The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-06
RusssA AND THE BALKANS.
M.~covite Opposition is AIeko Paeha FOE
Governor or Eassatu Roumelia.

A Eonstantinople letter says: Another
diplomatic. crfsis is at hand. Aleko PaclIa's
term Of Office rs Govern0r-General OF East
ern Rcumelh A. about 10 expire, and Rus
STA. taking time by the foreIocll, has already
notified the Porte Of her opposition TO bis
reappointment for further period. His
tory repeats itself and here We have again
the Lebanon affair In new quarter, with
Russia playing the part OF France and
Aleko the r5te OF BIstem. II js very diff.
cult as yet to say how this affair will end.
Of one thing the reader may be sure The
question OF Eastern ROlmelia's future ruler
! will not be settled without n conference
| thGf fayorite panacea a the great Powers
for all the disorders that arise In Turkish
afaity-and the diplomatic struggle over 1t
will be much more intense than the one
whieb last year ended in the triumph OF
France. In the present instance there are
features in respect to the rival views Of
those concerned that were wanting in the
last. Now Austria and Russia are dtamet-
REALLY opposed to each other in their views,
but England has 10 play the sponsors part
in this affair toward the little State, the ere
alton OF which was the browning OF her
diplomatic success at the Berlin Congress.
Neither France nor Italy will have much
TO soy in the affair, but Germany will make
her Influence felt. as she has done in every
question that has arisen OF late wears affect
ing the intere Is OF the Balkan Peninsula.
THE RIVAL CANDIDATES.
All the Powers, with the exception OF
Russia, have expressed their willingness TO
the Porte to see Aleko Pacha retain his
post. That he has governed wisely and
well cannot be denied. keeping the adj
ministration well within the * organic
law" and setting his face steadily against
both Muscoyite and Turkish intrigueS, in /
tended TO disturb the good order that had /
been gradually established in the province. !
That he would not be the tool of its agents |
is his great fault in the eyes OF the St. Pc
tersburg government, and it sees in his po-
sition as the ruler OF Eastern ROumela one
great obstacle 10 the contamination OF its
wishes in respect to the Balkan provinces
OF Turkey. The Porte and the Sultan
are both anxious to see AlekO reappointed,
and he would receive his firman tomorrow
were it not for this opposition on the part
OF Russia. The eastern I,Oumeliotcs would
also be highly delighted to retain their
ruler, for they have learned TO trust him
and to associate with his rule the superb
or1ty Of their condition over that OF their
bretheren in the sister province. They are
not blind to the advantages they possess in /
having no Russian protectors and being
allowed TO govern themselves; and thus,
although there is an intense desire among
the Eastern Roumeliotes for the union OF
their province with Bulgaria, they Will not
have it under the existing regime in that
country at any price. 1t is seen from the
foregoing that Alcko Pacha has much more
chance in his favor than the Ex-Governor
OF the Lebanon had. in the fact that
there Is no local opposition to his
reappOlnment. There are, however.
plenty Of candidates in the field
against Aleko Pacha, or Prince BogOridIS,
as he loves to be styled and the Eastern
RoumeliOtes are pleased to call him. Among
other names may be mentioned those OF
Rustem Pacha and CaratheodOridi, the eX-
Minister OF Foreign Affairs, who repre-
scented Turkey at the Berlin Congress-
They are being held in hand by the Turks
rs candidates TO propose in case AlekO
should be thrown over at the approaching
conference. Neither Rustem nor Cara
thcodoridi Pacha have I'm reality any
chance. The first on account Of his being
a Catholic aud the second a Greek. The
Eastern Roumeliotes would assuredly Kick
against any one being appointed to the
Governor. Generalship other than a Bull
garian. even il Russia were disposed TO ac-
cept his nomination.
A RUSSIAN CANDIDATE.
Mr.. Christovetch, a Bulgarian we'll |
known in connection with Radical move /
ments in the Balkan States. who was for !
merly an employee of the Porte under the !
designation OF Gabriel Ellendi, is the Rus
- II hnNH
reason to believe. only a candidate run by
Russia with the hope OF insuring success
TO a :" dark horse" favored by her, to
come to the front when the appointment
OF all Others has been rendered impossible
by her opposition. The man that the Pan
slavists who rule Russian policy in this
matter desire to be installed at PhilpOpO-
lis il generally thought to be Prince Kara
georgeyitch, the sOn-in-aw OF Nikita, the
ruler Of Montenegro. He is a Slay, al
though not a Bulgarian.
NJ. Vulcoyitch, the active agent OF Prince
Alexander, brought forward a new candi-
date. when he passed through here some
two months ago, in the person OF Nehad Pa
cha. the agent Of the Porte at Sophia.
This is one thread OF his web OF intrigue
by which he hopes 10 bring about the
union Of the two BulgarianS under Alex
andcr OF Battenberg.
AGITATION IN EASTERN ROUMEIlA.
Meetings have been held all over the pro-
vince. AT which resolutions were passed 10
the effect that the BulgarianS should leave
no means untried to bring about the union
Of the two States. and that petitions should
be sent to the Great Powers embodYlng
the views of the people of Eastern Roume-
liza. The Russians are cleyerly taking
advantage OF this circumstance to work
upon the jealousy Of the Porte I'D sup
port OF their opposition to Aleko Dy
asserting that he is at the bottom OF AL
ihis agitation. His object, they declare Is
TO make the world believe that be alone Is
capable of managing the affairs OF the pro-
vince, and must be retained as Governor
General accordingly il tranquility is TO be
preserved, and I should not be at all sur
prised TO learn that MuscOyite agents have
had hand IN tanning the agitation, az
though their object would not be quite
that Of VI. Vulcovitch.
nan IN oetor has been J