Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-28
ATTORNEY MONTAGUE
MS DISAPPOINTMENT SURPRISE
TO REPUBLICANS.
ATTORNEY : GENERAL R'KSNNA.
He SAYS the Action of the Admins
.r,,,op I'm the Matter Has NO Bear
49,, N, STATE Poiitics-osher Re-
p.bIicaD views.

WASHINGTON. d. C.. August 2l--tspe-
o,ai,--The reappoDtment OF a. j. MOT
tague. Esq. the Democratic ca"uiD'''e
for Attorney General. as United states
AGENCY for the Western District OF VIZ
g,o,a. was somewhat Of surprise 10
many here. and II occasioned some Oh
the Republican leaders good deal OF
uneaslness for awhile. Mr.. Montague
rendered his resignation as soon as he de-
cided 10 become candidate, the resisha'
lion 10 take effect August LIST. but the
fact that the Department of Justice re-
fused to accept the resignation led to the
conclusion that he would continue III
office until his successor was appointed
Hence the surprise occasioned by the an
nouncement Of the reappontment, maze
few days ago.
The explanation of the matter Is tha'
Mr.. Montague's term Of office expired Au-
gust 2ist. and II became necessary u
make n temporary appointment. speak
ing of the matter. Attorney-GeneraI NC
Kenna said to-day: "The reappointineh'
Of Disirlct-Attorney Montague has no
political significance whatever, nor was
IL intended TO bias public opinion Tor OF
against either Of The contending factions
I'm the Republican party I'm virginia. Inc
idea that IL is intended as a slight to or
lack of recognition Of Judge Waddill,
Colonel Brady. or their friends is 100 az
surd even TO be noticed. The iacts are
that by reason Of the expiration OF the
official term of Mr.. Montague vacancy
existed. and an interim appointment had
"a he made. III was a sudden and in the
nature of an emergency appointments
and Mr.. Montague's reappontment was
agreed upon for the reason that ne was
already in possession of the once, was
familiar with its duties, &c.
THE REGULAR APPOINTMENTS.
"When the regular appointments. both
This and that for the Office of Marshal for
the Western District OF Virginia, shall be
taken up. | am not prepared 10 say, DuI
the published statement that they Will
NOT be considered until after the reas-
sembling of Congress In December. Oh
account of the factional disturbances III
the state. is without warrant OF fact, and
certainly never emanated from this de-
partment.'
Another prominent Republican here
to-day said regarding the appointment:
1T Is a proof that the administration
was not I'm favor of q Republican state
ticket i'm virginia. If there was any
doubt on this subject. it must have been
dispelled by the appointment of Mr..
Montague. for the administration,
knowing him TO be the Democratic can
didate for Attorney-General on the
State ticket, would never have appoint
ed him, and thus in part furnish him
with the sinews of war TO nsht
Republican candidate. IL shows clearly
that the administration endorses the ac-
ton OF the Republican State Committee
al Lynchburg in refusing to call con-
vention or put up a State ticket, and
that Colonel Lamb and his faction have
no standing at headquarters
4 GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT.
suu another Republican said: "Of
course. the reappointment of MIR. Monta-
que is a great disappointment TO the
several gentlemen i'm the State who as
pire 10 permanently succeed him, any
ono of whom would have been glad to
have been designated for the interim
appointment: for the reason that. not
only would 1t have placed him upon the
vantage ground of possession which
could have been urged as a strong rea-
son for retention. but 1t would have
given him certain prestige with the
Republican leaders in the state, which
would i'm all probability have secured
for him the full official tenure of the
Office"
Those mentioned for the place are
Messrs. David Bailey. of Washington
county; w. Courtney Franklin, of APP
pomattox; j. Hampton Hoge. Of Mont
gomery: j. l.. Gleaves. of Wythe, and
Judge Alderson of Wise county.
MCAULL AS EDITOR.
Hon. p. II. McCaun, who was defeGte'
for Congress I'm the Eighth Virgins
District by Hon. John L. RiXey. ha
purchased an interest In the Nationa
Mirror, an eght-page weekly, whicl
claims to be the only Republican news
paper published in Washington. n
editor, Mr.. McCaun proposes to pa
some attention to Virginia politics, ant
perhaps he might have added, TO tn
fractional dissensions among the Reput
licans in that State, and the distribute
of patronage by the Republican Execu
tive Committee A Lynchburg letter
the Mirror commenting on the recer
meeting Of the Republican state Con
mittee In that city. has this TO say abot
Colonel Lamb. and his proposed call fC
conventions;
Colonel Lamb, of Norfolk. who wa
chairman OF the State Committee an
the Executive Committee, has been Z
the Arlington since yesterday mornln
Colonel Lamb was not present at n
committee meeting His friends are
the opinion that he win have numb'
of representative Republicans join hi
I'm a call for a convention, the call to
issued at an early date. From VIII;
could be learned, the masses of the part
all over the State were almost solldly
favor of holding a convention, and
seems reasonable to suppose that in ca
a convention Is called, by Colonel Ian
and his sympathizers very large pc
centagc OF the Republicans in the sta
will turn out in obedience to the ca
and attend the local meetings TO ele
delegates TO the convention. The peon
have doubtless been in sympathy wi
Lamb and since the manner in whi'
he has been handled by the Bowde
Allan Brady Waddill people his frien
will make every effort to have the peop
replace him in the position they ga
him when his name was presented to q
last state convention at stanton"
This correspondent then goes on TO s.
that the election of Park Agnew
the state craftsmanship after Color
Lamb had been decapitated, was une
pected, and caused considerable 81
prise. II having been generally unde
stood that General stith Boiling,
Petersburg. would be elected TO tn
position. Continuing. he says, We
pointedly:
AFTER THE OFFICERS.
Hon. ii. Il. Mccoy. OF Bristol, WI
successfully managed General Walker
campaign for Congress last fan. In Il
capacity of district chairman, WI
very strongly urged for The chairma
ship by General Walker, but. Mr.. A
new. the candidate OF the Waddi
Brady-AlIan- Bowden combination, ca
red off the plum. an easy winner
''The election of Colonel s. Brown =