The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-27
VIRGINIA AND CAROLINA
DEMOCRA rs EXPECT SOLID DELE
CATIONS FROM THESE STATES.
A Forecast Of the Compile xion Of the Next
House which IL Eepudiated by Bon
National Committees.
TIMEs BUREAU. RiPLEY BUILDrNG. /

WsSHINGIOS, SepteilOGE %, loJf.
The enterprise OF a morning Journal
here which published to-day tabulatet
statement said to have been authorized
by the congressional committees OF the
two great parties, giving in detail Il
forecast of the complexion Of the next
House OF Representatives. seems to b.
the only feature OF the publication en-
titled to credit.
Wishing to know which congressional
district in Virginia Chairman EuysJn AMI
| the Democratic committee had abandoned
| to the Republicans / called at Democra-
| tic headquarters this morning Secretary
! Gardiner was quick TO repddld'e any
responsibility whatever for the statement
lie said. II have never con- eded the
| Republicans anything either IN .rglhll
| or North Carolina. In the latter state
| recent adViCcs from North Carolina con-
firm me in the belief expressed last
week that we would MAKE d gam there
and redeem to Democracy the only as
tr.ct in that State no" represented by
a Republican. As to the genera, situation
| have never given Out any Nsures Tor
publication, as there are many con res
siOHal districts IN tie country IN Wh en-
all of the nominations have not yer Ocei
made, and others Ia which the situation
has not crystali.ed sllllci uuy TO VIZ.
rant any expression OF opinion. 40, \
hardly think that statement will be OF
much value for future reference.
THE REPUBLICAN ,tpr.
Chairman Gabcock. OF The Repgbl can
committee, was equally eager To dl',lalH
any responsibility for the statement.
I'VE are not he said, in the habit
here Of giving out that kind Of iu4or-
nation. either for private or publ. use.
The absurdlty of some OF the details Is
a guarantee 20 anyone having even
.Ir.ts If
that IL never came uon mere. axe
for example your own state, where II
IS claimed that We viii carry three con-
grcsSlOual districts. aUuAS tutm lue one
at present represented Iy Mt turner.
Why, that district Is considered we
Gibralter Of Democracy I'm Virginia "lt.
Turner, although elected 10 I'LL vacancy
and az a time in which no sptcid- inter
est was manifested carried me di7li-tt
bV about 4,Cut majority. 80 You see II
We had an idea OF claiming ANY ll-hr
in your State We would never select
that district. when we ar" SATISFIED tLeIt
are many narrower MARGINS
No, SIR, We are not masking any Sfc'I-
Gc claims just now or giving away any
details but arc doing our level best l.
conduct a canvass IN as elective "dS
as possible by which We certainty mop
to Gain a majority in the next House
sufficient TO return the Eav i 10 rom
Reed. OF Maine.
mere seems to have been large add
tions TO the working force al F.pHol-
can Headquarters recently, ana to-day
~ have a large force and are SEMI
ing out II large volume of campaign
literature.
AsrwooD REsgEsf.
II. G. Astwood. the eX-nesro Minister ID
Uavtt who was recently mixed up WIN
Mr.. Cleveland's ne-ro appIlhitt as
c0rder OF Deeds for the p.9liltI III -"
br,Vl with the negro Democrats OF Ne"
York, called at Republican headquaItt!9
this m0raing and had long conference
with Chairman BdotocN. ...o... and
AstwOOl las been very rest eSs ditH
dissatisfied since his failure 10 reach
inc Spanish consulate. t. which ne Wa
appoiuted by Mr.. Cleveland, anu IL D.
sail that he has made SrNrfH dr'''',,
for recognition at the hands Oh me a.; iH
mini-tratiou. one of which WAS that MlA-
lstrr Smythe, of Virginia. who az pr sen I
lUs the Hayticn mission, BE- recalled, ,'-,4
that the United States D" Represented Il
the negro republic by himself OF sumo
other colOred Democrat .
As the administration has PAID very
little attention TO his demands, II W'Ai'
not be surprising did the eX-Minlet'f con
template n return to his first love, me
Republican party and the visit OF TINS
morning was In expectation OF eNnhhN-
ing the husks of the swiueherd for the
fatted calf OF the proil-al
MR. TURNFRt aErrEN.
Hon. $. :. Turner arrived here after
an all-uignt ride tuOm Shehtad1dH lily 3
where ne spoke last night 10 large "Nd
aunreciatfvt audience. Shenandoah cry
is "A sort OF strOnSuuli oi pIotc. iioA' J.
such a place could exist IN the seventh
district. bat Mr. turner THINKS tNal ms
ruort there last light VII prove b'lr-
fcial to his party and VIII bear fruit for
Democratic gathering in November
MIR Turner is looking much better lhdu
when he left here after "dJ"urnmoh'' ana
Is In lire trim Tor an active canvas ,
Affar to-day which he WAS ClmpoI"I
~ take of. 10 attend to sJue business
Al the departments. he viii speak AT
some point IN ms dI5ttitt every u'S Oe-
There has been little work done IN the
Treasury Department this week. The '"-
cautiou of the order Of dismissal ueet'-
working force under the DocNery So
tenn has been fixed for saturday next
and as il Is not known Outside or the
SegrctarV's office whom ana now many
are 10 be set adrift. feeling OF uneaSl-
ness auI anxiety peryddes the whole de
u,rtuaut There are many vacancies III
the department which have been re
served for this emergency, put not eHouS }
=, 20 around; stil IL would have been
more humane to say the least; 70 nave
appointed these places and relieved the
an,i.ties. even o, Il few. than 10 keep
this uncertainty. like the sword IL @t
DamOcles suspended above lAe Aead7
OF the whole department.
RsoSAL Sol.s.
Judge Thomas Smith, Chief Justice Of
New Mexico, arrived here last night from
his official home In the West RE Is
looking remarkably well, and Is as N
ten-eN Nlrgiuian as ever, not~ithsta-d-
ing his recent associations with our
hustIug neighbors - the West.
Nessrs. r. G. McNeely, OIL Asheyille;
Charles y. Thomas, North Carolina, W.
" GravsOn and ". :. Trinkle, or Lynch
burg are at the Metropolitan.
Messrs. W. II. l.. White, Of Noriolh,
William Tayloc, Of KING George county
" ". Knight, OF Richmond. and n. j..
Parr ana wife, OF Virginia, are az the
National
class uostmasters to-day for North Caro-
lima. and only one for Virginia, which
vas tnat OF j. T.. Hubbard. AT Wilcox
Wharf. Charles city county vice William
Wadl!l. Jr.. removed.
A fourth-class p0st-otiire has been estab-
1shad 1t Rochdale. Pitt county. y. c..
with Charles l.. Tyson as postmaster.
IL. l.. W.
o. 4 = A.