Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-03

aspire TO q foreign appointment, II not
given tho mafshalship for this district.
=. Hampton Hogo WHO was defeated Tor
C0ngross in the Sixth District, may be
given foreign mission.
THE MORE DESIRABLE OFFICES.
The most desirable Offices to be filled ia
this State are tho two internal-revenuo
cOllectorships the two marshalships and
the two district attOrneyships. Those talk
cd Of for Collector in this (the EASTERN
district are Colonel James ID. Brady, II
he IS not made Commissioner; e1-Post-
master ON H. Russell, who has held this
and several other Offices under former adj
ministrauOus, and City-Chairman Nick
-. Smith. who was chief deputy when Bra
dy was Collector. IN the Western District
where Mt FOwle IS nlling the vacancy
caused by General Lees being sent 10
Cuba. the aspirants are eN-Collector fat
NcCauu: Parke Agnew, Of AleXandrla'
j. A. Mclaughlin, OF Bynchburg; MT.
Tucker of Carroll and George NJ Wilson,
Of Clifton Forge. McCauN, who was de-
feated for Congress, gave the Mckinley
MANAGERS even more trouble than state
Chairman Lamb, and he viii hardly oct
the plum
me marshalships are also IN demand.
The aspirants I'M this district are Morgan
Treat. the defeated district elector; asa
Rogers: George W. Hawxhurst, or falf-
FAX. who was Marshal Farr's chief deputy.
and one or two others. Those taxed or
I'm The Western District are eN-Auditor D
Brown Allen. ex-Marshal John G. Watts
Stewart +. Lindsay, ex-senator JoAh
Aoker. and Arthur II. Harrison.
The district attorneyshlps, which pay
about $500 per annum each, VIII not
go begging. 1t has been limited that MT.
White. Of Norfolk, who was appointed by
Mr.. Cleveland a few months ago, may De
retained I'm that Office IN recognition OF
the help given the Republicans by the
boiling Democrats. Judge j. L. Lewis
the defeated congressional candidate n
This district. IS on the eligible list ana
Messrs. Edgar Allan, OF richmond anu
Charles Groner. of Norfolk, are also
TAXED shout. Mr. Allan can, in all
probability. get tie Office II he wants II,
nut there may be something better and
mora congenial I'm store for him. Colonel
Lamb IS said 20 favor Colonel X. L.
HUBBARD. OF buckingham, member OF MS
Executive Committee, and his claims VIII
automatically be pressed for consideration.
Tbo osnirants in the Western District are
william u. Craig. OF stanton, VINO mas
filled the Office twice. J. i. GleeYes' OF
NVythevire, and w c. Franklin OF APP
pOmattoN.
THE SMALLER Ofr lies.
For the smaller offices and postal ap-
uointments there will be no scarcity OF
candidates. The Richmond post-oince IS
a plum thar IL being very dilgenty
so,iobt after. even at this early date, and
A. ls understood that Mr.. Otis II. Russell
viii be willing 10 take It II he fails IN
getting the collectorship. which commands
a little larger salary. Mr.. Wray l.
KNIGHT. 4 member OF the District COM
mittee is also an aspirant for this once
and he is raid 20 be backed by the powers
that be. Another possibility talhed VI -
a. Iobn L. Grubbs. who once filled the
Office OF assistant.
Other Offices under the gift OF the ad-
ministratlon are equally as much sought
after and there are from two TO three
ennllcants for every position, from the
authorship Of the customs-house building
up 10 the official positions.