The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-14
GhTee-FOuFihS Of The Fourth Glass ON
CtS arc Now Htld By Democrats,
THEY HAY BIZ PUT UNDER CIVIL SERVICE
Go,sip About tho Vacant Virginia Revenue
CoIlsctorship-No Appointment Yet
Decided Cpon-Ihe Nirgini1
Association.

eral Nr-inians were waiting to see him
upon the aubic.t of tho now internal
revenue coll.ct3r+hip OF tho western dis
trict. they were forced tO wait until Mon
day
Thc appointment of 1ir sheppard was
maIe ly Mr. Cleveland AnDu many of
the Presidents supporters thought that
Dee should have named "a luan more in
accord with the w sh of the friends vino
desired the denomination of Mr. Clcvc-
land.
remember WHOM Mr William Ryan.
of Richmond. called upon tho President
boo Sir. Sheppard behalf and during
little conversation admitted that Mr.
Sheppard had doubted the availability OF
AIR. Clevoland's nomination. the rios-
dent remarked. "Mr. Sheppard made
good collector during my first term, and
viii roappOint him. Aa Co bis position
have only 10 say that / was 10 a con-
siderable time doubtful of my own avail
ability as the Democratic nominee this
time"
DEMOCRATS TO HAVE rHE oiTic s..
This morning Mr. Maxwell. the Fourth
Assistant Postmastcr-Gcutra. was secn
When asked about The number of changes
in the fourth-class p0stofhccs in Virginia
and North Carolina. he said mat there
were quite a. number remaining whose
term OF Office has not yet expired; those
expiring were being filed daily by good
Democrats.
la your country. said be- speaking about
the southern states i'm general, there are
20 per cent OF Democrats holding the
foIrth-class posioinccs under the last
administration. Changes were not made.
and many Democrats were rcapp0nted,
owing TO the fact that no competent Re-
publican could Doe found. Before the end
of this administration there viii Dee few
Don .lI fu
Under The ruing Of the department
charges must bc porfcrrad and sustained
before removals can Doe made, or else the
postmaster VII serve out his four wears.
~ hen asked about putting AN iDhrth-
class pOstmastcrs under inc civil service,
Dee smllncy said sco tine Postmaster
General about this mattc~. IL IS hought
here, after tine service has been perfected
ana put on good business footing. that
the present postmaster-Gcneral Wilson
viii request She President 10 act i'm due
time about this matter
10 has been the policy of President
Cleveland from the beginning Of his ad-
mnistraton TO place everything under the
civil service. as soon ass matters had been
perfected hy thc heads of the depart |
mcrfs. looking To- perfectius and benefit |
ins the service.
MISS HEsTEB's MARRIAGE.
Cards are out Announcing the coming |
marriage OF Miss Lucy Addison Hester |
10 MI Henry Brown Turner. Jr The |
contracting parties are both Nirginians. |
They ara TO Doe married at the Trinity !
Episcopal church ON tho lttn IN TINS !
city
M is understood that Miss Annie Louise |
Roirhardt and Miss Ella Y. August two |
young ladies from Richmond. VINO are |
here studying the violin under Professor |
Kaspar. Will Doe invited to play at |
private musicale at the White House next |
season. They received distinguished con-
,.ideratlon az the Executive Mansion |
Jew days ago. Among others things /
Private Secretary Thuber showed them |
through the building and gave them some !
pretty flowers from the Presidents CON |
servatory
Tuf Nfn0lN1A DFMOcHAT1c ASSOCIATION.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
Virginia Democratic Association was held
last night. Considerable routine business |
WAS transacted The most important |
however and that which created The most |
enthusiasm. was resolution introduced
nv Robert N. Harper ass TO the financial
position the Association desires 10 take.
The resolution was ass follows.
Whereas. the Virginia Democratic AS
sociatiou of the District OF columbia, in /
regular meeting assembled, with "a pur-
nose single to- the welfare of the country
and the party. deeming tno hour has struck
90 declare lfftlI upon iNr lNiilNr iH'"r
of the times iiuance-do hereby
Resolve. That We rcafilrm the princi-
ples OF the fathers the Constitution, and
Inc Democratic party TO and in the
money of the Constitution, by declaring ln
favor of both gold and silver ass the
standard money metals of the country,
and to the coinage of both, without dis
eliminating against either metal al lhe
ratio of l6 TO I.
Resolved. further That this Assoca-
ton calls Ou am Democrats 20 wage this
battle inside of the party organization
and Dee not led astray by false gods.
And that the members of this Assoeia-
tlon pledge themselves tO DO all in thcir
power 90 elect such delegates TO the
Democratic presidential and congrcssiou-
al conventions as viii insure the nomina-
fou in each ease OF men who have at
an times shown their allegiance Go the
Democratic party. and who viii Doe faNord-
BILE 60 Che coinage of both gold aud silver
without discriminating against either.
The president of the Association, Major
Ii. l.. Biscoc. stated that as this subject
was very important one Dee dc-
sired the fullest expression upon lt hy
the members The merits OF tAe rcso-
luton were discussed az some length by
Messrs settle. Harper Thomas. Sauu-
dcrs Crump. Monroe, and Nelson. The
resolution was passed. unanimously.
within few days two parties will
leave this city. sent ont Dy the Geological
Survey. one goes an the Southwest of
our State. the other ll the mountains OF |
North Carolina. The men sent are cN-
perienced bon their work 30 being high
class of typographical work.
PROB sCuIC DE WIRE.
Professor Schcic De We're. who since
1914 has been idenlfed with the UniVersi-
" OF Virginia. nliiug The chair of Ian
guages. ls an applicant for the position of
Translator OF languages ln the state De
partmeui 10 s thought here boy his
friends that hc VIII secure The position
he requests.
Hon Eppa Huuton, Jr., SIS i'm the city
on business of legal nature
Colonel Gilbert farnh0sh one of the Z
OF the Buiord Hotel char
lotto. \. e., is stopping ia the city for
n few days.
RICHMOND iNcoMr-TAX PAYERS.
Major Charles =. Stringfellow and AIR.
Frank Christian, prominent attorneys of
the Richmond bar, spent few hours in !
" iashinston to-day. and were attendants !
upon the session OF the supreme Court.
Regarding the income tax, they were
rather OF the opinion that the people OF l
Richmond would pay under protest. re-
serving 10 themselves such immunities !