Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-01
VIRGINIA CONTESTS.
THOSE DEFEATED REPUBLICANS ARE
TO MAKE BEFORE CONGRESS.
General Walker May BE Chairman Of the
Elections Committee-Tom Reeds
Outgivings Unreliable.

WASHINGTON, d. c., November 3d.
Especial )-From what can be learned
from Republicans who have arrived In
thls city. the contests to be made by the
defeated Republican candidates for Con-
gress in Virginia are already attracting
considerable attention; but just how far
the leaders will go in unseating Demo-
Gratis only time will tell. Much will de-
pend on the construction TO be put on the
Walton election-law. There can be no
doubt that an effort has been made in
advance TO convince the Republicans in
the country at large that the law Is a
very bad one, ana was framed with q
view 20 giving the Democrats a sure thing
on electing most of their candidates for
Congress.
one point, however. which will be en-
barrassing % the Virginia contestants Is
that although they insist the Walton law
Is not constitutional, they made no appli-
cation TO the Republican Court of APP
peals in the State to test its constitu-
tiOnalty. Their failure to DO so, 1t Is be-
levod here. will operate against the con-
testants when tneir cases are reached by
the Elections Committee OF the next
House.
ELECTIONS CHAIRMAN.
II IS too far In advance to form an
IDEA as to who will be the chairman OF
the Elections Committee, but 1t has been
suggested that Republican member from
both Virginia and North Carolina shall
be assigned TO the committee. II this
plan Is carried out IL is quite certain that
General James a. Walker. Of the Ninth
,frft L.. r..I to.
and there is some talk of Congressman
Settle, of North Carolina.
Too much stock must not be placed in
the utterances Of Mr.. Tom Reed about
going slow in these matters. He viii be
the Speaker, and at the same time he
is candidate for the presidency, and
is known that he Is anxious TO secure
as many delegates as possible from the
South. AS Speaker he viii have power
ful lever with which 10 work. and the
many contests from Virginia, North Caro-
lima, and other Southern States Will en-
able the Republicans OF that section to
manipulate him.
ANTE-ELECTION PLOT
a Virginia Republican. who appears TO
be pretty we'll posted. predicts that
Messrs. Tyler, McKenney and Tucker
will be unseat-I. and that Borland.
Thorp and Yost viii get the seats. He
may not know anything reliable, but
there has been considerable talk here
about little ante-election arrangement
that was entered igto
The spccial-constabe feature of the
Walton law IS the main reliance, evil
IDENTIFY, Of the Republican contestants,
and they seem determined to work it
for all il IS worth. The Democrats who
have been heard TO express an opinion
are confident they will be able 10 meet
all the attacks Of the Republicans. and
that they can show that the Walton law
operated against the Democrats as well
as the Republicans for they are in n po-
sitiOn to prove that both white and black
voters declined to exercise the right Of
franchise under the new law.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
II Is stated at the Treasury Depart
ment that work Is going ahead satisfac-
toriy on the Roanoke public building.
The reports are TO the effect that the con-
tractors calculate TO finish the structure
within the time required.
Nothing further will be done with the
Norfolk building until Congressman Tyler
gets his bill through Congress permitting
the department to use the money ap-
propristed for an exclusive post-oflice
building.
PERSONAL.
w. J. Walker Of Richmond. and G. J.
Smith OF Norfolk. are among the latest
arrivals from virgins.
). ". Womack. Of Richmond, and
James A. Sanders. Of Raleigh, are regis
tered al the Metropolitan.
j. L. Boall and wife. Of Franklin: Will
liam G. Darlington. of Lynchburg. and
Camden Summers. Of Norfolk, are at the
National.
J. +. Duke and Charles II. Meakin, Of
Norfolk. are at the 81. James.
4. q. Rogers. Of Richmond. and Walter
c. Brooks Of Portsmouth, are at the
Howard House.
POSTAL.
Among fourth-class postmasters ap-
pointed to-day were:
North Carolna--Mtchiner. Franklin
county. L. J. wilder vice S. W. Gill,
esicned: Pisgah. Randolph county, Lula
Cox vice Tabitha Lucas. resigned.
Vircinia-Grosses Smyth county, J. II.
Tomlinson vice ID. A. Gray. resigned;
Love Mills Washington county, -. y.
Gray vice =. NJ Jones, resigned; Wilton,
MidGlesox county. i. S. Paul vice ".
IL. Garter, resigned.