Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-22
SENATOR NJ. BUTLER.
His Personal Appearance and His Views
on Senate Organization.
SILVER MEN 10 CONTROL.
Present % Candidate for President
Pro Tcm.-House Onices-PcrsonnI
Notes.

B 1SpaciaiD THE newly-elected Populist
senator from North Carolina. Hon Ma
rion Butler has arrived IN the city
for the winter. and, with his family,
has taken a residence In the northwest
ern section OF the city. Senator Butler
is OF medium build. and slightly deli
cate appearance. giving the idea Of a
student. rather than the robust farmer
His face is covered with a full. brown
heard and his eyes are dark. and beam
+ With a kindly expression. Iie is a fluent
talj,er. and exceedingly anable in man
ner.
In speaking OF the reorganization OF
the Senate. Mr. Butler confidently all
+ here's to the belief. formerly expressed
/ by him. that the silver men in the Sen
ate are strong enough TO organize that
body. and TO declare that they will at
/ the proper time present silver Eepub-
! lcan for election as President pro tenn.
! This. he thinks. would secure. possibly.
enough votes from the Republicans.
Democrats. and Populists to elect him;
but. n they should not have sufficient
voters. il would at least serve TO put
the silver men Of the Senate on record
and cause a deadlock. FOR the time be-
ing. at least.
There is no doubt that the Republican
marty in the Senate Is more uopeless-
lv split than the Democratic forces.
for il IS certain that number of the
} Republican senator's from the West Will
desert their party before surrendering
their allegiance TO the white metal This
oil I'm h
gress. when Senators Stewart and Jones
positively so declared
Should this programme be carried out.
the strong probability Is that Senator
Teller. of Colorado. will be put for
ward as the silver champion; and 1t IL
thought by those interested in the move
mcnt that the silver element on the
Democratic side will be- led by Senator
Blackburn Such action on his part. they
claim. would strengthen him immense
IS with the few Populist members OF
the Kentucky Legislature to whom. IT
is said. he must now look for his re-
election.
HOUSE OFFICERS.
Notwithstanding the fact that only
nine days remain before the Republi
cans viii caucus for the officers of the
House. there are AT present but fifty
to sixty members here who will vote IN
that caucus. This is a remarkable state
of affairs but Is easily accountable
for. when 1t IL remembered that the
speakorship question has been already
solved. and that even the customary
early solicitation for committee prOm-
ncnce viii not be attempted with Car
Reed. There is. however. a liyvly night
on between a number Of Republicans.
who are casting hungry eyes upon the
a." IL.
organization. There are already candi-
dates enough on the ground To make a
half dozen each Of clerks. doorkeepers.
sergeants-at-aTms. and postmasters, but
each is claiming 10 have majority. and
many states are being made. only 10 be
broken.
Under these four elective officers there
are several appOintive Offices 80 be filed
by them. and for these places there are
candidates from nearly every State in
the Union. In almost every Congress at
least one Of the four elective officers has
come from the South. even in the former
Reed Congress, the Fifty-frst Mr.
Adams, Of Maryland. was elected Door.
keeper. but IL seems now "a II all pre-
cedents in the matter were to be broken
and the southern Republicans would have
to content themselves with such minor
appointments as they can get. With bu;
outlook for patronage under the House
organization IL not very fatterng for
the unwashed Republicans Of the Old Do
mlnon,
VIRGINIA CANDIDATES.
There Is, however one good Virginia
Republican on the field in the person Of
Mr. ". H. Fairess. or Portsmouth. Va.
who was formerly master mechanic in the
navy-yard there. and who claims 10 be
the only man in such position ever re-
moved for political reasons. This. he SAYS.
was done by Secretary Herbert. Mr..
Fairless is a candidate for the postmaster
ship Of the House. and has the strong
endorsement II Congressman Walker.
and also a number Of letters from lead.
ing Republicans in the state. MIR Fair
less has been I'm correspondence with
great many members OF Congress. and
has. he says, assurances Of considerable
support He will remain on the ground
until the fight is over.
Mr.. John D. a well-known RepuOli-
can OF Southampton county. who held
an important position in the last Re-
publican House. that OF Superintendent
Of the Folding-Room salary. 5000 VIII
be an applicant for reappointment under
the new DOorkeeper.
Personal.
Hon. James l.. Powell. Of Spotsylvania
county, Va who has been here for the
past day or two on business returned
home this evening
The receipts. said Chlef-Clerk Morgan,
in the Office OF the Commissioner Of In
tcrnal Revenue. to-day. are increasing.
They are $4,000 to-day, as against S31s.-
90 the same date last year
Editor W. II. w. Moran. OF the Ma
nassas Gazette. was in town to-day on
business.
William Dorsey. of Warsaw, Va. is at
the Hotel Enrich.
II C. Maddox, OF Virginia, well known
on account OF his joyiai and humorous
DISPOSITION. and his enormous weight
about 400 pounds-iS stopping at the
National: and ". = Lurty. OF Harrison
burg. H. X Terry. of Richmond and ".
g. Grarchen. Of Winchester. are at the
same hotel.
Il. II. Harrison. r. Smith. ]. c. Fair. |
and T. O. Terry. Of Virginia. are at the |
Metropolitan.
Z. Wolfurn. Of Lunenburg, IS at the |
Vendome.
F. A Davenport, or Richmond, Is regis /
tered At the Arlington
w. II. Davis. OF Richmond, Is located !
at the owen House.
Louis EighbOrg. Alexandria: y. p !
Perkins Roanoke: II. II. Day and wife. /
Roanoke. and O. j. Anderson. OF Nor |
folk, are at the ST. James.
+. y. Warren. Belvdere. n. c.: J. G. |
Baker. Woodstock. Va, and ". O. |
Norman. Danviiie. ~ C., are at the
Howard House.
+. Sydnor and wife. Norfolk and Fred.
Maynard and wife. OF Norfolk, are at
the oxford.
r. s Mason. A. q. Ball A. w Butt.
and w. Donnelly, Of Virginia, are at the
Hotel Johnson.
Mrs. Susan j. Franklin has been COM
missioned postmaster at Irisburg. Va.
MATRIMONIAL.
A marriage license was granted to-day