Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-28
SUCCESSION TO BOND.
Hon. Holmes Conrad to Be Urged for
the Place.
SENATE SITUATION CHANGEABLE.
Professed Anti-siiver Republicans Now for
Repeal Dcisy--PersonaI and other
Washington Items Of Interest.
tFrom Our Regular Correspondent, ,

WI thOitlto tObi VI nlNntoltig ~
present holding one OF the assistant at
torney-generalships OF the Department Of
Justice. make no secret OF the fact that
his name will be earnestly pressed by
them to the consideration Of the Presi-
dent for appointment to the vacant
judgeship In the circuit over which the
late Judge Hugh J.. Bond presided. From
all that can be learned the friends of Mr..
Conrad do not hesitate to say that the
place he now holds Is not to his liking.
1t Is laborious and wearying, because
he has to handle old. musty cases that
are heard before the Court OF Claims,
and the pay being only 5000 year
joyful man would not naturally be pleased
10 hold such place a great many years.
When the resignation OF General Maury
was called for several months ago, Mr.
Conrad was urged by his friends Tor tnat
vacancy. and II he had been transferred
he would have had an opportunity 10
represent the department before the Su-
preme Court The President saw III, now
ever, TO appoint Mr. Dodge. Of Wisconsin,
and now he will have a chance to con-
slider Mr.. Conrad's name for a judgeship,
II the reports are true. AT any rate IL
was the talk at the Capitol to-day, anu
several Virginians were candid enough 10
say the effort would be made to secure
favorable consideration at the White
House.
JUDGE KEITH. OF WARRENTON.
Mr.. Cleveland has always had decided
fondness for Judge James Keith, OF war
renton, and the day before he appomteu
Judge Alvey, of Maryland, to the DIS
trict of Columbia Court OF Appears
bench. he made such careful ana dlrect
inquiries OF a very prominent Virglnian
who happened to be calling at the White
House that the inference was drawn AT
once he was seriously contemplating the
appointment OF the Warrenton Jurist.
Senator German got his work In, however
and Maryland scored point.
As stated In yesterdays correspondence,
Virginia would appear to have the best
chance of any State in the circuit, and as
there Ia SO much good material among
the lawyers of the Old Dominion, no
doubt a number of leading men VIII De
urged by their friends. 1t is matter
that an aspirant cannot himself press
personally, and his friends have to do the
work.
TAX ON TOBACCO.
Representative Epes, when asked TINS
morning what he had been able to gatner
regarding the proposition 10 increase 'ne
internal revenue tax on tobacco SAID ne
had been assured by one OF the most
prominent members of the Ways ana
Means Committee that no actual step han
vet been taken by the committee, Dut
that the matter, of course, had Deen
broached The member of the committee
further declared that he hoped an IN
crease In the tax would not be necessary.
Mr.. Epes says that an increase at this
time would be q severe blow TO the people
OF his district in particular, and TO Nlr-
einia and North Carolina in general, ana
the congressman from those States are
watching the drift of events carefully, de-
termined to do all I'm their power 10 pre-
vent any increase Of the tax.
SOUTHSIDE CAMPAIGN NEWS
Mr. Epes is In receipt of letters from
the Southside bringing information that
the campaign is progressing satisfactorily
and the disaffection is comparatively IN
significant in his part of the state
There had been reports that the Popullsts
were receiving large accesSiohS from the
ranks of the Democratic party.
Senator Ransom and Mr.. Kope Elias
had considerable Of talk at the Capitol
to-day. II was about the tie up OF the
latters nomination before the senate
Finance Committee. Neither gentleman
was able TO throw any light on the sub
iect. The matter is simply dragging ITS
weary length along, and 1t may be sew
eral months before the Senate finally dis
poses of It.
Senator Ransom, who usually knows
what is going on in the legislative branch
Of wbicE he has so long been a leading
member. was asked this morning If he
had any definite information as to when
a vote may be expected in the Senate.
He said he preferred not to make pre-
diction. lie was hoping and waiting.
KALEIDOSCOPE.
Persons having to watch the course Of
legislation here have grown skeptcal re-
sarding the Senate during the past few
weeks. and the situation" has really
become a subject Of laughter as well as
uncertainty. 1t has changed so often
that only a prophet of old or a clairVoy-
ant-if there ever was such being as
the latter-would now be willing to risk
his judgment on a direct prediction.
REPUBLICAN INSINCERITY.
To-day there is more talk that in spite
of the honeyed words of the Republicans,
protesting to be anxious for speedy action
on the Voorhees, bin, they are secretly
conniving at delay. and while 1t Is not
certain they viii succeed, yet 1t Is well
known they "a urged by massachusetts,
party leaders 10 stave off the fnal vote
If possible until after the election. Mr..
Russell, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor OF Massachusetts, when here re-
Gently begged hard to have an early vote.
insisting Il was essential to the success
of THE ticket on which he is running.
Most people think the voting will COM
mence next Tuesday. but when II Will end
Is now the question
LIEUTENANT-G GOVERNOR KENT.
Hon. Il. C. Kent, Democratic candidate
for I.ieutenant-G Governor of Virginia,
whose arrival here last evening was tele-
graphed the Dispatch, had many callers
to-day at his hotel He gives the most
encouraging accounts of the outlook for
the party in the State. Mr.. Kent is look
ing well, and Is billed to speak tomorrow
at Alexandria.
ALEXANDRIA AROUSED.
They have rousing meetings in the an
cient city ON the Potomac, and the turn
outs are always large. All accounts from
Alexandria indicate that heavy vote
will be polled. and the recent rumpus
over the legislative nomination VIII not
materially affect the general result.
CAPT. WISES INDISPOSITION.
General Peyton Wise received a letter
from Richmond this morning, stating
that his brother, Hon. George ID. wise,
was slowly improving. but that there Is
no Likelihood tndt ne VIII Dc "ch cHo"bh
TO take part I'm the pending campaign.
This is a great disappointment to Repre-
sentative Wise, for not only did he ex-
pect 10 make a number OF speeches. but
he had hoped to have many OF his con-
gressional friends accompany him for the
purpose of filling political engagements.
FOLKS YOU KNOW.
State Senator T. w. Harrison and Mt.
Robert NJ Ward. chairman OF the Demo
cratic Committee for the city OF VIM
chester and the county of Frederick, were
among the visiting virginians to-day.
Mr.. w. w. Scott. of Gordonsville. for
merry secretary OF the Virginia State
Democratic Committee. was among the
well.known Virginians at the Capitol to-
day.
Mr.. ]. Il. Rockwell. formerly In active
business-life at Petersburg, and who mas
been spending several days here. LETT Tor
the Cockade City this morning.
THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION.
Mr.. II. C. Kent and other well-known
speakers attended this evening the regu-
lar monthly meeting of the Virginia