The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-05
BOTH M'DERM0TT AND MANN '''A
EXPECTED To WIN HIGH OFFICES

Special Dispatch TO The InteIiigencrr'
Washington. n. {. April 4.-Thc week
opens with prospects bright for N"s'
Virginia Knocking down two big r'uinF
from the Harding Tatrora &c tree. TIE!
are:
United States commissioner OF int"T'
nal revenue for which COL. Joseph Hem
r. MrDrrmott Of MOrgantUwn. Is thouSH'
To- be slated. AMI Ambassador to SPAN
for winch Isaac T. Mann of Bramwcl!.
and this city. Is believed picked To Trs
The appointment Of u commissioner
is il is thought most probable. t" Dc
announced early this week. NO amOI'-
SnLUrlal appointment Will be ann"uHc-
cd. however. unless the prcS.dEn'
changes his mind about that. Tor last
Friday evening he told the W h'tr
House CORES pc ndcnts at his lAst-oi-thc
week conference with them, that II"
such appointments VIII be proclaimed
until after congress ConNcncS.
tn. commissioners contests iVF
the wccH clts"d with only thrc" m"n :"
m" running. namely: Col. McDermo>.
col Edward Clforl of Evanston, III ::
and 4. :. Blair of Detroit. Mich. They
finished n that order, according TO III"
II
make up IN. magic White House circle.
West Viru.n!ans in the city are play.
ing their own states candidate 10 r"inr
under the w;!c :; winner. Many II tn'n!
bclI-y" that the rave ended for COD
NcDcrmoit ~ far back a. last Wcdn"%-
Ga,. He WAS with the president S';'
unl time in three days "Wednesday
morning. following his White House
cal. llp with an hours conference with
Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon. In
commissioner is Il subordinate OF Ia,
secretary %: the treasury. y coupl" 81
hours later Il" was on a train bound FOR
home. as waS senator Davis EikInS
bound for White sulphur Springs IT
VA. known that neither had planned
t. leave the city that day. Their d"par'
,uro was rather hurried. All or which
is cons irurd by the West NireIn!anS as
Indicating Io them that the appointment
Of COZ. McIIcrmptt was finally and GchH'
.triy settled Wednesday.
In the surculation over tho two posi-
i!ong herein und"r discussion. Il mas
bee. l.r billet all along that shot'o
COL McUrrmott win out, his success
would automa iICally eliminate Isaac |
Mann. Eut that isn't the tax at liz
White HouS" today. The talk there :
that MIR. Mann is most iEciy SAFE /
and Will probably realize his ambition
ind, pendent of tn" outcome or inc NC
prrm"ti cand!dacy.
In making his selection for hign fed
cr;l positions President Harding mas Sc
far convinced the leaders that he IS ~.
dclyorinr i satisfy all elements Of tho
Ecprblican organization: to proven;
friction AMI to bring about harmony
frir ON
same time to inject efficiency into TIE
governmental systrm by naming mcE
Of known quality and ability. This has
been strongly indicated. il Is pointed
out, by the appointments he has made
thus far. and those who are close 70
HIM rontent. that he viii continue this
policy.
Executive Ability to Court.
Another patronage problem which II
giving n" president much concern is
tina, Of distributing the postmaster
piums. II IS known that nc Is beng
hard pressed from all sides in this par
tIcu,ar, and it is understood that he VIII
within q few days issue an executive
o.drr making II possible for the new ad'
m.niStratioa to displace many Demo.
Gratis now holding choice postmaster
ships in orGcr 10 I'll! their places with
Republican party workers.
Postmaster General Hays has recon-.
rncndrd To the president that the cSccu-
tIv. ability and the ability TO handle
large mum Dor of employees. shall be con
sidcrctl as 4 necessary qualification for
rostmasters. and that this ability shall
receive at least an equal rating with
the rating won in n comparative eN.
animation il: determining the selection