Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
PLACES OF PROFIT.
IMPORTANT COVE RNMeNr posi-
TONS AND WHAT TheY PAY,
several That Yied Good Living aud
Have Large Pa,ronsec-Gossip About
tie Candldate,.

The chief topic of conversation IN poll
tical circles is the disposition Of the Offices
under the new administration. Naturally
the first that suggest themselves are what
are known as the general ofhces-that il,
those positions which answer TO the places
OF electors at large. and which. according
to custom, do not necessitate the taking of
the locality of the applicant into consider
alton. OF these there are six to be filed
by the President-two collectors Of inter-
nal revenue, two district attorneys, and
two marshals-there being ia the state two
internai-revenue districts and two United
States Judicial districts, The contests for
these positions, all of,which are quite de-
sirable, will be very spirited. Each district
will try 20 get one OF the offices aud sew
eral districts want more than one. But
there are less Offices of this character than
districts, and there will, of course. be a
good deal of disappointment.
PRIZE PLUM.
The collectorship of internal revenue
for this district Is o prize plum. and under
existing conditions carries with 1t more
patronage than any other Federal Office IN
the State. IL ~ worth TO the incumbent
between "a, 500 and 5000 annually. and
the Collector has the appointment OF some
thlrty-eight suDordlnates. whose salaries
range from $4,000 10 1000 per aanum. In
the Richmond Office there are now en-
p.oyed six men. but II the headquarters of
the district arc brought back to the city
from Petersburg, whence they were moved
by Air. Brady, the force will be much
larger The annual pay roll Of the Rich
mOnd Office now IS over $500. The APP
pllcants tor the position are Dir. William
Ryan, OF The sac; Mr.. a. l.. Elicit, VINO
held 1t under Mr. Cleveland's administra-
ton, aud Captain Maxwell L. Clarke, Of
this city, and ar. George L. Mason, Of Pc
tcrsGurg.
TEE DISTRICT -ATToRNHYsHTP.
The district httorneyship Is worth about
500 or 5000 annually, and he recon-
mends 10 the Department. Of Justice his
own assst9nt. Mr. $. =. Z. Patteson.
Colonel Meade Haskins, Sir. James Lyons,
Jr.. Of this city; Captain r. G. Mar
shall, of Port smouth, and others are
mentioned in connection with the chief
place. The marshalship Is not worth near
"a much as formerly. State-Senator Scott,
the former incumbent under Cleveland,
and joseph 7. Duke. of Portsmouth, are
applicants. In distributing these offices
Mr.. Cleveland during his 1irst adminlstra-
ton conferred with the Virginia delega-
ton in Congress, and got them to agree
upon now ll SnDuiu Ot lpufs UlbbutI ub
will pursue this policy again is not known.
TIE PosTMAsTEBsHIP.
Tho salary Of the Richmond Postmaster
Is %3.40): but since the Inauguration of
the ciyil-seryice system the patronage Of
the position has been very much curtalled.
The forcs OF the Office numbers about
eighty, and theq quarterly payroll, including
salaries of railway mail clerks, amount to
about $4,000. The new Postmaster will
have the appointment of the following a.
sistants, with the salaries named: Assistant
Postmaster. $l,7O0; one superintendent
of the Free-D Delivery Department, 81 300;
one Superintendent of the Money-Order
Division, 81 200; one superintendent of
Registered-Letter Division, $1,000 one
Stamp Clerk, $1,000; one Money Clerk.
$780, All the rest of the employees come
under the civl-service rules. So far the
name of Mr.. William II. Cullineworth ls
the only one mentioned IN connection
with the Richmond postmastership. He
held the office under Dir. Cleveland's pre-
vlous administration.