Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-05
MANCHESTER NAILS.
THE FREE-DELIyERY SYSTEM TO
BE ESTABLISHED ny JAN. 1ST.
The LAMB CONVENTION TO-DAY.
walker Thought willing to he Its
Nominee for Goycrnor-Goid Demo
crat of Richmond May lie Another
Nominee.
Nominee.


into effect on the LIST of January next al
Manchester. Va, II not before" said the
chief clerk in the Office Of the First AS
sistant Postmaster-Gen this morning
'It will be equipped with the necessary
appointments, and have a force Of three
letter-carriers." This was all he knew
about the matter and 10 an inquiry as
10 what was the cause of the delay he
said: Il do not know. There must be
some good reason for It. which the First
Assistant does not wish TO disclose
There has evidently been a hold up
in regard 10 the free delivery at Man
chester, for according 10 Superintendent
Machen. Of that department. the arrange
nents for IL had long since been COM
pleted. and he had only been awaiting the
necessary order TO put it into operation.
What the hitch has been and now is can
not be discovered. II may be due to some
political point in the matter Of appoint
ments. but IL is understood here that
there is some local reason for IL. Con-
gresham Lamb has done everything in
his power 10 have the system established
In Manchester and he has always OBJ
tanned the most favorable assurances
from the Post-Office Department officials.
The latter have reasons for the hold
up which they will not diyulge.
LAMB CONVENTION.
Among the Virginia Republicans here
and others a good deal of interest is
tvinced in the probable outcome Of the
Lamb convention at Lynchburg. which
meets tomorrow. The belief is entertain
I'd here by many Republicans that
ticket win be nominated and placed in
he field. 1t is reported to-day in Republic
ran circles that General Walker would
accept the nomination for Governor by
this convention notwithstanding the fact
that he deserted Colonel Lamb and went
over to the machine i'm August last, when
the State Committee met at Lynchburg.
This report, however, is utterly discredit
ed by others However" said a Repub-
lican leader, when it is considered how
anxious he was to have convention
prior to the meeting Of the State Commit
tee at Lynchburg, and TO be its nominee
for Governor and when one recalls the
overtures made by him. through a friend
as well as by letter. before that time, one
need not be surprised.
"Such was his anxiety" continued this
Republican leader. that it was proposed
that If a convention were called, through |
certain influences, he would break with |
Yost. espouse the cause of S. Brown Al
len for Marshal, and support j. Il. |
Gleaves for Attorney of the Western Dis |
trict of Virginia" 1t is rather improba- |
bic now that General Walker will be the |
nominee of the Lamb convention. He |
went over to the machine at Lynchburg. |
Is now a member of the State Executive |
-, TO. nj To oil ft,fo
poses Is bound by its action as to the
matter Of patronage, both in the State
and out of it. a prediction is made to-
day that a gold Democrat, probably one
from Richmond, will be selected for the
second or third place on the ticket but
no one was named i'm that connection.
BRADY SUSTAINED.
1t looks now as if the Department of
Justice, through Assistant Attorney
General Boyd, had taken the bit in its
teeth in regard to the Brady and other
similar removals, and Is determined to
fight both the President and the Civil
Service Commission. Mr.. Boyd has pre-
pared an opinion sustaining Brady &
Co.. repudiating the civil-service rules,
defying the commission and. i'm effect,
saying to the President that he Is a min
and that mis- recent order is
mere bosh. Boyd's brief in the Woods
case carried the day with Judge Cox.
OF the District Court, who rendered
decision against Woods, and on the ex-
act Vine OF the argument advanced by
Assistant-Attorney-General Boyd. The
matter is now before the Cabinet
Personal.
j. Il. Lain, Scottsyille. Va; ]. Y. Jones.
S. G. Schlosser. Gordonsyile'
Va; $. ID. Harper. Staunton. Va; A. u.
Van Buren,, j. G. Worsham, Richmond;
:. NJ. Roberts. Lynchburg: Sllas Black
'urn. Winston, n. C.-The Howard
House.
A. ]. Rooney Richmond; II. C. Hof-
leimer. Norfolk; Duff Green, Spottsyl-
'ania, Va; J. e. NIuggler Newport
News, Va; Miss Jackson and Miss A. j.
ireenlees, Richmond; II. r. Parrish,
St. James.
w. c. Harvey. Jr., Richmond: s
Fredericksburg; w. c. Cren-
haw Jr., Richmond-The Metropolitan.
Hon. Tazewell Elicit passed through
he city last night, on his way TO New
'ork. where he goes on important
BUSINESS.
Rev. DIR. Moses ID. Hoge, who was
ere on his way home from New York
There he has had a needed rest, left this /
corning for Richmond. lie was a guest
I the Metropolitan.
POSTAL /
Among the fourth-class postmasters ]
ecently commissioned are: Albert Mil l
ir. La Grange, ~ c.; George w. Wheat
~. Beaufort, n. c.; George II. Frank
n. Bedford Springs. Va; Robert ID.
ench Jarratt. Va; Thomas c. Black {
urn. Boone, n. C.-money-order offices: '
saac y. Rhinehart, Lnville. Va: Flor v
nee r. Chowning. Merry Point. va: O
homas j. Maupin. Nellysford. Va. y
hiliip H. Jackson. Oma, Va; Richmond "
. Jones. Richmond. n. c.: Augusta NJ c
emberg, Rocky Point, n. c.: Charles
!. Hobbs, Burrowsville; William Il. a
Iarchant Cricket Hin. Va. Sallie r. d
Iayden. Fife. Va; Jacob S. Peasants.
oochland. Va; James w. Leonard a
Iume, Va; John r. Smith. Spottswood
a; Mamie Means. Ashgrove. Va.
hoda McPeak. Dugspur. Va: Thomas
wetherell. Cenito. Va: David /. >,
awks. lambsburg. Va; John ID. Farm a
!. Motley's Na.-not money-order =
iices. el
new Office has been established M "
ildebrand. Burke county. ~ c., with "
,hn r. Miller as postmaster.
THE PRESIDENT AND NORFOLK. !"
Congressman W. A. Young. 81 the Sc IA
md District, accompanied by National G,
euuDllean Committeeman George g n,