Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-11
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!, ROW in THE TREASURY
alleged Scrap Between David H.. Blair
" and Elmer S. Dover.

Alleged Scrap Between OaHid n. 6iaIr
and Elmer S. Dover.
Washington, March 29.-Republican
opoliticians outside the official fold are
responsible for the latest row that
threatens to disrupt the treasury and
cause the resignation of high officials.
Despite administration efforts to hush
1t up, information today indicated that
either Elmer Dover, Assistant Secre-
tary of the treasury, or David II.
Blair Commissioner OF Internal ReVe-
nue., will go. Mr.. Dover, in fact, Is
quoted as saying in private that unless
the commissioner resigns, he will quit.
: The excuse made for the rumpus
against Mr.. Blair is that the big
.weaness of the Harding administra-
tion has been the failure to oust
Democratic Office holders, which, it is
asserted, viii react to the disadvant-
age OF the party during the fall cam
paign. - a..
A break between President Harding
and Secretary Mellon is one OF the
possibilities that may follow the eiforts
OF Assistant Secretary Dover to have
Commissioner Blair ousted. Some OF
ficiars head is sure to drop, accord
ing to some who have been aware OF
the difficulty. ....
Mellon May Get ain Bad
1t is not believed it will be Mr..
Dover who drops out. The information
among politicians is that he was pfac-
ed in the treasury by President Hard
ing himself with a very distinct pur-
pose-to give Mr. Mellon time to look
after the financial matters and to get
rid of the Democrats held over IN the
treasury department.
It is said about 900 names were sent
from the White House to Secretary
mellon, including some Of the active
Democrats and others who took little
part in politics Only about 900 have
been acted upon. The rest are tled
ND tight. Unless Mr.. Mellon can find
q way to have them removed he may
find himself unpopular with the White
House.
AS stated in The World of Dec. 26
Republican lawyers began to complain
that they could not do any good with
income tax cases, their assertion
being that they had to appear before
Democrats. Shortly before Christmas
q drive was started on the president
to force him, to rid the treasury OF
all Democrats. The Internal Revenue
Bureau was the real target
~ Protests Against Blair
It was stated today that protests
have been coming in against Mr.. Blair
for eight or nine months and that his
attention has been called to the ols-
satisfaction without causing him to
4naugurate the spoils system.
pnWith the forces getting down to
concrete cases for the first time to-
day it was learned that those op-
posing Mr.. Blair are irritated that
ntw man has not been named in the
bface Of E. Fl. Batson, ranking Deputy
Commissioner of the bureau and re-
ported as a Wilson appointee.
srks a matter of fact, his friends say,
Mr5 Batson has peen a Republican all
MS life. He entered the service Of the
Internal Revenue Bureau during the
war. 80. .,. .-.- .,... SIS.
syMr. Blair declined to discuss reports
of friction today. Friends OF MIS-
however, think the attack somewhat
1injustifable It was pointed out that
most of those placed in the Revenue
Bureau are under the civil service.
The last Wilson appointee went out a
few weeks ago, and all the general
Prohibition agents have been appointed
since Mr. Harding came in.
. Blair and Mellon in Accord.
While Mr.. Blair is said to feel en-
tirely responsible for all appointments
in the bureau, none have been made
without the approval of Secretary
Mellon, who is standing behind Mr..
Blair.