Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-15
From Washington.
Special Correspond enae of the Ale1s. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April Is, 1889.

WASHINGTON, D. O., April 10, 1889.
Among the many Virginia republicans
who came here for an Office but went home
without one, is an ex member of the legisla-
ture from lower Virginia, but totally unso'
phisticated as respects the ways and means
| by which offices are now obtained. After
advising with an old party friend, he pre-
sented an application at the Slate Depart
ment for the Lisbon mission, but read in the
papers Of the same evening that that place
had been filled. The friend then told him
the Mexican mission was the next best place
in sight. He applied for that, but only to
fnd next morning that that too had been
filled. The friend thsn suggested the Hong
Kong consulate. He said he would think
about it. In the course of an hour or two,
during which he visited several places where
Virginia readiusters most do congregate In
this city, he returned to his friend, and said,
Colonel, it is Hong Kong or hell" Up to
this time it has been neither
| 1t was currently reported at the govern.
nent printing Office to day that a man from
Oregon either had been or would be ap.
pointed public printer.
Mr.. Fisher, who has been appointed col
hector of customs at Richmond, has been
the deputy collector there for many years.
His promotion will reduce his pay, that Is
unless there has been an arrangement made
that will prevent it. Democrats from Rich
mond say be Is less Objectionable probably
than any other republican who could have
been appointed. Virginia republicans here
say his appointment indicates nothing 30
far as the recognition of either wing of their
party in their State is concerned; that the
place was vacant, and had been TOR long
., hat hov inn in 70 line
of The civil service law.
Elk Senator Riddleberger is still here, at
the metropolitan. He says he has been to
see the President and had very agreeable
and satisfactory interview with him, In
which he advised him, for the good of the
party, to appoint no Malone man, no Rid
dleberger man, no Wise man, nor any
| body but o Harrison man TO Office in Vir-
GINA, and that from the "let up'in Virginia
appointments he Ia disposed TO think that
| his advice has been adopted. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Riddleberger wants to be o..
8. district attorney for the western district
| of his State. He has been to see General
| Malone at least once since he has been here.
He and all the other Virginia republicans
here are anxious for a settlement of the re-
| publican differences in Virginia, az the only
means by which any of them can BIZ bene
| fled. But General Malone wants all
those differences settled in his favor,
30 that he will be recognized as the
head of the party in bis State, and
therefore entitled to the distribution of the
federal patronage thereof It is said that
his agents are busily engaged in proselyting
among the "kickers" to secure that end and
that they are making many converts. The
| General never has repeated his call at the
White House. His friends say that at that
call he was given to understand he would
| be invited to call again, but that he can't be
expected to wait here forever for that inVi.
tatior.
Elk. Congressman Brown of the Danville
district in Virginia Is here yet. He says he
feels pretty confident that he will be APP
pointed 4th Auditor of the Treasury. the
place now held by Gen. Shelley of Alabama.
Mr. Hayden Penn of Botetourt county, Vir-
ginia, republican, has been here for several
days. He says the only thing he wants is
recognition by the administration. Ex-
Marshal Watts who wants his old place has
returned. The Judiciary Department has
allowed his claim, but he will have to wait
for Congress to appropriate the money. Mr..
McCsull, who is an applicant for the inter
nal revenue colectorship of the Lynchburg
ulctIiCti ou pclpB uPpiiCu w inob mooh 'oi
deputys place, informed the applicant,
young Mr.. Willis, of Rappshannock county,
that if he. McCsull, were appointed. he
would grant his application provided he had
the endorsement of the republican organize
ton of his county. Mr.. Fszier, who is also
an applicant for the place MIR. McCaull
wants, when asked to endorse the papers of
Mr. Broyles, of his State, who Is an appli-
cant for another place. declined until he
shall know how the administration intends
to treat him.
Senator Ransom of North Carolina is here
to-day. He says he came at the urgent re.
quest of some Of the needy female postmas-
ters in his State, who have no politics, and
of some of the same sort of male postmssters
there, who were appointed by General Grant
! and have held their offices ever since. They
are fearful that the pressure upon the adj
ministration for their removal will be too
great for Mr.. Harrison to Withstand, and
having no republican Senator to work for
them, have induced Senator Ransom to come
on and represent their cases, and do what
he can to have them retained.
I RESPECTFULLY announce myself candi-
L date for CLERK OF THE CITY GAS WORKS,
subject to the democratic primary, Thursday,
Anri1 On 1890