Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-19
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
xx.ATToRNxY.agEERkL BLArR's
FRIgEps KkRD AT WORK.
IL pufiield shslvsa1-A Rank Partisan
oklAhsEs-fhs Prospect Of Blood
shed Personal.
Lrrom Our Regular COrespondenLl


WASHINGTON. April IS Bver since the
report cot out that Colonel Henry NJ. Dur
field, Of Michigao, bad been decided upon
Cor the position ot sohcltor-G enerAl the
friends aud hackers OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Blsir. az Virginia, have been bringing fresh
Influences TO bear ia the laiter's behalf.
They have HAD delegation after delegation
osli upon both President Harrison and Al
f0rncv. General h1ler, but so far without
any apparent eject. Blair belongs 10
The Malone fsction, snd the Pfesi-
dent hss declared thst he would
not recorniZr any faction. Besides. the
Administration people cannot yet be inside
T. believe that Virginia Republicans are en-
titled 20 as good an Office ia the department
vs. INC sOhciior-gencralship. The duties oi
fbc S9nciior.Gencral are such that man
selected Tor The place Sbould be better quSh.
fed and % larger cX perieBce than Mr.. Blair.
Tie a'icr's friends are claiming th'' be will
DE- appointed, but IL cannot De discovered
that thcy have any real basis for the claim.
Is Bx sHELyED?
f. sn1w said that Colonel Dunield has
been shclycd hs soon - Senator sherman
heard ihsf The appointment had praciicIliy
been agreed upon he FASTENED 10 The NhNe
House ard 10 TIE Department OF justice 10
protest 20 DID ex-senator Palmer, OF hichi-
gan. The cause OF their opposition les m
the TACT that Colonel Du0ield Is the poiiu'
cal manager Of General Russell A. Aieer,
ana was on deck at Chicago. The
story last June was that Dufiield,
setting for candidate Alger, bought
Sherman's negro delegates from the South.
ana the Ohio senator has never forgiven the
millionaire MicbIgsudcr. sherman aud
Palmer called YESTERDAY upon tho President
20 protest against Duilield's appointment.
II sherman believed inst Virginia was en-
titled to the appointment he would strongly
urge Blair's appointment, ss Malone has long
been hacker for the Inflated Ohio csGdi.
date FOR The presidency.
ARASK PArTIsAN.
IN selecting Robert i. Porter, OF New
YORK, for superintendent OF the eleventh
census President Harrison has not only re-
WaTded an editorial worker who lahored
earnestly for The Indiana candidate for the
presidency, but has elevated 70 the position
4 man who CAD De relied on 10 cook up
6gtircs In the interest OF the Republican
party. Nr. Porter IL - rank partisan, snd If
II IL necessary TO twist figures he can he
depended upon ~ do Whatever * necessary
20 uphold projection IN the most ooe-sidcd
way with rs little credit 10 the south a.
possible.
FURIOUS.
Congrtssman Coleman. Of Louisiana, hiss
once more gotten away with the csrpet-bag
crowd, and another friend ~ his has been
appointed Marshal FOR the Eastern district Of
the Pelican STATE. kelofC. Badger Pinch
back, and the balance " the Old crowd arc
furious. kellogg hrd Kcrsbeets hung up by
The senate, but Coleman then dcclfed that
ne would eet away with the carpet-baggcT .
The new Congressman says that General
Harrison rs inclined to recognize better
c.cucut ia aid Of IDS southern appointments.
OKLAHOMA.
Cornelius McBnde, q 81. Louis, left
Washington tonight for Oklsh0ma. where
De- goes a. the special representative OF the
Iutcrior Department. Ne will have plenty
g. 90, and is expected 10 keep the depart
meut Informed almOsi daily r. 10 events m
Oklahoma. lis position ?, not IN onviable
one, as turbulent crowd will invade the
country. and u Is estimated that twice rs
many people will 20 into the Territory A.
csn fud occupations. much less homes.
Much hoodshed Is expected. II is always
the case when new lands arr opened 10 set
Element. ono of the western members OF
Congress saws he has had All the frontier life
that he wants. he cav eleven men Killed in
bis town 100 one night.
PULLED oJE
Two or three hundred Of the office
seekers pulled ont Tor their homes to-day.
The President has Informed the bangers-on
shat he will not make many appointments
until after the end of the present tscal year.
n IL SAID that there are between 5000 and
4, 900 ap, licants FOR consular positions alone.
Among NirglnisuS registered ~ the Me-
tropOltau Hotel are: Hon. iiSsil Il. Gordon,
oi Happshsnn och county; \. IL. Rawlings.
oi Petersburg; =. I. koipcr, oi Roanoke;
~. &. stuart. OF >altyille; ". ID. JudkinS of
Richmond; X. j. Anderson, Of ROckbriiee
Baths. and ". n. W 2ddell, Of Lexington.
Frank he. 81 Newport News, Va, and
4. l. shancr, OF North Carolina, are at the
Lbbili.
K. II. Carpcr. 81 Salem, Va, snd Ed. \.
Williamson, 81 Graham, y. G., are also IN
Che city.
). 4. Goode and j. \. Suupter, OF Rich.
mOnd, aIe NJ the Metropolitan.
Hon. ID. +. BAILEY, j. b. F. Mills, and NJ,
T. W oOds, Of Nirglnl art at the sane hotel.