Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-22
OFFICE CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON THRoNGso BY vIRoI-
MA ASPlRANTS FOR RPLACEs.
Hot Contests in Our Two Federal Districts
for Attorney. Marshal, and Revenue
CoUector-Aspirsnts and Friends.
fFrom our Regular Correspondent

4 UlQdJeS JOF Tue luCIt ~
sitions in the State have arrived in large
numbers and they are accompanied by nu-
| merous friends. The latter were much
more prompt IN arriving than the repre-
sentatiyes. However. the representatives.
| fixed the 22d as the time for the confer
| ence. and while they probably were not
| certain when they agreed on the meeting
| that anything but conference would %
| had, the aspirants are on hand IN such
| force and are so earnestly in favor OF set
| ting the endorsements to be given that the
| chances ere this part of the programme
| will be carried out, provided. OF course,
| that the rivalry is not so great as 70 pre-
! vent determinations.
| Perhaps the most embarrassing situation
| that will confront the delegation is the
| United States attorneyship tor the western
| District, the candidates for when are
more numerous than for any OF the larger
| positions. The Senators and Representa-
| tlves will be divided, and there will be frst
and second and possibly third choices.
| Among the gentlemen who aspire TO hll
| this Office and who are here to work up
| their interests may be mentioned Mr X.
T.. Byrd. of Winchester; Mr. ID. d, Down
| ing, of Front Royal Mr. James Stephen
son, of Harrisonburg; Captain John N.
| OpIe. of Staunton; Mr.. A. J. Montague. OF
| Danyille, and Colonel j. Hampton Hoge.
| of Radford, and others will be in town to-
| morrow.
ALL HAVE CANDIDATES.
| II cannot be stated definitely who will
| be proposed in the conference, but
it is known that Colonel O'ferrall VIII
put up a candidate. so will Mr.. Swan
| son. so will Mr.. Tucker. Mr.. Mar
shall and Mr.. Edmunds. In addition to
the candidates named above Mr.. James
| Bumgardner, of Staunton, has come out.
| He is rather late in dong 80, but he is IN
| the field. In the Ninth District there are
| several candidates in the person of Messrs.
Hutton and lrigg Of Abingdon, Mr;
| Blanchard of Bristol, and others, but in all
| congressional districts where there are
| from two to three candidates the member
| is bound to take the man with whom he Is
| certain TO make the best fight and go IN
| to win that one. Seven votes will decide
if that plan is agreed on.
As already stated in the DISPATCH cor
| respondence, the friends of Judge Berry
man Green, of Danville, who is an as
pirant. will not put his name before the
delegation. The same is true OF eX-Con-
| gresham Cabell. who wants to be District
| Attorney. They are relying on the fresl-
dent and Attorney General independently
| of the delegation. Colonel Cabell IS un-
derstood to be second choice of Senator
! Hunton, who will, it is SAID. favor Mr..
Downing as first choice. General Hunton
And Colonel Cabell served III the war to-
| gether and there are the ties OF the
warmest friendship between them.
SWANSON EARNEST.
The friends Of Mr. Montague claim that
he WILL start with four votes, or more than
any of the others can muster on the first test
OF strength. Mr.. Swanson Is very earnest In
his efforts to bag one OF the 3ig places Tor Tor
his district. He will make his fight for
Mr.. Montague for Attorney, and tor Mr..
George f. Munford, of Patrick county, Tor
Marshal of the Western District, and Will
90 In to get whichever one of the pO-
sitIons he stands the best chance
of securing. He cannot tell at pres
ent how the thing stands, but IN
an enormous revenue 10 the govern
ment and over half the prosecutions. take
place therein he ought to get one at least.
Some of his colleagues are equally positive
that their candidates should be recog-
nized. and il will be interesting 70 watch
the elimination of a contest IN which 80
| many worthy men figure with such IN
1uential backing. II nav happen that
! the delegation will not be able 10 come to
| an agreement, but this IL not probable, tor
| IL is thought n settlement can be eiected.
The contest for Marshal OF the Western
| District promises to be equally a. SPIRITED.
The names of the leading candidates were
|
correspondence. and 1t is useless to repeat
| them now.
| THE EASTERN DISTRICT.
For the attorneyship of the Eastern
District the candidates are many, IN
cludIne one or more from every congress
| sional district in that judicial district
| Colonel Haskins and Mr.. Patteson, of
Richmond; Mr.. Lassiter. of Petersburg;
| MIR. Washington. of WestmOreland; Colo
mel Starke, OF Norfolk; Colonel Gibson OF
! Culpeper. and others.
The candidates for Marshal Of the East
ern District include Mr.. Duke, of Ports
| mouth: Captain Jack Hudgins, of Caro-
line: General A. J. Hundley, OF Amelia.
and others-a list of whom has heretofore
| been given.
HI HAS THE CALL.
The collectorships of internal revenue
appear to be settled. Mr. William Ryan.
OF Richmond, is SAID to have the call for
the Eastern District and Captain Ham
Shepperd is the unanimous choice of the
entire delegation for the other district.
Ii is the prevailing belief of congressman
and visitors that Captain Shepperd will be
appointed. but some people claim he VIII
not be recognized this time, and IN that
contingency there will be from four to SIX
candidates in the field. 1t is thought they
will wait ror Developments. however, before
applications are filed for the place. MIR.
| Rogers, of Roanoke. however, as tele
graphed last night, Is pronounced adVo-
cate. regardless of Captain Shepherd, and
the talk rs tina; State-Senator Mushbach
of Alexandria. Colonel Berkeley of Prince
! William, Mr. Joseph Nelson Of Fauquler,
and MIR. G.. :. p. Triplett of Culpeper are
willing TO be known as espirants If 1t
should appear at any time Captain Shep-
peid cannot get the place.
TIE WRONG RYAN.
1t was stated IN all of the Washington
papers that Mr. John L. Ryan, of Loudoun,
was an applicant. Ii was mistake. Mr..
l;yan has no such intention. 1t was probably
meant for Mr. William Ryan. OF Richmond,
candidate in the other district. Mr.. John
+. RYAN will be satisfied TO 60 back to the
Legislature from Loudoun. and his friends
say that if Speaker Cardwell Is not MEM
Der of the next House of Delegates and
Mr.. RYAN is, the latter will be o candidate
for Speaker of that BODY. OF course he
will not antagonizc Mr.. Cardwel, but if
he is put up for something else IN tho
State Mr.. kyans friends want him elected
Speaker.
| A prominent VIrginian says that he had
talk the other day with Secretary Car
Isle and he learned from the drift OF the
conversation that where eX-otfice-holders
are to be reappointed and thus become
exceptions TO the rules laid down the ao-
pointments viii be DELAYED 10 lhte GATE.
This gentleman was talking in the interest
of Captain Shepherd and he inferred that
it was meant to apply to bis case. Ii was
also inferred that Mr. Joseph S. Miller, OF
West virginia. would be again appointed
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, but II
this action is taken II will probably not be
for several months.
FOR CRISP.
Representative Swanson says that he has
decided TO earnestly support Hon. Charles
L. Crisp. of Georgia. tor Speaker OF the
next House, believing him to be eminently
qualified and fairly entitled 10 renomlna-
ton. 1t is not too early TO say that Judge
Crisp will practically havo the solid sup
port of the Virginia delegation. as Mr..
Wise announced several months ago that
he would be for the Georgian next time.
He had all but two of the delegation in
the last contest.
Mr. James Hay, of Madison. formerly
member of the Virginia House of Dele
gates and now candidate for the State