The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-25

r4,r MEETING BETWEEN JOHN GOODE AND
HARRY RIDDLEBERGER-THE READJUSTERS
OF THE COUNTY NEARLY SOLID FOR THE DE-
,NoCRATIC TICKET" THE BOSS" ENGAGED
IN WRITING LETTERS OF ENTREATY TO ClTI-
ZENs OF CRAIG.
ICorrespondence Of the Richmond DisDatch.1
NEW CASTLE, August 81, 1880.
To-day was q grand day for Craig. Fla
ming posters announced to US that grand
rally OF the Craig Readiusters was TO be held
on the DIST August, 1880. and that that rare
brace of Readjuster orators Captains Ii. III.
Riddleberger and f. 5. Blair would DE Oh
hand to address our people. The friends OF
the Nav ticket, learning that the Hon.
John Goode was at the Roanoke Red
Sulpbur Springs, invited him over to
meet the bows in blue. He promptly
accented their invitation, and came over on
saturday morning. On Friday evening
caravan OF carriages brought to New Castle
Riddeberger, Blair, Hansbrough, and other
lesser lights OF the party. From the mo-
ment OF the. landing OF these worthless in
the village they began to beg, beseech, and
implore the "true Readiusters " to rally to
the support Of the July ticket. telling them
this was the only county in which there was
any hesitation, and oil such stuff. Indeed,
the Boss Is writing to some OF the faithful
in Craig to rally to bis support and to de-
sert the Funder faction, and similar non
sense.
At O'Clock joint discussion was had
between the Hon. John GOode and III. Ii.
Riddeberger.
Goode led off in a speech OF one hour, in
which be discussed in an able, eloquent,
and original manner the issues involved in
this canvass, and in mastery way set forth
the utter folly Of dividing the Democratic
party upon purely local question, and one
that could never have any connection with
Federal politics. The speech was delivered
amid the applause Of delighted auditory,
and we hesitate not to say that more states
manlike effort has rarely ever been heard in
this county.
Captain Riddeberger followed in speech
OF one and half hours, and discussed the
debt, question in its various phases, stu
dously avoiding even an alluson to the
| candidates for the presidency; told Il series
| OF anecdotes claimed to be for Hancock be-
fore the May ticket was put in tine field, and
| all such bosb, and then took his seat.
| Gosde answered I'm reiOinder OF fifteen
minutes, much to the ediication OF all and
the asthor of the Riddeberger bill closed
the Combat whereupon NJ. =. Spessard, the
| late delegate In the Legislature from this
county,, announced that the Readiusters
would hh0td q convention to appoint dele
gates to- ihe Abingdon Convention as soon
| as diuBer.was over.
| In ahaut one half an hour the bell was
rung, naaay ears were pulled, buttonboles
| enlargeli Nv affectionate embraces, and with
all this Hereuiean effort 10 get up the Con-
! ventioR butsSsuen men from Craig county
went in, though the court-green, the streets,
and stores were full of men who voted with
the ReSdinstefs last fall. j might as well
remark that, Captain Blair, who isa candi-
date fer the, nomination OF his party, was
in the courtroom when this lovely caucus
was In bta0Rn. -JS,ich is plain, unyarnished
narrative, and many OF our ReadIusters
will not 0aiy vote the May ticket, but also
Cor its onsiaee' fof Congress. Now, people
Of the lynHolk district, tell the next Re-
adjusting orator who tells you the South
west is air aslaze't that John Goode extin-
.euished it ia one county. The July ticket
will not receiss twenty-five votes.
Since writing the above have heard two
OF Tire seven meS In the courthouse aver by
all the gods they intsnn to vote the May
ticket that they had nothing to do with the
meeting, and really bat three men took
actual part-viz.; the Cha rman, y. Caid-
well; 81. p. Spessard. delegate to the Legis-
latures and j. A. j. Lee. WHO Mr. Spessard
refused to make county Judge last winter.
Ail prominent Readius.ers ia the county,
from the county Judge down. are warmly
for the May ticket, and some ey n left the
courthouse when Riddleberger " as speak
ing, saying whenever the Rep ublicaps
cheered him they wanted to hear no more
from him. II was a grand triumph for the
May ticket and John Goode. OBsER YER.