The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-29
From Our Regular Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondent
CANDIDATES FOR THE RICHMOND COLLECTORS
.E OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Thc names OF
three candidates for the Office OF collector
of internal revenue Mt Richmond are before
the President-Russell and Murphy, OF
Richmond, and Bayley, OF Fauquier. Rus
sell and Bayley are here; and the present
collector. White, of Alexandra, called on
the President to-day to learn why he had
been asked to resign.
White is objected to because he is not 4
bona-fde resident OF Richmond (his family
lives Alexandria)- is not registered
voter, and does not own any property there.
In word, he is not identified with the peo-
pie there, and is only temporarily located
in Richmond because his office is there. He
was appointed by General Grant, at the in
stance of Mosby, against the advice, / am
told, of the late Secretary and the Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue. find that
RUSSELL IS ENDORSED BY NEARLY ALL THE
TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS
and large proportion Of the dealers in
leaf, besides many other businessmen and
members OF the City Council. And as the
Government derives from tobacco about
nincty-eight per cent. OF all its revenue COL
lected in that district, it seems the Admins
tration is disposed to pay some attention to
the preference OF those who represent the
tobacco interest. The Secretary OF the
Treasury and Commissioner OF internal
Revenue recommend the appointment OF
Russell.
Mr.. Murphy relies upon the endorsement
OF prominent citizens and upon his record
as 4 jealous Republican and active party
worker.
Dir. Bayley, OF Fauquicr, being open ia
some of the objections which have caused
Whites head to fall, is not likely to succeed
unless Colonel Mosby should prove to have
more influence with the Administration
than have reason to believe he has.
OVER TIE PENSION AGENCY FIGHT IS NOW
BREWING,
If it may not be said to be already begun.
John T. Lewis aspired to that fat place
but he is practically out Of the race, as he
has never spilled his blood for the Union
cause. John Boucher, OF Richmond, made
q bold effort, visiting the President under
the wing OF John Amber Smith, and re-
hearsing to Dir. Hayes UiS-a-riS his claims
to recognition. Smith said he would like
to have Boucher appointed il his relative
Lewis should be overlooked. Boucher's
name appears with honorable mention in
the records OF the War Department for gal
liant conduct as soldier in the Mexican
war. and believe he was q Federal soldier
during the late war. Not receiving much
encouragement during his visit to Wash
ington, he appears to have given up the
contest.
Colonel Ralston, OF Richmond, Of the firm
of Burr s. Ralston, is the most
FORMIDABLE CANDIDATE AGAINST ANABLE.
He Is a conservative Democrat, ind has q
good war record, from the Federal stand.
point, having served under General Deyens,
the present Attorney-General. Mr.. Devens
will do all he can to get the appointment fol
Ralston.
Popham is expected here tonight to take
up the cudgels for Anable; but, without
undertaking Popham's potential influence
with the Administration, believe Anable
will be defeated, though it may not be by
any of those who are his rivals at present.
Protests against locating the pension
agency at Richmond are pouring in from
North Carolina, West Virginia, and Ten
nessee, and the Government proposes to
consider the matter well before deciding
finally where the agency shall be placed.
The agent is quite sure to be taken from
the State where the office may be located.
COLONEL. BRADY NOT SAFE IN HIS OFFICE.
Colonel Brady, the neutrality-suspicious.
successor Of Richards, Is not safe in the
possession Of his new place. Grave charges
have been formally preferred against him,
and his opponents are industriously en-
deavoring to substantiate them. The Presi-
dent remarked that he sswould not give q
baubee for mere allegations unsustained by
proof Brady is pretty "solid" with the
President, and it will require positive proof
OF the improperly OF the appointment to
cause his defeat.
Two citizens OF Petersburg Democrats
are the parties who have made the charges
in person to the President against Brady ;
and Van Auken, Richards's deputy, has
plead for delay, so that they may have time
to produce proofs.
CHARGES OF DISHONESTY OR RAscALITY
of some kind have been preferred from
time to time against so many Virginia Re-
publcans that gentleman Of inquiring
mind popped at me to-day this conundrum
Chow many Republicans are there in Vir-
ginia who have not committed some ras-
cality within the last ten years." I had to
give it up; but it appears be applied to the
Virginia Republicans the same rule Of judg-
ment that Republicans at the North apply
to the South when they condemn, as they
always do, the a1hole South for the acts OF q
few lawless men here or there. -
OHIO REPUBLICANS AND THE PRESIDENT.
Congressman Foster, OF Ohio, denies the
statements made here recently that Ohio
Republicans are dissatisfied with the Presi-
! dents course in regard to southern ques-
tions. He says the only persons dissatisfied
with it in Ohio are the Democrats and Re-
publicans who have failed to get appoint.
ments they desired. 1a
CONGRESSMAN WALKER, ETC.
Congressman Walker, of Virginia, has
been in the city two days, having just
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