Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-27
THE RADICAL RUMPUS
elimination and ReCriminatiOn Between
G. 0. ?. Leaders In the Senate.
NEWPORT NEWS IMPROVEMENTS
Free Mail Delivery system Sought
by Senator Martin for the Young
Giant of "a Cify-WnshingtOn News
Notes.


ture in the Republican party yesterday.
To-day 1t was elimination and recrimina-
| ton on the part OF the eastern sound
/ money protectionists. and the western
| Cree-silver senators. The former declare
/ FOR hich tariff and a gold standard, and
/ the latter say II Republican party Is TO
| exist in this country 1t must be on a
platform of moderate protection and the
/ free and unlimited coinage Of silver.
Mr.. Allen. of Nebraska, read the riot
act TO the Republicans, when he said in
/ a scornful manner, "The Populists are
ready to swallow your nauseating and
unjust tariff measure If you will place
silver on equal terms with gold; but you
/ won't DO IT," Mr.. Allen then offered the
House tariff bill with a free-sil'
yer rider, but It was not even debated.
The next feature of the day was the
heated dialogue between HOar, of Massa-
| chusetts, and Carter, of Montana, the ad-
I vantage being decidedly In favor or
/ the latter, who said the financial plank
| Of the Minneapolis platform had been
! garbled ana mlsrenresented, and that the
/ Republican party had not lived up to its
| promises. The Democrats took no part
| in this Republican breakup quarrel, nor
/ did the Populists participate in il. The
/ grand old party is thoroughly disrupted,
/ and il has become apparent that with
/ all It's majority in both branches Of
! Congress il is absolutely unable 10 pass
any measure of legislation, either for the
/ relief Of the Treasury or the benefit OF
| the business interests OF the country.
] In this condition OF Generalization It
! will no tot al
| dent to call Congress III extra session. If
/ It adjourns without passing some mea-
| sure affording permanent relief. The in
/ diCations now are that an early adjourn
mcnt will be hailed with approval by all
/ parties especially the Democrats. so that
they can 20 before the people. and place
the responsibility Of financial and revenue
/ failure whore 1t rightfully belongs.
| NEWPORT NEWS.
! Senator Martin called on the Postmas-
| ter-General this morning, and vigorously
urged that the froe-delvery system be
! established at Newport News. lie showed
| the growing importance of the young
| city, and held that it's increase in popula-
ton. wealth, trade, commerce. and ex-
tensive ship-bulding interests demanded
this privilege The Postmaster-G General
admitted all this, and promised to do
! what he could under the circumstances,
! but. while the pOst-ofice at Newport
! News has been on the eligible list for free
! delivery for some time the department
is unable for lack of funds 10 extend the
| system TO IT just now. An appropriation
/ will probably be asked for
/ 1t is stated here to-day that there is an
| extensive organization Of the American
! Protective Association IN the Eighth Nir-
/ ginia District. The principles of this body
are said to be somewhat similar TO those
of the Know-Nothing organization. which
! was killed in Virginia in the latter part
/ Of the fifties by the late Henry \. Wise
/ II is the purpose Of the American Pro
| tective Association, which is said 10 rum
I 1900 and over in the Eighth District 10
defeat the election Of Patt Mccall On
/ the ground that he is n Catholic. should
! be get the Republican nominati0n-and it
now appears 70 be conceded 10 him. It
would be much more creditable to all of
/ the members Of the American Protective
/ Association who are Democrats 70 with
/ draw from that organization, and to vote
/ for the nominee OF their own party,
without regard TO the religion Of the Re
/ publican nominee.
MAY SUCCEED SETTLE.
While here recently, Colonel John =.
! Cunningham. OF Person county, y. c.,
was the recipient OF a goO4 deal Of at
| tenton, both from the congressman from
| that State and other resident Carolinian,
here. Colonel Cunningham has frequently
/ been requested TO become q candidate for
/ Congress from his district which Is now
1 represented by Mr.. Thomas Settle. lie has
/ persistently declined, on account OF his
/ large business engagements. but il is row
/ understood among the Coloners intimate
friends that ne may consent 10 run next
| fall, provided he can do so with justice
/ is understood that Colonel Cunningham
| Will only be q candidate on q platform
/ advocating an entire change in the finan-
! cial system Of the country, which, he
/ thinks can most speedily be brought
| about by the free coinage of silver.
il is said that he stands a good chance
/ Of being nominated, ana of defeating the
! Republican candidate in that district,
/ whoever he may be. The district Includes
several of the chief manufacturing FOWLS
/ of North Carolina, and many Of the
| States leading businessmen are warmly
I in his favor especially as he IS recos-
/ nized as a man who has the interests CT
| the people at heart.
! There was a meeting Of FlectiOns-Com-
/ mittee No. 3 to-day. but nothing further
was done than TO consider the South
/ Carolina contests. which have been argued
/ before it and submitted. The Virginia
/ cases viii not come up before next week,
| and, probably. owing TO the illness Of Re
preventative Mckinney, the contest Of
/ Thorp against the Petersburg congress-
man may be still further postponed.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. T. r. Anderson. Of the Treiegar
| Iron Works, Richmond. Is in the city on
| business, stopping at the Raleigh.
! Among the Virginians who attended the
reception given by Senator-elect ana Mrs
| Money. Of Mississippi. IN honor OF Mr.
/ and Mrs Beverly Reed, Of Texas were
/ Messrs. II. W. Burke of stanton; j. +.
/ Epes. Of Nottoway Lee Floyd. II Lynch
! burg; T. Nelson Conrad OF Prince " IL
/ liam. and Preston BOisseau, of Crewe.
/ Miss Bessie Chamberlain. Of Norfolk
| Is in the city, visiting Mrs. Senator Mar
| tin. at the Cairo Flats.
Senator John w. Daniel was busy at his
/ desk and in his committee-room to-day.
/ disposlng of his accumulated correspond
ence.
! II Is reliably reported to-day that SUI
| son Imtchins the former proprietor and
! editor Of the Post, will purchase morn
| ing and evening paper here, and operate
| both on an independent line No one dp-
| pears TO know who are In the syndicate,
/ but IL Is supposed, OF course, that "oig
/ politics" are in the deal
/ Congressman Shaw. Of North Carolina,
/ left for a brief visit home this evening.
/ He will return in a day or two
POSTAL.
A new Office has been established at
! Inman. Robson county. y. c., with Rob
! ert G. lnmen as postmaster.
w. n Conner has been commissioned
postmaster at Simpsons. Va. and Walter
/ H. Hoffman at Waterlick, Va.
| Changes in the star schedules have been