Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-20
THE ATLANTA FAIR.
Government Work In Its Behalf
Proceeding.
SOUTH.
II Does Not by Any Means Have to
Go Outside of the Democracy TO
Contests.

WASHINGTON. March 19.-(Special.)-
A great deal of interest is felt here by
government officials and others In thu
coming exposition at Atlanta. and Uncle
Sam will be well represented at the
exposition. AS previously mentioned N
the Dispatch correspondence, several gen.
tlemen In the departments who are either
natives OF Virginia or are we'll known
In the State will have official connection
with the exposition. They are now quite
busy with the work For the past two
weeks DR.. Dabney. Assistant Secretary OF
Agriculture. has been absent on this mat
ter He is a native of Virginia. Others
who Will represent their departments
are Mr. Charles Kemper, o. staunton
connected with the supervising architects
Office, and Mr.. T.. l. Renick. chief clerk
of the State Department. The latter
gentleman attended RoanoRe College an'
the University of Virginia.
II Is generally believed TIA. this grcs;
Southern Exposition will tend 10 improve
business in that section. and the future
good to be derived from such an enter
prise can hardly be estimated.
ELECTION CONTESTS.
Testimony in the contes:ed-election
cases is being received rapidly by the
Clerk Of the House. and within few
weeks 1t will all be In hand The great
number of contests will make II tough
sailing for some OF the Republican con-
testants. who imagine they are going
TO capture seats TO which they were not
elected. and evidently th9y rely almost
entirely on the big majority their party
will have In the next House. The average
man among the leaders lOes not want the
majority increased. and Il Is almost saie
to say in advance that very few Of the
contestants will get the seats. There are
five contests from Virginia alone. and
each Republican probably hopes he will
be the fortunate one. The -rienls Cf
Judge Daniels. Of New York. think he
should by rights be the chairman Of the
Committee on Elections. and ne VIII be
IL the usual rule is followed. but tiIerc
Is a whisper going the rounds that some
one Of greater experience IN these matters
will be appointed. The name OF Mr..
Dolllver. Of Iowa. has been suggested for
the cbairmanship.
The President to-day made a few ap-
pointments OF postmasters, but he has
not yet taken up anything in which
Virginia or North Carolina Is interested.
INDEPENDENT SILVERITES.
Some OF the prominent men connected
with the independent silver party express
doubts as 10 their ability 10 command
q heavy following In Virginia and North
Carolina They are not pleased to make
such an admission. but are compelled to
do so when pinned down for facts. They
thought they would gain accessons to
their ranks In these States very rapidly.
and are disappointed that their eKpecta-
tons have not been realized. The ex-
planatiOn is that people in the South
have had bitter experience from Third
party movements. and the representative
men are now decidedly of the opinion
that II is the true policy to stick 10 the
the Democratic party and accomplish
their purposes in the regular organiza-
ton. AS to silver. they have found that
the leaders Of the party IN both Virginia
and North Carolina are, as a rule. staunch
advocates OF the white metal With only
here and there an exception, every sena-
tor and representative from both Vir-
ginia and North Carolina has for the past
ten years voted steadily for free coinage.
HOWARD, OF ALABAMA.
The fash made through the papers this
morning under the direction of Congress
man Howard, of Alabama, for what he
is pleased to term fair elections in the
South" has no weight here, for the rea-
son that this fellow is known far and
wide as loud-mouthed adventurer from
Pennsylvania. who took up a residence
some years ago in Alabama. and vibrated
between that State and Washington until
finally he was elected to Congress on a
nondescript ticket last November. lie
is the author OF the vllest book which
ever was published about public men. and
the chances are that decent men OF all
parties will give him the cold shoulder
when ne takes his seat In the House. lie
has been hobnobbing considerably with
the Virginia Populists. and frequently has
been In the conferences held here.
PERSONAL AND POSTAL.
Mr. James L. Robertson. OF Charlotte.
y C.. and lis brother. Mr.. Thomas
Robertson. of Tcrt Collins, Col. have
been in the city for several days 70 sea
their mother and sister. Mrs. Robertson
has been quite sick. but IL improving.
They are all Virginians, and several other
members OF the family came down from
tue Old Stale.
A post office to be known as Levy las
been established in Loudoun county. Va,
with James 4. Conner as postmaster
Mail service has been established as
follows: Virginia IIoughtcn. by Kimball'
ton, to Curve, slx times a week, IRON
ApI!l /, 1885, TO June so, 1897.
ii. $. Thompson was to-day appointed
postmaster AT Osceola, Alamance county,
n. c.. vice r. N. Cook. resigned.
Congressman Peter j. Otey, Of Lynch
burg, arrived here this morning.