Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-18
T0SERVEF0UR RYEARS
PosTMAsTERS OF PRESIDENTIAL
CLASS FROM DATE OF CoMMlS'N.
Mr.. Cleveland wnI Take Good Caro- OF
yirginia-Probabie Positions In
view-New Applications Filed.
frrnm our Regular correspondent.l

view-New Applications Filed.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WARRINGTON, d. c.. April 1.-THE Post
master General TO-DAY. in answer to a
direct question put to him by Representa-
tive Henderson, Of North Carolina, said
that postmastsrs of the presidential class
would be allowed to serve four years from
the date of their commissions. and not
merely from the date of appointment.
Representative Tyler to-day filed at the
Treasury papers for the retention OF Al
phonso NJ. Bullock. shipping commits
aloner at Norfolk, Democrat who held on
through the Harrison Administration.
NE. TYLER AT WORK.
By special appointment Representative
Tyler to-day had a long talk with Secre-
tary Herbert in regard TO naval matters at
Norfolk. He also introduced at the Urea
snry Captain b. W. Baker. who filed his
papers for the position of Keeper of the
Lighthouse at Portsmouth, aud he went
with Senator Daniel 70 the State Depart
ment to urge the appointment OF h. Y.
Freeman. of Norfolk, as Consul 10 ~.
Gaul. Switzerland. MIR. Tyler LETT Tor
home this evening.
fDtUulOl AAduSOAi hao tNNNAANf w. "
ington.
CAN Oct DOWN 70 WORK.
There is a sigh of relief among Office
seekers that the Senate has adjourned. As
long as that body was IN session 1t entailed
extra labor upon the appointing powers.
The crowd of visitors has also become
smaller, and this Will likewise enable the
President and the Cabinet officers TO get
down to work. Virginia and North Caro-
lima have contributed their full share 10
the visiting delegations, and now that com
paratiyely so few people are III the city 1t
is expected that the work OF appointments
can be proceeded with. The President
! by this time knows q good deal
about tho Virginia and North Carolina
applicants, and soon he will give more
pronounced manifestation of what he IN
| tends doing for the former State IN the
way of distributing honors There has
| been considerable protesting that virginia
was being overlooked. but the President
/ has repeatedly declared that he would take
4 good care of Virginia so far as patronage
| is concerned, and there is vet no reason 10
| doubt that he means what he says.
/ The trouble is that the President
| has not had sufficient time. He has
| been compelled to listen 10 80 many
/ appeals in behalf Of candidates ana
7 TO receive visitors that tho actual work OF
/ appointing people to Office has been de-
| layed. Virginia has not asked for much
! when ono considers the big Democratic ma
! jOrity rolled ND in the State last year. and
! il IS reasonable to predict that in the next
| two or three months several OF the best
/ positions at Washington Will be accorded
| Nrginians.
OUTLOOK As TO CHANCES.
At this writing Colonel $. Wexford Cor
! bin, of King George county, IS believed TO
have an excellent chance of becoming As As
sistant Secretary of Agriculture. Tho
President has expressed willingness 10
/ appoint southern man, and Colouel Cor
; bin has splendid Endorsements.
! Colonel w. T. Atkins, of Mecklenburg
county, is thought to have the most favor
able prospects Of becoming the Solicitor or
Internal Revenue.
The chances of Rev. John 2. Hyde, Of
Winchester, for the education commls-
sionership are rated "a good. in spite
of the report circulated a week or so
ago that Secretary Smith was inclined TO
retain the Republican incumbent. DR..
HYDE has powerful endorsements.
! Virginia will probably secure one. IT not
two, comfortable foreign missions and IL
considered as certain 10 DO given ut least
two or more consular positions. OF course,
in this particular there are bound 70 be
many disappointments, from the fact that
more than one hundred Virginians are
applicants for places in the consular SER
vice.
The application OF Captain William II.
biurdaush. of Portsmouth, was to-dav
fled at the Treasury tor the position OF
| Supervising Inspector of steam vessels
for the district in which Maryland, Viz
ginia, North Carolina. South Carolina. ETC..
are embraced. A week ago last Saturday
] -, a,tT.. li1fv II lrg
PATCH correspondent that he thought
Captain Murdaugh had been practically
agreed upon tor appointment.
Newton f. Vowles. of Culpeper, was
another Virginian whose application was
today filed at the Treasury. He desires
to be the Assistant Superintendent OF the
Treasury building.
There was one North Carolina spplica-
tion to-day-that of J. A. Wall, of Seward,
for Collector of Internal Revenue for the
Fifth District.
SILL STANDING ny.
The report published in some of the
papers that the Virginia delegation ex-
pect Captain Ham Shepperd. of Warren
ton. to be turned down" IN his efforts tQ
again be appointed Collector Of Internal
Revenue for the Sixth Virginia District,
appears to have been one of those wander
ing paragraphs that occasionally creep
into the newspapers. The delegation are
all still standing by Captain Shepperd,
and the prevailing opinion IS tnat
ne will be appointed. Even Mr..
Meredith. who did not join his
colleagues in the general endorsements
given. is warmly for Captain Shepherd
The reappointment of Mr.. Joseph F. Nil.
Ter, of West Virginia, as Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue, it is thought, helps Cap
tain Shepperd. Mr. Miller IS warm
friend of his and. il is said, will use his IN
huence in that direction. Regardless OF
the fact that Captain Shepperd has such
heavy endorsements, some OF the Other
candidates are being pressed vigorously
and there are good men among the Iot
and their friends seem to think the ex
rule will be applied TO the old collector
I'm addition to the endorsement OF the
solid Virginia delegation in Congress Cap
tain Shepperd has on file with the Presi-
dent and at the Treasury letters from most
of the leading public men of Virginia
Indeed, his backing IS about as forml
dable as it well could be. and the power:
that be nave admitted in recent converse
tions that 1t was simply magnificent.
PosTMAsTERs.
Among postmasters appointed to-day
were North Carolina-Advance. DAVE
county, II. 7. Smithdeal rice n. E. lip
pard, resigned: Blanchard, Rohesor
county. J. D. McMcRainy rice w. Ii
Blanchard, resigned; Bolton, Columbus
county, C. II. Dock rice Martin Brinkleey
resigned Crooms. Columbus county. W
NJ. Culbreth uice n. Q. Williamson. dead
EIlerbe Springs, Richmond county, Mrs
S. Underwood r,ce II. RichardsoG., re
| signed; Murphy, Cherokee county, NJ: i
Mauney rice L. c. Dickey, removed; New
| London, Stanly county, W. j. Rose oice j
ID. Tucker, resigned; Roberdell, Richmond
county, f. q. Terry rice j. Mcdonald, re
, signed: TrOutman, Iredell county, u. Iur
,, kin College, Davidson county, Mary l.
Thompson rice Lizzie L. Benson, resigned
Virginia-Cartersville. Cumberland coun
ty, j. ii. Duke rioe G. ID. Flanagan, re
moved; Coman's Well. Sussex county, Z
l.. Groves uioe w. I. Freeman, resigned
Ia-,o..o,,, Iap,ae Citv countV e.. w. lie