The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-08

last night, ana IL was II great one. lhc III
tention was to receive and hear Major
Daniel at a meeting to be held at the City
Hall lot, but the rain of yesterday made it
advisable to give up the project OF an
open-air meeting, and Mozart Hall was
secured.
Before s O'Clock il was crowded as it has
never vet been crowded. Those who got
/ seats held them fast, while others less for
tunate planted themselves in the aisles and
windows, until from the gallery to the
stage there was one field Of faces.
Major Daniel spoke yesterday at Glouees-
/ ter Courthouse for two hours, then drove
with Major Stubs to West Point, which
place he reached at $3.50. At @, with the
committee from Richmond, he left on the
special train for this city, reaching here
about 8. He went to Mr. j. ID. Patton's
room TO change his clothes and to get sup
per, while Mr.. Lyons, OF the committee,
came to the hall to announce
MAJOR DANIELS ARRIVAL.
lie found the hall packed and the pavement
| i'm front OF it crowded, and the people on
tbe outside anxious for the meeting to be
odiourned TO the street. Dir. Lyons as
sured the eager crowd in the hall that Ma
ior Daniel would soon be present, and by
way Of occupying time rather than desire
To talk on his own account, he made plea
SAINT speech OF fifteen minutes, explaining
with good force the issues and duties OF
the hour.
Major Daniel reached the hall shortly be-
fore 0 o'clock. The committee OF arrange
ments submitted TO him.the question OF adj
iourning the meeting to the street; but the
night being wet and his voice somewhat
hoarse, lac preferred to speak in the hail.
As HE CANE FORWARD
upon the stage with General Peyton wise
ne was greeted by great storm OF applause.
The men stood and waved their hats. Ihelr
shouts shook the building. No man could
have had a more glorious reception. 30
long was its continuance and such his de-
spair OF being heard until it was over, ne
took his seat. Once or twice ne rose 10
commence and the storm OF cheers droNe
him back. Mr.. B. c. Gray at last stepped
forward and proposed three cheers, and
they were given with a vehement goodwin
quite Undesirable.
Then Mr.. John Bell Bigger, chairman OF
the City Committee, in about two dozen
words-and exactly the right words Tor the
man and the occasiOn-introduced the
sneaker. Then came another outburst OF
applause, and at last
MAJOR DANIEL
was permitted to commence.
He was looking "pretty as pink lie
hos made a wonderful canvass and Qf his
nresent condition proves anything) with
Wonderful ease. His voice was a shade
worn last night, but that was fairly attri-
Z (. ..-t IL (.lplIppSfcr
foIloved bv a three-hours' drive in the rain.
From the ladies in the boxes and IN the
orchestra seats, from the distinguished
gentlemen on the stage, from the business
mon and enthusiastic young Democrats on
the floor and in the gallery, Major Daniel
received the most profound attention
throughout his speech, which, beginning
with an eloquent allusion to the occasion
and TO the greeting, quickly entered INTO
the issues OF the canvass. His 1actS were
presented with great attractiyeness. II he
has made similar speeches throughout IT.
| rinia. il is impossible to believe that the
/ returns Of this days election Will bring III
the name OF another man elected Governor.
Major Daniel sketched
THE COALITION PARTY's HISTORY
with a masterful hand. lie told how ne
/ had tried to get from Cameron the ln'or-
nation whether or no he is Democrat,
and had failed; how Massey was claiming
credit for replenished treasury, which Is
/ truly attributable to our own legislation;
/ how the ReadjusterS had lied about MS
hostility to public schools, and being con-
victed in their lies, went on lying sun;
/ how they had charged him with meaning
I TO increase taxes, when he had everywhere
] al 4 I,alt, ghn
| be increased, and that the debt could ana
should be settled without il.
/ Major Daniel presented with excellent
effect the life-size picture OF Malone as II
came i'm glowing colors fresh from the
brush OF Colonel Cameron in the article
/ entitled The Railroad lsmaelite."
Then the Major went on to give some al
/ ditionaI information about
MALONE
about the consolidation bill, the SG,OOO,OOs
VIRGINIA lost; the Cumberland Gap road,
which never was built; the Atlantic, Mis-
sissippi and Ohio, that bankrupted its
stockholders and stripped its laborers, and
subsidized newspapers. Then he went onto
show that he major DanieD is not and never
I had been, as has been charged, the friend OF
monopolies, but the contrary, and pointed
with pride TO what he had been able to DO
I'm the Legislature 10 secure laborers' wages
on public works. Next the work OF the
ReSdiuster Legislature was criticised and
exnosed. and he demonstrated that the say
inc that "new parties are yirtu0us" did
NOT apply to this one. Mahone's sem
atoriai career was briefly but appropriately
deolt with. His picture OF Malone and
his marty displacing the one-armed and one
legged Confederate TO put their own black
and white henchmen in made the blood Of
his hearers boil, and was by far the most
tremendous count in his terrible indict-
ment preferred against the Readiusters.
/ He closed in burning appeals eloquent
and unreportable as his reception was grand
and indescribable.
After his speech Mr.. Lyons, on behalf Of
the ladies Of Richmond, certainly in very
handsome terms presented to Major Daniel
BEAUTIFUL BASKET OF FLOWERS.
This was the signal for another thunder
Of applause, and called Major Daniel once
more 10 the front. His response was lust
/ elegant. The basket, he said, he would
send to one at Lynchburg-tne only person
/ in Virginia he could recognize as better
Democrat than himself, and who he hoped
would hear tonight that he had been
elected Governor OF Virginia [great ap-
plausel. and for his last words in the cam
paign he said, "The mothers, wives, Sis
ters, and daughters Of Yirginia-God bless
them ALL [Renewed applause, long and
| loud.l
The meeting being over, crowds OF peo-
nile. including many ladies, rushed to the
stage. and were introduced to Major Daniel,
who i. as they fully believe, TO be to-day
made Governor Of Virginia.
In beginning and closing his speech Ma
jor Daniel expressed his
CONFIDENCE IN THE ELECTION