The evening times., 1900-03-28
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

For Epes' Seat.-It appears that the
Hen. Thomas l.. Jones, of Washington. is
going over into the Fourth district of Vir-
ginia to become the Republican candidate
for the seat in Congress made vacant by
the death recently of Sydney p. Epes. Mr..
Jones has issued a circular letter setting
forth that he has been so pressingly urs-
ed to make the race that he considers the
sacrifice involved incumbent upon him as
a patriot. His friends, he says, have al
ways been true to him in the past, and he
now calls upon them to give him their
earnest, sincere, and patriotic support"
The patriotic Jones dispenses with the for
mality of a nominating convention for this
reason: I'm view of the election being held
on the 18th of April my friends are ad
vised that it is altogether out of the ques-
tion now to hold convention fer nomi-
nation. / have, therefore, addressed let
ters TO the several members of the Con-
gressiOnal Committee of the district ad
vising them Of my intention to run for
Congress also 10 friends in the severai
counties of the district advising them to
see that every Republican vote be cast for
me-" Mr.. Jones also serves notice of his
intention 10 send into the district .'the
ablest colored orators in Washington" Ey-
identity il is Mr.. Jones desire that the
race question be made the chief issue in
the campaign.
His Picture WOn.-To the excellent
work of the camera the Hon. Melville c.
Brown of Wyoming owes his appointment
to the important and lucrative Office of
Judge OF the District of Alaska Senator
Warren had been urging his selection for
several weeks. Nearly every day the Sena-
tor called at the White House and spoke
to the President about the legal attain
ments, the uprightness, aud the party. 10y
atty of Brown. Mr. Mckinley gave the
Senator TO understand that he appreciated
the character of Brown and felt reason
ably certain that he would not tarnish the
judicial ermine If he should be invested
with il. But still day after day Senator
Warren looked in vain for the appoint
ment. Finally the Senator plucked up
courage and squarely pumped at the smiI-
ing and amiable Chief Magistrate this
question: "Conceding as you do. Mr.
President that my man possesses all the
qualifications | claim for him and also
that you want to accommodate me. Why,
then, do you not appoint Melville C. Brown
to the District Judgeshp Of Alaska" Mr.
Mckinley, still smiling, said: why don't
you get your man down here so | can look
at him." Senator Warren explained that
his friend was a very busy man and that
the distance between Washington and
Wyoming was very great. But ! have a
photograph of him, Mr.. President eX-
claimed the Senator in the enthusiasm Of
the fresh hope that had been inspired by
MIR. McKinley's request. Forthwith Sena-
tor Warren pulled from an inside pocket of
his Prince Albert a large cabinet photo
graph of Brown. 1t revealed the subject
as a man of mature years and staid ex
preston. The President gaZed upon the
picture a moment and then summoned a
clerk and ordered a commission to be made
out for Melville c. Brown as Judge cf the
District OF Alaska. 1t s said that this il
the first case in the history OF popular gov
ernment, whose rule despite the clamOr
Gus protests of the reformers. is that to
the victors belong the spoils. in which
appointment 10 important office has been
made on the good looks of an applicant as
revealed by the photographer art.