It is said that ex-Gov. P. W. McKinney is a candidate for the position of postmaster at Farmville
January 4, 1896
Summary
A racist former Governor faces financial collapse and applies for a low-paying civil service position.
Transcription
It is said that ex-Gov. P. W. McKinney is a candidate for the position of postmaster at Farmville, the salary of which is only $1500 per year. It will be remembered that this gentleman was the great lynching Governor.
He was subsequently a candidate for the Senatorship, but as there appeared to be but one man in the State in favor of him and that was himself, he withdrew from the race.
That the Democratic Party should have ever nominated and elected such material to the highest office in this state is direct evidence of its rottenness.
He was subsequently a candidate for the Senatorship, but as there appeared to be but one man in the State in favor of him and that was himself, he withdrew from the race.
That the Democratic Party should have ever nominated and elected such material to the highest office in this state is direct evidence of its rottenness.
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Upper Left Quadrant
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Liam Eynan
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“It is said that ex-Gov. P. W. McKinney is a candidate for the position of postmaster at Farmville,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed January 18, 2026, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/1677.