Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-18
FIGHT OVER SPOlLS.
1T Is FAST SPLITTING REPUBLICAN
PARTY IN VIRGINIA.
PROPOSED DUTY ON GYPSUM.
Fight of South and West Against
the East on the Subject-Dfstribu-
tion of Seeds - Copgrcssmen's
Cferlxs-Etc.


the Lamb and the Waddill-Brady-
Agnew-WaIker factions, which threat
en- 10 make a very serious split
in the Republican party Of Nir-
ginla. there are understood 10 be
combinations In the latter wing which
cannot be easily adjusted. 1t was given
out Just after the recent meeting OF the
acting Executive Committee, held here
that satisfactory arrangements in regard
to the distribution Of patronage had been
made between the two Republican con-
gressmen-W Walker and Yost-and the Ex-
ecutive Committee Walker is mem
Der Of this Executive Committee. Yost
is not They contend that as the repre-
sentatives Of the only two Republican
districts in the State they are entitled 10
a fair share Of the Offices On the other
hand. Messrs. Waddill. Brady. and Ag-
new. backed by Natlonal-Committeem
Bowden. insist that they, representing
the whole State, shall have the appor-
tionment Of the spoils, giving the con-
grcssmen and their districts just what
they may consider them entitled TO. As
far as the Eastern District Is concerned,
the two congressman have not dared 10
interfere, but in the Western District
they are making a stubborn fight for
their supposed rights. with very little
prospect of success, however.
SO far Walker and Yost have been al
most as absolutely ignored as is the
Lamb faction. and some strong and vigo-
rous language is said TO have been in
dulged in by the two representatives on
/ the subject Park Agnew was taken
/ from Alexandria and made Collector Of
Internal Revenue, and now S. Brown Al
/ len IS to be the United States Marshal.
| Neither of these is the choice Of the con-
| gressmen though Allen comes from
/ Yosts district. Mr.. j. c. Blair was made
Assistant United States District Attorney
| at the instance Of Judge Gof, and in dt-
rect opposition to the wishes of General
Walker All the patronage seems TO be
/ slipping away from the congressman and
| being diverted into other channels
CONGRESsMEN NOT PLEASED,
They gre far from being placated, and
/ I'm proof Of this Is the fact that they went
| 10 the White House just after the late
meeting Of the Executive Committee, and
| recommended Henry Brown. Of TaZewelL
Walkers choice. for Marshal and W.
| Courtney Franklin. of AppomattOX. Yosts
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| the machine slate. The indications are
| that they will fail on both, as Allen wiz
/ be the Marshal, and Walker will then be
/ allowed to name the District-AttOrnoy.
| This arrangement throws Yost out com
plctely I'm the cold and gives but the one
! Office - District Attorney 90 10 General
| lanes 4. Walker. J. Hampton Hoge.
of Radford. I'm the Sixth Congressional
| District OOfcy's), Is also candidate iot
/ this position. 1t pays $500 but there is
no other patronage attached to 1t. The
| lIarshaPs salary is about the same, but
/ he has the appointment Of some seventy
deputies. and this is why General Walker
so strongly resents the proposed appoint
ment Of Allen to that office.
In the matter OF the selection OF n
! District-Attorney, failing on the marshal
shin. General Walker will be placed In
an embarrassing position. He was sup
posed to have favored j. Lucien Gleaves,
/ of Wvtheyiile. his own town who is n
candidate for the place. This IS denied
/ bv some OF Walkers own friends, who
| saw that he Is opposed to Gleaves. and
/ that the Office will either 30 TO Judge
| ~ NJ Aldorson. Of Wise county, or TO
pave Bailey. Of Washington county The
| latter was once 2 favorite for the place,
but II IS said he gave General Walker
terrible offence by writing letter favor
] ing ]. g. Blair for the Office he now holds
of Assistant Disrict-Attorney
The divisions, subdivisions, factions
and rings and wings that have grown
out Of the patronage have rendered the
marty helpless and hopeless for some time
to come.
DUTY or GYMPsUM.
| oro ~ tho most warmly contested
| Gphts over the minor articles IN the
! new tariff has been made on the pro-
| posed duty on gypsum. II has been a
| FIGHT bv the South and West against the
| Tast-notably. Virginia, Texas. Kansas
! Missouri. Iowa. Ohio and M.chigan-aH
at present large producers OF gypsum
| against, principally, New YORK Name
/ and Pennsylvania, which are large I'M
portors of Nova Scotia plaster Of Paris.
! | am informed that one concern In Ne"
York alone imported over 7O0D tons OF
| elvuslm last year This was principally
! pround and manufactured into calcined
! riaster which is extensively used as q
! hard finish on the walls Of buildings ana
! for making ornaments, mouldngs, and
J other purposes.
The southern and western producers
| asked for an import tax on the Nova
| Scotia product of il n ton, whlch. they
| contend. will enable them 10 sell then
product of calcined plaster In the eastern
| cities in competition with the eastern
inporter. who now fully controls the
markets Of that section. The Senate
| Finance Committee has agreed 10 tax
of 81 a ton. and l am au-horitatiyely IN
! formed that the conference committee
will agree 10 this. 1t is claimed that
this proposed duty viii be great benefit
| ia the Virginia miners Of gypsum, and
| her manufacturers Of plaster In Smyth
and washington counties.
The principal company and plant foi
the manufacture Of plaster OF Paris IN
virginia Is located at Saltville.
The northern importers have lobby
here. but il IS believed the home pro-
ducers will be successful.
DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS.
The next distribution Of seeds by th'
Agricultural Departm Will be begun IL
| December ana It is likely that the late
| Secretary Alorton's methods will have tC
be adhered to. The extreme south VII
then be supplied.
Owing 10 the specific provisions OF the
law. the department Will distribute Sc d'
| this year as last year. by purchasing them
| already packed and ready 10 maH. Secre-
! tary Wilson believes that far better re-
| suits could be accomplished by the oll
| method, Of asserting, testing and pack
ing the seeds at the department ln5teal
OF at the establishment Of the contractln {
seedsmen. The law appropriates SlO'V
| for purchasing seeds ana $-O,VD Tor eA
renses incident 10 distributing them. This
prevents the work being done by the gov
ernnent as the sum allowed is not sufii-
cent samples of all the seeds. however
viii be tested by the botanical experts OF
the government. Owing 10 the lack OF
Snrds thirty dismissals have just been
rade from the division having charge oi