Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-19
KERR CRAIGE'S PLUM
THE SALISBURY MAN TO BE THIRD
ASSISTANT p. M. GENERAL.
An Early Change in tho Richmond Col
Iectorship-Csrlisle's Democratic
Talk-A Virgins Appointment.
from our Regular Correspondent.l

Salisbury. ~ C.. had been selected 'for
Third Assistant Postmaster-GeneraI ana
the appointment would be announced to-
morrow. Congressman Henderson says
he has not been officially notified. but he
hopes the report is true. 1t Is generally
believed among North Carolinians tnat
the selection has been made.
Mr.. Craige has the proud distinction OF
beiry the only citizen Of North Carolina
wno ever declined a congressional nomlna-
tion. During MIR. Clevelanda brst term
he served as IutcrDal-Reyenue tolecto1
for North Carolina He IS said 20 be law
yer Of distinction. standing IN the iroh'
rank Of the North Carolina bar.
Charges we're preferred to-day against
Postmaster Brady. Of Charlotte. and lndi,
cations are he will soon be removed and
CAPTAIN Tom Robinson will be appointed
TO succeed him.
Mr.. WISE At WORK.
Represcntaiive Wise, who went tos see
the President to-day IN regard To an early
change ia the cOliectorshID of customs at
Richmond, was requested 10 put the state
ment in writing. indicating the PTesl-
dents willingness 70 act on the matter NJ
once. Mr. Wise also urged the immediate
appointment of Mr.. William Ryan as 1oi-
lector of Internal Revenue. Mr.. WISE
secured the appointment TO-DAY OF Harry
b. Smith, Of Richmond. as Messenger III
the Post-0fice Department
The President, 1t IS thought VIII soon
make several important appointments for |
Virginia In the shape of Federal positions |
in the State proper. In other words ne !
ia considerlng the balance of the recon- |
mendations made by the Virginia delega- |
ton OF their recent conference. Ihefe IS |
still no reason TO doubt that the slate
will 60 through ell right. The changes. |
however. may not all be made at once.
DEMOCRATIC METHODS.
Whilst at the Treasury today Repre-
sentative Swanson took occasion 10 COM
ulimopt Secretary Carlisle on the vigorous
manner IN which he Is removing RepuOll-
cans. whereupon Mr.. Carlisle sand that he
WAS making the changes simply because
the ousted ones are Republicans, and he
was not worrying about charges. ne
mere fact that man "a Repub1can' ne
| said, was all the evidence lie wahtcd thaV
| a Democrat should have the place.
Mr.. Swanson. like most OF the represent,
| atIves. wns pleased to hear such good
! Kentucky Democratic talk, and the Score
! tnry il constantly hearing good tnings Oh
| hls policy from Democrats, though ne Is
| lust now the subject OF hate among the
| hvpocritical Mugwumps, whose New 1ork
alh Boston organs almost daliY heAp aouSe
upon him because he IL carrying out the
| Will Of the people. Mr.. Carlisle stated POSI-
! tivclv to-day 20 Mr. Swanson that he pro-
| rosad TO run the Treasury Department on
| democratic lines. His Comptroller OF the
Currency however, has lot OF TubolsI
/ IN t0-day's Post about promoting hepubli1
cans. but II is SAID that the Secretary VIII
squelch him when II comes 10 uoih@ any
such thing.
REPRESENTATIVE O'Ferrall was again at
the White House to-day III the interest OF
VIrcinIans whose applications are pending.
He also paid visits TO q number OF the de-
partments.
FARMER FUMUEDs on HAND.
Ropreeentative Edmunds came in from
! BalilaX county this afternoon. MS Is DIS
| fifth visit TO Washington sinco the lnaugu-
! ration, and eHCh time he mas Deeh III Town
he hgg managed 20 bag few places Tor his
| Democratic constituents, but he has gone
about the thing quietly. He wanted to
| holm all lie could hls friend. Mr.. Peter j.
