Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-24
PLACES At NORFOLK
THE coLLEcroRsHIr or CUSTOMS
AND THE rosTs1AsTERsHIr.
ORGANIZATION FOR BANKS.
&c VIII Doubtless nc Rcnrrointcd-
Nichols TO Have Postomcc-Undcr
Ruling Made by tho .t,orncS-Gcn-
cra,. Carney, and West Arc rsIimi-
nntcd from Contest.
ORGANIZATION FOR BANKS.
nntcd from Contest,

WASHINGTON. D. G.. December O.
(Spoc;aiN-Thc colicctorship of customs at
Norfolk was The subject of a long inter
1-iew al the Treasury Department to-day.
National Committeeman Bowden having
core on here and met Park Asncw for
\ conference with Secretary Shaw. They
spent some time with the Secretary. dis
cussing The Norfolk collectorship. They
have formally recommended the renomi-
natSoa OF Major r. G. Banks. the present
collector. and ii is understood he viii
probably be named to the President by
Secretary Shaw. Ma ior Banls's term
docs not expire until date IN January.
and so there is TO be no haste about press
ing the matter. The suggestion that ].
Hampton Eoce is 10 be put forward for
the position is frequently heard here. but
il is stated on excellent authority that
MIR IIore would rot permit considera-
lion of his name nn!ess il should be pre-
scented BY Messrs. Asrow and RowdcD. in
the regular way In other words. he will
cot permit himself 10 antaeonizc the or
ganization and will not allow his name
TO be coupled with the place unless COM
plications arise that would cause the
organization TO give him its support. At
present there is said 10 be no likelihood
ae this being done. National Committee
grnn Rowden has been III for some time.
and has not been IN q position to discuss
Virginia appointments VIE the authori-
ties here To-day was his first opportu
aity and he and Mr.. Asnew visited the
Pusf-ofire nd other depH rt~1nrts.
PosT-oFFICE MATTER.
The Norfolk post office was talked over
here today. There IS no need for haste
about that position. and so the heads
OF The virginia organization are not push
ing thincs rs fast as they could. An in
7oo-tant ruling has been made by Attor-
-1cv-General Knox as TO two of the can
didates for the Norfolk post-oftlcc- This
IS as 10 s. e. Carney. assistant postmas-
Ter and ]. z. West. Some time ago the
organization sounded the Post-Oflice De
partment to ASCERTAIN whether either Of
these men would be clir:hle for tho post
Office irl.view Of the fact that both lveo
outside % the city Of Norfolk. The Post
Office Department was in doubt whether
either would he eligible under the circum-
stances and placed the matter before the
Atto-ney-tfcneral who his decided that
The law does moi permit the appointment
Of ? man who IS not a resident OF
oIace Is postmaster. This brings the mat
GER down to Captain S. 3. Nichols. who
Is unde-stood to fall heir 10 the organiza-
TONS influence and who viii probably
be backed 10 the fullest extent In this
connection II may be stated that Messrs
Bowden and ASncw are still the recos-
71izod .7iSpensers of Federal patronage III
virginia and their recommendations will
most likely he recognized by the Post
-naste-,-Gcneral and the President. It is
not believed that the fight for Postnas-
Ter WatIdv will succeed. J. z. West. who
was MORGAN Treats candidate for the
Norfolk post-oifioc. lives in the county.
and not in the city Of Norfolk.
Messrs Bow6en and Agnew have rec
ommcnGed G. a. McKenny for renonina-
zion as postmaster at Cape Charles. Mr.
McKenny's present term expires shortly
after the middle OF January.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The following licenses Were issued 10
Virginia couples to marry TO-DAY; w Il
Johnson Atlanta. Ga. and Alice Z. Rev
,.rcor2,. CuIpeper. by Rev. W. S. Ham
mond: r. S. Bunch, OF Albenlarle county.
and Annie Kelly OF this city. by George
Brodthage: Joseph Shell, Of Atlanta. Ga,
and Roberta Thomas. Of Culpeper. by
Rev. r. p Williams. o L. Reanly. Of
Non1ross. and Ella Il Bowler, of Wash
ington. by Rev. ". NJ. Nevins: II. Z. Van
Densein and Margaret C. NcMullin. of
Fairfax br Rev ". NJ Nevins: j. E.
Cation and Roberta Gordon. both of Fair
fax. by Rev John L Amos; r. L. Gregg
ana Grace NJ Downs both of Fauquier
county. by Rev. c. c. Meador; j. D. Ar
mold OF this city, and Abbie Dishnlan. OF
King George county. by Rev f. l. Day;
j. z. Rocl1woo1 and Mary Graham, bo'h
OF Prince William. by Rev. :. J. Muir;
A. Y. Shelton and Annie i. Dickens. both
OF Richmond. by Rey. 9. c. -,-eador.
Laura ]. Wells was commissioned
south- claes postmaster at Burheville. Va,
today.
Senator Martin and family left to-day
for Scottsville. where they will spend
the holidays
Mrs. w j showaiter left to-day to
spend the holidays with her parents at
N-avnesboro'.
Leslie Martin. private secretary TO his
marie county to-day 10 spend the hoi-
days.
The following virsinians are registered
ut washington hotels: Is. r. Britt, Suf-
rolk: Howard Bjerne- and G. e. Adams,
University of Virginia; W. 6. Pitcher,
George later. ". NJ Bradford, Front
ROYAL; Waiter r Fisher, Roanokei II. r.
Miller Richmond; L. c. Meredith; ". L.
ez4arris. Charlottesy1ilc; J. p. Duaney. j.
>. Evans + T. McElbone, s. L. Nor
-ison and wife Lynct1hurg; c. w. vii
Jams Richmond; w. II. LanGdon White.
University OF Virginia: c. c smithers,
ape Charles; G. L. Bowden. Norfolk,
!. d. Benton and wife, W. Nv Manyilie,
Gewport News; Charles p. Wood, War
senton, j. S. Powell.
PENSIONS TO yIRGIN1ANs
The following pensions We're today
granted TO Nirginians:
Observation-Disclosures L. Wood. Hampton,
".
Charles P. Brame Chase City. So twar
with S:nainl.
Increase. reissues, -ctc.-fieorse Stewrcr,
dead, Freeshade s..
Welded In MartinsyiIie.
MARTINSyILLE VA. December pa