Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-20
RADICAL DISPUTES.
LAMB AND ANTI-LAMB CONTEST
FOR RECOGNITION AND sPoILs.
ADMINISTRATION WITH WhDDILLITES
II II Thought II VIII Remain So, No
Matter what Showing the McCaul1
People Make In the Election
Washington Personals.


ecial.)-While the Lamb leaders and
the newly-cTeated State and Executive
committees claim that they are not pie
hunters. but fighters. It is wen known
that there is an internal contest between
them and the regular machine leaders
and their committees for recognition, both
by the administration and the national
Republican party organization. This
recognition would, of course. mean me
control of the State patronage, which so
far has been and now is, in the hands OF
the Agnew-W addill- Brady committee, ana
National Committeeman Bowden. The
appointment OF Mr.. Jesse w. Elliott as
Collector AT Newport News Is claimed by
the machine committee to have been made
upon their endorsement, as against that
OF the Lamb-Lynchburg faction leaders
and DR.. Dick Wise for Mr.. A. c. Peachey,
the brother-in-law Of Dr.. Wise. This is
a fat office. and perhaps the last big one
that will be made until after the Novem-
bar election.
in addition to the Newport News plum.
the Agnew-W addill committee and Ma
I'm having some fifty-odd appointments OF
fourth-class postmasters made last week,
which shows that they are still the pa
tronage-dispensing machine of the party
In Virginia.
The situation, then. is that while the
Lamb leaders claim TO represent the bulk
ana wishes Of the party in the State and
the men VINO have failed 10 get offices,
the old machine represents all those w1o
are in Office and all those at present
slated for appointments in the State ana
out of it, What will be developed by the
election on the "a OF November il is hard
TO predict. IL the Lynchburg ticket Sc
cures anything approaching a majority OF
the usual party vote in the state the
leaders OF that faction will al once set
up a claim for recognition, and, OF course
this If granted. viii carry with 1t at least
some control Of the patronage. 1t is said
here that however large or small me
vote of the McCaun ticket, the regular
organization OF the party will still be
recognized. and the Lambites will be
looked upon as boilers and disorganizers.
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.
The forthcoming report of the Post
master-General will contain some i'm
portant recommendations and informa-
ton in regard TO the postal service but
perhaps that OF the General Superin-
tendent of Railway Mail Service will be
most interesting. II states that at the
close of the year there were 1,l6i railway
post-ofice lines, manned by 6,S54 clerks
80 electric and cable lines, ~ steamboat
lines. making a total OF 1,2S9 lines, with
7.OS clerks. The miles of railroad cover
ed by the service was l5i225. The grand
total OF miles travelled of all classes OF
service was 2S2. $50, O3l. The number OF
pieces of all classes Of mail matter dis
trlbuted IN the cars during the year was
1157l $40 $50, exclusive of registered mat
ter and city mails. or registered matter
there were 16256,663 pieces. and OF city
mail distributed at stations, 462, 469,blO.
The number Of pieces OF mail matter
handled correctly TO each error In dis
tribution during the last ten years has
increased from $685. to 1850 The num-
Der of errors in distribution during the
year was s67.5sS The number of pieces
Of matter illegibly addressed handled dur
ing the year was n.972,764
There were $50 casualties during the
year. in which IA clerks lost their lives,
81 were seriously and 70 slightly injured.
The passage of bill for the relief OF
the families Of clerks killed in the line of
duty. of the clerks injured and united
for service, permanently or temporarily,
and for the retirement on partial pay OF
clerks who have served so long as TO be
untitled for active service, has again been
urged.
The reorganization and Redistribution
Of the service is again strongly urged by
the General Superintendent.
Personal.
Ex-senator and Ex-Minister-to Mexico
~ of North Carolina.
is in the city to-day. the guest of Cap
tain Barnes, one of the officials OF the
Senate. General Ransom, since his re-
tirement from official life, is periodical
visitor to Washington, and usually stops
at the Metropolitan.
Senator Thomas S. Martini of Virginia,
arrived here last night from Harrison
burg. where he and Major J. Hoge Tyler
spoke to a pretty fair audience The
Senator was well pleased with the pro-
gress Of the campaign. He LETT by the
4.SO A. NJ. train for Ritlmond
J. A. Alexander, OF Staunton, Va; {.
NJ Cooke. Of North Carolina; j. III. Var
brough. Of North Carolina; S. G. Wal
lace. Of Fredericksburg, Va, ana c. NJ
Borum, of the Southern railway, are at
the Metropolitan.
X. NJ Brown Virginia-Willard's
c. s. Carter. Warrenton. Va; w. w. |
Moss. r. r. Williams. X. ID. Williams, ,
Richmond. and n. V. CARING, Lynch |
burg-The Raleigh.
T. Edwards New Berne, y. C.-The |
NATIONAL
w. H. Ransom. B. Eddy North Caro- |
lima: II. H. Gray. Richmond, Va; NJ. r.. |
Mills Richmond: Il. A. Meade, Rich |
mond-The ST. James.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters |
Commissioned october 10th were the fol- |
lowing: Joshua Cooper. Surry, Va.-a |
money-order office; Jonathan ii. watson,
Wildwood. n. c.; Mary c. Marshall, |
Gladesboro'. Va.-not money-order offices.
4 new office has been established AT |
Nest. Gloucester county, Va. with |
Llewellyn A. Blake as postmaster-spe-
cial from BeIrot.
Star service changes have been made
for Virginia as follows:
Myndham TO Drybridge. Modify order
OF September 10. 1897 bulletin $40. so as
10 state an Increase I'm distance or one
mile by change OF site OF Drybridge.
showalter to Mirafork. Modify order
OF August q, 1897 bulletin $500, 20 as 10
tiate decrease In distance OF one-nais
mile by change OF site OF Showalter.
Jonesyille To Rosehill. Modify order