Show states in a war over a k asi I 1 X P MINE UH JOB TEH ASHINGTON its hard enough to washington W have constituents in any event but its much harder to have em for next door neighbors representative slemp Is the only republican member of the house from virginia this is of course a republican administration so when wb enany anybody in virginia wants anything he comes to slemp just now slemp is facing a problem in little the town of bristol Is split up between virginia and tennessee representative brownlow of tennessee like slemp is the lone republican from his state white house influence is divided for 40 years a Tenness eean has been postmaster of bristol brownlow wants a gennea beean to be postmaster but the president has appointed a virginian to tho place four years ago the late representative campbell slemp father and predecessor of the present representative from the ninth virginia district and representative brownlow who comes from the tennessee part of bristol agreed so the virginians say that if 1 ell eli warren a Tenness eean were made postmaster tv sc virginian should be named as assistant the put forward no candidate for the place and warren got the appointment on brownlowe Brown lows indorsement endorsement Indor at this stage the president enters As soon as the younger slemp got his congressional se seat a t he acquainted mr taft with the situation and told him that it was about time that virginia was given some recognition in the patronage in this divided town the president thereupon cent to the senate the nomination of a man named goodell brownlowe Brown lows protests against the virginia appointment were vigorous and goodel goodelle Goo dells Is name has been held up |