Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-20
NOT ENOUGH OFFICES
THE GOVERNOR FINDS TROUBLE
MAKING THEM GO ROUND.
HARD AT WORK ON TIE BOARDS,
Some Counties Have Several Places,
While Others Have NonezActs OF
the Executive-PrOposed Congress
Of Whites and Negroes.

Governor Tyler is trying 10 make niue-
| ty-one appointments TO the boards OF tls
public Institutions of the State $50
around" among us cities and counties.
! There is naturally a demand that these
! positions be distributed throughout tne
! State, and the Governor is greatly per-
picked as to how this can best be done.
| Some counties have several members 0f
the different boards, and in some iD-
stances the same man holds more thaa
one appointment Of this character For
instance. General George J. Hundley. 0f
Amelia county, was a member OF tha
board Of the Female Normal School &c
Farmyille, and also Of the board OF the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute 40
stanton Though a warm, personal
friend of the Governor, General Hundley
was not for the reason stated reapp0irt-
ed to the staunton board. Dr. southan
Of Amelia, is, by virtue OF his Office as
superintendent Of Public instruction, a
member Of tho latter board, and had
General Hundley been reappo.nted Amo-
la county men would have held several
places on State boards, as Il has TWO or
three other representatives besides those
named.
Similar circumstances have influenced
the Governor TO leave Or. Beckham OF
the Western Asylum Board as Alexan-
dria had two or three appointments ot
this character. The Governor said yes-
terday that he was trying TO make nina-
ty-one so into us as nearly exactly as ne
can.
The Governor hopes TO have these ape
pointments, or a large portion OF them.
completed by the end OF this month or
the early part Of next.
INVITED TO A BANQUET
The Governor was in his office a greater
portion Of the day yesterday. the pressure
Of business forbidding his observing the
holiday. he received an invitation from
the Americas Democratic club. OF NeH-
port News. 10 attend The grand banquet
al the opera-house I'm that city on tte
night Of the 3lst instant 10 commcm)-
rate the clubs third anniversary. The
Governor says he would be glad 90 attend,
but probably cannot do so.
The Governor yesterday issued rene
dition warrant upon the application ot
the Governor - North Carolina Tor D..
NJ Womble. charged with stealing
watch and chain in Raleigh. Womoie Is
now being held by the Norfolk autnot-
ties.
The Governor yesterday received a l..-
ter from Governor James h. budd, OH
California, asking him 90 send him "a DISC
OF the inmates OF the State prison 600
January /. 1898. serving their nrst terms,
the crime OF which each was convicted,
an l. II hU Tor Y#
Governor referred the letter 10 the sue
perintendent Of the PenitentIary. GoYD.-
nor Budd has a reputation as q socio''-
gist and a student Of criminoiogy ana
the figures viii probably be used in
published work.
WHITE AND BLACK CONGRESS.
Governor TYLER Yesterday received
letter from a writer in Omaha, Neh'
asking his opinion OF a plan 10 hold
congress OF representative white and cole
ored Americans IN that city at some ume
during the Trans-M Mississippi and inter-
national Exposition. The letter conciuo.''
THE proposed congress aims. therefor
~. To bring together repfesentatif.'
from both classes OF American citizens
herein designated, for exchange or Wow.
on Industrial. educational. social, ana
moral questions Of vital moment 20 iAo
OF our country; and
50 TO crystalline such views into some
organization which viii pat into pfae''''
such principles as the congress may asif'
upon for the accomplishment .0i the emu
desired. This organization will not o.
political, but ethical.
do you believe that such consi
Is practicable? What objections. IL any
to such an effort suggest themselves ~
you? VIII you be willing 20 lend 10 you.
moral support. and, n desired would you
be willing to take a place upon the ~,
gramme either as speaker on "r",'
Have you any topic TO suggest iof 0'
CUSTOM
The Governor has not replied 10 Is
letter.