Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-19
WHO BUT CLEVELAND
That Is Now The Question with Resr-
ers 10 Democratic Nomination.
,,,,s p,RrmDAy CELEBRATION
uor the confcdcrntcs In ""'
90, observed the A"n'Ner""'s
xc.r Among Confede-
c.o,,s-personai and Social

<,...,.i, , Notwithstandlng Az N"o
.,. .hout President Cleveland De-
-. ~ the calculations for ano'her
,o official or friend close 10 MN
~, 900, that his Excelleney has ever
W." ~, ne would or would not ae-
con, the nomination next summer Many
,nose close to Mr.. Cleveland insis'
a., while they are not authorized 10
-, the President viii be the nomi-
-, A. the convention tenders the hohor
''.,o,to,ously. and in the opinion of these
.n,,emen Clevelauds will be the only
name that will so before the coh'en-
4 ton. ,,o,
~ large political experience said to-day
,bo, II was Cleveland or defeat; that
with Cleveland the Democrats might
Min. while with anybody else de-
fca, was almost certain. He said that
he had taken the pains to canvass thls
question among representative men OF
number of States. and that he fouhu
that his opinion was endorsed by the ma
jority. y,
Major Neal. of Huntington, W. va
was in town to-day, and he said thd'
from what he heard in his section SleNe-
land would be the strongest CANDIDATE
A prominent official of Spotsylvanla couh-
~ Va. told me yesterday thal
he happened 10 be in a group or ten
farmers in his section a few days ago.
when the question Of the presidency
was discussed, and that eight out Oh
the ten thought that Cleveland would
he the strongest candidate; while the
pther two said that. while they were not
Cleveland Democrats, they would GER
tainly vote for him If he was nominated.
Mr. Cleveland's friends say that the
President will not run If he can get out
OF II. but that the convention will not
take no for an answer.
"Who but Cleveland can you nomi-
nate" said a Republican, Ito make any
sort Of a fight this year?" and the ques-
tion was not very promptly answered by
the surrounding crowd Of Democrats in
a leading hotel here. And so goes the
talk without a word about the third-term
objection. That seems to be lost sight Of.
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE.
Collector William Ryan. of Richmond,
who Is here to-day. called on the Hon.
John Proctor. president of the Civil-Ser-
vice Commission, on business connected
with his district. In the course of
long interview Mr. Proctor told Mr. Ryan
that he thought the internal-revenue depu-
ties would be placed under civil-service
rules in a very few months. The petit
ton to the President, which has recently
been signed by all the revenue deputies in
-. t,,al ala,Ia Ir.
chief deputies or the stamp deputies
1lr. Proctor and Mr.. Ryan are both in
favor of having them all put under the
ruios; but according 10 an understanding
with the Internal-Revenue Department
the chief deputies will be left to the
collectors to select outside of the classi-
fed list.
Mr.. Proctor has asked Mr.. Ryan TO
write him a letter requesting the Presi-
dent TO include the stamp deputies in the
order placing the irternal-revenue officials
under the ciyil-seryice law. He thought
The President could be induced TO do it,
Mr.. Proctor says that the President is
10 give him an audience next week for
the purpose OF discussing the question of
the deputies.
Mr.. Proctor and Mr. Ryan are old per-
sonal friends.
LEES BIRTHDAY.
The Confederate Association of the Dis
trict of Columbia celebrated the ami
versary OF General Lees birthday this
evening in a grand banquet at the Ma
sonic Temple Covers were lad for 20
guests. ana quite a distinguished gather
Ing was present on the occasion. Previous
70 the banquet. Colonel Marshall, OF Gene
raj Lees slaff delivered an eloquent ad-
dress on General Lee. in the Masonic Hall.
after which the invited guests marched to
the dining rooms adjoining.
Solicitor-General Holmes Conrad was
the postmaster. and he introduced each
speaker IN most felicitious manner.
Senator John W. Daniel responded to
'The Army of Northern Virginia"
"The Army OF Tennessee" Senator w.
g. Bate of Tennessee.
"The Army of the Mississippi"
Senator Berry. OF Arkansas.
THE Private Soldier" Mr.. j. C. C.
Black.
'The Artillery" Mr. Leigh Robinson.
''rhe Cavalry" General Joseph Wheeler
'The Infantry" General W. II. Cox, of
North Carolina.
\ "'rhe Women Of the South" Mr.. t.
IStobo FarrOw
The Navy" Captain James NJ Morgan.
The Confederate Dead" drunk in
tttlNts an standing.
The Committee Of Arrangements were
y W. Drew (cha.rman). NJ. 5. Thompson,
w. A. Gordon. Major L. ". Anderson.
]. II. Hobgood Dr. Whit Hammett. isaac
Haas. and George II. Ingraham.
CONFEDERATE CAMPS.
Colonel william A. Smoot. OF Alexan-
cria, the Grand Commander of the Grand
Camp OF Confederate Veterans OF Vir-
glnla. met In conference at the National
t2tel to-day, Captain T. c. Morton, Of
(1unton. or-General OF the Grand
imp, for the purpose Of reviewing the
lork Of the year. and arranging for the
fganization Of additional camps In the
ftate. also for the adjustment Of some
tiherences in a certain camp. and future
iyisitations
II was developed that there have been
eleven new camps organized since last
june, the commencement of Colonel
Smoots term, making fifty-four camps
now Ia Virginia.
one OF the main subjects OF this con-
Terence was the grand reunion of Con-
ieuefate veterans 70 be held at Richmond
on The eoth Of June. Both Colonel Smoot
eno captain Morton are bending every
thort toward making that event a grand
success, as far as the Confederate veto
tais o. virginia are concerned. They
arc trying TO have large Attendance
,ioih every camp, and a strong pressure
is being brought 20 bear TO have them
sl uniformed alike. so as 10 present a
srediiaDie and eoidierlike appearance In
procession or on parade. Many Of the
county camps viii be unable 10 uniform
themselves. tut these Will be urged as
Tar as possible 10 have hats and badges
OF the same kind ard especially the
officers.
Those who wish 10 know where to OBJ