The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-03

| AMI woRK-rHE ,HEPUBLICAN HEAD.
4 QUARTERS AT THE CUsTOM-HOUgElTHE
DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS-sCAR
| TY OF TAGE-sTaAtpS-PLATT AND
BACK PAY--A CoWARDLY CONVENTIONS
SMALL SHOT. r @l@ zr<t I-r i
III. V. R.'s Letter from Richmond, In Clnci matt
Commercially .sfn &, 80,
X. 4. X. -zfr3
The "kemper kampaign Klub" seems
to be managing the Conservative cause In
this part of the country. 1t is q club Of
| twenty-five men OF Richmond who believe
| that the welfare Of Old Virginia 10 this
| world and happiness In the next depends
upon the election of General Kemper to the
Governorshi?. Hence they organized them
selves into club, and are prosecuting the
campaign with all the vigor of their united in.
| tellects and purses. Their headquarters are Ia
| the second story Of an imposing building on
Main street. In front of it they have inn
provsed balcony Of dry goods boxes and
| pine slabs so that the orators may have a
| standing place while they address the multi
tude. Back of the balcony are the club
rooms, and in one of the rooms is choice
assortment Of liquors, where the orators can
| steam up to level with the magnitude 0!
| the occasion. All the windows of the club
rooms are half covered with the red, white,
| and blue, and the cabalistic letters OK. X.
r." 1t only lacks the saw-head and cross
bones to appear as a genuine ku-klux den.
The negroes from the country steer clear of
these Headquarters ," as those big red cha
racters 6 X. X. X. are extremely suggestive
to the African mind The Conservatives
don't care cent what the negroes think
about il, for they know they will not getany
OF that class Of votes, and therefore make not
particle of effort to conciliate them. ~-a.E3.
l.. visited the rooms Of the club yesterday
after documents aud Information. An array
of flags, bunting, bright colors, and portraits
quite ovcrwhelm the visitor on entering.
THE TERRIBLE Il. K. K.
also stares at him from all directions. He
almost fancies that some gigantic Cyclop Of
the order will run at him from dark corner
aud devour him without benefit OF clergy.
But instead of being eaten by Cl clop, he is
met by several nice gentlemen, who cheer
fully respond to his call for information, and
furnish him with documents crammed with
conclusive proof that all and singular Of the
Radical party in the United States ought to
be hung.
Among the portraits were those Of Stone
wall Jackson and Lee-both draped with
United States flags. Hundreds OF Chinese
lanterns hung from the ceiling, to be used
at the big outdoor meetings. In large
iron safe were multitude Of flags, paper
balloons, fireworks, candles, &C., all arranged
for the expected grand demonstration at
Petersburg next Tuesday night. In an ante
room were bottles, suyar-bowls, glasses, &c.
for the use Of weary speakers when they
came in from their luborS hot and dry. In
mediately ever the table containing these
articles hangs portrait OF President Grant.
"That is a very appropriate place for him."
I was told; " he can look right down on the
bottles"
From the club-room went to
Tue STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEES HEAD
QUARTERS.
This is very small room in the Wing build
ing. A solitary gentleman was present when
| entered. He was surrounded by piles o.!
documents wherein the bhghtIDg effects Of
Radical rule were set forth with capital let
tiers and exclamation points. He discngaged
his legs from two bushels of Hughes's record
and gave me chair.
II would like to have some Of your docu-
ments," said.
con! yes. certainly" replied the gentle
man; "you can have all you want. We
want the Commercial to get the straight of
this thing, So the other day sent them lot
Of documents"
How much majority do you give kemper
in your estimates = asked.
Fifteen or twenty thouSand.'
"Iou expect to run far ahead Of the
Greeley vote, them"
ooh, yes, indeed; twenty thousand
ahead, at least. Greeley made a poor run
here. There are men right in Richmond
who told me that they would. not
vote for him 10 save their hives;
General Lyons General is good j,
for INSTANCE, sWorc to me, with upllltet
hand, that he would die before he would
vote for Horace Greeley. That Greeley
| business was bad failure, but we have got
uin on the track now who sulss the PEG.
pie. The boys will rally from the hills and
hollows to vote for kemper."
Aud so they will. kemper and Withers
were both general officers il the southern
army, were both wounded. aud are the very
men to inspire the rank and file of Virginia
| Democracy with enthusiasm. 1t is the sort
OF ticket the southern element has wanted
since the war, but has not been able 10 set,
by reason or stress of circumstances
/ [ asked the Democratic committeeman
how Henry A. Wise stood at present, not
having heard from Uenry in three weeks.
"Oh, Wise will vote for kemper, l aul
quite sure. His san is making speeches for
him every day"
"How about Mosby!"
"Mosby is for Kemper. lie couldn't GO
back on Il fellow.>oldIer."
ole Isl Grant man, | believer"
"Oh, yes, good many Grant men are for
Kemper. Politics have got strange twist
| in them this YEAR,. s....a
"What effect will the Ohio election have T.
"It will help us very much. Encour'
agement from that quarter Is what We
want"
don't know but the Old Line Democrats
of Virginia rejoice about as much over the
Ohio result as the Democrats OF ONO them
selves. The important fact that Thurman
and Allen were both born on the sacred sol
of Virginia is not forgotten here. Inc pre-
sence of the mold and dust Of Virginia upor
their garments is given as one OF the causes
of their success. 1t is the popular notlot
mere that Virginia is still in the work OF pro
] during great men for the rest OF the coun
try.
THE REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS
are in the custom house, OF course. In
room of that spacious building will be foune
a clerk busily mailing documents to all parts
of the State. The Republican campaign
fund comes from the contributions OF Fede
raj oftice-holders and party candidates.. I'M
silyer.tongued Platt, be who glorles IN I'M
sa]arv-steal. and says he would do it aSal!
if he had a chance, lately went to New
York to raise campaign fund for the hadl
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