Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-28
FOR PUBLIC OFFICES.
CANDIDATES ron IMPORTANT Gov
ERNmnxr POSITIONS HERE.
MANY PLACES Of PROFIT.
The CIyiI-Servicc system Has Super
seeded Departmental Patronage
Salaries and Details of the OGices.

eyes since the election OF mckinley
on the Federal Offices In the gift Of the
Executive are much exercised over tho
probable appointments Few candidates
have openly announced themselves. and
as the Republican Executive Committee
VIII have much 20 DO with the distubu-
tion OF patronage their rival claims will
be pre,ty wen sifted down before they
are brought to the attention of the new
President
A very marked change has been brought
about in the Federal Offices since the ins
auguration OF Cleveland. and appoint
ments formerly made BY the heads Of
departments have been made subject to
civil-service ruies. 1he President-elect is
known TO be strong advocate of the
civil-service law. ana his appontees will
certainly have to work along these lines.
Appointments In the Western District
OF Virginia will probably be made sub
iect 10 the recommendations OF Congress
nca Walker and Yost. and the Repubu-
can State Executive Committee. which is
composed OF MesSrs. Lamb, Walker,
WadGnl. Agnew. and Brady. VIII ar
range the STATE" for the Offices Of Col
lecior of Customs, a fee-ofice, paying
between 500 and $40 year; Collector
OF Internal Revenue, 1880 a year; Mar
shall. Sio00 a year; District Attorney.
which pays $500 n the Eastern District.
COLLECTOR or CUSTOMS.
The office OF Collector Of Customs is
now held by Mr. CHARLES Wallace, who
qualified and gave bond September IL,
1&3 The salary OF the Incumbent IS
dependent entirely upon fees, and as ne
is only allowed a commission OF lA
per cent, and the bulk OF the work
in this district IS done through the New
port News office (Which pays 3 per cent?,
the remuneration is very slight. When
Mr. Wallace assumed the rcins in this
department the annual income was about
$50 a year. Dut by using ais influence
with local merchants TO make use OF
the Richmond Office ne has worked the
income up 10 between 500 and 500
1t is a remarkable fact that the salary
Of Mr.. VILLAGES deputy, which is fixed
by Congress. is si,4o0 cor about twice as
much as the Collector himself receives.
Mr.. Bethel, a former deputy in this Office,
is understood TO be an applicant for the
Office. together with Mr.. George Don
nelly. OF Rockets.
Major Cook, Collector under the last
Republican administration. has been
spoken Of for the place but he has prac-
tically declined IL. declaring that his
present business IS more rcmuneratEe
than the Office would be.
The deputies now serving under Mr..
Wallace are Messrs. Il. Frischkorn. W
s. Archer. j. =. pettis and w. G. Num-.
The Collector. who also fills the Office
OF custodian Of the building. dominates
to the Secretary of the Treasury men TO
I'LL positions on the cust0dians and Col
lector's force. Mr.. Wallace said to a
Dispatch reporter yesterday that when
his term OF Office expired be should re-
turn 20 his literary iabors. He had
hoped, when he accepted the Office four
years ago. 10 have had some time for
work of this character. but the duties of
his ONCE had made extraordinary de-
manGs upon his time. IL is the ranking
Federal ottice Of this city, and Mr.. Wal
lace enjoys the distinction of being the
first officer appointed by Mr. Cleveland,
after the election Of 1892, in this city.
THE REVENUE COLLECTORSHIP.
The prize-pium in this district is the
coilectoTship Of internal revenue. The
Office pays $500, and carries with it "a
good deal of patronage. though 1t has
been greatly affected by the new civil
service regulations In the latter partlcu-
lar. There are thirteen clerks employed
in the Richmond office, and tributary to
in Norfolk. besides three gaugers. and
storekeepers. The payroll Of the de-
partment is 81, 454 month.
Mr.. William Ryan is the incumbent Of
the position, and Colonel Brady. of the
Republican Campaign Committee. who
he'd The Office four years ago. is
most fayorably mentioned IS his probable
successor. Colonel Brady has already
held the Office for three terms. Mr. Otis
1 to ulc tefI Of
but Brady is most likely to get it. unless
he is made Commissioner Of Revenue.
Mr.. Ryan. who was formerly one OF the
editors of the State, will probably go back
TO newspaper work.
This Office used TO employ tie services
OF nearly twice as many clerks as il does
at present, but the force has been cut
down from time 10 time during the last
few years. The salaries of the present
employees are graded from 5000 a year
to 500 a year.
THE POSTMASTERSHIP.
The salary Of the Richmond postmaster
IS 500 year more than IT was under the
last administration. The Office now pays
$500. and the force has been increased
from eighty 10 Top. In 1896 the records Of
the Office showed the receipts TO be Sl3.-
DILL, and the expenses S96, 22S.S7. This
latter item includes S53,S0l.S for main
tanning the free-delivery system and S36.
2S4.s2 for the salary OF clerks Of the de-
partment. The clerks and carriers are
all subject to cyil-service rules. and the
new postmaster will only have the APP
pointment OF his assistant.
Ex-Postrnaster Otis H. Russell is anX-
lous 10 succeed Postmaster Cullingworth
at the end of his term. which viii be
February, 1898. Mr. Wray r. knight and
Mr.. John L. Grubbs Will also be candi-
dates.
FOR THE OFFICE OF MARSHAL.
There will be a lively scramble for the
,fiice OF United States Marshal. now held
BY Mr.. John Marye Hudgins The salary
attached to IL Is $500 a year. and the
suites are far from being onerous Mr..
Hudglnss terms does not expire until
February 10. 1885, the date OF his appoint
nent though he did not qualify until
month later. Mr.. Morgan Treat Captain
Asa Rogers. Mr.. George w. Hauxhurst,
md Judge W. b. G. Shumate, of Fauquier,
.re among the candidates.
OUT FOR THB ATTORNEYSHIP
The district attornoyshp IS worth about
1850 per annum, and the appointee re-
,ommends TO the Department OF Justice
rs own assistant. MIR. Edgar Allan is
understood 10 be an aspirant, but many
,elieye that Mr.. White. who was recently
appointed by President Cleveland. viii
hold the Office under McKinley's Admins
ration. Many other names have also been
mentioned in connection with this very
desirable office.
The Seventh Attraction.
The seventh attraction OF the Young
A stTs. CO.