Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-13
THE NEW JUDGESHIP
The APPOINTMENT FOR VA, N. c.,
AND MO. ATTRACTING ATTENTION
Sssgs lewis snd Ex-Judxs wsddilt In she
Raoc-Mahone Fighting Bewden--
General Palmer's Election.
From Our Regular corespondens.i

WASHINGTON, March I2.-Greas pressure
\ being brought to bear on the President
"a regard to the appointments that ne y 70
make IN the line Of judges OF the fedeIai
courtx. and lust now the appointment Tor
sbe circuit In which Virginia and North
Carolina are included Is attracting con-
adorable attention. The selecuons are
mot likely 10 he made until June, and 10
NAV be that MIR. Harrison may wait until
Congress meets again for the reason that
inc court under the new arrangement can
organize without the new circuit Judge.
THE NEW COURT.
Ch;ef-Justice Fuller presides over the
e;rcu,t that includes Maryland. Virginia,
and North Carolina, and then there -
Judge Bond as tbeold circuit ludgc. ana
e. make up the new court to comprise the
tribunal for the relief of the Supreme
Court Judge Hughes or any district Judge
n the circuit can act.
NO MARYLANDER.
II IL regarded as q settled fact that no
MARYLAND Republican stands any show Tor
eppoirtment. Judge Bond on the Circuit
bench already knocks out the. chances
Of any other Marylapder. IL has been
supposed for some time that Judge
Lewis, of the Virginia Court OF Appeals.
stood good chance Of promotion. But no
IA by no means the only one IN the race
RI Congressman waddill is q candidate,
ard he is getting considerable oacking:
The Malone wing and others not OF that
wing are for him. He came out later tnan
Judge Lewis, however, and TINS may
hamper him in the race.
LOOK OUT FOR NORTH cARoiISrAss.
Jndre Lewis and Ex-Congressman Wad-
dill ought to keep their eye on North Car.
DINA. however. The judges OF the dlstriot
courts IN that State are candidates, ana
Republicans here who claim 10 Know
whereof they speak say that the Nortn
Csrolins Republicans are pulling hard for
the place. s e.
The story that Judge Lewis voted Tor
cleveland Is discussed here. and 1t got into
pspers. but the friends OF Judge Lewis
have assured Mr.. Harrison that TINS was an
error. The Judge. ii is said. dld not VoIe
NJ all for the reason that he did not get his
transfer in time.
THE BOSS AT WORK.
General Malone is preparing 70 leave Tor
pstersbnre and will probably 60 there to-
morrow He was flying around the oe-
partments to-day and seemed to be Dusty
engaged. conor..s-
man Bowden and General Malone are at
outs the latter is trying. TO prevent BOW
den from being appointed fourtn As shn,
Art Postmaster General-the position that
Mr.. Bowden wants.
NUMKBoUsLY WANTED.
About twenty other ex:memoers among
Che Republicans would like to get tins
place. so there is no telling who will be the
The friends of James NJ. Mclaughlin are
very active in their efforts TO bring about
his appointment during the recess as post
master at Lynchburg. The Postmaster
General will not say what Is 10 be Done.
He is waiting for further conference Win
the President.
STAND OFF.
The election of General John NJ. Palmer
"A United States senator from Illinois
makes up for the loss of the late Senator
Hearst to the Democratic party. OF course,
the Republican Legislature OF California
will select one of their own party as the
successor TO Mr.. Hearst. That will COM
plete the list of senators who Will serve IN
the Senate during the coming two years,
and then the division between the parties
will be as follows: Republicans, AZ; Demo:
Gratis, 80; Farmers Alliance, 2; or total
of SO.
DEMOCRATIC GAIN.
During the last Congress the Republi-
cans had clear majority OF fourteen over
the Democrats in the Senate, and 1t Will
be observed at q glance that the Demo-
Gratis made wonderful gains IN the cleo
tons of 1890. In the States OF New YORK.
Wisconsin, and Illinois the Democrats
have retired three Republican senators,
and will have in the next Senate Democrats
in their places. Two Farmer-Alliance
senators have been elected in the States
of South Dakota and Kansas, and while
these new men will SIT on the Republican
side of the chamber they will not always
vote with the Republican,. Mr.. lrby; the
new senator from South Carolina, will sit
and act with the Democrats.
PROBABLE MAJORITY.
Two years from now the Democrats will
probably have slender majority, IN the
Sepate. They are quite certain to elect the
next senator from Rhode Island they are
almost certain to hold Wisconsin, and they
will probably retain control in Michi-
gan. IL is also believed here that
thew will elect the next senator
20 be chosen in Montana, and will
possibly get absolute control OF New YORK,
and give the Republicans mighty shaking
up in several other States. The Farmers
Alliance will perhaps cut into the arrange
ments of both parties in several of the
States within the next two years. but the
general opinion is that the Republicans in
This movement will be worse hurt than the
Democrats. That is why the republican
papers and politicians are so fretful ana
denunciatory when they have anything to
say regarding the plans and purposes OF
the Alliance.
AN UNPLEASANT OUTLOOK.
No matter how things may turn out the
outlook 10 not pleasant one for the present
Administration. There is clearly an anti
Administration majority in the Senate now,
and the President seems to be pretty well
sware Of that fact.
Senators Teller, Wolcott, Jones, Stewart.
Stanford. Cameron, and few others can
not be depended on by the Administration
In view of the treatment they. have re:
ceived. They have been roundly abused
for helping to defeat the pet measure OF
the President-viz., the force bill-and are
also in poor standing at the White House
because they were such staunoh advocates
of the free coinage of silver.
The Democrats have not had Simon
pure Democrat in the Senate from I'LL
nois since the days of Stephen A. Douglas.