The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-12
Suggested as Member Of Fed
.eral Farm Loan
Board
MATTER NOT AS
YET SETTLED
President Said to Be DESTROYS
Of Giving Seventh District
Representative Federal Place

Washington, July l.-RepOllS
reached Washington today that RED
resentative LeveI OF South Carolina.
for many years a member OF the
house from that State and during !ae
Democratic regime chairman Of nc
powerful committee on agriculture.
would at an early date give up his
sat from the Seventh district anG ac
cept a federal position in Washington.
because Of the fact that Mr.. Lever
was absent from the city today, being
with his family at Braddock, Md, nc
positive statement would be secured
either confirming or denying the re-
port, but the information was made
public by those interested in the mat
ter that the situation had been dis
cussed for some time, but for obvious
reasons it was not desired to give it
publicity at this time. 1t is certain
that there is at least enough in the
matter 10 make it interesting.
Mr.. Lever will not return to Wash
ing until Wednesday. at which time
it is understood he Will have some
thing to say From other sources it
is learned that the position Which
Mr.. Lever would accept if these ru-
mcrs are true is as member of the
federal farm loan board which car
ries with it salary Of $4,000 year
and is distinctly agreeable TO him be-
cause of his intimate knowledge Of ag
riculture in all of its many phases.
The federal loan board was orsaniz-
ed about six years ago and the mem
bers of the board are appointed Tor
different periods, the commissions OF
none expiring at the same time. i;
is assumed that one of the vacancies
to be created in the near future would
go to Mr.. Fever. Secretary Carte,
Glass. a close personal friend Of Nj
Lever, is said to be insistent that thf
South Carolina congressman become
member of the treasury's official fam
lily and accept this place, although
nothing could be secured from that
source today regarding the probable
appointment.
Nothing will be done il the matter
until conference IS held with the
president some time the latter part OF
this week or early next week was the
infcrmation from those close to the
White House. although the meagre in
formation coming from that source liG
not entirely confirm the reports that
have reached here concerning III"
matter.
1t has frequently been stated there
during past years that the presiden!
was desirous Of appointing Mr.. Lever
to federal position and last sunlmG !
when at the presidents request Mr..
Lever withdrew from the senatorial
race in South Carolina, II WAS openly
stated that he would be officially &c
cognized from the White House a az
carly date. IN fact before that it va:
much discussed here that Mr. Lever
had been offered the position Of 3s
sistant secretary Of agriculture. bu
declined the offer to remain III con
gress.
That was when he was chairman O:
the committee on agriculture. Nov
with Republican congress it is no;
unlikely that he would not object tt
severing his connections with th'
house TO assume the position which
has been offered him with the lo:i;
board.
Should Nh Lever upon his return -o
the city Wednesday confirm this ru
NOR there would undoubtedly be
scramble for his seat in the house
many candidates having entered Lass
Summer before he Withdrew from thf
race for fhe senate at the presidents
,,o0nnct