Show e SLAiriARY REHOVAL STic Catso of 3Ir Mtmn AMlMnnt tnltctt Mutes Attorney nt Petersburg Peters-burg Vii RICHMOND Va Oct 30Mr William Will-iam Henry Mann assistant district attorney at-torney of Virginia has received the following telegram Washington r C Oct 28 4 To Mann Vssistant fnited States Attorney Petersburg Va Another assistan just appointed Your term will end today todayHAUMOX Mr Mann vas assistant to hr Las Biter the district attorney recently removed re-moved practically because ho was chairman of the j emo irlir district t committee Mr Las iter upon taking r office as district attoniy lejomrronded some one else as his sisticr but Mr Mann was appointed at the suggestion I of Mr Cleveland and reappointed In June 1696 under the new law at the request of Mr Lasslter Upon the ap pointment of Mr White Mr Iisslters successor Mr Mann applied to be continue con-tinue In his position stating in his letter to the attorney general that he r was now and always had been a consistent r con-sistent Democrat and while he had taken no specially active part in the pending campaign he was a supporter > of Mr Bryan and should cast his vote f for the nominee of the Democratic convention I con-vention I I The attorney general In response to his letter stated that it was the cus f tom of the government to allow the J district attorneys to select their own assistants but added He fMi White has not yet indicated I indicat-ed a choice You arc entirely right in the conclusion you say you have drawn from my correspondence with I L I Il l I o < < I < b i < > Mr Lassiter relating to his resignation resigna-tion that this department makes no attempt interfere with the political opinions or affiliations of any of its officers so that the question of your retention in your present position will be decided so far as I am concerned entirely upon other than political considerations con-siderations Mr Mann then wrote to the attorney general calling attention to the rule allowing district attorneys to appoint their assistants had been twice violated in thTs district and he received the above telegram |