Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-12
'.RT|A TO SPEAE,
sESAroR WILL MAKE sessE AD-
DRESSES IN CAMPAIGN Tnfs FALL.
NOT GO OUT OF STATE.
would Like to See More Activity In
tho Repatriation of Democratic
voters-pee.a,t Think Much of
rs1y-whife Republican Movement.
Personal and Postal Notes.

WASHINGTON. d. c. September L.
GHpecaal ,-SenatoT Martin Is in town to-
Asy. for q conference With sonae Virginia
people on a matter Of no public I'M
nortance. Senator Martin does not see
anything in the political situation in Vir-
sfria that is at sM unusual He would
IKE. however, to see moro activity In the
registration Of Democratic voters. Elk
cent in a few counties said Senator
Martin, ..tte registration has not been
good. Recently there has been more ac-
tie1ty in the registration, and the Demo-
Gratis are preparing their strength for
polling. sec thai some OF the Repubai-
can organizations In Southern States arc
eliminating the negro altogether from
their conventions and other political gath
eripgr, and presume that this will soon
er or later be the policy OF the virginia
organization, but the attempt to estab-
fish q white Republican party In the
South gives no promise OF making the
slightest Roadway. 1t will certainly not
DO so this yenr. The Republicans In Viz
Sinia, at least, need not look Tor any &C
cessions from the Democratic ranks. and
nil talk to the contrary is idle There
are absolutely no issues in Virginia which
would tend TO divide the Democrats in
any way, and cannot now see any that
will do SO in the near future. Consequent
~, the Republicans arc not going to have
their vote increased in the least by adj
ditions from the white people. Nineteen
twentieths of the Republican vote in Vir-
ginin has been composed of negroes
Practically ali Of these are eliminated
from the next election, and this Will re-
duce the Republican vote SO much that
1t will not make a respectable showing.
There are fewer white men in the Repub-
lican party in Virginia than is generally
supposed. / know of one place in my
county where there are at least one hum
drsd negro voters. and only six Of these
have registered for the next election.
This gives very good idea Of the per-
centage of colored Republicans who are
qualifying for suffrage"
Friends of Senator Martin who are con-
stantly coming into Washington declare
with confidence that he will be reelected
to the Senate. They assert that the OPP
position to him will have less strength
In his next race than ever before. Sena
tor Martin himself is understood to be
quite confident.
6enator Martin will make some speeches
IN the campaign in Virginia this fs1l.
but will not go outside for that pur-
pose.
PORTSMOUTH POST-OFFICE SITE.
James Knox Taylor. the supervising
architect of the Treasury Department,
has received a report. from Major Bart
lett the disbursing officer of the Treas
ury on the sizes offered for the Federal
building. at Portsmouth. Major Bartlett
r. \ here to investigate the sites
/offered and also had conside-
mmunication with the people of
%tv Major Bartlett has reported
no acceptable sites were offered from
<:smouth and that it will be impossible
ldr him to make any recommends tons.
4 in his report, Major Bartlett states that
there is only one piece of property that
is at all within the proportions Of ac-
cepta bilty. This Is the White property,
in which the City Council of Portsmouth
is interested. It is 113 by $50 feet and
the objection TO it is that the dimensions
are not suitable and that the lot is not
at all near the business center Of the city.
Major Bartlett states that the lot is 10
Gated on the extreme outer edge Of the
business locality of the town. The post
master at Portsmouth will be commune
Gated with as to the situation and Will
be advised that unless the. people of
Portsmouth are sufficiently interested to
offer sites that are suitable. the matter
Wan De allowed 10 congress, at us
next session, for consideration. The
amount appropriated for the site at
Portsmouth was $4,000, and the supervis-
ing architects Office believes that this is
amply sufficient to procure a good site.
The matter will be held open until the
people of Portsmouth have had an op-
portunity to decide what they will do
They can yet submit sites, and their
offers will be considered.
JAMES RIVER LIGHTS.
The following fixed white-post lantern
lights have been established in the James
river, to mark the channel.
Church Point post light, elevated q feet
above the water, suspended from an iron
arm affixed to a white post on the south
eastern corner OF wharf projecting from
the southwestern shore Of jamestown Is
land. about one-fourth mile from the ex-
trenity of Church Point
Wilcox wharf range post lights were
established to mark a range line on which
10 feet of water can be carried through
the swash channel west of Minzies Middle
Ground: Front light. elevated so feet above
the water. In a box on a white post, feet
high on the edge Of the bluff on the
northern shore Of the river. about 3-f8
mile below Wilcox wharf Pear
light, elevated Is feet above the
water. suspended from; an arm on a white
post 30 feet high, situated 1854 feet north
by west in rear Of the front light.
Maycox Point range post lights were
established to mark a range line for the
main channel Of James river between WI
cox wharf and Maycox Point: Front
light. elevated IS feet above the
water, in a box on white post with
white daymark 8 feet high, on the edge
of the bluff on the lower side of Maycox
Point, southern shore Of the river about