The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-08
UNACCOUNTABLEDELAY
- APPOINTING THE TIRGTNIA
"SIATJ" OFFICEs.
,,. President Allowing tho Incumbents to
serve Longer Than Their Ierms-Ihe
virginia Aspirants and Delegates.
TINS BUREAU. RhpLYY BUILDING.
WASHINGTON. July 7. 1898.

elna Of the int -rnal revenue Collectors
and marshus OF both districts remains
unsolved by a majority Of tie people,
though the more careful and shrewdcst
rouucal thinkers have volunteered at
leas, two apparently valid explanations.
both q which. however. lay along the
same lines.
H. as the committee reported TO the full
Ie.egau0n. Mr Cleveland wanted their
unanimous Endorsements for his abso-
lutte guide. why don't he name the men,
instead OF allowing the former officers 10
enter upon another fiscal year? Why
are the appointments being delayed. when
i've minutes ont Of an hour would fix the
entire business. II. as Is al least likely
De has found some reasonably good con-
sIIefation why he should not make the
fun slate recommendations. why don't
De fix up those FOR whose places there
IS comparatively no opposition?
The President has gone on his vacation.
and f. reported as indisposcd at Gray
Gables. The trip from New York 10
Buzzard's BAY is all right boy rail, but
when "a party Of FIVE or six Of the Presi-
dents Cabinet officers and friends so
hy private yacht. ~ always takes. with
head winds four or five days. and as
general think the whole gang suffers
from rheumatism for several days 10
come. but 60 is reported that Mr.. Cieve-
land is rapidly rccuperating. as most
good sports do. and u may be possible
that frOm beneath the spray-covered
porches OF Cray Gables may yet come
the documents which viii relieve q cer-
tain political tension which our asprants
are restive under, and which can be
of no possible party good in the State.
To has now been very generally settled
that no important appointments will be
made until the President returns 10 the
city from his vacation at Gray Gables.
Indeed 30 is thought that. except In the
most important eases. where the public
service would suffer by reason Of delay
100 appointments will be made until the
work OF Congress IS we'll unda- way
which viii probably not be until some
ume I'm September.
Representative Marshall. Of the Ninth
district. went TO the State Department
This morning in the interests Of Mayor
j. H. Hines % Abingdon. who wants a
c0usulship lu one OF the South American
countries SIR. Quincy. the assistant sec
retary OF State. told Mr.. Marshall that
the case OF Mr. Hines should have spe-
Cial consideration when these matt IS
were taken mp again in September. for
the reason that Mr.. Hines spoke Spanish
shall has been very active I'm urging the
claims OF Mr. Hines. and feels very con-
ndent that when the right time comes
DE viii have "a good showing for "a
consulate.
Colonel J. Hampton Hoge. Of Mont
gomcry county. who was to have sailed
for hls post as consul az Annoy China.
from san francisco on the so. has not
been able 10 leave home as yet. owing
o. fnn aN.Ieua.e az IIa wife
Iu the consular service Virginia has
only gotten three places. the consul gem
eral at Ilo and two smaller consulates
in China Virginia. under the Republican
administration. has three consuls alone,
and 500 far there are no applications for
any OF them on 6le In the department.
10 seems 90 Doe generally understood that
80 is the unwritten law Of the state
Department that. with a change Of ad-
these consular positions 20
very directly TO the same states, but IL
looks now as if the three places held by |
Virginia under the Republicans will not |
descend an the regular line simply for |
lack of applications for them.
Representatives Wise. Tyler and Mar |
shall are suu in This city. as IS Senator |
Hunton. Colonel OFerrall went home |
this morning and Mr. Marshall left for |
home tonight. Mr.. Tyler will 70 down |
tomorrow night
Congressman Tyler went 20 the Pension |
Bureau to-day and succeeded In having |
the commissions signed for the new pen
sion examining board at the Soldiers
Ilome Hampton. The appointments ad !
been promised Mr. Tyler some time ago, |
bat had been Kept back for some reason.
At the Postohlce Department Mr.. Tyler
.rcommendcd the appointment OF james
Boyce as postmaster at Claremont.
Colonel Is r. Griffin, OF Ortsmouth,
and Mr. W. II. Cutchin9 Of Norfolk
county. are iu the city to-day They
lre here on personal business. but IN
ilcntally have been I'm conference with
Representative Tyler in regard 10 the
Federal patronage OF that section. Mr.. |
'utchins was one of the defeated Dem
lcrats i'm the late Norfolk county cleo
SON. In regard 90 the gubcrnatorial con-
.st he said that because the people OF
hs county had only lately had such a
ard dght they We're not taking much
interest yet in gubernatorial matters,
hough No. thought there were chances
q divided delegation from the county
OBJ the Richmond convention.
Captain 3d. w Baker, OF Portsmouth
ma j. r. Mcason. Of Danville, are ir the
lty to-day.
Mr. j. W. Perry. one Of the biggest
omnission merchants OF Norfolk. was
"a the city yesterday.
Mr.. Floyd Hughes. Of Norfolk. arrived
ere this morning on the steamer Wash
arfon.
Messrs. II. f. and T. H. Fries, Of
aem. n. c., are in the city az the
ietropolitan. as are also Messrs W. r..
'opehart and j. b. Cofileld Of the same
.tate
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Maxwell appointed 9S fourth-class post
masters today. Of which 62 were TO M
'acancies caused by removals. The APP
ointments for Virginia were as follows:
AppomattoX. AppomattoX county, VIII
lam Rosser, vice G. r. Peters. resigned;
3owling Green, Caroline county. j. r..
Collins vice W. G. Dlgges removed. Co
,uiai Beach Westmoreland county. i. w.
liller, vice Harriet Walcott removed:
cumberland Courthouse, Cumberland |
county. Mrs. Rosa V. Foster. vice j. A.
Sge, resigned. Goochland Courthouse.
ioochland county, Va, c. II. Powell vice
n. ID. Mower. removed: Jeffress Store.
Nottoway county. Mrs. V. Ii. Jeffress.
Ice T.. L. Hubbard. resigned; Joyceville.
lecklenburg county A. o. Bracey. vice
= II. Harris. resigned, Mappsville. Ac-
omac county, 5. l.. Byrd vice NJ A.
Walsh, removed, Monrat. Carroll county
frs. Mary r. York. vice r.. c. Pedigo
esgncd. Ohnger Lee county, w. G.
ianks. vice w. III. Johns, resigned.
'rdemorc. Lee county Mrs. Rebecca ].
Wood. vice w 4. Wood resigned
fourth-class postmasters I'm Virginia
ave been commissioned 60 date from !
ne 81 as follows. jackson L. Fray. Du-
lnsvlle: Bayly A. Fox. Dumbarton: Sam
T. Dillard, Figsboro; Robert r. Moore.
iume; Benjamin NJ. Skinker. Moss Neck;