Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-05
MAKERS GATHER
VIRGINIA CONGRESSMAN, HOW
EVER. NOT HURHYING.
THE DEMAND FOR OFFICE,
II Is Large, Growing. rnsistent, and
UnappeasabIc-It VIII Make the
CiviI-Seryice-Lnw Dnrriers Disap-
pear Now Promptly.

WASHINGTON. u. c., December A.
Special congressman are
arriving rapidly, but the Democrats are
iaking their time, and are mostly engag-
Ing quarters by letter and through
friends and department officials who
reside here. None OF the Virginia repre-
lentatives have yet come TO stay, but
5oth Of the senators are installed in their
rinter quarters. Senator and Mrs
Daniel arc comfortably housed on 3
street. northwest, al the edge of the
Capitol-Grounds. and Senator and Mrs.
Martin are keeping house on Twenty
FIRST street. between n and n streets
northwest-quite a fashionable locality.
Those Republicans who have arrived
have their hands fun, and from this time
forward they will have no rest. The
ndyanoe-flard of the army Of office-seek-
crs Is here, ana the main body is
much IN evidence by the reason of the
Thousands OF letters which the arriving
Republioan Senators and Representatives
ind at their hotels, boarding-houses. and
Capitol conmittee-rooms. The Demo-
Gratis win be relieved Of this. the most
conrressman's life, for some time TO
come.
According to the Indications now. the
pressure for office will be greater du-
ring the coming administration than it
ever was before. Applications are pour
ing In on all sides. and from all quarters.
These are put on file by the members as
nothing can be done for months yet; but
they must answer the letters and keep
O record OF the army of small heelers,
The boys who are willing to accept the
crumbs that fall from Uncle Sans big
patronage-table. This means constant
work and work OF n kind that keeps the
congressional brain on the ragged edge
an the time II IS no use TO reply that
che civil-service law bars the applicant.
mat won't do The clvil-service law
las no terrors for the political heller.
III wants a fob. and must have It. He
won't be put of. II is the unceasing
CRY for Office that will drive the Repub
leans 70 violate me civii-service rules,
and they VIII finally resort to some plan
that will open the department doors; and.
these once opened. who can stop the
rush before the mob is landed IN office?
PERSONAL POINTS.
Elwin Barbour, prominent broker Of
Now York. Is in this city, on business,
and visiting friends. He Is nephew
Of the late Senator John s. Barbour Of
Virginia. and takes an active interest
in the politics Of his native State. Con-
fressm an-elect John +. Rixey. of the
Eighth District who resides near Gull
pepper. is Mr.. Barbour's brother-in-law.
Representative Tazewell Elicit arrived
here lax night and stopped overnight
at tho Metropolitan, on his way 10 Bal
tlmore. where he went this morning on
legal business He will not como here
again until Monday. the opening dav Of
the last session Of the Fifty-fourth Con-
gross. Mr.. Ellett does not expect any
legislation this session that will relieve
the business depression or the distress
among the farming and laboring classes
Of the country. He does not see how
this can be brought about by the pas
fage Of such a measure as the Dingley
BIN; and he has no doubt there will be
~ extra session Of the next Congress.
when the Republicans will have TO tackle
the elephant they have on their hands.
He SAYS political matters are quiet in
Virginia. the leaders being at sea as TO
the future The only thing that seems
10 be settled is the election Of Senator
Daniel to succeed himself.
superintendent S. j. O'Brien. of the
Southern railway: -. w. Mathews, Vir-
ginia; J. =. Mcpherson, Leesburg and
]. W. p. Lee and wife. Virginia, are at
the Metropolitan.
&. p. Davis. Richmond: II. y. Robin
son. Virginia; II. l.. Lane. Virginia
Howard House
f T. Keeton and J. b. Wilkinson. yir-
gin!a-Natsonal.
II. T. Peterson and wife. North Caro-
lha-Ariington.
G Arthur Johnson. Petersburg, Va
Hotel Johnson.
Mrs c. VininR Virginia--The oxford.
c. c. Rounsdeli and wife, and ID. Quinn
and Wife Virglnia-St. James
POSTAL NOTES.
Among the fourth-class postmasiers ap-
pointed to-day were the following: A.
" White vice J. r. White, resigned,
Avlla, Alexander county, n. c.: Il. w.
Gardner vice r. J. Wright, resigned.
Beans Mills, Cleveland county. n. c.;
T. NJ. Long vice s. NICK. Long. resigned.
Dosier Forsyth county, N. c.; w. ID.
Martin vice -. T. Pr.tchard. resigned.
Fix Shoals, Alexander county. n. c.; c.
" Bunker, vice T. NJ Vaughan. resigned.
Haystack, Surry county, n. c.; j. NJ.
Weaver Woe r. T. Weaver. resigned.
Rich sQuare, Northampton county. n. c..
and j. W. Wright vice J. S. Hendricks.
resigned. Delos. Caroline county. Va.
Those Commissioned are John H. Black
wood. OF piackwood, ~. c.. and Leonidas
a. Bullock. at Townsville. N. c.
New Offices have been established al
Roseland. Moore county. n. c., with
Clark J. Brown as postmaster. and AT
Hotwater, James City county. Va, with
Irene Il. Jones "a postmaster.