Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-04-19
The ColIectorship Of Internal Revenue.
THE PRESIDENT APPOINTS GEN. FITz LEE
TO THE PLACE.

THE PRESIDENT APPOINTS GEN. FITZ LEE
TO THE PLACE.
MI. VIM. I'll. Bailie, formerly of the Vim
DICTATOR office, and now chief clerk of the
Internal Revenue Office at Lynchburg, has
been designated by Secretary Carlisle to
perform The duties of the late collector
Capt. Hambleton Shepperd. uutil a success
sor is appointed. The Richmond CORES
pondent OF the Petersburg Index-Appeal
in mentioning the applicants for the post
OF Collector says: "Mr. Lewis Hartman,
the deputy in charge of the Staunton Office,
will have strong backing" When Capt.
Shepperd was candidate for appointment
to his second term i'll 1898, among his COM
petitors were Capt. Mort Rogers of Roa-
noke, Capt. Mushback of Alexandria, J..
W. Foster of Loudoun, G.. S. P. Triplett
OF Culp>per, Capt. Peter OteY of Lynch
burg, (now congressman-elect from that
district). J. K. Campbell of Bedford,
Joseph Fl. Nelson of Fauquier, and others.
The names of gentlemen named for the
place now, are Mosby II. Payne of Buc
hanan, Capt. Lewis Hartman of Staunton,
Capt. Mort Rogers of Roanoke, John
Goode, Jr.. of Bedford, Phillip F. Brown Of
Blue Ridge Springs, Geo. M. Helm of
Franklin, Thompson Brown of Nelson, A.
M. Bowman Of Salem, Capt. Jno. N. Opie
of Staunton, Moses Green and I'had
Fletcher of Warrenton, Powell holland of
Page, r.. r. Witt of Rockbridge, T. d.
Jennings Of Lynchburg, J. r. Jordan of
Pulaski, H. H. Downing of Warren Co.
The salary of the position is s., 500 a
year, and more if the collections aggregate
million dollars OIL over. The Lynchburg
News says that Senator Daniel has had the
names Of seven applicants sent to him, and
adds:
''The appointment will have to be made
from the collection district, which takes in
about half of the State. and which includes
most of the counties in the Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Con-
gressional districts. 1t is not presumed
that the congressional delegation will
attempt now to get together and en-
dorse any particular candidate, but
the indications are that it will be
free-forall race, and the. members repre-
senting the eastern collection district will
probably stand back and allow their col
leagues in the western district to name the
man."
1t seems probable that the two prominent
men in the State who are considered near
est to the President, eX-Gov. Lee and Gov.
O'Ferrall, will have good deal of influence
in this matter if they chose to exercise
it.
A Washington letter of last Monday says
that Senators Daniel and Martin, and
Congressman Turner Of the 18th, Otey of
the 9th, Elicit Of the Sd and Meredith of
the Sth districts, were there to take hand
in the appointment of collector, and that
Congressman Tucker Of the 10th and
Swanson Of the 9Th districts were expected
on the same business. The letter added
that those who had already arrived had
held an informal conference, but reached
no agreement. Mr.. Tucker reached Wash
ington Wednesday morning.
FITZ LEE GETS IT.
President Cleveland on Wednesday af-
ternoon appointed Gen. Fitz Lee to the
place of Collector of Internal Revenue vice
Capt. Shepperd deceased.