The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15
L. A!lwor;h, OF the First District,
marshal In The west.


marshal In The west
The President is also understood 20
nave told Senator'S Martin and Swanson
Oh several occasions that they Nigh
rest assured that he would not norni-
nate men 20 any or the big Jobs VINO
we're distasteful 70 them
Hart and Ailworth are both 80 dis
tasteful TO the Senator's that Il can
be regarded as :; certainty that thcv
Viii never agree to President Wilson
nominating them, and II he ehould do
40, they VIII undoubtedly prevent his
confirmation. The way out OF tho dir
hcuity for tho President ~ by no rneans
clear. The situation has become so
tangled within the past ten DAYS. dur
ing which. time both the Senator'S ana
Congressman Glass called at the White
House. that all previous conclusions
regarding who you'd be appointed have
been greatly discounted
Delegation Agreement ImpossibIe
For many months after hc ven, Into
the white House Presiden, wilson in
sisted thai the Virginia declaration
must reach some sort OF agreement az
10 the distribution Of the PATRONAGE, IN
tmating that any arrangement they
might make among themselves would
be satisfactory TO him Tho dove OF
p.cce huttered md lowered about The
delegation In vain, and to-day the fac
tons are further apart IN things per-
tain!ng TO patronage than they were
:, year ago
An agreement hetween the delegation
as whole Is next to Impossible. on am
subject much less patronage What
possible hope Of agreement could there
be through a conference OF the dele
cation. when Senator Martin and Con
Hress'nan Jones have not as much as
exchanged greetings In many years, and
Senator Swanson and Congressman
about 1911?
The nearest approach 10 an agree,
men; and division was brought abou,
several months ago when Congress-
men Watson and Holland called upon
CONGRESSMAN Carlin and made propo-
sit!on that conference be held in
reference 10 patronage In tho Eastern
District. Carlin agreed. and then Con
gresham Montague was approached
with the suggestion that a meeting be
held, that matters be discussed. and
that the meeting should not he bind
ing. provided no decision was reached
satisfactory TO eli concerned Monta-
que took the matter under Amusement
and In a few days made reply that he
vas willing, but that Congressman
Jones would not agree TO such an ar
rangement and that he felt some deli
cacy about entering the arranCern ent
without Mr.. Joncs's consent. Nr. Jonrs's
district also being in the East the
and has never been renewed
Glass Promised Two.
II IL undoubtedly true that President
Wilson has promised Mr.. Glass two OF
the big seven" appointments for him
self and his friends. The President
TO deliver. As the easics, way out
he asked Senator Martin and swan
son when they called last week TO
allow him TO name two OF tire APP
Tointments. one II the East and the
other in the West He said he was
the other i've
II Is Il foregone conclusion that the
two appointments he had in mind were
Hart and Ellsworth and the accept
ance OF this proposition by the Sena-
tors would have fulfilled the Presi-
dents promises 70 the Glass group.
But there is little doubt that tho Sena-
tors explained just whore they stand,
with regard TO these men. and sug-
gested that no name two others as his
choice.
'irginfans Were Mt Norfolk.
The mystery ms to why not n single
Virgininn registered his vote in the
House OF Representatives on May 90,
1912. when the vote was taken on tho
clause 10 exempt American coastwise
vessels from payment of Panama Canal
tolls has been solved. II has been
found that on that day all the delcga-
ton was nj Norfolk attending the state
convention. and in that way missed
voting. !. sometimes occurs that. be-
cause OF certain circumstances. several
members OF Il state delegation will to
absent on some vote, but II rarely ever
occurs that all OF the ten members
are absent. Congressman SleYnp was
not At the convention presumably. and
neither did he vote. @. II. VI.
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