Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-12
TAR : HEEL POLITICS.
DEAL INVOLVING
SOME STARTLING ALLIANCES.
JUDGE DICK SOON TO RETIRE.
Pritcbnrd to Succeed Him ON the
Bench-Boyd TO Succeed Pritchnrd.
port for Succession to ButIer.

startling alliances. Hl-health and old
age have incapaoitated Judge Dick for
active work on the bench, and 1t is only
question of weeks wien he will be
compelled to retire from the tudgeship
Of the Western North Carolina District.
| Recently he intimated his desire TO re-
tire at once upon condition Of the APP
pointment of Senator Pritchard as his
successor. The Senator, it is said. is
agreeable to the change, provided Gov
ernor Russell will appoint Assistant-At-
torney-General Boyd to succeed him.
This is understood to be agreeable TO
| the Governor. upon condition that c. A.
Cook is appointed United States Attor-
ney for the Eastern District of North
| Carolina. and that Russell is pledged
the support of the Republican organza-
! ton to succeed Butler.
| If the deal IS consummated, the Hon.
John L. Moody will succeed Assistant
Attorney General Boyd, and II. l.. Grant
will be made Sergeant-at-Arms Of the
! Senate.
GOOD SCHEME, SAYS BOYD.
| Asked
| sistant-Attorney-Ge Boyd said it
| was a good scheme. and that II would
| harmonic and solidify the party i'm the
| state. provided the changes in contem-
plation were made simultaneously. He
was not prepared to say whether the
arrangement could be effected or not.
! Ii was upon the assurance that the
! scheme was feasible. all parties interest
ed having minated an agreement, that
! NJ. G. A. Cook recently visited Wash
| ington. He saw the President with re-
! ference to his appointment as District
| Attorney, and left the White House
with a very friendly message from the
President to Acknowledgement McKenna.
| The Attorney-General was uncommonly
gracious agreeing cheerfully that Mr..
| Cooks appointment was a desirable
! thing. provided certain political con-
| siderations" should be removed. and
that matters would soon be satisfactorily
adjusted.
Acknowledgement Boyd has
been assigned to the Supreme Court,
and was to-day presented to the court
| by SOlicitor-General Richards.
NEGRO POSTMAsTERs.
The appointment Of a negro postmaster
| at Beaufort, s. c., and the apprehension
| that others would soon follow, brought
| Senator McLauren to the city. He had
two conferences with the President on the
subject and afterwards said that the
policy of the Republican leaders 20 ne
| groiZe the State I'm the matter of post
! Office appointments would not be APP
| proved by the President. There will be
| other negro appointments. he said. but
they will not be so general as contem-
plated by the leaders. The Charleston
office. the largest in the State. will not
be disturbed for some time If at all.
The President intimated other conces-
sions which satisfied the Senator that the
peril and humiliation Of negro postmas-
ters in the State may be partially averted
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
1t is understood now that no immediate
change will be made in the office Of Rail-
road Commissioner. General Wade Hamp-
ton is now here at work on his annual
report. and he will not be disturbed until
it is completed. There is some talk OF
the abolition of the office, and that the
President will recommend this in his an
nual message to Congress. The Senate
Committee on Railroads has suggested
the abolition Of the office as sinecure.
POPULISM IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Populist-Congressma Martin, of North
Carolina. who has been under medical
treatment here since the adjournment OF
Congress, will return home this week.
Speaking Of the political situation IN
North Carolina, he said the Populist
party is gradually absorbing the best ele-
ment of the Republican party, and I'm the
next election and thereafter IL will be
the majority party in the State. Cover
nor Russell. he says, Is a Populist at
heart. and will soon make an open decla-
ration Of his allegiance TO the Populist
party. Mr. Martin is writing a book,
and after his present term in Congress
he expects to devote his whole time to
literary work.
PERSONAL
Colonel A. S. Buford, of Richmond,
arrived here last night, stopped at the
METROPOLITAN. and left this morning for
Baltimore, where he goes on business.
j. Allen Potts, member Of the Vir-
ginia House of Delegates. was at the
Metropolitan yesterday, and took an
early morning train for Fauquier county,
TO address the citizens there on the
issues in the State campaign.
Attorney General r.. Carter Scott. Of
Virginia, passed through this morning
on his way to Warrenton, TO attend the
funeral of Mrs. Eppa Hunton, Jr.
j. G. West, Richmond; w. ii. High
tower North Carolina; a. b. Cox and
wife. Newport News, Va; Malcolm
Bryan. Roanoke, Va; Miss j. X. Cor
don, Miss b. S. Gordon. Miss Pattie Cor
don Fredericksburg, Va; DR.. II. Hilton
Chase, Clay Drewry, a. II. Drewry, and
Miss Annie Drewry, Richmond, are at
the Metropolitan.
e. Pendleton. Richmond, Va; c. T.
Janney, Leesburg, Va; G. u. Nair, Ma
tural Bridge. Va.-The National.
p. y. Bailey and wife, Winston, n. c.;
]. Christian, w Christian, Richmond,
Va.-The St. James.
w. f.. Young, Norfolk. Va: c. NJ. Boil
ton, University of Virginia; S. w. West
brook. North Carolina-The Raleigh
A. NJ Mason. Richmond, Va; j. Epes
Virginia-The Emerich.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters
commissioned October 7th were: Mar
shall +. Bullock, Jetersville, Va.-money-
order office; Alexander Stools. Artrip.
Va Milton NJ Campbell, Lantz Mills.
Va; Edwin f. Rarebeck, East End, Va:
Salie f. Bernard, Penhook, Va; Frank
Taylor. Unison, Va.-not money order
offices.
Changes in star schedules have been
made in Virginia as follows:
SowegO to Calverton-Leave Sowego
daily, except Sunday, at 7 A. NJ, arrive
at Calverton by $50 A. NJ; leave Calver-
ton daily, except Sunday, at 1880 A.
NJ, arrive at Sowego by l p. NJ.
Palmyra 10 Keswick-Leave Palmyra
daily except Sunday. at "A. NJ. arrive
at Keswick by u NJ; leave Keswick
daily, except Sunday, after arrival of