Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-23

going TO be Public Printer with nearly two
thousand men and women employed hy
him: with good places 90 bestow and no
clvil-service humhug around ms shop to
give him an excuse for not turning Oui the
hundreds of Democrats working I'M that
/ vast establishment. Instead Of the mighty
man you expected hun 10 be under the
Harrison Administration you North Caro-
lima Republicans find HIM stuck away IN
the Treasury cellar withno places to award
and only enough money g. huy bread aud
meat and pay his living expenses. u was
no real fault of your beloved John.
he happened 10 come from the wrong part
of the country. and ms rival for Public
/ Printer had served IN the war with ms
/ Luckincss the present Chief Executive Of
/ the nation.
GETTING SCARCE.
One Of the new Republican officials high
/ in rank said to-day. tell Won the piaces
are getting scarce, and unless we 60 -
I work and turn out the hold-over Eepuoll-
cans under Cleveland do not see how We
can provide for one-tenth of The appli-
cants who are daily haunting the depart
ments Take the Treasury and Int
rior departments. for instance, and Won
will discover on examination that Glove
I land did not make many changes. even
among the chiefs of divisions. lle allowed
, them % hold ON; and n wc ar" 10 provide
4 for our workers in the last campaign why
the old hold-over Republican chiefs under
Cleveland will have 90 go, that's all there
is about it,
ALL SORTS or sCHrNrs.
No matter how much young TEDDY
Roosevelt. of the Civil Service ComniS
sion. aud the Nugwumps may howl. tlo
Republican manipulAtoss at the head Of
/ tho departments are devisng All sorts of
/ schemes and dcCcptlOns % provide places
/ for the hungry horde DOW hanging around
/ Washington. For instance. II is given
out that all persons who were hr-t
/ appointed tO messenger positions and
afterwards promoted tO clcrk,hip9 with
/ ont standiug ciyil-serylce examinations
are going 10 bo bounced. and after they
are bounced of course II viii be ea,v
enough 90 iuggle the certified lists, and
! only Republicans VIII get places. Tins
1 ivil-servicc humhug WIS worked hat way
/ under Cleveland and 1t will always he
worked that way as long as there
F Is q passion for politics in the breasts
+ of men. Why. the "spotle-s' General
Higgins. of Maryland, used 10 laugh
at his impatient friends who found
fault with the ciyil-scryicc law, and coollF
remarked one hot dav. The llW works
beautifully In the Last sixty days ! have
made twenty-seyen appointments and
there wasn't a Republican IN the whole lot
. Why the law Is simply beautiful; gentle
men, said 10 was beautiful
on rHr ANXIOUS BENCH
In all the furry and hustle caused by
the terrible Efforts of the Virginia factions
~ harmouizen one old back-uumbrr
ofIice-soeker from Virginia has been over
looked in this correspondence during the
past two weeks. lie i3 sul on the
anxious bench. and just what ~
Billy will pick up for this faithful
hcuchmau even other hcnchiurn of M
. hone do not volunteer to tell. The UW
referred 90 is Brown Allen, of Augusta
county. crstRhile Auditor OF the state oi
/ Virginia. First strong phil nas made o.
make Brown Allen chief OF po-t-oilico in.
spcctors a snug berth, With salary oi
s3 600 per year. This was too good snap
for Virginia Republican, aud ot course 30
was gobblcd mp by % northern ite-
publican. Allen might be- made post
} master at SAuutOu. but he wants lp
ornament one of the department. at wash
. iugt0u. Pat. McCaull might make hun
/ deputy collector of internal revenue, bur
! that would not suit him 4 -2000 place is
about all Brown Alien may hope for mere,
and be Will not get that unless the powers
that be- 20 90 work and kick out some ~
the hoid-pver Republican chiefs OF di-
visions under Cleveland.
rASNER
Comparatively speaking, Corporal Tan
ner has made more removals than amy other
Republican officials. Nearly every day ho
bounccs "A few Democrats. 10 Is reported
to-day that he IS about % take the
scalp5 of three Virginia Democrats, who
each draw sl,s0O per year as exam
iucrs IN the medical division. They
are Drl. Gibbs. Staples and lrist.
. 1he batter WA. considered as having been
! appointed from Virginia. but NJ the last
/ Blue Book issued he Is put down a5 having
been appointed from Georgia. However,
il matters not whence he comes -it is the
I general belief that the Corporal Will eef
all three 0f these scAlps ln yery short
while.
THREATS.
The southern Republican congressman
who are at present lu the cts are making
. an sorts of threats against tine nig north
eru leaders of the party because Of the re-
F pcated turning downs the snuth"rn bro
tAcr has received at the hands of
the Administration. Judge Houk. the
"mOonshiue member" from tennessee.
Is very hot about the collar, and
has been ever since Partner Miller refused
tO appoint Blair Soicit1r1icneral. Houh
tells IL around that the southern combine
is going 90 run a combine for Speaker of
. the House. Al first they wanted Mr.
+ McComas. OF Mar land 10 run ior
speaker Uut he is tDJ smart and well
knows that when Bo-s QUAY cracks the
whip every mothers sou OF 90 southern fc-
publican wll bop into Lls place and swn-
low whatever dose j. put btilfc hlm. Inc
ates; talk rs that Brewer of North Caro-
lima. IS going 20 bee pat mp As drc0y can
didate for Speaker IN ls ail bush. The
whole gaug is afraid e. do anything hat
would make trouble nt the organization.
They will load up now with plne-tag
and chew long green, make threats.
and abu-" the powers thai Dee, but
when their votes are needed they
VIII be forthcoming. The whole crowd
has been knocked ont n the DIVISION OF
tine spoils, but that WAS evident from the
start and they ought - have known -.
"Ihe local Offices are Ml that southern
Republicans arc entitled to ' Is Harrison'5
motto. and twill continue 20 be- his motto
rosrNAsrREs.
The following Virginia postmasters of
I the fourth class were appointed to-day /.
II. Martin. at Oakyille, App0mattox coun-
ty. rioe Sallie l.. NOWlius, removed: Annie
T. Bernard, at MON Hall. Franklin county,
| rice /. ". simmons. removed james l..
Scultharp. at MsttsborOugh. Lunenburg
! county. rice Mr. 4. Boswell, removed.
North Carolina po- masters % the iOurt n
class we're also appointed ~ follows: ".
A NARROW. At Dills, Mcdowell county rfos
Alfred W. Morgan. resigned; ida y. San
defur. at Low Gap. Suuy county. rlca II.
G. Barker. removed; George W. Gordon, %
Milton Caswell county cace +. ". laueette,
resigned.
Robert p. Fletcher Of Virginia, has been
promoted from a 81 200 clerk IN the Pen
sion Office 70 be special examiner az
81. 400.
Washington Notes.
(By telegraph 70 the Dlspatcn.l
WASHINGTON, July 22.-'fhe board Of OH
GERS detailed TO conduct the official trial OF
tbe gunboat petrel Saturday-the second