Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-26
THE FEDERAL OFFICES.
Return orJudge waadnI fron' WaSh-
ingfOD.


judge Waddil returned to the city last
night on ihe 1910 O'Clock train. Messrs. b.
TAYLOR McCue and :. Blair Morris also came
back at the same time.
The number OF members OF both factions
Of the party now at the national capital u
very large. General Mahoue, congressman
BOwden ana Browne, Colonel James d..
Brady, Judge John Paul. and Il number ~
others are there. James A.. Frazier. OF
Rockbridge, who returned bone when he
thought al his hopes for appointment as Col
lecior oi Internal Revenue in The >tsunt0n
district had vanished, has reappeared, and u
putting in some hard WORK for The position.
The leaders OF the Wise faction will nave a
conference in Washington on TIE 10Th IN
slant.
Jude Waddil said the ollcct OF bis visit
% agt - meet Hon. George ID. W lsc and attend
toe o. enlug Of the dispositions in hrs contest
WITH Mr.. Wise. Nearly two dsys were spent
in this work aud the parts that are e. be
printed were agreed upon.
How about the pos'mastershlp Z" was
asked The Judge.
"Weil. no appointment has been agrced
upon. saw me President for "A short time
on other business, and the p0st-otlce was
referred 10 incidentally. No appointment
will be msde Just vet. In fact, ! ann not quite
ready Tor this, and nv advice viii be asked
when Mr.. C~ulingw0rth'> successor ia
named. but that official Wlll certainly hold
on q while longer
"Wlll any appointments be made Tor Viz
Cinia any time soon -
q believe they Will, though The President
Will not act hastily. He D., o very cateiut
man, and will get oh the information p0ssi-
bic IN regard 10 Virginia affairs before he
makes ans more nominations. Some changes
will probably occur IN the acknowledgements
service before very long,
Judge, what do YOU know about the
compromise between The two factions ~
ITO my own knoWledge know nothing.
/ have for a long time been very busy with
my contest. and have not given much aiten-
ton 10 anything else, not even " the offices
70 be filled. / don't think inst tbere i so
much snfsgoulsm between the two factions.
so called, tie most OF It being between the
individual candidates for office. neither
any plan hiss been agreed upon TO compro-
mise the little differences / Know not. As
far A. l am concerned I win dcai with the
men OF both factions alike Whatever may be
the result
"Did you call upon any OF the Cabinet ~
O. visited Wanamaker and Blaine. IheY
talk shout the POstmaster-denera as the oId
"breeches.maker -; but 1 tell you / was
never SO impressed with a man I'M ny liie.
Talk about politeae,s. always -r.cd 20 be
polite, but I c1d't touch Ninamaker.
You feel hi, very presence I'M your
bones when YOU are IA hrs company.
| called on a little business, aud when eft
he came with me 10 the door, and several
times asked NE II there was nothing else Dee
could do for me. He wanted 10 know all
about the condition OF alliirs down here, and
said wo must not be backward 10 asking him
for any assistance 10 ms power. And be T..
IN my opinion, one OF the smarte't men IN
the Catinet.'
How about Blaine -"
81 called on him for the ir-t time. and
was astouisbed TO ina him Sd We'll posted on
Virginia history and affairs. He knew all
about nv contest with Mr.. WISE AID talked
about the great contest down here years ago
between John Minor Bolts and Winston
Jones. There is very little YOU can tell
Blaine about Virginia that be doesn't
know"
The Judge wss 10 the very best of spirits.
and was much AMUSED at the interest
felt by his party down here when they
thought his visit 10 Washington would Ie-
SUIT IN the breaking Of the post-0ttce dead
lock. lie remarked as he drove or: "Ioe
boys Will have 10 waiL aud Nr. CulIiug-
worth will have 10 hold on a while longer. ny