Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-13

Wgddil and MeSsrh. bo""ch' D'
and Allan are holding forth at the Ho'ei
Johnson, on Thirteenth street ana I''ne
ral walker and his Southwestern clans
men are caucusing at the Metropolitan.
the committee faction appear to De
committed TO 5. Brown Allen for Mar
shal while Walker wants either
LANES M. Brown or Henry A. Mccoy
and so II stands.
MINOR PLUMS.
Judge Waddill, National-Committee-
man Rowden. General j. ID. Brady, ana
Morgan Treat this morning visited the
DEPARTMENT of Justice and had an inter-
view. with the Attorney-General IN the
interest OF Malcolm A. Coles, or Nortn-
cumberland county, who desires 10 DE
Assistant Attorney-General in the De-
partment of Justice.
Mr.. J. c. DeJarnette. Of Caroline, Is
said TO be almost certain of place IN
that department.
Colonel II. DEB. Clay. OF Newport
News. is here, looking for appointment
to his old position Of Collector Oh Gus
toms at Newport News.
Foreman Reed. of the ship-yard at
Newport News wants the postmaster
shin of that city. The term Of Mr.
Tucker. the incumbent, Is about to ex-
pire.
JEFFERSON BANQUET GUESTS.
Among the 200 guests at the Jefferson
banauet tomorrow will be Hon. j. Tay-
Tor Ellyson. of Richmond; Hon. John =.
Rixey. of Culpeper, and Hon. }. r. VII
lard. OF Fairfax, and Il. Chambers Smith,
ESQ. and Josephus Daniels, Esq, OF
North Carolina.
OFFICE-SEEKERS GALORE.
Tho influx Of virginia Republican office
seekers to-day has been something ex-
traordlnary. and while there have been
numerous conferences held, nothing i'm
regard to the big offices In the Western
ar Eastern District OF the State has
been accomplished. There was no called
meeting Of the State Executive Com
mittee but all OF it's members and Ma
ional-Committeeman Bowden happened
10 drop i'm as II by accident. General
Stith Boiling, OF Petersburg; Colonel Z.
l.. Hemp, Of Big Stone Gap; ex-Con-
gresham Harry Libby, OF Hampton.
Va. and w. S. Franklin. formerly mem
Der of the House of Delegates from APP
nomattox. were also among the new ar
rivals. The last-named is another 9ppli-
cant for the Western District attorney
ship making the fourth candidate in the
field for that position. He IL strongly
endorsed and will make a lively contest
for the prize.
Mr.. John Segar Of Jerusalem, South
ampton county General MahOne's former
private secretary. is on the ground,
looking for a place. and there are
great many others whose names are un-
known to the public generally. 1t
stated to-day that a conference was
held at Old Point yesterday, at which
Colonel James ID. Brady, Dr. Richard A.
Wise, Alva Martin. and Harry Libby
were present, but the nature Of which
has not transpired.
STRIKING PREREQUISITES"
Judge Waddin expressed the utmost
surprise at such a gathering Of office
seekers and their friends to-day. when,
in fact, he said, not single one OF the
places they were after would be filled
before October next, and some OF them
not till December. None OF the offices
will be filled until the expiration OF the
terms OF the incumbents, and why they
all swarmed here at this time the Judge
could not understand. There were few
matters that required the attention OF
Committeeman Bowden and himself,
which had no great significance, but be-
yond these there was no occasion for the
gathering.
There are three presidential post-ofiice
vacancies In Virginia, and 1t is expected
that these will be filled at once. The
term of Postmaster Wallace. at Freder-
icksburg. expired on the 10th. and Mr..
John c. Griffin will get the appoint
ment Irwin fuckers term at Newport
News expired on the same date, and
he will probably be succeeded by Mr.
Fred. Read, of that city. The term OF
the incumbent at Suffolk expired on the
llth, and il is understood that he will
be succeeded by Colonel j.. =. Harper
OF that city.
\ SLATE.
A slate predicted for the State to-
night to succeed the incumbents as their
terms expire. is as follows:
Western District-P. Brown, Marshal
and j. L. GIeaves. of Wytheyille, United
States District Attorney.
Eastern District-George T.. Bowden,
Collector of the port OF Norfolk; III. De
b. Clay. Collector at Newport News
Morgan Treat. Marshal; James d. Brady,
Collector of Internal Revenue; Otis Rus
sell. or Wray knight. postmaster at
Richmond, and General S. Boiling, post
master of Petersburg.
Ii is understood that Mr.. Henry Rives,
of Charlottesville. IS an aspirant for
the onsul-generalship at Habana, TO sue
coed General Fitzhugh Lee, but 1t is
almost safe to predict that his applica-
ton. if sent In. will never be considered
In connection with that office.
Minister II. NJ. Smythe left to-day for
Asheyile, ~ c., where he goes TO re-
cuperate his health.
Representative Lamb returned The
evening and was busy in the interest OF
ell