! Otey. Of LynchbuTg. who Is being so Elco-
rously pressed for Register OF the Irea-
| surY. 49, ,;...;,u
filed today for thls very Mace. friends OF
! Nr. John W. LYONS Of Pulaski, hsVilg
& t,u, IN llg TnrCrs. Farmer Ednunhs
hopes and Lelievcs that Mr.. Otcy Will be
appointed. At any rate he - on tne
| ground 10 DO oil he can. He VIII hkewlso
nut in some lIcks IN behalf OF his irlGn1,
Mr. Richard Miller, OF lNnchburg ms
gentleman was endorsed hret ior
the consulate ut Honolulu. but Mr..
Guiucv said he could not appoint
hlm TO that place. He practically ohered
Mr.. Miller the African consulate III the
Congo country, which pays S4,OOO year
and now It j. understood that ne VIII nc
cept and Farmer Edmunds Will 60 70 the
State Department tomorrow to find out.
Mr.. Edmunds is quite lame from ms AT
+orx of rheumatlsm and II Is with DIM
entity he can get about, but he proposes 10
be haulol around a. long as ne cannot
walk with any degree OF comfort.
Lewis c. Hancs was TODAY appointed
Postmaster at Lexington, n. e., III place
of L. l.. McCreary, removed.
GOOD PLACT.
w. Harry Clark. OF NIrgiuia, wos to-day
appointed chief clerk IN the ofhce OF the
Suporvising Inspector OF steam Vessels.
ibe latest applications filed at the Trca-
sury Department include W. Ii. Berpard,
of Wilmington, n. c., who wants TO he an
| luternal-reYonue agent, ana Tor Virginia
| William G. Stuart puts IN for the collec-
! torshIn of customs at Newport News.
: II Is understood that Mr.. Harry VI.
Smvthe. editor of the Graham HcGdt9h.
III laZewell county, Will WITHIN lew days
: be appointed 10 good consulate. Assist
ant tSecretary Quincy. OF the State De-
partmcnt. Is said TO have already sent a
| favorable rFCoulDtU'itllpAO " -hA' ~ -
TO the President, and generally an order oil
/, this kind gets Gll the way through.
INDIAN TRADER.
Representative Swanson has made re-
t ouest for the appointment Of j. II. Mease,
of PittsylVapIa county, as an lndlaI
trader IN the Territory of Utah ard 10
: hayo the present Republican trader re-
moved. -,
10 Ia hn
Treasury. Mr.. Blau Is candidate lor q
/. position in the Treasury.
p0sIliAsTEEs.
( Among postnasters appointed to-day
were: ,.,..
| RIbeson rice William lldtchns, resigned; Niydo
s. Haywood county. L. D. Mediord'res NJ. G. hil
70 | Ian. removed; Jcptha, lransylvania county
- Mrs \. +. Zachary rice o. a. Aiken, resigned
Laur Dburgh hichmond county, u. ~ iii' MSi'S e.
l. | coi.riy J. r. Best rice T.. ". smith, removed.
4 Nlreinia-Cetar Bluff. Tazewon county, & ~
II Perry ric3 Alexandra beavers; tesisneu
i | Crecds. Princess Anne county, !. ~ EtHtripe'
q | rice a., l.. COrpew, resigned; Mathews Iodtt
!. house, Mathews county, Henry Sibiey zee A. C.
q | Wolfe removed: TriiOrd. ROcEbridee county, u
a a. c,kte tice &. A. Lacey, removed; Uniol
u Hall Franklin county, :. /. English rice n r
70 BERNARD, removed Nesnviu-, FocSDrioso "uuu
~. A. y. Humphries r,cc j. W. Cash, removed
q Total number OF iOlrih-class posInhsivIs ~
. ! ,,o,pted to-day %, 90 Of which were u III
/ vacancies caused by death and designations
n lnere we're four removals il Virginia ana tnte
a IL North Carolina. T.,
/. Po,tmasters have been commissioned as toi
Il lows: - 80 ,,,,.,,. =. -
@ VIRGINIA Franklin II. Rhodes. Chrismap
d.: Charles 4. Arundel. Farmville; Mlna'n, ~ ~, W.
n harn Orange James +. Hurt, Richlands: Georg
n ". Everett, ShGrps Wharf; Rich. b Hartley
u stony Greek . H.,
North Carohna-1homas Orr, Balsam; Da'l
@ y. Dalton, Dalton.
q THREE MORE CONSULS.