The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-12
WANT TO HELP WILSON.
MANY DEMOCRATS ASKED TO BE
SENT TO HIS DISTRICT.
No Assignments for Virginia as Yet-No
Surprise at the Republican yietory
In Maine.
TIMES BUREAU. RAPLKY BUILDING. !
WASH NOTION. September IL. 1891 J

Things were lively at Democratic head
quarters to-day, and there were more
visitors than on any day since the alb
sepce of the chairman OF the Executive
Committee.
Secretary Gardiner was over mead anu
ears In business. but worked with the
cheerful air Of Il man whose occupation
ros IN his liking The biz Republican
victory in Maine was anticipated, ana
caused no surprise TO the gentlemen en-
trusted with the management OF the
Democratic congressional campaign.
Secretary Gardiner has received many
letters from prominent speakers through
out the country, rendering their services
To- the committee for the TALL campaign.
AL WANT 10 HELP WILSON.
No ASSIGNMENTS nave yet been made ana
no prnf.isuDc- expressed, except LOT x
West Virginia CampaS tS,"4ls -
speaker Wno has rendered ms SCI NlOe9'
.afd Mr. t;ardincr. has asked 10 be stHt
~ Mr. wilson $ district; but, Of course:
We have no idea OF gratifying them an az,
Chairman Eilys0n has written tn' 'o 5'le
rnittcc mai ne viii be IN ashlhbtoh "'''
day this week. when ne WIN l', r'iN''e,..'I.-
rangemenls with the committee lo' sP1"''
The bemocratic campaign hand book
ornng.
THE PLAN RAiLUKY.
The now method adopted by the Post
Otqce Department, 20 discover the own
crs OF unclaimed letters, has been ulei
by the pOst-Oifce here ana apai'e tSr
as a failure. At the Deslhhlls Oh ~
Drcseut fiscal year the POstmdster-IeH-
rral ISSUED an order 70 pos tmdslera ~
publish the list Of unclaimed letters IN
their hands by posung sane a.i !" i,s Su'a'
Of the sensible method pursued py NE
PREDECESSORS OF advertising In the columns
of some newspaper. Postma2iet S"eI " ~
tried the new method, ana lOuhu l"1
tho increase of letters sent 10 the dedu-
letter Office was 500 per cent kreatei
under the new than under the OH ~
tom. and the dissatisfaction of the paU9hs
of the uust-Office here was so great tlat
The new FAD of Postmaster-tienerM BIS
sell was abandoned AS Impractical. ms
system might do In small town OF q
few hundred Inhabitants
HOLMES coNEAD MAY sruMp.
Major Holmes Conrad. Of the Depart
ment Of Justice, who has heen sptn'I ms
his vacation at Capon Springs mas re
turned TO the city and resumed ms ON
ciaI duties. The duties of his ON W IL
not permit him TO tender ms scr W.
TO the campaign committee, bul re u
poets to make several speeches durlhs
the campaign. He has received stEeI3tl
invitations 10 speak Ia CHAIRMAN w u
sons district, and will probably SPEAK
there and at other places In EST VIZ
einia. He Is satisfied That congressman
Turner will have a walk over 49, MS
district and that very little work VIII be
required TO roll up the usual DemocIa'ic
majority. -
United states Consul samuel Proskauer'
Of Richmond has officially nouhed me
state Department that he has as sum
charge Of the consulate at Puerto de-
hello. Venezuela. lie took charge on lAe
cd Of August
LOUDOUN Il ALL RlGllI.
state Senator Henry Fairfax, OF Lou
don. Is i'm the city. He says there is no
disafection among the Democrat ih IN
county. and that LOudOun can be depend d
unon for her usual Democratic majority.
Senator Fairfax Jeff this afternoon iof 81
short visit TO Richmond.
POLITICS N NORTH CAROLINA.
Mr.. ID. r. Julian. Democratic nominee
for the North Carolina House or l)tIt
gates from Salisbury, IL here, en- ro"l'
home from business trip % mortimer
cities. tie is confident Of the eleciloh o'
the Democratic state ticket IN ms CITY
and county. and predicts the return OF
Congressman John Henderson 10 t m H'A'
Congress by an increased majority A..
Mr. Julian is strongly IN ftNpr OF hI
l. H. Nerinan for United states sena
for from the Western district OF NoIu
Carolina. and rs satisfied tnat no DANCER
is 10 be apprehended from either Fopu-
MI Mr.. \. K. Stranger, OF B.acksburg, is
J." Assistant Secretary II the Navy, Nc
Adoo. who has been on piseatorial visit
10 the Adirondacks, is expected 10 re-
turn TODAY.
There were no app oiIrIo rs, today So.,
C,rdiina and onlv one for Wiz .inia
which was that Of J. o. Carr, at, An
drews. Spottsylvania county, vice j. ii
The En-" following Virsinians are in the
city: Messrs. +. G.. Smoqt and G; r.
1nrdan Of Bowling Green; j. b. Kidd, of
richmond, and r. c. James. Of clifton
Forge. H.. r,o...i
special treasury agent is I'm the city on
official business.
Va. Is at the Metropolitan.
Messrs. Baxter ~sheInweil and G. j.
Moore Of North carolina are III the
city. NJ "
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