Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-16
DARK AND DISMAL.
sHK CLOUDS HANG HEAVY FOR THE
HUNGRY 0rFIcg.sHEKERs.
The Presidents Trip-A Chat with Riddle
bsrger-HesTalks plainiy-General
James 4. Waiver.
From onr Rognlsr corre.pon5enll

washington. April ik-rhts has been a dark
and dismal day fcg tho ofnce-accgar. Not Ooiy
has ne weather been OF a nature 20 deprcss
I'm. bDt mono AZ he congressional friends have
rad acnao-e % call upon thc President and lax
Au bis GAINS fOT position. General haiGis0n
an somc 81 iac incIa bers OF hiu family went on
y strip dosu ne Potomac THIS morning, ana rom
all acsaunts tho proeidon sadly needs rest aud
,orrcatiou Ic hAs hal q constant strain ever
finrc he Was inauC1raied, aud u there isn't an
s-rssl nnai ict-up ihc p8lers VIII De fuu OF ac-
rouu-g OF ssick Cuiei Executive.
Ex.~enkior HidGlobeygcr. OF virginia remains
foro ami almost every day ne eau be seen az
mo Nclratoiitsn Hotel surrounded by n crowd 81
rerson- from his STATE, Including some 81 hia
olf-Hmr Democratic friends. Tho cx senator
va AakeI ty YOUR correspondent Whni ihe
stsfas Of fhe vraagle betEcen the two irginia
ft.l.l- ~.s lic admitted thaf The situation
raj nsi changed. and in tha Course o. tn con-
Nrr-..ila arri ou fo relate thai every move being
mao. tsl gearing on the guherne osial cues
SION fn tlrrI.ia. ~ Wgs yet 10 bo determined
enoe.a4.l hste control ~ tho Federal patron
nrein 4.rinIa. ifc admitted mat there va, no
lmne1a.r prospect OF COMPROMISE between
the wlf..iF fH"fllns
Roinr s.eI lo state his own position, tbs eX-
Eoe,afor .s that in reality ho hed noi beoh
taking n..I ~ = hand in The struggle ne WAS
merely Nafiur o.. see what vas going p DC 1oh"'
. have uof made single recommendation let
Office" hr aiIDi. "auI Hiu 20 gong ~ 90
anything lnul we can nud out whore We stiul.
li ha - peru my intention Tor seEo'A' uH!s ="
Ntion sud do some plain talking. hut ~ thls
1unciure of a0airs ii w0lid probably 10 no
gDoQ.
INOrss TO DISGUST HARRISON.
IEerc tho * senator seemed disposed % stop
ialtinr. bat be gradually dfifted iuio con'orsa-
fi.u Hsaiu 4 Do 90 rrpIF 90 several queries prac-
t.aily aimi't.j tlai whenever ono ~ no Wiz
GINA f1cti.n pat 80 man for position h7 was
a'-hr. as f tlr other Ia ton unit 10 vas enough
10 alssa-t me PRECEDENT and She CABINET Oh 'er..
Does cI-Atturn -y-6eucrai Blair stand any
chance 90 getting fhc Office he has been striving
for itddIchergcr was asked.
" u docs hot seem reasonable a. suppose That
D. can succeed, vas th" reply. " lie has been
y,garou.iy opposed from tho very start Dy tho
John Wise fa,uon.'
Further on iu ihe conversation the ex- senator
faiI: d" has~ rcsn amused az me cf fhe news
paper references o. mYs4ll Tho Baltimore sun
Gul Uticr r4YOis have had specials from wash
incion stating that was ga applicant for ih9
Uuuiiu Cons IA o., ana mat n could not yet tho
Dublin would NSe % have tho Belfast Con-
ful1.n avn uot an applicant FOR any foictGl
Yeeit.ou. aul / woult not Ac foolish enough 10
Gink thht tbe 1o'ofnWent oi Ifoht Britain
would take kindly 90 nay appointment % any,
Thug ~ TONS cuarnrffr To- view Ot my attitude on
Tho Irish question. II / wore 40 applicant for
ocl-e AZ tins time 4 would not caro- O. be ban
1sAoL-
VIRGINIA sgrKEes.
Referring 20 thc pressure for onlco Mr. Riddle
berger saII. There must be no ices That three
huairod Republicans hero from Virginia alone.
tlink most ~ them had better go home. lhoy
f.ro spending aii mo money they have. ana do
mos see how come o. Them can stay here A. all
] aiu crttirg pretty short Of money myself,
ami u keep this thlns up ! may have 10 Dol
Tow
GENrRAL WAIKIKI.
The nriof visit Of General Jsmes A. Walker,
al Pulaski, hero iast week has eau OF coneide-
Tab'f tnlk aWcnc southern Republican poll
flcIfus They 20 not know Just whore General
Walker Stands ono o. the Virginia kepubn-
.U.. rrf "A NNaH mn araf q
have severed his relations vita the Democi ATTIC
Tarty-at lcls, no IS not In sympathy with tho
Karin View of hat party; but can
not say that h. De- ready q cm-
EtflteI in She S0u,h. am caDiii enough %
admit mat Zee dpe- MT relish ine idea OF anil
Efuc with the Republicans 30 the negro element
D. 70 De- recognized. iic is much absorbed ma
De- love nrIu,y Boa the protc tiou theory. ~"
talked while nerc Of having new 4oRl. nd hi-
Tea. m common Win pihcrs,i- 10 nave iro.ec-
Ton party Oi The south composed oi white mon.
ard tho negro iguorod. Thew claim that this IL
the only way 90 build up q respectable hopubH-
can party"
Yris Before leaving thc ely. however he called
upou Nah0ne AMI hal ha,f-hoIt's ctaf. Gem
oral Walker rcn -in-law. SIR don Ian, IS mar hal
in thc Western a Huict oi Nirg mia, anf DO "a sad
Fhaf ho b. apxiOus poo hoiI on 10 hia place. some
a. the people around mo downtown hotels say
mat Geoerul " aikor has been trying 90 arrange
a deal tn behalf of h's -on-u-iaw, iui others
tank b. will u0t work, although they admit that
walker and Jordan arc pretty thick with e1-
1cngre IAN Bowen, VINO IS most iayoraby Ill
riire1 tn ,iorlcu.
Gencral Walkrr has large business intcresisat
iOrOUcr. Ala. which require most OF hi1 uiue
aud attention Au1 thc-e Interests viii preyqIt
J is aa-rptfug nomination for Governor Of w
cfnia. should no Republicans desire Oh unite IN
=" movement TO give HIM the nomination next
summer.
james Bumrardncr, Jr., OF staun.on, Va, IS