The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-19
DANVILLE.

THE FIRST GUN-TRE BATTLE JOINED IN DAN
vILLE-POLITICs AND PERSONALITIES AT
MASONIC HALL-A READJUSTER ELECT0R
FINDS HEAVY OBSTACLES AT THE HANDS OF
A DANyILLE AUDIENCE.
Colonel Jones addressed the people
of DanvIIle Monday night. The NeuS
says:
After awhile, in the discussion OF the two
tickets, DR.. r. W. Keen, WHO sat in the
meeting. interrupted the Colonel with a
shot between wind and water. He asked
the Colonel IL the 7th-of-Juiy ticket were
out OF the field which ticket would he sup
port, The 19th-of.May Hancock ticket, or
the Garfield and Arthur! The Colonel
looked cool, and said he would answer the
question, but instead Of doing so directly
began 10 parry the question by disserta-
ton. DR.. Keen and others then pinned the
Colonel 10 the question, and he, still coolly
following his argument, said he would
answer in good time. but he would first
say that when an election OF United States
senator was pending Governor Holiday,
Senator Withers. and others Of the Funder
leaders, had held consultation in the Elk.
ecutive mansion looking to a coalition which
had for its purpose the election OF q Repub-
lican General Wickham) in place Of a Re-
adjuster Democrat
At this point Major r. II. Glass arose and
secured the attention OF Colonel Jones by
repeated calls OF his name. Colonel Jones
gave his attention, when Major Glass with
warmth denied the charge. stating it 10 be
false, and charging Jones with its manufac-
ture. AT this point some little
EXCITEMENT
was manifest in the building, and DR.. Keen
rose and asked for order. Colonel jones
stated that Major Glass bad attempted 10
provoke him to personalities while engaged
in a political discussion; that he had heard
the charge made by himself repeatedly ut
tered, and cited numerous occasions in
proof, and that before he was done with the
subject he would prove what he had said in
the prints OF Danyille or acknowledge he
was wrong and bear the blame, or he would
make Major Glass swallow his words. More
excitement ensued, when Major Glass OBJ
tanned a hearing and disclaimed offensive
personalities, but insisted that the charge
was false as applied to Withers and HoIll.
day, and that he so branded il. Colonel
Jones then stated that he would vote the
19th-of.May ticket il he couldn't get his
own.
A large part OF the crowd at the hall was
composed OF coored people, and these
seemed to sympalhize with Jones, while
many of the white men deprecated the
turn affairs had taken, DR.. Keen openly
avowing that be would not have asked his
question had he have foreseen the conse-
quences. $3.50
Colonel Jones, with remarkable self-pos.
session, resumed bis argument, and closed
bis speech after being on the stand for more
Than an hour and a half
PERSONAL.
The Danvlle Register says: After the
conclusion Of the remarks OF Colonel Jones
calls were made for Captain j. j. Wilkln.
sou, who took the floor and proceeded TO
ventiIafe the personal record OF Colonel
Jones from information gathered from dif-
fereDt sources. In response TO "a question
Colonel Jones stated that during the war he
was 6gbling on the Confederate side under
General Price, and was captured and held
a. q prisoner, &c. Captain Wilkinson. on
tue ether hand, introduced the statement
made TO him by citizen OF New Jer-
sey, lately 10 DanyiiIe, who made disclosures
very damaging to Jones touching bis con-
duct during and since the war. Jones made
general denial, and said he could produce
letters from well.known citizens OF The
North In vindication OF his character.
Captain Wilkinson pressed hiLl hard, also
reading extracts from Popban,'s paper.
published ut Richmond. showing The part
Colonel Jones acted as lobbyist durll'g the
session OF the Legislature. But Us these
are faatfers OF a personal nature, subject 20
future explanation, We forbear TO dweIl
upon them.
Captain Wilkinson next turned his atten.
tion 10 The Beaotuster party. and made
scathing review Of The conduct OF some OF
ITS leaders. He also argued at some length
the Issues OF the canvass, and was contibu-
Log nls remarks wben We left the hall Of a
late hour. 81 .ieee, 81. ssl.s |