Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-27
From Washington.
Special Cor rospondence Of tho Alaxs. aAzErra]
WASHINGTON D c. Anril d 1889

Special Cor rospondenee OF tho Aaxs. 9AzErral
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 81, 1889.
A new applicant for the place of Mr. Jen-
nings, postmaster at Lynchburg has turned
up here in the person OF Mr.. Collins, who
hopes to have Mr.. Jennings removed by
means of charges of inefficiency. AS the
republican postmasters at Petersburg and
Woodstock, the homes of the Virginia re-
publican Senators, were allowed to retain
their offices by democratic administration
during the incumbency of the Senators re-
ferred to, it ia hardly probable that the dem
ocratic postmastels at Lynchburg and Al
exandria, the homes of the Virginia demo.
cratic Senator's will be removed by re-
nublican administration before the terms
for which they were appointed shall expire.
The Virginia republicans have strong
hankeripg after consushps. Ex.Ju1ge
Hezekiah Tay lor, of Albemarle county, has
appIied for the place of consul at Punta
Arenas, Costa RIGA.
prominent southern democratic mem
Der of Congress now here Gays that MIR.
Cleveland, since his defeat, acknowledged
to him that be made great mistake in re-
tanning 30 many republicans in Office, and
said that if he had his term to 60 over again
he would act differently. The congressman
referred to also says Mr. Cleveland was by
no means pleased with the letter sent to
Consul Waller by Assist ant Secretary oil
State Rives, telling him it would be obJec.
tionabe if during his furlough he Should
make campaign speeches, and had said at
the time he wished Mr.. Rives would attend
TO his own business and not be interfering
with that of other people.
Judge Claiborn, Virginia republican,
who has been here for some weeks past, mas
recently developed into popular presenter
of Virginia applications for places under the
present administration. He, yesterday, al
| the head of delegation consisting OF him
self and State Senator Siovall and MIR. VIII
son, ex postmaster Mt Lynchbu called upon
the Secretary of Agriculture in behalf OF
Mr.. p. w Bocock, OF Bedford county, Va,
who ia an applicant for the place of statisii
clan IT the State of Virginia. In present.
| ing Mr.. Bocock's application Judge Cial-
born said the fate OF Virginia applications
had been so uniformly unfortunate up to
date under the present administration that
they had become almost ridiculous, and
tina! he would not have presented Mr.. b.
scock's except for the reason that the State
was entitled to the place his friend asked
for, and that his friend was qualified TO i'll
lit. A day or two before the Judge was a7k
ed to present the application of Mr.. Martin
of Portsmouth, Va, for the Hong Kong con
suate, but before he commenced Mr.. Whar
ton, the Assistant Secretary OF State, in
formed him that it was unnecessary for him
to say anything, as the Department knew
all about him and would give due consider
alton to any recommendation he might
make. Some of the applicants for U. s. mar
sbsships and attorneysbips in Virginia arc
now trying to induce the Judge to urge At
torney General Miller on Monday next tc
make no further delay in appointments foi
those places.
The Mahoneites among the Virginia re-
publicsns here to day are in a flGtter OF OK.
element at the rumor that Genera! Malone
would certainly call upon the President to-
day, and that, TOO, at the special invitation
of MIR. Harrison. Whether the rnmor was
true or not. and, if true. what was the result
O. the call, bad not TRANSFERRED when this
/ dispatch was written. Mr.. VsnAuken Of
! Petersburg says he is certain General Ma
Ehone will be recognized as the head Of the
republican party in Virginia, and that be
never had doubt OF it. and that the repnb
lican party OF Virginia without Malone
| would be like "basted" balloon.