Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-07
THE PROSPECT SLIM.
AsPiRANTs MUST AWAIT THE RE
TURN OF THE CABINET.
Lively Contest Over n western North
Carolina ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Cariisie's Good work.
IFrom Our Regular correspOndentl


wlsn1yGros. July GA midsummer
dulness seems to pervade everything here
at present aud the few statesmen In the
city arc able to accomplish little or
nothing owing to the absence Of most OF
the higher officials of the government.
In spite Of the difficulties in the way
there are some aspirants for positions IN
town from both Virginia and North Caro-
lima. The prospect Of getting places Is
slim until the return OF the Cabinet men,
bers. and it is thought that the President
will hardly make any more appointments
until he comes back from his summer va
cation. II IS Just possible that be may
make one or two announcements from
Puzzards Bay. but i. is not likely that he
will 60 ANYTHING moro for virginia untu
after The assembling of Congress.
But for the financial situation ne would
have disposed of the marshalshlpS ana
coileetorships in Virginia long ago. Inc
applicants for these positions were truly
unf )rtunate in having 10 run against SO
serious a situation.
The talk is that the assistant attorney
shin for the Western District OF North
Carolina will be settled in o short while.
The contest is lively one, and the fact
tina. Mr. Covington, who was recommend
ed By Attorney Glenn, has not yet been
des gnated gives hope 20 the other aspi-
ran that their chances are on par with
his. though the friends of Mr.. Covlng-
ton insist that he will ultimately be ap-
pointed. He left for his home to-day.
Ssnator Ransom has returned from MS
brief visit TO North Carolina.
STEADILY CALLED TOR.
designations are being steadily called
ful at the Treasury Department, and the
Secretary is doing everything in his power
To make room for Democrats. irginia
an North Carolina have been given seye-
rat good positions by Mr.. Carlisle ana the
indications are that more are in store, but.
of course, il will take some time to ar
range the appointments where there ~ so
mach work TO be done III great depart
ID nj like the Treasury.
The Virginia members who are interest
cd 10 public buildings for which bills nave
bt an passed BY Congress would be pleased
If the Secretary could hurry up the work
OF these structures. but owing TO the state
OK the Treasury finances and the small
force of drnughtsmen in the Supervising
Architecrs Office matters have to drag
niong. This state of affairs is due to the
rscklessness of the Reed Congress. which
appropriated tho money. but so hxed
things that the amounts have been with
held.
When the party returned last night from
Marshall Hall. where they had been to at
tend the entertainment gotten up by the
Virginia Democratic Association. II was
TOO late 20 telegraph an account of the ln-
tarestinC affair, and there being no tele-
graph station down the river only q
| limited mention could be made IN yester-
| days correspondence.
GREAT SUCCESS.
The undertaking was q great success,
| and n is certain that II will arouse new
I spirit among the members OF the ass0cla-
! ton ust as the campaign In Virginia Is
/ commencing.
Fully 900 persons were IN attendance,
and they included. In addition TO the resi-
/ dent members of the ASSOCIATION. num-
| Der from the State of Virginia, among
whom may be mentioned S;ate-Senator:
| X. Walton Moore of Fairfax county
! Thomas Harrison of Winchester, Henry
| Fairfax Of Loudoun county, and William
| A. Little of fredericksburg, Mr.. Samuel G,
! q. Brent of Alexandria, Judge McCabe OF
! Loudoun. Judge Nicol of Prince william
! and others. Among the speakers OF the
/ evening were Hon. John Goode. Mr., Wal
! ton Moore. Congressman MarshalI, SIate,
! Senator Little. Representative Enloe ol
I Tennessee. and Hon. {. h. Mansur OF MIS-
/ !.
Letters OF regret were read from mum
Der of distinguished public men, IN
! Guiding the President and members OF th'
| Cabinet. district officials, Virginia con
| eressmen, and other members who wer'
| unable TO be present.
| Mr. Robert N. Harper, OF this city,
prou inent businessman, and formerly ol
/ fne6oun county. was the chairman OF th'
! Executive Committee who arranged th'
| very successful excursion.
Messrs. Lester Hill and f. II. Lowell, o.
Madison county, and Il. +. Mitchell, o
Strasbury, are at the Metropolitan.
POsIMAsTERs.
No postmasters were appointed tor Flr
! GINA to-day, but there were two for Nortl
/ Carolina. as follows: -.
Rural Hall. Forsyth county, +: l.. kise
rice A. j. Long, resigned south Washihg
ton, Pender county, X. W. hiyenDarK ric
J.. ID. Cavenaugh. resigned.
Total number of tourth-class postmas
ters appointed this day 49, 81 OF whici
were to fill vacancies caused by deaths an'
| resiCnatiOnS.