Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-27
RUSSELL is THE MAN
APPOINTED TO SUCCEED CULLlNG-
WORTH AS RICHMOND
POSTMASTER.
His Selection Made as Conpromise-
Having Received His Commission Ho
VIII Take Charge ut Once.
Otis Henry Russell.

IngWOrth3 SUCCESSOR d' p'olhi"'''i va
Richmond.
This announcement will be q surprise in
many quarters, but there IS no mistake
about IT,
The appointment has not only been
made, but Mr. Russell Is in possession Of
his commission. and beforcmauy days will
be in control Of the coveted Office.
President Harrison signed the precious
document Yesterday morning III the Mhlte
House at Washington, and 1t was handed
TO the favorite candidate last night at the
Byrd-Street station.
Ex-udce Edmund Waddll, who hes
taken so much interest In the matter OF
having this Office flied. acted IN the very
/ pleasant capacity OF special messenger
and a dispatch reporter was one OF the W.T.
ucsses TO the delivery of the Hgnlv-prlZel
piece of paper. the handling of which At
forded the Assistant Collector OF Customs
real pleasure.
THF ANNOUNCEMENT
Tho first information received here that
the President had taken action IN this
greatly vox.d case w9s "a telegram 10 NJ.
Russell from Judge Wadlill informing h.m
that be- had received the plum. A short
while later the dispatch received tins from
It's Washington correspondent:
] Late this afternoon Judge Naddill sue
( cceded in having Otis II. kussella appointed
postn1.for of Richmond. JUDGE Naddill
got through with bis business IN tine to
take the 4l5 tram Tor hlcnmond.
/ WHAT "ApDiiA SAYS.
/ JUDGE Waddiirs face bcamcd with smiles
l of satisfaction when hc stepped from the
platform a- tho SOS o'clock tram pulled
INTO the Bfrd-Sirrrt slatl9n ltst Ileh'. ne
. had hi. 0v,rcoat huttoued closely around
Dps throat ana wore q hlsh SIN nat WIZ
TINS Gcl-np very ltW IeVp- re- me-
MN aJ hI-t g!ohCe' 'N.' uD Hli H'" u'f
passed tHou-h ,h' e'', "''y,o
sulTouulld b} At-~le- pt9 a. hu'-'ii'
John N. Fisher. collector oi customs,
under whom '.r Russell Is Z, ,puiI. ana >.
Blair Norris. E7Q.. who Oh an oih-'' i'-
made Che most determined hght Tor ihc
place fl i.d bv CullnCw0rth.
/ The Judge greeted the Disp0'ci man cor
daily and. cXcusiug himself TO hls TREND So
CAV" few minutes oi ms ume ID lhe
scribe. 81 was lusi dct'nnihed tnht me
appointment should be made he replied
upon being asked why 1t was thdt tie
honor was bestowed upon russell. We
bad been waiting anNiOusly Tor 10 lot %
long time and wanted thep place filled with
ont further delay. We were not 50 much
inter any particular man az after getting
She office, which We ought - nave Aad
ION. ago. anu ~dttslNllE ii' hHlt-if VIM
have 1een nsie]ln& on regoSnl,,o ,e,;an IL 'l ta
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mon WI" I'D" nave '"' "fP'''4''''o
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ana ms Oh couI.' ,cn I.. ~
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fi"n,. If - .n,,rese and II v.a. foaccomplI.h
~ tLot who'd with ali INV might.
NtLv IF the apnoint,nont had not been
,,,o1. ,,,J tbonHic. taton chorco of before
H.. s''',+, ,,.t ,,,. friend C,,lliuoyorth
,,orld L.ve romatncd where ha Is until
,,,t t,l,. a,5 ,r,L.llr uotI October of
-,,vt 49, Win "a democrat In office here
If would have been hard 70 secure me- early
ol a. Il, II,
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VIVA
But why was 1lr. EussrH CHOSEN;
again hed the reporter.
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ueneiN anxious 10 hN'' 'u" hlI'"l"t i'i,.'i'
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names hayc been mentioned in conneciig,n1
wiih the once ahN one "I WH"" "'"'
udN m'oo eh'lehl lo7'i''7''I9'
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agreed ln-' ',''"'t >" =" e.l -,
&e-!u to-day ana H'A' '"r ma oe',i 80 H.. ,.
T ,.s,I, I went 1l, last uirht and TINS morn
ing secured favorable action on tAe part Of
President Harrison"
4 lrdee Waddill spoke of The cordial manner
jn which be- had been treated bv the Press
dent. Postmastel-GeueralM Mauamlkcr. 8ud
Assistant Clarkson and said hehadbcen r.
cotni2ed bg the Administration in all That
he asked. The Judge, it seems. L. tired
oi the worry of politics and sa> he neither
intends to run for Congress again nor
does he want 90 have anything To 90 with
the appointment OF another postmaster Tor
Richmond.
yhL RIAL hiN9ON'
but. ." pressed the news-gathercr,. you
/ have not told me what was the influence
that secured Ru,-clls appointment
The Judge laughed and SAID: 10 deal
| frankly with You, II was coinpIoi1.lse ai'I