Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-15
FALL SULTRINESS.
II Is Developed in ths Political Al.
mOsphefe al Washington.
WHO rs TO SUCCEED mAHoNEs
That the Question of Most impor-
tnnce Among Virginia Republic
nu..,iuu of state Committee
I'm pc,crsbure-pcrso Points.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., october n
(speciaI.D-As the fan days pass the politi-
cal atmosphere begins to grow somewhat
sultry, and on every hand situations are
being discussed. and the probabilities IN
Ohio, Maryland. and several other states
are talked about in every lobby.
The Democrats seize on the victory in
Indianapolis. and are strong In their
claims of general victories along the en-
tire line. while the Republicans, boistered
up by the complexion Of the next Con-
gross and the sweep in New YORK, are
seemingly confident OF winning every
where.
The proposed visit of Mckinley 10 Mary
land, il is thought, will prove a blessing
in disguise TO the Democrats. ior Whhe
some of them were disposed 10 administer
rebuke. as they called it, 10 German
and his friends. they wanted 10 90 II
themselves without the app iIthte 81
having been led Oy the great advocate "a
protection, and, 80 IN" parry M" ~
say, Bring on Mckinney. no VIII INV
our Democratic friends back into ne.
are entirely devoid Of ~ tnlds axe sen
station. rhe overwhelming DemC Gatic GER
taintcs relieve the situation oi al spetu-
lation. and on,y in few instances does
any report come OF possible Democratic
defeat
In Republican circles in Virginia t"ere
is lust now quite ripple ~ tNc'ttihchI'
For many years the k-Pdp"ci1 cue
Committee composed OF I've mcTbeis
II. gUgi H.
i'm Washington at the quarters OF General
Malone, and for the past few years ON!
those Of his friends on the committee
have attended. A call has now been Issueu
for a meeting Of the committee, TO DE
held in Petersburg. and ii is most Hkely
that all of tHe various factions VIII De
there conten1ing for the control of what
Is left OF the machine. How this VIII emo
of course, is Simply matter OF speculd-
ton Harmony will be the WatchwOId-a
word which could never have been known
with Malone alive. but now the natcAt'
may be buried. unless a split comes IN
the shape Of preference for the next
national Republican nominee.
HARRISON OR REED?
1t has generally been regarded that,
owing to the comparatively recent asso-
citation of the Federal oiiicc-holders would
General Harrison. the eX-President wOuid
naturally have the Virginia deleSauoh'
but this idea seems TO have been cApiodtd
by some late declaration OF leauIhs 1t
publ,cans.
IL is eaid that Colonel James ID. Brady,
who viii undoubtedly be candidate Tor
Mahone's vacant h8ir. i 6atner inclined
TO Reed for the nomination
OF course. General James y. Walker
Ex-Governor Cameron, Colonel William
Lamb. Judge Waddin, Edgar Allan, AIvah
Martin. George BoWden, JOnn Watts. ana
Richard Banks, viii all be there but the
question that stu remains unsettled Is,
"Who small succeed Mahone|'
Among the changes Of fourth-class post
masters .o-day were the following. j. III.
Ross succeeds NJ. NJ. Van Horn. removed.
as postmaster at Bloomfield. LOudoun
county, Va. J. ". Baldwin succeeds a.
q. Fe.ler. resigned. at Deerheld Augusta
county, Va; NJ. V. Rogers, succeeds
W. T.. Rodgers, resigned. at Model Rock
ingnam county. Va, and +. G. Graham
succeeds David Graham, ST.. resigned, at
Springcrcek. Rockingham county, Va
NEWPORT NEWS COTTON-AuLLs.
The Newport News Cotton Manufactu-
ring Company, which proposes TO build
extensive cot on-miI.s n that city. on the
line of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
has an energetic young man here edO-
eating Washington capitalists into the
merits Of that enterprise, and he says
he believes he viii be fairy successful
The moneyed men are just now returning
from their summer outings.
Judge A. l.. Holiday, Of Richmond, was
in the city to-day, presumably on legal
business.
Mr. Henry Wickham. attorney for the
ChtsaDeake and O.iO railway, was on
the northern-bound train from Richmond
this morning.
ngressman +. A. Woodward, of the
Second North Carolina District. was in
the city to-day and spent the morning
at the Capitol Mr.. Woodward was
member OF the Fifty-thrd Congress and
holds the certificate of election for the
F.fty-fourth. II ) seat. however. Is con-
tested by Henry Cheatham, a negro Re
publican.
Messrs. T. c. Pitcher and James I.
Jeffries. OF Fauquier. were in the city
yesterday.
Mr. Frank Z. Parish. OF Charlottesville
spent the day In Washington.
Mr. William A. Bowies. formerly of
Richmond. and lately Of Basic City, is
registered at the Hotel Johnson.
ARRIVALS.
The hotel arrivals to-day include the
following: James IL. SouthGate and Al
len y. Smith, Virginia. Hotel Lawrence;
d. Craig, Richmond. Va. National. j. II.
Loughran, North Carolina; X. NJ
Premport. North Carolina. Metropolitan;
]. IL Drake. Richmond Va, the Raleigh;
J.. Cotton. Fredericksburg. Va John Otis.
Richmond, Va, Howard House; G.. ID.
McGaryey United States Hotel