Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-07
TRIUMPH OF AGNEW.
OF THE ALEXAN-
DRIAN As COLLECTOR.
HE REPUBLICAN STRUGGLE.
II IL All over Now. hut the Sears
of the Conflict VIII Remain
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WASHINGTON. ID. C.. April 6.-tSpe-
ciaL)-The main feature of Virginia news
here to-day was the appointment Of Hon.
Park Agnew, Of Alexandra. TO be Inter-
nal Revenue Collector for the Sixth Vir-
ginla District. This appointment was con-
fdently predicted last week, but Execu-
tive delay in sending 1t to the Senate had
already begun to be a cause of uneasi-
ness among Mr.. Agnew's friends, who
were highly gratified at the official an
nouncement to-day.
Mr.. Agnew's selection for this position
is the result of bitter struggle between
several contending factions OF the Re
publican party in Virginia, and, although
the fight Is now over. the scars Of the
conflict remain. and 1t is easy 10 predict
that it will be some time before perfect
harmony is restored among the Republi-
can leaders in the State.
Mr.. Agnew, whose candidacy was an
nounced Immediately after the election
OF President Mckinley, was warmly sup
ported 10y Judge Edmund Waddill and
Mr.. Edgar Allan. Of Richmond, National
Committeeman George Il. Bowden, Of
Norfolk; Colonel James u. Brady, Of
Petersburg, and other prominent Repubh-
cans IN Virginia. The fight for the place
was holly contested, and nearly every
prominent Republican in the State was
arrayed either for or against him. His
most prominent competitors were Colonel
r. H. McCaul, VINO held the Office under
the last Republican administration. and
was actively urged for reappointment by
State-Chairman Lamb and other Republi-
cans OF note from his own and other
States, and Mr.. Hileman, Of Allegheny
county, whose name was presented and
| supported by Representatives Yost and
Walker, the sitting Republican represen-
tatiyes from Virginia. Several dbortive
efforts at compromise were made by the
leaders, but II was soon evident that,
ia this fight. at least. il would be the
survival Of the fittest.
Unsurpassable activity characterized
the friends Of all three OF the candidates,
and for awhile it looked to an out
slider like anybodys fight. The Wad-
dill-Bowden-Brady element. however
were confident from the beginning, and
the result showed that they possessed
the influence at court that they claimed.
1t was a great victory for them, and
may be the pivot on which the distri-
button of Federal patronage for the
whole State will turn.
APPOINTMENT APPROVED.
The appointment is considered by per-
manent and transient residential Re-
publicans here as an excellent one and
as some Republican had 10 be appointed,
will doubtless give general satisfaction
throughout the State as the successful
business career of the appointee is
guarantee of an intelligent and faithful
performance of the duties of the office.
Mr.. Agnew will doubtless be confirmed
at once, but will not take charge of the
office for several days He has not yet
determined where he will locate his
Offices and will make no change in the
personnel of the clerical force until he
has familarized himself with the detail
work of the office.
Mr.. Agnew succeeds Acting Collector
Fowle, who has been I'm charge of the
district since the resignation of General
Fitzhugh Lee, who resigned this office
to accept the consulship at Habana.
While not a native Of Alexandria, he has
resided there since his infancy, and for
years has been prominently Identified
with the business interests of the city.
His enterprise and public spirit have
done much for its Improvement and
there is hardly a public enterprise OF
prominence there with which he is not
connected AS tile head OF the we'll
known firm OF j. Il. Agnew, of Washing
ton. he has achieved a high business
standing in this city, while his extern
sive operations in the coal-fields OF West
Virginia and Maryland have established
! for him prominent commercial and busi-
! ness connections in his own and other
States.
The sundry civil bill, which passed the
! House at the beginning OF the present
Congress. was reported from the Senate
Committee on appropriations to-day. II
was reported substantially without
! change and in that shape should pass
the Senate without hindrance or delay.
Among the items carried in the bill is
the appropriation Of 10000 additional TO
/ the fund for the public building at Nor
/ folk, the appropriation of $500 for To-
eating the place for the Memorial bridge
to be constructed between this city and
| the Arlington estate. on the Virginia
| shore, and several other items Of inn
portance TO Virginia and North Carolina.
personal AND POSTAL.
Henry Bowen, of Tazewell, Va, who is
an ex-congressman and an ex-Cnited
| States marshal, is here He wants 10 be
/
reappointed TO 1.-THE latter place, but Is
doubtful as TO the position of General
Walker IN regard 10 the Office. Mccoy,
Of Bristol is said 10 be agreed upon for
the place but it Is said that Bowen will
give him hard fight for it.
william Jennings Bryan will have re-
/ ception at the Metropolitan Hotel on
1 Monday. under the auspices of the Nir-
ginia Democratic Association.
Among the fourth-class postmasters APP
pointed to-day were T. W Davidson, vice
| H. +. Cox. resigned. at Fort Blackmore,
Scott county. Va, and Mrs. NJ. f. Carter,
vice c. ID. Carter, dead. at Roxie, Smyth
county, Va.
Patents have been issued to-day as fol-
lows: William j. Cotton, baltimore, y.
c.. cultvator; George II. Hilgartner. Rich
mond Va. paper-bOx-making machinery;
Robert L. Moore Statesyille, n. c.. cleo
tric Dush button.