The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-06-04
SENATOR DIAL BLAZES
NEW PATRONAGE 'NRiIL
Willing to Shoulder All the RESPONSE.
bility Which Democratic Voters
Placed Upon Him In Elccting Him
to SenatOrShip.

Placed Upon Him In Electing Him
to SenatOrship.
BY p Fl. MCGOWAN in The State.)
Washington, May 29.-The old plan
Of dividing up the federal patronage
in South Carolina. put into effect
when the Democrats came into power
several years ago, by which the South
Carolina senators controlled the ap-
pointment of United States district
attorneys. marGhals and similar places
ana inc house members the appoint
1icnt OF nos,mastcrs. was abrogafcd
here today, hen at a meeting nr the
dnlc%atlon a. Senator Smiths Office
it was decided that this agreement
would no longer be effective, Senator
Til!man having died and Senator Dial
taking another view of the situation.
Inc meeting was called by Sena-
tor Smith, senior senator, at the re-
quest or Congressman Lever, dean of
the house delegation. While all of
the house members were not present
enough were there to carefully canvass
the situation, the main idea being TO
secure Senator Dia's views concern
ing the matter and to ascertain whcth-
or he would agree to the old plan
When the meeting adjourned if was
announced that Senator Dars posi-
ton is that he is dcsirous of should
cring all the responsibility Of his Of
nee, having been elected senator by
the Democrats of South Carolina, and
does not wish to divide the RESPONSE
bility with others in any matter
where he himself should act. He
wishes to be entirely free to act upon
any matter which from time TO time
may come up concerning the diSposi-
llon OF patronage in South Carolina.
and feels that he can better do so bv
Keeping his hands free and united and
not entering into any agreement con-
corning the appointment to or divis
ION OF federal Offices in the State. He
was sent here by the vote Of The pco-
pie to act for all alike and he can
hcttcr serve this purpose by being at
all times in a position unrCttcrcd bv
any agreements of any kind.
Hereafter, as there will be no agrcc-
mcnt touching upon PATRONAGE mat
tcrs, it Is expected that the appoint
mcnt to federal positions will cause
even more interest than before. For
instance, with regard to the federal
1udgeship now pending in the West
ern district Of South Carolina, here
toforc the matter was left largely
with the senator's, but now with no
agreement 1t is understood that some
OF the house members from the West
ern district will get actively into the
contest inasmuch as many candidates
from the several districts arc up for
appointment.
Unless they do this. the house nom
bcrs Will have little show in these
matters, as the presidents executive
order Of October 81, 1917, took tho
naming OF poStmastcrs out Of their
hands.
Today's action changes the com
plcXion or the old senate and house
plan OF handling federal patronage
matters in South Carolina and adds
considerable interest to the situation.
Adj. Gen. w. W. Moore, John J.
McSwain and Col. Holmes B. Springs,
south Cardinals delegation to the Ma
tlonal Guard hearing here today. an
peared before the senate committee
on military affairs this morning and
went carefully over the matter OF the
reorganization and rehabilitation Of
the guard.
I 1t is expected that congress will
soon take cognizance Of this matter
and give the full force Of federal aid
to the State troops
Among the visitors at Senator Diars
office today was Frank Hamlin of An
(dcrson, who was graduated from Glenn
son College as cadet major in 1904
and has been In government service
in the PanamaNCanal Zone for the last
II years Mr. Hamiin IS in the States
on II day leave to arrange private
business matters.