Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-05
THE oooRKEsPeR CONTEST.
Our Incumbenfs safe In Their Places
Applicants for senate Positions.

ltfOm OuF IeSulAr tOifcnOohNShsi
WASHINGTON, August 4.-The statesmen
are arriving in large numbers, and oy TO-
morrow evening there Will be fuii az
Tendance NJ the caucus of the Democratic
members who are to nominate the house
officers. Quite O lively contest Is going
on over the doorkeepership. and the in-
dications are that the Virginia and North
Carolina members will be divided on TINS
matter. While Mr. Turner. the present
Doorkeeper. appears to have the LEAD IL is
difficult to tell whether he can be re-
elected.
There being no opposition to the Clerk
of the House, two Vi-ginians holding good
places under that official are all right for
reappointment. They are Dir. james IL.
Fisher, of Richmond. Assistant Librarian
Of the House. and Mr. Pembroke Petit,
OF Fluvanna county, one OF the readlng
clerks.
Colonel Luke, OF Elizabeth City, is a
North Carolinian who also holds position
under the Clerk Of the House.
, Ciyil-seryice rules do not 60 at the Capt.
tol. The doctrine in the big. white build
ing is that the spoils belong TO the men in
power. and if there is q change In door
keepers the lucky man will make positions
for the friends who helped to put him In
Office.
SENATE PLACES.
Many good places will be at the disposal
of the Senate now that the upper branch
of the national Legislature has passed INTO
Democratic hands, but ~ each State Will
have so few positions assigned Oot more
than one or two at the outside. Will &C, to
Virginia or North Carolina. mistaken
idea has gotten about that senator VIII
be able to control great many places at
the Capitol.
The applications have been numerous
from both Virginia and North Carolina,
but disappointments will be the natural
consequence.
Senator Daniel arrived in the city this
evening and will leave at once Tor Chicago.
where he will on the 9th instant denver
the address at the Fair on Virginla,Day.
He wishes to reach Chicago several days
before he has to speak.
CAROLINA AFFAIRS.
Messrs. Henderson and Alexander, of
the North Carolina delegation, reached
the city this morning.
REPRESENTATIVE Crawford, of North Caro-
lima, has Just returned from tho Worlds
Fair. He says ii is an immense affair, and
a visitor needs more than week or ten
DAYS TO take 1t all in.
II is said that by the middle of next
week the Attorney Genera will decide
who shall be the Assistant Attorney tor
TIE Western District OF North Carolina.
POsryAsTERs.
Among tho fourth-class postmasters ap-
pointed to-day were:
North Carolina-Cedar Mountain; Tran
sylvania county. S. A. Keith gice Helen
Larned, removed; Flat Creek. Buncombe
county, j. K. Brigmon rice l.. q. Hughey,
removed: lakewood. Madison county,
Merritt L. Whit rice II. A. Corn. removed #;
Surl, Person county, L. b. Lunsford cice
G.. w. Yancey. dead.
There were no appointments to-day for
Virginia.
A post-office TO be known as Novum has
been established in Madison county, Va,
with Benjamin A. Brown as Postmaster,
The office at Pratt. Johnston county. N.
c., has been ordered removed three quar-
ters of q mile east of the old location.
The Office at Mohler's, Augusta county,
Va, has been discontinued mail to Stu
arts Draft.
Colonel A. B. Andrews and Mr.. ?. T.
Faison, of Raleigh, are among the North
Carolinians registered at the Metropoli-
| tan.
Mr.. G.. L. billiard, of Martinsvile, Va. is
at the same hotel