Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-19
TILE MEXICAN MISSION
Some Tall RuStlins Being Done for II
By Proxy.
GENERAL LEE MAY BE NAMED
Ransom the Man Hest Endorsed by
senHtors-ButIcr, Wilson. aud
Springer All POssibiIitics-Dnnic nicrs
Movements,

WASHINGTON, ID. G., February Is
,Special) There is a feeling about the
Capitol that some tall husting is being
done for the Mexican mission by friends
OF a number OF the Senators and Repre-
sentatives whose terms expire on the
ith Of March. Senator Ransom is the
best-endorsed man by his associates, but
several OF his warmest admirers fear that
possibly 1t may turn out he is too much
endorsed. They realize that the Presi-
dent is a stubborn man. and while he Is
excessively fond OF General Ransom, the
chief EXecutivc Is not much in love with
the upper branch OF Congress as a body,
and more than half OF the Democrats In
that body are not in high favor at
court" The Senate has flung defiance
at the President whenever he has ad-
vanced financial proposition. and many
of his pet nominations have also been
turned down. it may happen that this
sort OF situation Will prevent General
Ransom from going TO Mexico as minis
ter. However. the Senator did not seek
the honor. No matter how il turns out
he knows that his senatorial associates
In presenting him name have paid him
a grand compliment, of which he Is justly
proud.
1t is learned that n very prominent
man. who Is supposed to have considera-
BILE influence with the President has re-
quested that il Mr. Cleveland wants 10
DO genuinely generous thing he should
tender the Mexican mission TO Senator
Butler. of South Carolina. Senator But
Ter has not been with the President on
financial and other leading questions, but
ii is recognized that he would make an
admirable minister OF course " h. were
appointed il would be the office seeking
the man.
POSSIBLY LEE
Many woll-informcd p-ople- seem 10
think that Congressman Wilson. of West
Virginia. will be appointed Minister 10
Mexico. and some are equally A. positive
ii will b, Mr. Springer while quite
number think the Pr sient is going to
select some one whose name has not been
extensively mentioned in connection with
tn aDpointment-G neral Fitzhugh Lee.
Of Virginia. for instance. II Is well
known fact that the President stood ready
in 1892 to appoint General Lee a minister.
but then he was not anxious To serve his
country in any such capacity. He was
candidate for the : nate but since then
things have changed in Virginia.
II is not known now even that General
Lee would accept a place in the diplomatic
service but his friends here say b could
1ot refus- the Mexican mission were II 10
be rendered him
Senator Daniel. who has be n In Vir-
ginia for the past ten days on account Of
very important legal business has re-
turned. The Senator has several matters
Of local interest to the STATE which he
will look after when the appropriation
bills are brought before the body OF which
he is a member.
representative Marshall. who left here
last week for his home in Craig county.
and who was then very much indisposci.
has returned. lie is feeling better. but is
still far from b ing a well man.
\ post-of 10 ba known as Cook has
b. established in Catawba county. y. G.,
with II. Monroe Britain as postmaster.