Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-03
THE 0FFICE-SEEKERS
uUpJuL1CANs ARE All'@Ap
crAMoUNC FOR FAT JOBS.
APPLICANTS FOR ALL The POSITIONS.
rto,sb Mr.. Mckinley VIII Not Take
go. seat for TWO Months, lis Lieu
commits Are Rapidly Preparing
States for Him.

~rs Republican leaders OF Virginia are
t..t now very much concerned about the
...-rbutlon OF this states quota Of pat
-...re under the Mckinley Adlninistra-
..- So are those who are not leaders
t.- would Ike TO be ofcsholders.
While Mr. Cleyeland's successor is not
. r, into the White House for two
rsrihs. the prominent lights OF the q.
d. D. In the ola Dominion are figuring On
states 90 Doe submitted TO him as soon d.
t. SHAN have assumed the reps Of oAce.
.t who VIII control the distribution of
patronage S. am interesting question es-
.aly 20 those who aspire 70 exercise
tsat leeros Of influence with the In
coming President
g1e chances are that Mckinley will be
governed in nnng the Federal offices III
-. State bv the members of the Cam
committee which had entire charge
o. Ills canvass, and more especially by
..e. Edmund Wadd.u, Jr., Of this city,
,l colonel James j.. Brady, Of Peters
I who were the original Mckinney
..s.rs Bra virginia and secured Tor the
O....n the fuu delegation from .his otale
81. tfe national convention. colon WI
jam Lamb. OF Norfolk, the state ch@lI-
ial OF the party viii hght Tor iecoshi-
f.. bat he IS apparently lea1lh6 q LOT
a hope. and the chances are lhat '"o
H.flu-Bra ly-BOwlen-Alan cOmplha-
a.l Wul nave the ear Of the freslIenl'
PLENTY or CANDIDATES.
There win be TO lack OF candidates ior
te desirable places falling to virginia 3
luourW as
r.farts in this State for positions In MT
Kn,ev's Cabinet though there was
during the canvass some talk or Geheial
n.s A. walker Tor Attorney-General.
WALKER having been returned 20 Congress
OIL. probably serve his party as wen
f..lc. and 10 may stand for guDernator-
LII roDors In the fan. Colonel James
ID BRADY. who was secretary, and really
MANAGER Of tho Virginia campaign as
arcs o. Dee Commissioner or Internal
I.venue 10 he falls in getting mat ne
r..l De content 20 take his oid pace Oh
Collector Tor this district. The teenns
l.re SIS ga favor Of throwing virginia .
influence Tor "a West Nirglnian IN the
Cabinet. The Campaign Committee
roptod a resolution before rs maj sa.
journmont, endorsing y. B. Scott ot
..at state. for "a pos. ION, which is uh9eI-
floCl TO be that OF pOstmastcr-Geneial
Mr. Scott was the national committeeman
'n special charge of Virginia, West Nlr-
rria and Maryland Judge Nathan T.
Con- o. West Virginia has been promi-
monthly talked Of Tor Attorney-General
lud % SIS intlmGted that Mr.. Scott would
te willing TO rciinQulsh his claims I'm
i.Vor ~ Con. Should Judge Golf be put
in the Cabinet. Judge Edmund Waddill Of
iaa city wi.l DO pressed for appointment
a. Dds successor as United States Circuit
Judge. which 81 perhaps the only Federal
once tta, he would care 10 hold.
There are several Virginia aspirants for
FEDERAL CDccs OF less importance. Judge
r. 81 STROLLER, Of Grays0n, who was a
a.m1cr OF the Campaign Committee, Is
.lea Tor Fourth Assistant Postmaster
neral. r. Spicer Curlett OF NOrthun-
,.'.aad county, Is talked Of for a consul
zap. and Captain Asa Rogers Will also