Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-23
From Washington.
correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington. ID. c., May 70.

morning with representatives from every
State in attendance. Henry b.
F. Mcfarland, commissioner OF the
District of Columbia, welcomed the
delegates. Gov. Robt. b. Glenn, OF
North Carolina, was elected Perma-
nent. chairman and made an address.
At the close of the governors address,
the parliament took recess for luncheon.
The afternoon session was devoted to
agriculture, Willett n. Hays, Assistant
Secretary Of Agriculture, Z. j. Watson,
Commissioner of Agriculture for North
Carolina, NJ. V. Richards, general
agent OF the Southern Railway and
Robert ID. Gates, of the l.. & N. Rail-
road. John w. Rosaman, of Tennessee,
DIR. Chas. A. Cary, of the Alabama Ag-
ricultural College and w. j. Spillman,
of the Department of Agriculture were
the speakers.
Among those who attended the South
ern Industrial Parliament here tod ~
were Messrs. NJ. b. Harlow, G. II. Yohe
and J. w. May, of Alexandria
The Virginia delegation, attending
the Southern Industrial Parliament, now
in session in Washington, today appoint
ed the following Alexandrians on the
different committees. Manufactures, NJ.
B. Harlow, chairman; Agriculture, Jno.
W. May, chairman; immigration, Harry
Yohe, chairman: and also secretary OF
the delegation.
It is rumored here that the transfer
agreed upon yesterday of Capt. j. +. b.
Stuart from marshal of the Eastern Dis
trict of Virginia TO the collectorship OF
the port of Newport News, was made for
the good of the service. 1t is said that
Capt. Stuart made very poor marshal,
while Capt. Morgan Treat, whom he sue
ceeded and who will succeed him, was a
most capable and efficient officer. 1t is
said also that Capt. j. S. Wise is much
disappointed at this turn of affairs, as he
was ANXIOUS his relative, Mr.. Peachey,
should be appointed collector at New
port News. Mr.. Peachey does not get
anything.
It is understood here that in recent
conversation between the President and
a number of Virginia republicans the
former said that while he was very fond
of Capt. John s. Wise he wished the
captain would keep out of Virginia poll
tics. as he is not now a resident of Vir-
ginia.
August w. Machen, former Superinten-
dent of free delivery of the Postofiice De-
par.ment, this morning ent red plea OF
guilty to the indictment in which he was
charged with conspiracy to defraud the
government in connection with the sale
of letter carriers supplies to the Post
office Department, in conjunction with
George +. I.orenz, of Toledo, Ohio, and
VIM. G. Crawford, of Washington. In
making his plea, Macheh delivered
statement to Justice Wright in which
he declared that he exercised no inhu-
ence of any kind over the committee
which, after inspecting the competitive
bids. purchased the materials on which
the indictment il based. But, he adj
mitted, he had been interested in the
profits of the contract and had been adj
yised by counsel that this situation made
him technically guilty" of the ofiense
charged. He stated that he had found
himself practically defenseless, and
while realizing the embarrassing posi-
ton in which he was placed, and that
of his wife, children and parents, he
would nevertheless throw himself on the
mercy of the court and plead guilty.
Justice Wright announced that in view
Of the saving of expense and time TO the
government in further prosecution he
would make the sentence As light as
would be consistent with the gravity of
he o1ense. He thereupOn sentenced
NIachen to two years imprisonment in
he Moundsyille, West Virginia, peni
entiary, the time to commence at the
conclusion of the two year, sentence
Machen is now serving on previous con-
Yiclion. Prior TO this, William G.. Craw-
ord made plea Of not guilty and Mach
IN in his statement requested that moth
ng which he might say would prejudice
he other defendants. 1t is understood
hat this plea of Machen's will practi-
ally end the prosecution against him
md at the end of the four years service
n the penitentiary he will become free
nan. and the other twelve indictments
lnder which he is held will be quashed
dr. Morgan Fl. Beach, District At
orney, proceeded to outline the case
Igainst the defendant Crawford. He |
tated in his remarks to the court that |
was indicted by the grand jury |
or having figured in transactions between
he Postal Lock and Device Co, Machen
nd Lorenz, in which the three named |
defendants divided profit on the sale Of
etter carrier satchels and straps. Tue
OF jury will occupy the
reater part of the day. Former Score.
airy of the Treasury j. J. Carlisle and
|. S. Worthington are representing w.
I. Crawford.
A jury was chosen this afternoon in the
crawford case. District Attorney Beach
resented the case to the jury this after
DON. He told of the relations existing
etween the three defendants, described
ne transactions between Crawford,
Iachen and Lerenz and gave general
,sume of the entire Postoffice case.
Senator Hopkins, of Illinois, had
Tx with the President this morning
nd emerged from his Office an ardent
ivOcate of the purchase-abrOad princi
lie advocated by the administration for