The Washington critic., 1885-05-13
viRGINIk's SHARE IN THE sPoiLs.
what Is said and Thought of the way
In which IL IL Dealt Ous.

What is being done towards making Off
cial changes in your State" asked CRIrfc
reporter of Virginia Democrat this morn.
ing.
well, not much outside OF the Postal
Service, and Colonel O'Ferrall seems to be
the only one making much Roadway in that
particular branch. He has caused the re.
moval of about fifty postmasters in his dis
trict within the past week. There are some
two hundred and fifty in his bailiwick, and
il will not be great while before he will
have the heads of all who come under the
ban Of offensive partisanship."
"Why have not all the appointments
recommended by the Congressman been
made ~
"Thc action of these Congressman in
making these recommendations has occa-
stoned widespread discomfort and severe
criticism throughout the State. This Is one
reason perhaps. II is urged that they had
no right to canvass applications and say
who they wanted to have tho appointments,
or if they had, they violated the right by
recommending personal friends selected be-
fore the conference was held, as some did"
upon what grounds were they selected
Some of them simply for political assist
ance rendered the Congressman represent
ing them. One gentleman, Mr.. Scott of
Charlotte County, was recommended and
has since been appointed marshal of the
eastern district when he was an applicant
for another Office. He wanted the collect
orship Of the Richmond district and was
backed by Major John w. Daniel, but the
place was wanted by Mr. Wise for Mr..
Childrey which accounts for this singular
proceeding. 1t was afterwards discovered
that he was not even resident of the east
crn district, but the President declined TO
consider that and issued his commission.
1t was also found that Mr.. Childrey was
largely engaged in the tobacco trsde-hence
ineligible.
"low have the appointments already
made been received
"Iavorably / think. Mr.. Scott is the
only one not we'll known. Yet while these
may prove efficient officers, it is known that
not all of the recommendations were based
upon qualifications, but more upon SER
vices rendered congressman personally
How about the recommendations not
yet acted upon?"
II am acquainted with only one of them,
and he, while highly honorable gentle
man, is senescent, perhaps over seventy
years old, and that is pretty aged to be in
stalled into an Office demanding great
amount of mental and physical activity"
"Will these appointments be made as rec
ommended?'
"No one can tell. If the appointments
should be given according to the qualfca-
lions of the applicants, they would not be.
If made as recomm ended the past effective
campaign cry of the use Of Federal offices
for personal ends is estopped and the Re-
publican orators will take the field with
one argument at least that could be unan-
swered. The action Of the Congressman
was impoltic if nothing more
as the dissatisfaction confined to disap.
pointed aspirants as stated?"
mo. Hundreds of leading men who have
never held, asked for or wanted an Office
disapprove of the policy pursued. They all
want the offensive partisans' removed at
once but want equally as we'll to see good
and capable men put in their places and
not merely personal friends of CongI essmen
without regard to qualifications"