The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-02
Choice for Marshal Lies Between Morgan
Treat and Asa Rogers.
IMPORTANT POSTOFFICEs TO Be FILLED
Burroughs Has Cinch on Ports
mouth General Groner sIay De.
eide 20 Contest Win Nichols for
Norfolk omce-Republican Pro-
Especial Cor. of The virglnian.)

Especial Cor. Of The Virginian.)
Washington, D. c., Feb. l. 1898.
Morgan Treat or Capt. Asa Rogers
VIII be Marshal for the Eastern Dis
trict of Virginia, and the one not Sc
lected for Marshal will be the chief
deputy marshal. This Is the pro-
gramme mapped out by the machine
ana this arrangement will be carried
out II the leaders can have their way.
ms leaves out Pat McCaull, the
walker candidate, and those In the
confidence of the machine assert that
ne cuts no figure at all. All the ma
chlne members Of the committee-tbe
combine-are pledged against McCaull
except Walker. The only Question left
10 them Is, therefore, whether Treat
or Rogers should be selected Marshal
botn stand well with the machine and
potn, II Is asserted, have equal claims
The selection of either to the exclusion
OF the other Is, therefore, difficult and
YET thls VIII have to be done This
Deins the situation both Treat and
rogers are gathering all available
strength possible throughout the State
ana dumping it In on the Executive
committee. Treat has firm friend In
ioowden and Rogers is said to he
backed by Waddill A member of the
combine, said the matter would at the
proper time be amicably arranged be-
tween Treat and Rogers, who, too arc
personal friends. Present indications
favor Treat for Marshal and Rogers
LOT ch1et deputy. with McCaull out
OF the running
The President is expected within
snort time to take UP the filling of
| several important postmasterships in
virginia, among them Norfolk, Ports
| mouth, Harrisonburg, Front ROYAL.
huray and Berryvile. The Norfolk
vacancy does not occur for some time
YET ana the only name mentioned until
recently was that Of Captain Nichols.
lie was supposed to have lead nine
cinch on the place, but recent events
nave TRANSFERRED that may bring an
othsr and formidable candidate in the
| ileio This Is General Groner. He 10
not a candidate In the usual sense. He
aesiTes Consulship in Europe, but so
far the President has been unable 10
place MN. For him both the Presi-
ucht and Postma ster- General Cary
nave expressed the warmest desire to
40 something In recognition of past
services and If it develops finally that
| tney cannot place him in what he
wants they may give him what Is in
| their power to bestow.
| Ieneral Groner's friends have made
.hls suggestion and not he himself, but
IL is said that he would not decline n
tne position Is rendered in the proper
spEiit. BoWden still remains true to
| Nichols, out is also very friendly to
Groner. This Norfolk case will not be
taken up for some time yet.
Inc portsmouth case is expected to
pe decided very soon. Burroughs has
answered seemingly satisfactorily, all
the charges preferred against him and
VIII certainly be Portsmouths neyt
| postmaster.
Under machine dictaton these men
are slated for the position of postmas-
ter as the place named:
Harrisonburg-M
Luray-Holtzman.
| Front Royal-Pritchard.
AT the latter place Rev. Mr.. Kinzer,
backed largely by influence without
me state, is making 1t warm for
Pritchard
Lewis candidacy for Harrisonburg
Is said to be weakening.
AS sop TO j. Hampton Hoge fer his
failure to secure the District Attorney
snip. me chances favor the selection
OF >. Harris Hoge for postmaster at
dtoanoke. though he is not regarded
|'favorably by the machine
| Al the present rate Of progress II
VIII be the middle of March before the
| virginia contested election cases are
brought into the House. The Epes-
Ihorp case was considered to-day by
| NA'S but luTlnef post
Doned until the latter part of the week.
| The W!se-Young case may come up
next week, but no time it set The
| Brown-Swanson case is not expected
to be definitely decided by the sub
committee having it in charge until
the latter part of February. They are
all likely to be considered too soon to
suit the sitting members, for the tenn
| per of the Republicans, accentuated
by the silver question, is likely to BE
against them all
In private circles the opinion is ex-
pressed that Young, Epes and Swan
son will all be unseated and Wise,
Thorp and Brown, the Republican con-
testants, put in their place. This will
not be on the justice of the contests,
but on the principle that the election
laws of the State are in conflict with
Federal law. This will be the subter-
| fuge resorted to throw out the con-
testees whose election by all rules of
fact and evidence has been apparent
| ly demonstrated beyond dispute.
When the cases do come before the
House there is great promise of a lively
debate, and General Walker will be
nude the target of attack. Prepare
lions along that line are now being
made by some of the Virginia con-
tcstees, and his vacillating political
career is likely to be held up 10 public
view.