Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-24
AN IMPORTANT WORK.
DEMOCRATIC HANDBOOK NOW
READY FOR DISTRIBUTION.
CREDIT DUE HON. W. 4. JONES.
He Got TIP the Rook and Did Most Of
the Editing Necessary to It's Pub
Iicntion-nannn to stand by HoI-
land.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. September "a
| (speciaL)-The Democratic handbook,
gotten up and edited chiefly by Repre-
sentative w. A. Jones. OF Virginia. and
which will be the campaign book Of the
Democratic Congressional Committee. is
completed and printed. and can now be
had at the headquarters Of the commit
| tee, NO. 726 Thirteenth street. northwest,
this city. 1t is a weIl-prepared volume
OF 275 pages. and contains the most valua-
bic, information for campaigners. 1t Is
said TO be the strongest document Of the
kind that has been issued for many years
The front page of the book has a quota
ton from Thomas jefferson, as follows:
LET the hands that do nations work
that produce a nations wealth. also guide
a nations government, and all Will be
we'll"
The inside tltle-page is eloquent with
the severe structure of ex-Postmaster
John Wanamaker on Quayism in Penn
sylvania.
The initial pages Of the book are taken
up with the Chicago platform, and the
fundamental principles of Democracy. The
financial question Is also discussed, silver
and wheat, the retirement of "reasury
notes, the failure Of the Dingley law, and
the non-patriotism of the Republicans,
and the closing pages of the book contain
an analysis of the election returns of 1896,
with a careful statement OF the abnormal
percentage of increase in the Republican
vote In certain States, the argument be-
ing successfully made that the result OF
that election was a triumph of fraud.
IL is understood here that notwith-
standing Hulrs letter, recognizing the
Wise-Carney convention in the Second
District. the Agnew (machine) State Com
mittee, and Mark Hanna, chairman of the
National Republican Committee, will
stand by the Burroughs faction,
and its candidate for Congress, q. W.
Holland.
PERSONAL.
Senator Thomas S. Martin paid flying
visit TO the Capitol to-day. He arrived
by a morning train, did some work at
the departments, and left for his home,
AT Scottsyilie. by the 2:20 p. Nj. train,
on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
Mr.. d. II. Mahoney, formerly of Rich
mond. has disposed of his interest in a
well-paying Catholic newspaper i'm Phil
adelphia. and become most successful
Insurance man. He was visitor here
to-day, and was warmly greeted by many
former Richmond friends.
United States Marshal Morgan Treat
left for home yesterday evening.
Eppa Hunton, Jr., of Warrenton; Gene
raj w. II. Payne, of the same place; w
r Ellis wife. and child. of Winston. y.
G.. A :. Ianier and W. J. Payne, Of
Richmond: John W. Chalkey, Of Big
Stone Gap. Va; +. Durrett, of Charlottes-
vile. and J.. G. Johnson. Of Morganna, !
Va. are guests at he Metropolitan.
Fourth-class postmasters were to-day |
appointed, as follows:
In North Carolina-McLaurin, Surry |
Thomas Satterheld, vice Nicholas |
W. Brown. removed
In Observation-Disclosures Hall, Pittsyl- |
vania county. Benjamin w. Dodson, vice |
BENJAMIN +. Dodson. resigned; BALKAN,
Goochland county, Julian A. kean, vice
William G. Kean, resigned Leslie, Roa-
noke county. Arbra Leslie. vice James d. |
Leslie. resigned; Lone Gum, Bedford |
county: $. l.. Witt vice Junior T.. Lacy,
removed; Macanie, Shenandoah county,
John f. Order, vice j. c. Funkhouser,
removed: Thurman. Bedford county, Will
lam j. Thurman, vice Jacob Sellers, re-
signed.
Fourth-class postmasters were COM
nssioned September 22d, as follows: John
W Bason, Haw River, y. ca money
rider office; William II. Lamm, Lucama,
\. c.: Or. +. Wright, Haddock. y. c.
Tot money-order offices.
New offices have been established as
'ollows: Oxmore, Columbus county, y.
~. Annie H. Troy, postmaster; Raynham,
county. n. c., Herbert a. Town
ihend, postmaster.
ARMY ORDERS.
by direction Of the Assistant Secretary
4 War, Private Robert r. Crook, Hos
ital Corps, now at Fort Monroe Va, Will
e discharged from the service OF the
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