The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-05
was defeated by Captain z. E. Frayser.
Paw al onn. M nlartr

Inc F6urtn congressional district VIII
have for its share the Office OF Second Au
ditor. Mr.. Harvie, OF Amelia, whs will
probably be the fortunate man, preferred
to be Railroad Commissioner. [The tern
OF Colonel Carter does not expire unit
April, 1881 But Mr.. Harvie was not sat
isfied that be could be of service there, a:
in bis opinion the law does not give ths
! Commissioner sufficient power. The Second
Auditors pay is $4,000. Appoints three
clerks.
For the Fifth district DIr. Wingfelt
Scott, Of Floyd, is selected as the man, and
Storekeeper Of the Penitentiary as the
place. Mr.. Scott did not want this Office
He desired to be Superintendent posi-.
tion of much more patronage. The Store.
keeper is paid by commissions on sales.
Sixth District: Not fixed yet.
Seventh District Mr.. William &. Pey-
ton, Of Staunton, is the man, and the su.
perintendency Of the penitentiary the office
for this district. That was the talk OF the
committee. There is going to be big fight
over it in caucus. The Superintendent ap-
points all the guard and recommends to
the Governor the assistant superintendent.
Pay OF Superintendent, $1,000 per annum.
Eighth District: Mr.. Fauntleroy, as rep.
resentative OF the Eighth district, will be
nominated for Secretary OF the Common
wealth. Pay, $4,000. Appoints one clerk.
Ninth District Here's another row.
Pat. McCaull. Clerk OF the House, and G.
N. Webber, Sergeant t-at-Arms OF the, Sen.
ate, are creditedsto the Ninth district. The
friends Of Mr.. Pendleton will nevertheless
make big effort in caucus to nominate him
for Superintendent of the Penitentiary.
They say that district sent fifteen Readiust-
ers out Of seventeen members, and that they
are entitled to more than this committee
want to give them.
Such is the slate. There is so much dis
satisfaction with it that the committee will
probably be called upon to-day to recon-
slider.
The negroes have been promised num-
ber OF minor places, including some that are
within the control Of the Governor.
NATIONAL REPUBLICANS.
A conference Of the National Republican
members OF the General Assembly was held
at the Westmoreland Clubhouse last eve
ming. The object OF the conference seems
to have beer to agree upon some concert OF
| action with view to preserve the princ-
Piles of the Republican party.
1t is understood that views and propos-
tlons were elected at this conference that,
with the aid OF expected reinforcements,
may have controlling influence in settling
much OF the discord and confusion now
prevailing in the ranks Of the parties con-
tending for the official patronage of the
| State.
These gentlemen, however, are reticent
as to the particulars of their conference, or
the conclusions reached by them, but a
| turn in the tide Of affairs is at hand.
THEIR CAUCUS.
The Readiusters met last night in caucus
in the hall Of the House-a place "with no
bedroom attachment land where they
would not be bothered by reporters.
Mr.. RiddlebeTgcr explained that it would
be next to impossible for the House to agree
to the resolution for the election OF officers
on Friday, and besides, one Of the chief Of
fcers had been omitted in the resolution
which the Senate adopted, and it would
have to go back to the Senate to be inserted.
The resolution was introduced in the Sem
ate by Mr.. Paul, who did not follow the
language OF his caucus resolution as pub
lished in the Dispatch the next morning.
Ii he had, one trouble would have been OBJ
waited.
Further, it was stated that 1t would not
be prudent to make nominations more than
one night in advance OF the day Of election.
Adjourned to meet tonight.