Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-23

nave 10 meet cn8TBtS VI ."" A.. o,v.
| and nothing should be done TO IN any
! wise interfere with the proper
| of our election laws 49,. -,
ITO have the primary on the Gay Va
election would disrupt the party. 10.
\ ton officers would be compelled 10 uee.ue
challenges in the primary between Denio'
Gratis Great bitterness wouiu NC "a
gendered. The electoral boaros No"'v >,
be tempted 10 appoint judges IN iason =,
certain candidates for the Chi,cu - 80
| senate. and the election machlherS VI
| the state which IS now a credit 10 our
peoplo. would at least become an once,
| Of criticism 10 one side or the other. Sucn
n result cannot be too much guaroeu
against Tho Democratic workers at the
polls. instead of working TO elect Deho-
cratic members OF the General Assem-
bly,, would be working for their iaVo'i'e
for senator IN the primary
1T seems to me that Mr.. Reddys pro-
posed plan Is impracticable. There are
other details Of the bill which must strike
the most casual observer as Impractical
Bile. and not IN accord with the genius
OF our people"
MIR. RIXEY.
Congressman John f. Rixey, Of the
Eighth District. said;
II have not given the Reddy bill such
a critical examination as would Juslily
me in pronouncing It ready for the sta
tute-book. 1 consider its object meritori-
Gus. and regard il as a move In the right
direction.
Broadly stated, l favor the right OF
the people TO make known their prefer
ence In any contest which may arse Tor
the United States Senate, and think TINS
can best be done by a legalized primary.
The views Of the Republican representa-
tives from the Ninth and Tenth districts
were not asked, because Of lack of time.
PERSONAL ITEMS.
Representative Hay has succeeded in
securing a favorable report in the Com
mittoe on Claims on his bill for the relief
of the heirs OF Thomas Jefferson, appro-
prlating $4,000 for that purpose. 1t has
now been placed on the calendar OF the
House and is further advanced than ever
before though il has been in several pre-
vious congresses.
Or. A. T.. Dickinson, OF Richmond, Is
in the city, stopping at the Metropolitan
MR.. AsHBYS BODY NOT FOUND.
Advices from Fredericksburg received
this evening state that "A cablegram from
Mrs. w w. Ashby. at Colon. says that
the body of her husband Colonel w. W.
Ashby. the Consul, who was drowned a
few days ago, had not been recovered.
and that there was no prospect of its |
recovery. Mrs. Ashby and her daughter
will sail for New York on Monday next. |
The voyage takes about seven days. Mrs. |
Ashby will probably reach her home, at
Fredericksburg, about the ID or Sd Of |
February.
OPPOSITION TO LONGSTREET.
1t is understood tonight that the con-
1rmation of General Longstreet was bit
erly opposed in the executive session to-
lay by Senators Jones and Berry, Of Ar
Cafery, Of Louisiana; and
)anie of Virginia, all Of whom were
gallant Confederate soldiers. Their op-
position TO Longstreets confirmation was
N account of his attack on General Lee
n his memoirs about the conduct of the
'attle of Gettysburg. Notwithstanding
his. ii is said that only fifteen votes
we're mustered against Longstreet, and
us confirmation went through.
JUDGE DICKS SUCCESSOR.
The contest over the appointment of
Judge Dicks successor took on new
base to-day. Senator Butler called on
he President, accompanied by Senator
ritchard, TO protest against Judge
warts appointment. 1t was Buffers
rst visit 10 the White House, and he | |
let the tarif-robber" President for the
rst time. If"honest elections are 10 be |
le pivotal issue in the coming State s
impaign, Ewarts appointment, he is I
loted as saying. must not be made. AS 2
lairman of a legislative committee. Mr.. '
wart investigated the alleged election 2
auds in the First Congressional Dis 4
let, known as the black district. His S
port TO the Legislature sustained the '
)nesty and fairness of the elections in c
lied the report. and made a personal [
tack on Mr.. Ewart, who replied. E
rough the Democratic press, with :
me bitterness. .
Without the ''honest election" issue the f
epublican-Populist combination will be a
sea for rallying campaign bugaboo.
lere are elements of trouble in the camp n
ready, and complete fusion, Republi- d
ms and Populists both say, cannot be r
ected under Senator Pritchards leader .
ip, not even on the election issue. p
such prominent Republican leaders as a
Hector Duncan and NJ. l.. Mott are 4
oted as saying that Senator Pritchard's u
pointment to the judgeship is the only o
rtain solution Of the factional fight in 4
e State and the only possible means of a
,cting an anti-Democratic Legislature Il
is year. q
This view of the situation has been 9,
ged upon the President, and he an 81
unced to Senator Pritchard and Captain ii
ice, who called in regard 10 the APP .,
intment to-day, that it would be held -
for further reflection. -
AID FOR MRS. ASHBY. 9,
senator Daniel will ask the State De- la
rtment to recommend the appropriation
one years salary of the late Consul CT
hby, for the benefit of Mrs Ashby. CT
on this recommendation he will intro h,
&c bill in the Senate to that effect. d,
POSTAL NOTES. Ell
among the fourth-class postmasters CT
nmissioned January Goth were John II. 81
ward. Weldon, n. Ca money-order III
Ice; Carr II. Rose, Bowers, Va--not a
ney-order Office. o.
| new Office has been established at CT
aders Shenandoah county Va, with IS
yid f. Stoneburner as postmaster-spe- II
l from Edinburgh. 10
hanges in star mail schedules have ki
IN made as follows: Al
'irginia-Diggs TO Williams Wharf en-
ave Digs Monday, Wednesday, and M
day 10 A. NJ, arrive Williams Wharf re
p. NJ. leave Williams Wharf Mon co
Y. Wednesday, and Friday p. NJ, ar IN
e Diggs by p. NJ; Leave Diggs Tues
=, Thursday, and Saturday A. NJ, 54
i've Williams Wharf by 10 A. NJ; leave We
lliams Wharf Tuesday. Thursday. and We
urday IL A. NJ, arrive Diggs by
NJ.
'ewpoint to Williams Wharf-Leave
wpoint Monday, Wednesday, and Fri ,
II a. NJ, arrive Williams Wharf by go
;. NJ; leave Williams Wharf Monday, 90
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