The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-30
RICHARDS REIGN
AS POSTMASTER AT cLARkssvRa
10 % lhvsssisstsd By ths Posterles Department.
Hths CharSes Avalnst him ars Found 10 b
Correct ile VIII b A,ksd to AhdIcatc.
The RtQa'ats for Dis Removal,
From Our Special cores,o,.ltn,.


| WASHINGTON, D. O., May 2O.-Postmas,er
R'chardp, Of Clarksburg, Is to be invesll-
gated. A special agen. Of the Postotllce
Department will leave for Clarksbury
within few days to investigate the charges
that have been filed againut him, and II in
the opinion Of the special agent the charges
are well founded, Mr.. Richards will be
asked to resign. There havc been quite n
large number OF letters received at the
Postotlice Department, all setting forth
that Mr.. Richards Is quite Objectionable to
the people Of Clarksburg and the Republi.
cans Of the STATE; that he published paper
Of the most scaudalous character, villiiyiuy
reputable citizens of the State and commu-
nifty In which It Is published, and that
some ot the editions OF the paper are i'm.
proper publicationst 10 be circulated through
the mails. @ 5a ,,p...5 lrn'I
I understand that one prominent gentle
man from West Virginia, called on Gan.
eral Golf and informed him that the Re.
publicans Of Clarksburg and Of the State
are determined upon Richards removal,
and that II General GoE dors not interfere
there will be no trouble In securing his
speedy removal. General Golf was a:ked
10 keep his hands of, and we1 told that in
the event that he gave Richards any as
sistanCe in retaining the oliico such action
would end his political career in the State
80 far astho Republicans were concerned,
:. - ~ WHAT GEN. GoFF SAY +
=. I met Gen. Golf in the Ebbitt House
this morning and asked him what, tie
trouble wes MI about. Said he: . "Rich- ].
ards personally Is Q very clever man, but :
he eeems 10 be one Of tho mos. indiscreet
men that ever lived. He publishes news-
paper OF Carksburg, and in it he slaps
way at both Republicans aad Democrats on
the slightest provocation. He aeens to la
bor under the impression thst because he
has newspaper he is entitled to, say in II
what he would not Fay elsewhere. He
takes advantage Of his political opponents
in this way and the result Ia he has. made
himself very unpopular. lie has pitched
into reputable citizens Of the State who de-
clined TO recommend bis appointment and
AoU WY nAo IeehluS LILO feluUS6l. IAVU
seen some Of the charges filed against him
and PostmEstes General Gresham tells me
he will soon send o special agent 10 Ca,ks-
burg 10 investigate them" j
REQUESTS FOR HIS REMOVAL.
Your correspondent LETT Gen. GofT fully
convinced that 50 far as he was concerned
the case should be decided upon the re-
port made BY the special agent, who will
be sent out to investigate it. Richards
hss over two years to serve before his COM
mission expires. s.,.
Some of the letters ex prees surprise at
the administration permitting him to re-
tain the appointment. They allege, that
il he, Richards. is permitted TO retain
office ir will reflect upon the present ad-
ministrstion, and greatly impair the Re.
publican party in West Virginia. Thcso
letters have been shown to prominent
politicians at the Capital, and it is very
probable that as soon as the as the special
sgcnt's report is.received and it proves to
be OF au uufsyorsbls character there will
be but a little time elapse before Mr..
Richsrds' official head will fall off.