The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-16
COL. O'FERRALL SATISFIED.
Be Says He Does EOt Want 10 be United
States Senator.
NOT OPPOSING JUDGE FLOUREOY,
But Mr.. Lawless is a Deserving Mantle
yirgini AppoiDtments-The New
Tariff Measure.
TINRs BUREAU. RArLEY BUILDING,
WASHINGTON. NoYember l5. 1853.

some reason is inaccessible to The Times
correspondent He expressed himself,
however, somewhat at length to the rep
resentatiye Of Western Journal to-day.
The Governor-elect issues to-day an im-
portant manifesto on the senatorial fight
by positively disclaiming any desire to
enter the race. IL was suggested that
the handsome majority given him Tor Gov
| ernor was perhaps an index finger turned
something better. But Colonel OFerran
towards something better. But Colonel
O'Ferrali thought differently.
Il have been nominated and elected by
a handsome, If not the handsomest, ma
| Jorttes ever given a gubernatorial candi-
| date In Virginia. | shall, by the grace Of
God, serve my term in that office. There
are plenty of candidates already. They
| are all fine men and good representatives
of the Old Dominion. General Lee was
here in my room last night lie says that
| General Huntons efforts after both long
| and short terms has made them all can
| candidates for the short term fight also.
| Tom Martin is a good friend Of mine,
! and i am sure he would ably represent
our State in the left wing of the Capitol
Colonel O'Ferran was questioned in
| regard TO the chances Of Judge Henry W.
| Flournoy for a continuance in his present
/ position as Secretary OF State.
| "The Judge has a formidable opponent
I'm Senator Lawless, of the Second district.
| That district has had no recognition Of
| late in State offices, and Senator Lawless
h1s done efficient work for his party
| there"
Did not Judge Flournoy oppose you
| in the nominating conventiOn| was asked
| Of the Colonel
He did, but do not wish 10 be under
! stood as opposing him in the least
merely sneak Of Senator Lawless from a
sense Of the proper distribution Of State
| patronage"
Continuing. the Colonel said that he
| expected both the Sibley tent claim and
the Refundins bill for money expended
| by States in the war Of 1912 to 90 through
| the next Congress with little opposition.
| But when it comes 20 the whereabouts
| Of Colonel j. Hampton HOge the Gov
| ernor-elect was as much az sea as any one.
! Il cant imagine where Colonel H0ge
! can be" said he. II see reports and
| see them denied. and / only can hope
/ that Colonel Hampton's life Is safe. I
cannot believe his reported attack on
| President Cleveland and myself, as chron-
/ icied by San Francisco correspondents"
| Colonel OFerrall gave a concise opinion
on the late Republican landslide. He
said that generally speaking. it was the
tariff in Ohio and Massachusetts,, the race
tracks in New Jersey. Anarchism in Chi
! cago, thirdtermism in Iowa, and the Lord
! knows what in Pennsylvania.
The question Of a few more appoint
! ments for Virginia has received quite
/ an impetus within the past few days,
/ and Senator Hunton and Congressmen
/ O'Ferrall, Meredith and Marshall were
/ all busy about the departments to-day.
! Congressman Marshall arrived this morn
! ing, and with him came Mr. John @.
/ White, who IS generally believed to be
| stated for the Abingdon post-ohice. These
! gentlemen visited Postmaster General
| Bissell this morning, and while the ap-
/ pointment was not announced they both
/ seemed satisfied with the situation as
/ they found it.
| Speculations regarding the successor
/ Of Colonel O. Ferrall from the Seventh
| Congressional district. was revived this
/ morning by the arrival of Mr.. A. Moore,
| Of Berryville, who was a caller upon
! Colonel OFerral. Mr.. Moore is a very
| prominent candidate and Il has always
| been said that his candidacy was
/ pleasing to Colonel OFerrall. He stated
| this morning that in all probability the
| Democratic party in the district would
| call a nominating convention about De-
/ cember 18th, to select a man for the
! congressional honor.
There are two Of the Cabinet officers
! who. although they have been in Office
fer nearly nine months. have not vet
| even selected their assistants and two Re-
] pubiicans are sitting high mp in the syn
! ag0gue, and doing all they can TO get
| just such endorsements for the admins
| tration az it received the other day in
| Ohio, New York. and Massachusetts.
| Secretaries Lamont and Morton. it seems.
/ cannot find in al this vast country. two
| men Of Democratic principle who would
work in harness for the good Of the
| people and the credit of the party. 1t
! does not require a spokesman 10 protect
| against this way OF sustaining a party
for anybady who knows anything Of the
| routine Business Of the departments is
| fully aware of the fact that no single de-
partment is run 10 best advantage where
! those so high in authority are not in po-
/ Huca sympathy with the administration.
! If it is only a matter Of selecting two
] efficient and capable officers. Virginia
+ alone has already rendered these for Col
! onel Grenville Gaines as Assistant Secreta-
/ ~ Of War. and Hon. S. W. Corbin As
/ sistant Secretary Of Agriculture would
! both prove excellent appointments. and
| both have been highly recommended for
| these positions.
Less than three weeks now remain
! before Congress will reassemble. and the
! long battles begin upon the tariff, silver
/ and pension legislation.
Chairman Wilson. of the Ways and
| Means Committee. hopes 10 be able 10
turn over the majority report on The
tariff next week 10 the Republican min
ority. I'm order that they may be ready
TO report their substitute when Congress
IS again ready for work. Personally Mr..
Wilson does not fear the proposition 10
submit the tariT measure TO a caucus,
but believes that IT should be fully dis
cussed and amended If necessary, in the
regular debates Of the house There is
a great diversity OF opinion between the
party mon i'm different sections of the
country. however. ana after all for the
sake OF uniform support and harmonious
action. the caucus idea may prevail.
majority Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee. are well pleased over the deter
mination to incorporate In the new rev.
enue bill an income tax OF moderate
PROPORTIONS. The proposition is to tax
all incomes from $500 TO $1,000 about
2 per cent, and a revenue Of @O,O0OOO
Is expected 10 result. Should this pre-
vail il would probably do away with
the necessity of an Increased tax upon
beer, whiskey. manufactured tobaccos
and cigars. A provision is also contem-
plated by the committee, which permits
n change in the rate OF the income tax
10 meet the demands Of the Treasury,
without creating a disturbance in any
of the industries Of the country, as
change in the tariff schedule once adopt
ed would do.