The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-10
OPPOSITION
TO. HEARST 4. !: | \ 1 S;
SiThc Members Of Congress IL
Both Branches Outspokerly
VI Against His Candidacy.
THE PAPERS p RS. ARE SILENT
Correspondents Predict recddip,ts Their Their
Papers Will Declare in Oppo-
sition to Hearst Boom.
VIE PAPERS ARE SILENT.
frron, our Regular Correspondent,

INV az fITrDn1 Our kegul W. ~ .ie
y WASHINGTON, D. C.. MarohA a.--Al-
& though there are but few papers IN the
d ro,,ntry which have come out IN opposi'5
4 lion to the nomination of William o.
Hearst TO the presidency by tho Demo-
isSr rats the members of Congress- including
u both bra nches, are outspoKen IN op pl
ton to his candidacy.
Within the past few days there IS nus
II developed strong sentiment TO nave ING
li1,eu,onratic press of the country come
ns,t In opposition to the candidacy OF
II Hearst, and have been frequently asR-
abby members and senators IT the papers
& we're not going TO mako a stand ngaihs'
@i,he nomination Of Hearst There can W
little reflection OH the papers ior relusllls
4 ~ combat the Hearst boom When t ttle.p
i21 :, -, IA few Democrats who arc Wiling 70
u IA quoted as to their presidentlal pref I.
f,,,ces. IT is predicted ncre by cores
4 nohdents OF several of tho leading Deei ino-
,.,rsatic papers Of the country that their
II papers will eventually declare sauarc's
their opposition to the Hetrst pootli'
III. LAME AND HAY.
Representative Lamb md Represen u
f,vo Hay have declared for&Judse farkei'
" Tor tho nomination., but none Oh Inc rese
81 tho delegation from Virginia has maze la'l
En1blic his preference. It Is believed tllat
they will all eventually declare Tor o },1s,
parker. and 1t Is pretty well assured ,li Ina
fi1ev alc for the chief judge now.
.s Several paragraphs III The. Times DIS
Match recently, urging Democrats not 10
loclare for Mr. Hearst until they are as
sured that lie Is a man of good charac'
&1sr have been warmly approved By the
#T,emocrats in Congress who have read
RI hem The Parker people are hopeful tha'
sthe papers generally will oppose the nom,
&tnation Of the New York editor, ana tii'lt
they will declare against linn at once.
saIr5e Hearst and hts friends are working
harder for tho nomination than are any
%rther candidates or their friends.
THE HUMOROUS SIDE.
The report OF the a4ieged Irregularities
8of members of Congress In connection
with postal affairs, which was MADE 70
tha Postoffice COMMITTEES of the House.
and 1naGc public by the committee, mas
made more fun for the pubic thnh an!
thing which has come up in congresslcil.. ~
affairs in long time. 1t Is all serious,
of course. but at the same time there
Eara HUMOROUS fea lures of the report
which appeal strongly to the outsider.
Representative Tawney, of Minnesota, ie
the victim of one of the Jokes whch
the report has played on many OF the
members. 1t appears that theresWere tN'o
powerful factions In one OF the cities OF
his district, and the two clashes over
the selection of q building to 'be leaseu
for a postotfice. One faction appealed 10
him to aid it in securing the lease OF a
certain building. He promptly replied that
8he could not interfere In such 4 matter.
shortly thereafter the other faction asked
him to help It. and he wrote that lie
would do all he could, but that; the fact
that he was taking u hand IN tile affair
must lie kept a dead SECRET. Then ne
went into the work Of getting the lease
for the people who had asked him last
His connection with the affair Is brought
out fully in the report. and to-day ne
received several kilograms from consa-
1uents who are in the faction for which
he refused to work, saying that they are
longing for an opportunity to do him.
And they will have it ut the polls next
fall.
ROANL.A. &PosTOTFlCE,
Senator Daniel has introduced hill
providing for the appropriation OF SS2.oV
for the enlargement -and Improvement
OF the postofiice bdtld!ng -nt Roanoke.
Representative Glass has also Introduced
a similar bill in the House
U.S. Representative PATTERSON, OIL NorlnJ Cd''
&olina has introduced q bill authorizing
the purchase of a lot and the erection OF
ia postotticc building thereon Mt Fayetto'
willie n C., at n cost not TO exceed $4,000
for both land and building.
Mr.. Patterson has also introduced q bill
providing for the appropriation of so, OG'
for the establishment Of fish hatchery
in North Carolina, at some point 10 be
selected by the United States Commits
8s:oner of Fish and Fisheries
& Senator Scott, Of West Virginia, chair
man OF the Committee ON Public Build
Gings and Grounds, has reported fnvorabll
the bill TO crects a pnstoiiice building a,
&Bluedeld. W. Va. at o cost Of 500, 600
There IS not much chance of the passage
sot any public building bill at this scs
sion.