The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08
POkEY QUITE A CARD
The colored People Of Richmond Use Her
for All Kinds Of Advertising Schemes.
GREAT CROWDS OF PEOPLE WILL ATTEND
Hungry 0fiice Seekers Hunting. New
Office Holders Trying tn Persuade
Them OF Their Fitness For Office
Free SILVER In ChestcrHcId-rhc
civil Service System in Richmond.

Richmond, Va. May THE Presi-
dents order extending the Civil Ser.
vice has been an interesting topic I'm
governmental circles to-day. Collector
OF internal Revenue Ryan construps Il
To mean that everybody in his depart
ment throughout the entire district.
with the exception OF himself. be placed
In the classified service. Postmaster
Cuilingworth says the order embraces
every person under him. Including the
Assistant Postmaster. There is much
JOY among those who see now some pros
pect of keeping their places. should the
Republicans elect the President.
While the sound-money people here
nave decided not to make Il noisy cam
paign, l am reliably informed that they
are Prettily periecting their organiZa-
ton and are preparing To put up candi-
dates for delegates in every precinct
theF Will have no speaking. as at one
time contemplated. Mr.. c. V. Meredith
mas consented to become candidate
for delegate TO the National Convention.
and many silver people will not fight
MIN on personal grounds. Several in
formal conferences have been held, and
the reports made are encouraging
1t Is likely that the free-silver people
will get solid vote from Chesterfield
and they viii capture nearly, If not quite
all, of the delegates from Manchester
Mr. a. j. Bradley one of the Demo-
cratic leaders in Manchester, says the
sound-money people will not got n
single delegate in that city. He and
several others are hard at work for
free silver.
The prospects are that an immense
number of people will come to the Con
federate reunion to be held here the
latter part OF June. There will prob
ably be more strangers in the city than
were here when the Lee Monument was
unveiled. Letters of inquiry about
quarters are pouring in from all parts
or the South. The old Exchange Hotel
VIII no doubt be reopened for this oc-
casion. Richmond expects TO be taxed
TO her capacity In caring for the visit
ors. Many soldier companies will come
prepared to camp out. and the cadets
from the Virginia Military Institute will
likely go into camp. The parade. of
which General John Is. Gordon, will be
Chief Marshal, Is expected TO be the
biggest thing OF the sort ever seen In
the South
Never. perhaps, has a negro women
been more highly honored in Richmond
by members of her race than PoI,s,
a
rest since she reached here Tuesday
hishi. II Is said that her callers have
averaged about 900 per day The.
negroes are using Pokey for all sorts of
| advertising schemes. The Fifth Stree;
BAPTIST Church to-day published notice
to the effect that Pokey will attend ser
vices there tomorrow night.
The crop of candidates for positions TO
be filled by the Council is ALREADY mn
usually large and is growing rapidly.
one of the Councilmen told me to-day
| he could find very little time now for
work. The oifice-seekers sworn 10 his
office IN large numbers a all hours of the
day and follow him to his residence a;
night
The jefferson Hotel roof garden. one
OF the best appointed in the country was
not opened tonight on account of the
cool weather Very likely the event will
take place next Tuesday night. 1t has
been arranged 10 have as the first at
traction statue posing by some OF the
bellies of the town. The affair will be un-
der the direction of Capt. Edgerton Rog-
ers. All who attend will be expected 10
appear in full dress.
lakewood Memorial day will be cele-
brated on Saturday. There will be a
parade of veterans and military Sheriff
ooHi fiuSheS mas peen appointed
Chief Marshal The Grafton will be de-
| l!vered by Hon. Beverley B. NIunford
II is possible that the Republicans will
lose Jackson ward at the municipal cleo
ton. They have now TWO tickets in the
field. The Allaa-Waddill faction held an
all-n!ght convention and made nom!na-
| tons. They put John Mitchell on their
ticket. but left off James Bahen and
all the other Lamb!tes.
The police are holding white man
named Fred. Rohde. as suspicious
character. He is believed 20 be q green
goods man OF the first water