The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-21
POLITICAL.
Governor Vance in Harrisonburs
JOHN WISE AND PAUL ALSO THERE, But NOT
ADDRESSING THE SANE PARTY.
TsnecIaI telegram 10 the DIspntohJ

here to-day. He handled the assistant Re-
publicans with gloves off, showed up the
utilization OF Malone with the Republicans,
and that he never intended to accept any
proposition OF compromise that did not al
low Garfield negroes to name a'Democratlc
electoral ticket. Powerful was the impress
sion created.
While Vance was speaking John Wise
was addressing o crowd oil Julyers, Repub-
licans, and negroes in the courtyard. His
whole speech consisted in denunciation OF
Funders and Resdiuster Democrats. Not
a word against Garfield nor in favor OF
Hancock.
While Paul was making bis usual speech
at his pol-rasing a big negro held an um.
brella over him. Great was the enthusiasm
for Wise and Paul by the Radicals.
Culpeper Heard From.
A GRAND RALLY AND STIRRING SPEECHES FOR
TIE NATIONAL DEMoCRACY-A FEW MA
BONEITES AND THEIR ALLIES ADDRESSED
BY RIDDLEB6RGER.
Especial telegram to the DISPATCH
been glorious day for the cause OF national
Democracy in Culpeper. General John
Echols, Hon. Thomas Whitehead. Mcssrs.
Linden Kent, c. A. Bohannon, and Paul
Brent, Of Alexandra, were here by invita-
ton Of the Hancock and English Club, and
IL. III. Rlddeberger for the Malone ticket.
Fair terms OF discussion were offered the
Mahoneiles, which they declined. About
five sixlhs OF the white Conservative voters
were addressed in stirring and eloquent
speeches by the gentlemen above named,
while crowd Of one sixth white and five
sixth colOred people were addressed from
another stand by Riddleberger and one OF
his Republican allies, Colonel Cochran,
postmaster OF this place.
Culpeper is all right. Bobannon speaks
to night.
The Maine Election.
An OFFICIAL CANVASS NECESSARY TO DECIDE
THE RESULT.
PORTLAND, Me-, September 20. An Au-
guSta dispatch says the election returns so
far as received give Governor DAVIS 4 plu-
rality Of about 200 votes. There are still
several towns and plantations 10 hear from,
and there are some discrepancies III returns
received by telegraph. which make it diff
cult 10 ascertain the exact result OF the cleo
ton. 1t is evident, however. that the vote
is close, and it is quite probable that only All
official canvass OF the returns will decide
who is elected.
GOVERNOR DAVIS CLAIMS HIS ELECTION.
BOsT0Y, September 20.-Governor Davis,
Of Maine, telegraphs here from Augusta
the following: - shall be elected by 800
or 400 plurality without a doubt"
A GREENBACKER's DENIAL.
NEW YORK, September 2O.-George o.
Jones, chairman OF the state Committee OF
the Greenback Labor party, publishes a
card emphatically denying a consultation
with Marshall Jewell imputed 10 him and
three fellow members Of his party by GER
tain newspaper correspondents. tie says:
- cannot understand how such unwar-
ranted statements could be made unless
their authors intend to utter malicious false
hoods for partisan purposes. The only in
formation | have regarding matters in
Name was obtained through conversations
with General Weaver since his return from
that State, in all OF which he spoke OF
General Plaisted and four Of the candidates
for Congress as being reliable members OF
cur party, and as such expressed his sincere
desire for their election, while he opposes
now. as he has throughout the entire CAM
paign, any fusion in our national ticket, or
permitting anything to be done calculated
TO interfere with the integrity OF our party
as distinct national organization"
SENATOR BLAINE AGAIN EXPLAINS THE sITUA-
TON.
BosToN, September Ex-senator Blaine,
who Is in this city, sent the following tele-
gram to the Hon. Marshall Jew ell to-day:
Z" Boston, September 20.-Hon. Marshall
Jeueu. Chairman National Republican
Committee left Maine on Friday last.
Intelligence reached me here to-day indi-
eating that the Geographic report OF votes
as published by the Associated Press in
some cases is modified by clerks returns as
they reach the Office OF the Secretary OF
State, where they are open to the inspection
of the public. These notifications are OF
such q character as 10 render the contest
between Davis and Plaisted extremely
close, possibly requiring official returns 10
determine which is elected. The official re-
turns cannot be counted or even opened
until the meeting OF the Legislature IN
January. The cry OF fraud in the count,
as put forth by Mr. Chairman Barnum,
is sufficiently answered by the fact that both
parties in Maine have recourse TO precisely
the same authority for their 6gnres-brst,
the kilograms Of the Associated Press and
second, the clerks returns from the several
towns. The agentof the Associated Press at
Portland, Mr.. Steven Berry, is implicitly
trusted by all parties, and il incapable OF
nj nj mi taf a
rience in summarizing election returns is
as long and as varied as that OF any man In
the country. Up to this hour there is not
q particle OF dispute between the parties IN
Maine touching the returns from single
town. The only possible opportunity for
fraud in the election returns under our
laws is in the French plantations OF
Aroostook, where the assessors sign the
return expressed in language with which
they are entirely uuacquainted. The Demo-
cIat, an EDglisb.speaking agent, who makes
out the returns, has abundant opportunity
for misstating the facts. l do not assert
that the returns from these plantations are
for do not know 1t; but do
assert and ! do know that frauds have been
committed there In past years by the Demo-
cratic agents, and repeat that nowhere else
in Maine Is fraud practicable. The fraud
Of last wear was not In the returns at all,
but consisted wholly In Governor Garce-
Ion and his Council rejecting the returns
that were honestly and regularly made. Mr..
Chairman Barnum Is also in palpable error
when he assumes that the election returns
should be at Augusta the dayIaftes the cleo
lion. BE forgets that Maine Is larger In
territory than the other five New England
States together, and that the southwestern