Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-01
POSTMASTERSHIPS.
DEMOCRATS NAMED FOR SEVERAL
VIRGINIA POINTS.
GossIp n. 10 the Appoin;ees and the Man
ner OF Their Reaching Presi.
dental Favor.


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WASHINGTON, d. G.. February 2s-
fspccial ANOTHER big batch OF nominal
tons was sent TO the Senate to-day the
entire list being confined 20 postmas,ers
ot the presidential class. Virginia was
w.u cared FOR, and four OF the Republi-
can h5ld-ovcrs viii now step out TO make
way for Democrats. The virginia APP
r..ntmots were william T.. Dupuy at
Roanoke. Richard L. Herbert at Ports
ma.ih. William \. Ashby at CulpeIrr,
au. John $. GraySon at Luray.
Last summer. Farmer Edmunds en-
G...I Mr Dupuy for the Roanoke post
l.s.iclship. and ne has done his level hes;
ioi months 20 have thr appointment
made. bat the President and the depart
.,.t officials thought change ought not
ID i. made until the term was out. Then
,tI.g complications arose. ana lapse
o. several weeks occurred. but at last
i..M,bo gets Democratic postmaster.
.A D-puy ia "a weli-known and popular
C.ll.a ~ the live young city, and In adj
u.I.a tJ the enforcement OF Congressman
LlmunIs hc had splendid local backing.
ar Richard l.. Herbert, the new POST
enforcement Of Representative Tyler. ana
OBJ. successful candidate Is believed TO be
ouLs..y acceptable. though there were
other candidates; but in recommending
fr Herbert Mr.. Tyler believes he select
a. % gentleman who Is the choice Of
majority Of the Democrats Of the city.
ASHBY AND GRAYsON.
captain william a. Ashby. nominated
ff1
lacked by Congressman Meredith most
az the members Of the County Democratic
Committee ana numerous citizens of the
tlan The most formidable candidate
aeains. CAPTAIN Ashby wus Mr.. II. Miller.
vrJ has been the deputy I'm the Office for
tlr pass six or seven years. both under
SIR Robertson. the Democratic POStmas-
tor during the first Cleveland admiuistra-
ton anl Mr. a. NJ All'n. the retiring
Republican Postmaster. Mr. Miller II
Democrat. and his endorsements were
strong. and Tor long time Mr.. Meredith
was somewhat embarrassed In deciding
whom % support
Fairy In the contest Mr. s. L. Cooper
sFls q candidate but he pulled out. ana
he friends supported largely the claims
80 Captain Ashby Mrs. Ann s. Green
was also mentioned for the postmaster
SHIP as q number II letters on hlc al
the department attest.
ST. John = Gayson. who gets the
1.arav postinastersmp is popular young
Democrat He was postmaster at Luray
,'grinr tho first cleveland administration.
bat 20 that time the office was OF The
f,rrfn-class. ana later was raised TO the
presidential class. The Harrison people
removed him. and now be is put back. as
D.. ln not come clearly under the "eN
r.'. The term ~ the present postmaster
90 Inrav expired on the 2'th OF iist
month. and before Governor oferiaH
went ont 81 Congress the papers "'i'
r,aI. DID. and be recommended Mr. Gray
sn. Nr Turner. the new congressman
c.J mot feel that he could interfere WIN
, matter that had been practically set
t.l t.f1rc De took his seat as th" mem
l.r from thc Seventh District inc ur-
..rtu,ut held that Governor era"
endorsement ought - DE considered anu
that rle WAS followed.
,fr TURNER was rather expecting som"
r.tt.n would have been taken to-day on
Tic charlottesville postmastcrsnp' ne
said that o.. had been lea To believe tii"t
Mrs. I.onr would be reappointed. az she
has been endorsed for another term uy
him. ard in which both OF the Virginia
senators united.
SIR Gporr rs. Knott was to-day noni-
mated for postmaster at oxford, y. c
Uc is "a prominent tobacco dealer ana
V.s vol supported by the leading pc"pi"
If fhe town. in addition 10 having the en-
l.reement II cN-CDnrressman Williams.
TURNER'S COMMITTEES.
Tho Sneaker has assigned representa-
five Turner OF Virginia. to the Commit
tees on Pensions and Election OF Iresi-
dent. Nlce-P President and Members NJ
rlurrr~s He takes the place ot Mr.
J.ues. 90 Virginia. on Pensions VINO re-
e..r,l from That committee when ne was
ID .l..ol 10 the Elections Committee. MIR.
runner succeeds the late Mr.. Houk. Of
0..o. on the other committee on which he
g. tp serve. Mr. Turner can he OF great
service u southern pensioners VINO get
On under the Mexican act.
Representative Marshall SAYS the Bris-
i.t postmastcrship question could not be
taken up az the q apartment to-day be
-7uae the senators interested had to attend
tr. caucus. The matter viii " heard
shortly.
MARK DAVIS CLAIM.
favorable report was made to-day 70
trs House on n bill introduced by Mr..
'r,i.r 10 pay the resmuary lceat'rS "I
,fark Davis certain sums Of money.
Davis was 4 loyal citizen Of Petersourg'
Va. and was in business in New Orleans
durHlg the war. when the losses were
tu4t4intl This bill mas been before Con
f-r..s e. long time. but has never passed
both the House and the Senate in Con
gross.
! W Colana was to-day appointed post
master ~ Tasley. Accomac county, Va,
NIo. H. G. White. JT.. removed
4 pa4t-ofIice TO be known as Quincrly
has been established in Pitt county, n
@. with Iawrie J. Chapman as postmas-
Ter.
PERSONAL PURELY.
Virginia arrivals. : q. y. Shuman. T.
II Brandcr Richmond. pr f. =. Web
otter. Norfolk; eN-Marshau Watts. J. H.
Rally. Tazcwell; A. G.. Wills. g. Slsson.
Culpcpcr. q. 70. Gilman. Upperville
North Carolina arrivals. General T.. II.
Ilamptol. jackson county. J. W. Praber
Q j. Whluock, Mount Airy; J. {. Nads-
worth. Concord.