Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-02
.SW ANSON AT WORK.
Hs.Is Not Worrying 0Ier Comets Con
test for His Seat.
JONES AND THE GovERSoRsHIP.
German and the Maryland Democ-
racy-The Senator'S Prominence In
His Pnrty-His InvincibfIity-Hfs
Fight Against the Force Bill.

WASHINGTON, d. c., August l.-tspe-
cial )-Representative Swanson. whose ar
rival was noted In yesterdays CORE
spondence, came to the city TO attend
to several matters Of Importance to the
Fifth District. He has number OF post
Office appointments to look after, and
some mail-route questions.
Some of his constituents have also got
ten into trouble over attractions Of the
internal-revenue regulations. and they
will have TO be Strengthened out.
For the benefit of business transactions
it Is necessary TO establish brandy ware
house at Floyd Courthouse. All OF these
matters Mr.. Swanson has looked AFTER
since his arrival here.
SO far as can he ascertained. Mr.. Swan
son is not worrying over the contest Judge
Cornet Is making for his seat In Con-
gress. The testimony that has been taken
clearly establishes the right of the pres
emit congressman to hold the seat, and II
ii not believed that the contestant has
made case strong enough to warrant
the Republicans In turning Mr.. swanson
out.
Among some OF the Virginians there
was naturally comment to-day on press
dispatch from Richmond TO the erect
that Congressman Jones would be a can
didate for Governor Of Virginia in 1897.
None of the friends OF the gentleman
have ever heard him declare himself on
the subject here, but they took an inter-
est In the subject because the informa-
ton Is said TO have come from Colonel
S. Wexford Corbn, who lives in a county
adjoining counties in the First c9ngres-
sional District.
MARYLAND.
People generally who take an interest In
politics have been discussing to-day the
Maryland Democratic convention. ana
the general opinion is that Senator Cor
man and his friends, in spite OF the OPP
position Of the soreheads, VIII win sub
stantial victory at the polls next NO
vember. Most OF the Virginia Democrats
I'm Washington are in complete sympathy
with Senator German. They regard him as
the invincible leader OF the Democracy
OF his State; they know he Is the most
powerful Democrat In the United states
Senate: they remember his grand and sue
cessful fight against the force bill when
so many people had abandoned all nope
of defeating that measure; and they know
that he managed the national campaign IN
isA. and but for his nerve and ability
the Republicans would have cheated MT
Cleveland out Of the electoral vote Of New
York Mr.. German is chairman OF the
Democratic caucus OF the Senate, and ne
is one OF the fighting Democrats VINO
never gets whipped. With scarcely an ex-
ception, the Virginia Democrats OF wash
inetou who have been heard to express an
opinion to-day are glad of his triumph.
When he takes hold it means certain VIC
tory.
POSTAL NOTES.
Among fourth-class postmasters 'ap-
pointed to-day were:
Virglnia-Aeberrys. Tazewell county .
p. Goodwin vice Miss Mary Asbury, re-
signed: Brickhaven, Alexandra county
John Adrian vice. W. S. Calls. dead
Rockhouse, Russell county, Mrs. l.. D.
Kiser vice j. II. Kiser, resigned.
North Carolina-Danriver. Stokes coun-
~, w. l.. Smith vice p. r. slate, re-
signed: Needmore. Swain county. X. r.
Cunningham vice John Burnett, resigned