The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-21
HANOVER.
POLITICAL DISCUsSI0N-A REMARKABLE
sCENE-MR. RIDDLEBERGER AND CAPTAIN
GEORGE d. WISE MEET.
ICnrresrnndcnce of the Richmond Disnatch.l

POLITICAL DIsCUssI0N-A REMARKABLE
sCENE--MR. RIDDLEBERGER AND CAPTAIN
GEORGE d. WISE MEET.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
HANOVER COURTHOUSE,
October 20, 1880.
To-day was Hanover coUrt-day, and being
one OF my courts | attended as usual. Ar
rived about IL O'Clock A. NJ, found a large
crowd large for Banover) present OF both
white and colored. The courthouse had
been vacated by the Judge for the use OF The
people for political purposes. Major T. T..
Ballard was presiding and Mr.. Hill Carter,
the regular Democratic candidate for
eector, was addressing the people in the
courthouse. Mr.. Carter made fine speech
upon the true issues OF the canvass.
Mr.. Carter was followed by Mr.. Fl. H..
Riddleberger in a speech OF one hour and q
half. Mr.. Rddeherger made the best
speech from the Readiuster side | have
heard this campaign, and it does seem that
such talent as he evidently seems 10 possess
should be excl cised in wortber cause.
CAPTAIN George ID. Wise followed Mr..
Riddeberger for the same length OF time.
and really think Captain Wise excelIed
himself, for l rarely ever heard seyerer
castigafiou given any slump speaker than
Riddleberger got at Wise's hands.
While this was going on In the court
house the colored people had possession OF
the yard, with several cOlOred orators and
United States Marshal Ramsdell harapguing
for Garfield and Arthur. A very signi6-
cant thiag occurred during the discussion
betweea Riddleberger and Wise. During
Rddeberger's speech a coIored man went
out and called good many cOl0red men in,
and such applause they did give. aided by
Judge Waddll, OF Henrico County Court,
and Mr. Humphrey, who raped with
their canes most furiously; but when
Captain Wise arose 10 speak, the colorcd
people who had been invited to hear Rid
dleberger were invited out, and out they
went but the steady white yeomanry Of
the county remained, and when Captain
Wise began TO pour his hot bail into Repub-
licans and their faithful allies the court
house rang with applause. Captain Wise
seeing Judge Waddill leaving the court
house, called attention 10 the fact OF The
iumultuous and noisy applause OF the col
ored people, Judge Waddill, and Mr.. Pumph-
rey gave to Mr.. Riddeberger, and the fact
of the colored people leaving the court
house when he commenced wbereupon
Judge Waddill came back, looking rather
more bellicose than judicial, and interrupt
ed the speaker by telling him that he
thought he was q free citizen and bad the
right to applaud whom he pleased. Where
upon Captain Wise Informed him that he
wished him to hear what he had to say, call
ed upon q friend sitting on his right TO
furnish the Judge with seat, which was
done, seating him near Judge Newman !;
and there they sat on the speakers right,
looking very judicial both, while Mr.. Pun
phrey, on the left, looked child-like and
bland. Captain Ballard, in the mean time,
presided.
The white people Of Hanover, from what
! could gather, are for the regular ticket
from six to ten to one, and the colored peo-
pie all for Garfield, with very few loud
mouthed ones for j. 8. Wise. CAROLINE.