The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-07-11
LEVER MAY RESIGN
SEAT IN CONGRESS.
President Said to Be Desirous of
Giving Seventh District Repre-
sentative Federal Place.
P. II. MCGOWAN in The State.

reached Washington today that Rep
preventative Lever of South Carolina
for many years member of the
house from that State and during
the Democratic regime chairman of
the powerful committee on agricul-
tture, would at an early date give up
his seat from the Seventh district and
accept federal position in Wash
ington. Because of the fact that Mr..
Lever was absent from the city to-
day, being with his family at Brad
dock, Nd, no positive statement
could be secured either confirming
or denying the report, but the in
formation was made public by those
interested in the matter that the sit
uation had been discussed for some
time, but for obvious reasons it was
not desired to give it publicity at
this time 1t is certain that there
is al least enough in the matter to
make it interesting.
-. ->ver VIII not return to Wash
ington until Wednesday, at which
time it is understood he will have
something to say. From other sources
it is learned that the position which
Mr. Lever would accept if these ru-
mors are true is as member of the
federal farm loan board which car
ries with it salary of $4,000 a
year and is distinctly agreeable to
him because of his intimate knowl-
edge of agriculture in all Of it's many
phases.
The federal loan board was organ
lied about six years ago and the
members of the board are appointed
for different periods, the commits
sions of none expiring at the same
time. It is assumed that one of the
vacancies to be created in the near
future would go to Mr.. Lever. Sec
retary Carter Glass, close personal
friend of Mr.. Lever, is said to be in
sistent that the South Carolina con-
gresham become a member of the
treasury's official family and accept
this place, although nothing could
be secured from that source today
regarding the probable appointment.
Nothing will be done in the matter
until a conference is held with the
president some time the latter part
of this week or early next week was
the information from those close to
the White House, although the mea-
gre information coming from that
source did not entirely confirm the
reports that have reached here con-
cerning the matter.
II has frequently been stated there
during past years that the president
was desirous of appointing Mr.. Lever
to federal position and last summer
when at the presidents request Mr..
Lever withdrew from the senatorial
race in South Carolina, it was openly
stated that he would be officially re-
cognized from the White House at an
early date. In fact before that it
was much discussed here that Mr..
Lever had been offered the position :
of assistant secretary of agriculture,
but declined the offer to remain in
congress.
That was when he was chairman of
the committee on agriculture. Now
with a Republican congress it is not
unaFS7skaiy that he would not object to !;
severirg his connections with the |
house to assume the position which
has been offered him with the loan
board.
Should Mr.. Lever upon his return
to the city Wednesday confirm this
rumor there would undoubtedly be a
scramble for his seat in the house,
many candidates having entered last !
summer before he withdrew from the :
race for the senate at the presidents I
request. !