The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-29
6. 0. P. TAKING
INDOWNSTATE
FEDERAL JOBS
senator's Requesting Demos to Va
cate for New Deal; Flannefy
Statute Replaced.
Washington Hews Bureau.
Rock Island Arxus.

the federal Republican machinery
in Illinois, Senator'S Mckinley and
Mccormick will undertake a clean
sweep Of the federal patronage
downstate early this week. upon
the return of Senator Mccormick
from conferences which nave been
held in Chicago since the state con-.
rention.
Two federal judges in the north
ern Illinois district, district attor-
news in the eastern and southern
districts, and marshal in the
southern district, with number Of
deputies for each Office will be nam
ed within the next few weeks, the
two Illinois senator's making the
recommendation which will be
followed in each case by the pres
ident.
In addition to tie above vacan-
cies. number of field agents for
the prohibition bureau anu the bu-
reau of internal revenue remains
to be appointed in Illinois and
there are several important depart
mental jobs in Washington which
will be filled upon the recommen-
datfon of the Illinois senators. One
of these posts was filed this week
when Hugh S. Weston, Peoria, for
mer secretary to the public utili-
ties commission, was named dis
bursting officer under the shipping
board and assigned to duty at Nor
folk, Va, at a salary not yet an
nounced.
Circuit Judge Adam C. Clife,
Sycamore, is stated to succeed r e.
eral Judge Ke1esaw Mountain
Lands, resigned, and his nomina-
ton Will probably go to the senate
within few days.
The selection of Judge Cliffe
seems to eliminate any otner down
state aspirant for one of the two
vacancies in the northern Illinois
district. The second vacancy is
created by the passage of the re-
cent federal Judiciary bill which
gave an additional judgeship to the
northern district, which is now
likely to go to a Chicagoan.
Acting upon the suggestion of the
Illinois senators, the department
of justice has requested the resig-
nations of all incumbent Demo-
cratic district attorneys and mar
shals in downstate Illinois, effective
not later than June /.
District Attorney E. c.. Knots,
Springfield, has already rendered
his resignation and District Attor-
ney James G. Burnside of the east
ern district is also expected to quit
his office. U. s. Marshal V. Y.
Dallman of the southern district is
. included in the list of Democratic
FEDERAL Office holders whose places
are to be filed within the next few
weeks.
While there are numerous can3:-
dates for each of these three va
cancies, it is likely that definite
selection will be made and an
nOunced shortly.
The choice of a district attorney
for the eastern district seems to
lie between Thomas Williamson,
Edwardsville. and ]. ]. Neiger, Viz
ginia. Neiger is understood to have
the endorsement of many of the
county organizations of the district,
but Williamson also has strong
hacking and both are original Nc
kinley men"
". o. Potter, Marion, former
member of the state legislature, and
Preston X. Johnson, former mayor
of Belleville, are mentioned as pos
sible selections in the southern dis
trict for district attorney. June c.
Smith. Centralia, is one of many
candidates to succeed Marshal
Dallman.
Senator Mccormick has been in
Illinois all week and since his re-
turn from the state convention Sem
ator Mckinley has been going over
the patronage situation. Both SEN
ators have been acting in harmony
on downstate appointments. and
no announcements are expected
until a conference has been held
this week.
illinois members here this week
Took action to obtain an extension
OF emergency aid from the federal
government for the relief of dis
trlcts inundated by the foods along
me Illinois and Mississippi rivers.
Representative William a. Rod
ehoerg, East St. Louis, chairman
OF the food control committee of
the house, laid the facts bearing
on the Illinois food situation before
ms committee and urged relief
measures upon leaders of the house.
Inc house appropriations COM
mittee responded with bill max
ing available for the repair of the
ievees IN the food districts ST.
OoO'00O previously appropriated for
expenditure by the Mississippi val
ley commission. The same bill
was promptly passed by the senate.
enabling the commission TO employ
FUNDS which could not have been
used for the specific purpose with
CUT congressional authorization.
representative Edward E. Deni-
son Marion, appeared before the
appropriations committee late this
week 10 urge the passage of his
oiIl appropriating $1,000, coo. to be
Ioaned through the department of
ssncuiture to farmers in the flood
uIstrlcts for the purchase of seed
SANS and livestock. A limitation
VI saOO is placed in the Denison bill
on amounts to be loaned to indi-
iuuai farmers. Senator McCor-
nlck is sponsoring the bill in the
Senate.
Representative Guy L. Shaw.
oearostown, whose home city is
PROBABLY the chief food sufferer,
introduced fxro billie Iafa th;c UaaLx