Mr.. Groner to serve out his
four-year terrl At first Mr.. Mercy
nolds intimated that the policy of the
administration not to discharge the
Republicans just to make places for
Democrats would result in Mr.. Gro
ner serving his four years, regardless
iof the fact that he is really serving
out two years Of the uneXpire- four
ycar term of Judge Lewis. But re-
Gently Mr. McReynolds has weaken
ed. an, gave ear to the urging OF
Congressman. Watson and the seuat-
ors that be appoint Mr.. Manf.
The Department of Justice has also
decided to appoint Thomas Burch, Of
Martinsvillc, as United States marshal
for the Western District, to succee1
Marshal Robert A. Fulwiler, Of Stann-
ton, who forwarded his resignation to
the Department December l. Burch
! 2nd Mann are expected to be nomnat"
ed at the same time, either on tOmor-
row or Thursday.
The nominees for the other five big
Offices, whose names were sent to the
Senate OH Saturday, probably will noi
be confirmed until after Mann and
Burch are noprfnatel, and all seven
NAV he confirmed at the same time,
except Mr.. Hart, Of whose confirma-
ton there is great doubt. Who will be
nominated by President Wilson in the
event that Mr.. Hart's nomination is
refused, has not yet been considered
by the White House, although strong
! p!ea is being made by the Ninth Dis
trict Democrats and others deeply in
terested that the appointment Of
I former Acknowledgement Rufus A,
! Ayers is almost imperative, if Demo-
Gratis are to take the Ninth District
away from the Republicans through
the election of P. Tate Irwin as Con-
i gresham.
There will be several shifts made lr
the locations of the Offices Of the COZ,
lectors, district attorneys and mar,
halls in Virginia, after the seven ne"
officers are appointed. These Will al
nlost certainly result in Richmor-' Sc
curing the location Of the district at
tornev's and nrarshafs Offices at pres
ent located in Norfolk, and Roanoke
gaining the removal there of the col
lector's office now maintained at Alb
ingiop, and the district attorneys Of
flee now located in the Ninth District
In the East, it is more than prob.
able that District Attorney Mann vii
move the office from Norfolk, where il
is now held by Mr.. Groner, and es.
tablish it at Richmond, which is with.
in easy reach of his home at Peters
burg. Mann probably will be prevent
ed from taking the Office to his home
town because of the recert ruling By
1.-THE Department of Justice that here
after offices cannot be moved from /;
city where there is Federal court t,
a cityrno having court. ,g,
The department will raise no objec
ton to John G. Saunders moving tn
marshal's Office to Richmond, his home
: from Norfolk. where it is now main
taine by Marshal Smithers. o@a-
R. c L. Moncure, the new collect
, Tor. Will retain the Offices now, occupie
Thy Collector Lowry at Richmond,
tswhich will give Richmond ali three Q
bthe Richmond Offices 'oz ~ ~:
In the Western district; Richard