Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-10
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
Saturday Morning, August :, 1917.
The Triumph in the Petersburg District
Thouoh nm Thprsda night we felt pretty sure

i nc triumph III the IeeeioDis
Though on Thursday night we felt pretty sure
Of the election OF Mr.. Meade TO Congress by a
handsome majority VIC expressed no opinion as
to the result preierring 10 awai!he returns. Yes
lcTsay morning brought US Information wn'ch
put The mater beyond question, ana We arc eng
b!ed 10 announce The gratifying intelligence lha'
the Democrats have carried The district by hun
dreds. The particulars will be found below
We have gained since April in Petersburg Oh,
and in Greensville 37-and a gentleman Just
from Prince George stated yesterday that Mr.
Meade's majority in that county is 81, being a
gain Of 81 since the Spring, when Dfomsooie
majority was only 10. Not counting the report
cd gain in Dinwiddie, our gain thus lar IS one
hundred and e,ghyeish.
To The Democrats OF the town oil Petersburg
and The counties heard from, loo much praise
cannot be given for their unAinching devotion to
principle, despite The insdious game oil The Wings.
Grccnsville has noby put forth her full strength,
and Prince George has made amends for her apa-
thy in the Spring, BY approaching her majority
Of old, when she was ranked amcns the stoulesI
Democratic counties in the State. The Demo
Gratis Of Petersburg have sustained themselves
most galIanlly. With all the inventive arts and
appliances Of fruitful Whiggery, with the pha-
lany OF Wing voters actively drummed up here
BY The faithful whippers-in and conveyed By spe-
cial trains 10 The polls in Petersburg, the Wings
Of The "Cockade" have achieved barren victory,
being stripped Of nearly one-hali OF their MAORI
~ in April. We shall he curious TO see the NEXT
"leaf OF history" which the Editor OF The Peters
burg lrlellgencer will lay before bis readers
Now, that The election is past, and 'chilling
shower talh" has come over his glowing hopes,
he will have lime 10 think coolly OF The very ex-
uaordinsry game which, in The desperation ot par
", he thought il proper and necessary 10 pursue.
He will how be enabled 10 ascertain how Tar he
has convinced The Democrats that their candidate
was not good enough Democrat Tor them 10
support! Mr. Meade, The Wings admitted, was
a thoroughgoing Democrat in all his principles;
vel, because lie had once acted with the Wing
parly, and lei them on account Ul lheir deseHion
Of their protested principles, he was Tor this sota-
~ reason 10 be cast aside by his own party, and The
election vi Federalist allowed 10 So by default
This was a bold scheme, but the Democrats
were not quite "green" enough TO be caught with
such chafl They saw the discussion OF princi-
pies stduIously avoided they fell The prosperity
OF The country under Democratic policy dthey
were not 10 be moved from their high duty by The
hair pf9 Ia
them that their candidate was moi 10 be relied on
II is strange that The Wings should have resorIed
10 50 suicidal policy, for in il they were forced
10 admit that their party had prac'sed such poll
teal duplciy, aud utterly abandoned their
once ayowed principles, that their best and ables
men were compelled 10 quit their association
Such was the inevitable inference OF their late
manGuvIng and the people OF the district have
given them a rebuke, which they will not soon
forget. Their candidate for Congress, in order
TO secure votes protested cordial support Of Gen.
Taylor, the "no party. candidate" but 10 no avail
Mr.. Meade, standing firmly upon the principles
and usages OF the Republican party, has been re-
turned 10 Congress by vote creditable 10 him
sell and 10 The District
The result OF this election is fraugh with inn
porian, effects. Il secures The vote OF Virginia Tor
a Democratic President, should the election go
into the House OF Representatives; il shows that
the Democratic party Of Virginia are firm and
united in support Of their long-chershed and sue
ccssul principles; and demonstrates that The ap-
parent losses we sustained last spring were owing
10 over-confdence or apathy, and tina, when the
people are aroused Gas at the prescn, election
Virginia is mistaken in her devotion TO her own
doctrines. For such reasons, the prescn, triumph
will be hailed with Joy BY the Democratic party
of The whole Union.
We cannot conclude without congraulalins
"Major" Drnkard Of the Petersburg Republican,
upon the result, especially in Petersburg. With
his pen and his tongue he has done "ycoman's
service"
But 10 The particulars.
GREENSVILLE.
To the Editors of The Enquirer:
HICKS FORD, Aug. 5, lS47.
Gentlemen Below yon have the result oil our
yulinp today for member Of Congress, which
shows m increase in our majority, over The
Meade, l33
Boiling, os
Meade's majority, IS
Very respectfully, yours, &c.
To The Editors OF the Enquirer:
PETERSBURG, August S, lS47.
The vote al the close OF the polls in This place
For Colonel G. w. Boiling, Wing, (Jeaten) Al
For Capt. R. X. Meade, Democrat, (ciectcd) 3O4
m.ioriv for Boiling lO7
From the returns in the adjoining counties,
Won NAV sci il down as efixed fact" TO be de-
clared. that Captain r. X. Meade is elected BY
a handsome majority 10 represent The second dis
trict of Virginia in the next Congress OF The
United States. The Democracy through the
country will have cause Tor rejoicing, that one
so able and so faithful TO their cause should be
The successor Of The lamenled Dromgoole.
The Democracy in this place has nobly done
its duly, and il was with much pleasure this
morning that found that none had allowed their
armor TO rust, when every true Democrat was
called on 10 do his duty
In haste, very truly,
Your friend and obedient servant.
The Petersburg Republican Of yesterday says ::
$50 FAR, so GOOD"-The "Cockade"
has almost redeemed herself, and we trust The day
is moi far distant when we can say she is fully re-
deemed. The Wings have been, during the whole
canvass, 10 remarkably fine spirits ,riumPhan,ly
reileraine The remark OF their candidate that "he
could make better run agains, Meade than he
did agains. Dromgoole." But, thus tai, Inc pro-
rhecy has mol been fulfilled. Instead OF Boiling
se,ling 225 majority in Petersburg, as The Wings
expected, his real majority is only 1917 But we
have no, time TO say more now. May all their
predictions relative 10 This contest, be verified
jusl as they hare been here.
PETERSBURG.
Special Election. Spring Election.
Boiling. All Boiling, ISL
Meade, 30i Dfomeoole' i''
Bollipc's mai. l07 BolliDa's maj. 1911
Democratic gain ufon last vo'e-s4.
DINWIDDIE.
AT the Court House al hali-pasl ) o'clock, Boil.
lings majority was 43. Al Stewards (pfecInct)
4. inriiv