The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
moi CANDIDATE
DECLARES Lewis.
Expresses Hope That Conver
ton Will Not Offer Nomi-
nation to Him.
Seldom FOR POSTMASTER.
No Longer Disputed That He Is
Seldom FOR POSTMASTER Il f
No Longer Disputed That He Is
Slated for Knights Position.
Republican Affairs.
trrom on Reg,,lar correspondent, )

(From Our Regular Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 24,-"I am
not candidate for the guberna torial'
nomination OF the Republican State Con-
venton,' said Judge L. L. Lewis, dis
trict attorney for the Eastern District OF
Virginia, to-day. ~ do not want the
nomination.. or course, have heard all
the talk about my being candidate and
my being made the nominee whether
want the honor or not but shall not
seek It. "a honestly should regret 1t
II the convention should offer 1t to mo-"
Judge Lewis said further that all re-
ports to the effect that he had said or
had written to any one that he would
accept the nomination II rendered IT.
were incorrect. The Judge did not say
In 80 many words that he would not
accept the nomination II 1t were Offer
ed him, but he was most uneQulvocal In
daclaring he did not want It, ' have
my living to make he said.
Judge Lewis. Representative slemp,
Colonel Pendeton, OF Tazewell: Captain
Stuart, OF Newport News; Mr.. George ~.
Wise, OF that city, and MIA. c. Peachy,
of Newport News, have been here off
and on for several days, looking after
matters affecting patronage In Virginia.
They settled a large item OF the patron
age account yesterday, when they saw
OF marshal OF the Eastern District and
made Collector OF the Port OF Newport
News, while Mr.. Treat was restored to
his old place OF marshal. s.
1.-THE change is satisfactory to all con-
cerned," said Judge Lewis to day. Cap
tain Stuart would Father have the Of
flee OF collector OF the port and 1T look
= AEr Froyv n, n
fee the duties OF which he had dis
charged In a most satisfactory manner.
In short, Treat Is pleased and Captain
Stuart is pleased and We are all plesed."
There is one man, however, who cannot
be overpleased at the result OF the shake
up, and that ls A. c. Peachy. who ap-
peared to have the office Of collector
sight for him. as, It is understood that
Mr.. Fred Read Will not be appointed to
the postmastership OF Newport News.
and that the referees have Endorsed w.
T. Hopkins for the position. Mr.. Reads
term expires some time this fall.
John s. Wise is another man who has
lost out He IS responsible for the re-
moval OF Mr. Treat and the appointment
OF Captain Stuart to the tmarsnalship. Mr.
Stuart sought the place OF collector OF
the port, but 1t was said ut the time,
Mr.. Wise had him appointed to. the mar.
shalBhip, in order that Mr.. Peachy who
is a relative or connection or tne Wises,
might be made collector. The Virginia
Republicans resented the interference OF
a New Yorker In their local matters and
while 1t was not In any sense a Demo-
cratic fight. I have heard Virginia Demo-
Gratis express similar opinions. e VI
Captain Wise has lost out in another
way that is amusing He was making an
effort to have friend, who is said to
be a knsn1an, appointed postmaster alta
certain place In Virginia. When the mat
was discovered there was not an office at
the place designated.
The fact that Mr. Arthur Seldom is to
be appointed postmaster OF Richmond to
succeed Mr.. jWray T. Knight. is no longer
disputed. HE will receive the commits
sion, unless the President changes his
mind bcford the expiration Of the term
OF the incurp bent about a year hence.
1t Is believed that Captain Asa Rogers,
the internal revenue collector for the
Richmond district, will not be disturbed
In. the possession OF his office for some
time to come. at least The probability
of his removal caused the friends OF the
old Confederate to bestir themselves Z N
his behalf. and SO strong were the repre-
sensations made to the President that
the change contemplated was not made.
$3.50 I'm 1,
Representative slemp and several Re-
publican citizens OF Winchester called at
the White House to-day to urge upon the
President the appointment OF G: M. GID
hons, Of that city, to a consulship, It
was pointed out to the President that
Virginia. Republicans are not represented
| in the consular service, fact which did
not seem to impress Mr.. Roosevelt as
greatly as his callers had hoped, as no
did not make any positive promises. But
| he did say he would try to- find a. place
for Mr.. Gibbons John Acker, Hugh s.,
Impton and William b. King accom-
panied Mr.. slemp to see the President,