Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-19
appointment of New Collector
Expected at Once.
HOPKINS GOES TO WASHINGTON
Report Says he Carries Republican
Committees Endorsement of a Can
didate-Pcachy's Success Is Assured
According to Reports From Capital.

u L. expected that Il collector of Gus
toms for this port will be appointed to-
day and. on account of certain facts
which came to light yesterday, news
from Washington is awaited with more
anxiety than has heretofore bccn mani.
rested. According to all reports. there
is little doubt but that Mr.. a. C. Pcachy
will be the collector, but The friends of
MIR. Seth V. Peck contend that the
lattcrs chances for appointment are
good.
The following extract from a special
u Washington to the Richmond
Ncws-I .cadcr throws some light ON tho
situation:
Mr.. Wise. who has called on the
president, said that he did no come
here to take mp the question of the
vacant co~llcctorship of customs al
NEWPORT News, hut he vcntured the
prediction that Archibald G. Pcachy
would get he position. He does not
consider, he says that there is any Oh.
position to Mr.. Pcachy. although Seth
V. Peck, Il clerk in the Norfolk customs
house, is an applicant and is making a
fight.
1T has been stated that MIR. Wise's
interest i'll Mr.. Pcachy is due 10 n re-
~lationship. but Mr.. Wise said this was
NOT so. His sister married my BROTHER
said MIR. Wise. and both have been
dead many years. Mr.. Pcachy is
s%plcndidly qualified for the place and
mas all the backing necessary to get
IT. lie stands we'll and the appoint
mcnt will give the party standing
Representative Slemp is expected
in Washington Saturday, when lie will
take up the COllcctorship appointment
with Virsinians and others and prob.
ably make Il recommendation to tho
president. There is little question that
Poaclly will receive The appointment,
as the matter now looks, although MIR.
feck Is making a fight aud hopes to
show Representative Slcmp that lie is
the best man for tho position.
Much will depend upon Slemp's en-
|dorscmcnt, although Mr.. Wise has ask
eel the president to name Pcachy, who
Is backed by George Bowden and 9th
crs. Wise has managed tn get. some
Things he was after and the president
a listened to him pretty carefully in
virginia appointments"
MIR. w. II. Hopkins, one of the lead
ing members of the city Republican
committee, left last night for Washing.
ton and 1t Is understood thai he goes
To be present at n conference which
takes place ut the capital this morning.
Report has it that Mr.. Hopkins carried
with him Il paper. signed by a majority
OF he members of the committee. en-
dorsing a candidate for the collector
ship. 1t is said that State Chairman
Stomp asked the local committee TO en-
dnrsc Il candidate and. although no
regular meeting OF the committee has
been held, il is stated that a majority
OF the members signed a petition which
Is TO be presented to the president.
Who the committee has endorsed is
not known. but it was intimatcd last
night that Mr.. Peck was the man.
To-Day is cabinet day at the White
House and it is thought that the an
pointmcnt will he announced some time
during the day. If the announcement
Is not made today. the contest may
not be decided for a week or ten days.