The age-herald., 1898-01-11
Have Recommended HutchinS and Will
 Insist on Placing Him.
REPUBLICANS FIGHTING GROVE
Claim That He Is Popust, Voted For Bryan, and Has Always Been Against the Republican Party-Why
 AIdrich Was Deposed.
Special to The Age-Herald.

Washington, Jan. 10.-One of the hottest of the fights for Alabama patronage will be made when the Huntsville postoffice case is reached. The two leading candi- dates are w. s. Wells, secretary of the chamber of commerce and a prominent land boomer, and W. T. Hutchins, ex- mayor of Huntsville. The former has the united support of the republicans of that district and of nearly all of the patrons of that office. Hutchins is supported by Chairman Vaughan and Col. Youngblood, and he is making an aggressive fight.
 State Senator Oscar R. Hundely Is in the city. He is making big fight for the ap- pointment of Wells In view of the fact that Hundley made an excellent race for congress against Gen. Wheeler, and has asked for nothing from the hands of the administration but the privilege of naming the postmaster of his home town, great pressure will be brought to bear on the president to give this place to Wells, in spite of Youngblood and Vaughan, and contrary to the general rule, which Is that candidates must secure the indorsement of the national committeeman.
 The Alabama republicans are fighting mad at the nomination of Chas. c. Grove tO Dc poSliitiSlcI dl unoiiOi. SioWC, Who is a brother of the contesting candidate for congress from Birmingham, Dr. Grove, they say, is popuist and not entitled to any pie at the hands of this adminstra- tion. He voted for Bryan in the last elec- tion, and has never been republican until the time for patronage came about. The "outs" are advocating the appointment of Charles Childs, negro, who held the of flee during the Harrison administration. Childs' brother, Steve, was postmaster two terms and the family hold a Kind of q quit claim on the office.
 Appointed Ex-Pops.
 Mir Aldrich, the outs say, was deposed as referee for the fourth district because he appointed ex-populsts to office: The Youngblood-Vaughan faction has gone fur ther, and appointed not only populist, but man who never voted republican ticket in his life.
 The Moseley people say they are sup ported by nearly all the white inhabitants of Marion in the fight for the appointment of the negro Childs. It Is probable that the confirmation of Grove will be con- tested.
 MT. Crowe's application for appoint ment as postmaster at Marion bears the endorsements of District Attorney Vaughan and Col. Youngblood I saw Col. Young blood and asked him how 1t was that Grove was appointed in preference to a regular republican. Mr. Youngblood ex- pressed himself as ignorant of the political opinions of Grove, and said that the ap- pointment was in MT. Vaughan's congress sional district. Vaughan wanted the ap pointment made and Youngblood, at the district attorneys request made it.
 The date of the Crowe-Underwood con- test has been changed again, this time from the 7th to 14th. It now seems doubt full if the case will ever reach the dignity of hearing. There is absolutely no ground for the contest, fact which, as previously stated in these dispatches Grove seems to realize. He is keeping in the shade, and is seldom seen on the floor of the house.
 Aidrich in the Background.
 Aldrich is also keeping well in the back ground. It is whispered that he intends to keep very quiet until his case is decided. He is confident, he says, of being seated. Plowman and his friends are equally cer- tain he will not be seated. am unable to see any grounds except those of partisan ship, on which Plowman scan be unseated. He has as good claim to his seat as any man in the house, Aldrich to the contrary notwithstanding. It is said that the satter expects to be seated principally because he is republican. As he was not the regular nominee of that party, I do not see how that will help him. Up to this fall he has always been a populist. How a man can consistently stand on the popuist platform and support this administration, beats me, But your populist was always versatile.
 Col. Youngblood said tonight that no &C., tion would be, taken in regard to the Huntsville postoff1ce matter until the ar- rival of Col. Vaughan, who has the matter in charge. He did not know, he said, who would be appointed. I saw MT. Bryan to- night. He expressed great confidence in the failure of his enemies to defeat his nomina- tion. and said if he was defeated Walker would not be appointed. H. F. c.
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