The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-22
Nominations End Strug-
gle Between Factions
in This State.
TWO BIG OFFICES
REMAIN UNTITLED
Names Of Saunders, of Richmond ;
Byrd, of Winchester; Moncure,
Hamilton and Hart Sent to
Senate-Mann Likely to
Defeat Smith for Dis
trict Attorney.
Tsnecial to The Times-pispatch.l

IL
Washington. March oi.-Breakin.r tho
iohS period OF more than year of in
dorscment ana condemnation oil cam
| didates and expectancy. combined with
| mixed feelings Of hope and disappoint-
'nent on the part of the many candi-
oates and their friends PRESIDENT VIII
son to-day sent TO tho Senate the nam
nations OF men for five OF the seven
Dig Federal offices in Virginia; In the
list were tho followiag
1ohh o. Saunders. Of Richmond. TO
DC United states marshal for the East
crn District
Richard EVELYN Byrd. Of Winchester
20 Dc United states district attorney
Tor the Western District
of internal revenue Ter the Eastern D,s.
trict.
Norman Il. Hamilton, OF Norfolk ~
DC @o'iertor Of customs M Norfolk.
John NJ. Hart OF Roanoke. TO be- co,-
iest"r ~ internal revenue for the West
ern District.
nurch May Re Nominated.
~ was the general cNpectntio, t,,.
ihomas Burch OF Martinsville. would
be nominated in the same rronn "a W.
nafshAi Tor thu Western District. Thc
department or Justice said ma cbareas,
nau peen brought against hin, AMI -
y believed he will be nomiuotc,, ",
day> Tuesday. Mol
ro ."e hve nominations, tho nre,
tin h'''ac upon the recommend,
49, - unators Martin and Swanson
IVY" ,,a,; Tue dincrent members of tho ialn'
wo. -, "''ie 'he last. that of Hart.
vas upon tho Endorsement NJ c.
s t Glass principally ana CO..
etrSShien Jones and Montarne
n"rt nomination can reallv No ,
! oti mark OF esteem and apprecI
,ar,. ny PRESIDENT Wilson and secre-
h,,f ~ ., OF GLASS; efforts i'm be-
, ~. OIL the passage OF the administra
ION currency bill. His nominntin,
,oiioWs numerous conferences heId H..
az. ne frcsident with the different fac.
ions during which the Senator's mado
, nnu"h ,heir opposition to Hart ana
-, 'hat another man be
nai'led. AZ first they suggested the
4 appointment of Peyton st. clair anG
after he was turned down, they named
iortner AttorneyGeneral Rufus
nyres. OF tho Ninth District, and
,mes sun insist that no should
,roa. zen appointed. owing to the
S,cat nelp II would have been to tho
eieetion OF H. Tate Irvine MS Demo
eii'ic congressman In the Ninth
mas been said frequently that the
senators would reject the appointment
VI iart. and 1t Is not yet beyond n
possioiiity. Senator Swanson said to-
aay mat he and Senator Martin would
| give full consideration to Harris nomi
nation. but ho would not go beyond
mat In discussing the matter. 1t Is
sun maintained in some circles that
Harts confirmation is impossible, and
Ina. ayers or some other man urged
by the Senators will he appointed
One Big Appointments Remains.
me only big appointment yet to
| he Tiled. considering IL as settled that
Burch Will be appointed marshal in
the West. is that of district attorney
4 ft,..
undoubtedly go TO Richard Mann OF
Petersburg. 1t was decided many
months ago that this office would go
to Congressman Watsons district. and
the fight has been between Bohannan
and Mann. both OF Petersburg Bo-
hannah was well in the lead for II
while. until the Department. of Justice
decided in the case Of Hiram Smith,
assistant district attorney. and candi-
date for promotion to district attorney.
that II wanted to appoint men older
than young Smith. This same rule
would work equally against Rohannan,
and IL is generally understood that he
has withdrawn as candidate. realiz-
| ing that while he had the proper sup
| port and was acceptable In every other
way. he had not reached the required
age. District Attorney Groner was
appointed but two years ago to sue
coed District Attorney Lewis
The nominations were bitter dis
appointment TO Congressman Jones.
who really received nothing in the way
OF patronage. being the only member
of the delegation to he so unfortunate,
lie has exertcd strenuous efforts TO
have Robert L. Aylworth. OF the First
District, appointed as marshal in the
East. and James NJ. Curtis, of Newport
News. rs collector OF customs
Jones Not Satisfied.
From more than one standpoint the
administration has committed an ire
trievable blunder.'' was Mr.. Jones's
only comment except the suggestion
that later he may Issue n full state
ment regarding the matter.
MIR. Montague. the other member OF
the antimachine group. Endorsed Saun-
ders. his fellow -townsman, and seemed
Well satisfied with the nominations this
afternoon, although ne declined to dis
cuss the matter.
Mr.. Jones's loss is attributable moro
than anything else to the fact that
when overtures were made by the other
Congressman with a view TO eauitably
distribute the patronage. Mr. Jones de-
cilned to be party to any conference
or agreement
All five nominations Will proba bly he
confirmed at the same time, possibly on
Wednesday,. e. H. n
Two Vacancies in state Senate
The appointments are among tho
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