Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-08
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NEGRO REPUBLICANS, or VIRGIN
s. Ia, DEMAND MINOR POSITIONS.
HAYES AT THE WHITE. HOUSE
with other Dark1es, He Urges That
The Colored Brother De Given
Smaller P,aces-other Virginia
Z Observation-Disclosures Items.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. January r.
Especial Virginia negro Repub licans are
hot after the President for minor Fed
eral positions, and do not intend TO let
him escape a promise he made some time
ago that ne would see that in some OF
the smaller positions the colored man
would be cared for. Some time ago
large delegation Of colored Republicans
from different parts Of Virginia called
on the President to request that the negro
Republicans be recognized to some ex-
tent in Virginia, affairs. They made the
suggestion; it will be rem that
the appoir tment Of James II. Hayes. the
ccIored lawyer, would be most satisfac-
tory as assistant attorney for the East
tern District. The plice had been pronl-
ised elsewhere at the time. and the
President so stated. The President. how
ever, stated that he would be glad to
do some thing for the negro in Virginia.
and asked that a written statement pc
made to- him Of places that could he
filled by the negroes OF the State, Partly
to make response to this request. the
President was called upon to-day by q
delegation headed by James Hayes him
self The Nother members were w: g.
Brown, Of Newport News. and James
l. Mitchell, Of the same place. They sub
n1itted to the President a written request
that negroes be appointed to a number
of minor places throughout Virginia.
They told the President for instance.
that they understood that Hugh Cor
don Miller would be nominated as collec-
tor of the port at Norfolk. They be-
.lioved that a competent colored man
could, and ought to, be appointed deputy
collector under Mr.. Miller The same was
true as to the Norfolk post-offfce. They
thought there We're positions of deputy
collectors and in pcst-of1ices throughout
Virginia that could properly be liled
by colored men, The President did not
correct the assumption of Hayes and
his friends that Miller would be appoint
cd collector, and the impression continues
to be strong that he will be nominated
to this position.
The President again promised to give
consideration to the demands of the col
ored men, and once more promised that
they should be cared for in the matter OF
patronage.
HAYES came to washington to
file with the clerk of the SUI
fpreme Court Of the United States
the papers In the appeal Of himself,
Wise, and others. from the decision
of Chief-Justice Fuller, that the Circuit
Court had no jurisdiction in the. case Of
the Virginia Constitution. Hayes SAID
ne expected the papers IL the afternoon.
and would file them, He old SO later
he homes next week to bring the case to
the attention Of the court in way
to bring about al advancement of the
cases on tho docket Of the court. lie
does not yet have an idea. what success
he will have in this direction.
VIRGINIA LOCAL MAI'TERa.
Representative Glass ssaid to-day that
he had been informed that small om-
nibus public building bill would be pressed
this session. and that If such proved to
be a fact he would spare no effort to
have an appropriation made for public
building at South Boston
ES-Judgc r. T. w. Dixie, of Charlottes-
Vile. is in town, after a business trip
to New York.
Senator Daniel has been absent from
the city, being detained In Ilynchburg
by the illness Of his son, Edward: who
is suffering from an attack of typhoid
fever.
AT THE HOTELS.
The following virginians are registered
at Washington hotels: Miss Ella Smith.
Middleburg: j. ". bowers, ST. Paul;
George T.. Sipe, Harrisonburg; Mrs. w.
Fl. Ashton, Warrenton.
MATRIMONIAL.
The following licenses to marry were
issued to Virginians in the clerks office
here to-day:
Woodward T. Lewis. of Caroline coun-
ty, and Sophia Brown, of this city, by
Rev. John Richard.
f. c. Wilkinson and M. IF. Terrence,
of Richmond, by Rev. C. G. Meadar.
PENSIONS.
Pensions made out to Virginians are
as follows:
Increase, reissue. etc: William W. Mel
son, Van, So.
widows. minors, and dependent rela-
lives Priscilla Crowley, Rescue. IS.