Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. April 6. 1898

Edward RlgSS OF IOWA, 10 oe 'ih aa2i@'
ant surgeon in the navy, and some post
masters. among them Howson II. Wal
lace. Fredericksburg, Va; Irwin Tuck
err. Newport News, Va. +; EXum B. Britt,
Suffolk, Va.
Judge Wm. Lochren of Minnesota,
who was nominated to-day to succeed
Gen. Raum as commissioner OF pen
sions. was born in Vermont. When ne
war broke out he WAS one OF the mrs:
men in the State 10 abandon ms civil
pursuit, and enlist in the First Mime
Sofa regiment. His service during Tue
war was severe, eliminating at Get'ys-
burg. where his regiment made the Ia
nous stand that checked Pickett
onslaught. OF the 800 men III lie
r.,,jmcn, only 40 came out whole,
amA youug LochraIi, who started III inc
sght as a first lieutenant OF company Il,
,.s'ne our in command of the regiment,
every officer above his grade having
been killed or wounded. In lSS2 nc
was appointed by a republican Cover
nor to Il judgeship on The circuit bench
and his candidacy for the place to
which he is nominated was endorsed
bv the unanimous vote of the republic
can legislature Of Minnesota.
Hannis TAYLOR, the new Minister to
Spain. is Mobile lawyer. He made
an argument before the Supreme Court
in opposition to the constitutionality of
the :nti-lottery law. He is also
scholar of high attainments and his
contributions 10 historical literature
have made him well known to literary
men although nc is comparatively Il
voung man, being in his torty-tirst
wear. His life work is "Thc Origin
and Growth Of the English Constltu-
ton.
The first month of Mr.. Cleveland's
administration has ended and the crowd
OF oiliceseekers who made personal
visits TO the White House shows no
dimunition in number. More than
hundred callers, perhaps fully two hun
cred. came 10 see 10 see the President
YESTERDAY, and the number of visitors
appears TO be increasing rather than
diminishing rs time goes by. 1t has
been noticeable that several States are
poorly represented by their citizens.
and in the case of Maryland hardly Il
candidate for Office has seen Mr. Cicve-
land. The explanation given for this
is that Senator's and Representatives
from those States have agreed 10 with
hold their influence until after the rush
for Office is over and candidates have
been directed to keep away from the
President Under pain Of losing the en-
dorsements they desire. During Mr..
ClevclanG'S first term MarylanderS
formed large portion of those who
visited the White House-a natural re-
suit of the close proximity of Maryland
to Washington. Since his second term
began Mr.. Cleveland has discovered
that Virginia is the banner State III
point of the number Of her aspirants
for federal positions. Tennessee and
Georgia candidates have also been nu-
merous and candidates from South Car
DINA, Indiana Illinois and Kentucky
have not kept in the background. New
York and Ohio, two OF the largest
States. have furnished comparatively
few candidates who have made person
al calls on the President in their OWN
interest, and Pennsylvania has not been
so prominent in this regard as might
have been expected.
The recognition of the home rule
principle by the President in his ap-
pointments yesterday has given much
Satisfaction to delegates from the ter
ritories, and TO democrats in the Dis
trict of Columbia. That the President
will make territorial appointments
from the citizens of the territory con-
cerned was affirmed by him to-day in
conversation with a Congressman who
is interested in the matter. Mr.. Cierc-
land said that he would appoint to ter
rtorial positions, both local and gen
cral. only men who were acceptable to
the people of the territory, and city,
town or district within it, on account OF
their residence there and good standing.
If an exception was made, he said, 1t
would be because he could find no resi-
dent fitted for the place he desired to
fill. In such a case he would 90 out
side the lines of the territory concerned
and select the best man he could find
who would accept.
The total number of appointments
to fourth class postofliccs to-day was
131, OF which 80 were to fill vacancies
caused by removals. 26 of the postmas-
tiers removed served four years and over,
and 33 served over three years. The
changes in Virginia were as follows
Clip, Washington county, Mrs. a. B.
Diggs, vice r. r. Parks. resigned
Crimora Station, Augusta county, J.
Leonard, vice ]. S. Scrogham, removed;
Dorado, Russell county, J. 0. Dicken-
son, vice c. c. ]. Dickinson, deceased;
Baskerville, Augusta county, G. a. Gull
lev, vice E. B. Bateman removed; Han
sonville, Russell county, n. w. Easter
", vice o. r. Gilmer, resigned Loving
ston, Nelson county, o. 2. Estes, vice
J. a. Stevens, removed; Palmyra,
Fluvanna county, G. L. Bethel, vice j.
Haden, removed; Rockobock, New
Kent county, Susie R. Walker, vice II.
B. Walker, resigned; Spottsylvania,
Spottsylvania county, Mrs. NJ. J. Harris,
vice Mary E. Burr, resigned.
A democratic Senator at the Capitol
to-day said that Mr. Cleveland, like
Mr.. Harrison did. believes that he was
elected by the people, irrespective of
parties and individuals, and that he Is
therefore beholden to nobody for his
success: but that he naturally favors
those who supported his nomination,
and disfavors those who opposed it, no
matter how ardently and effectively
they labored for his election.
Private letters received here to-day
from Mr.. J. s. B. Thompson, who has
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