The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-11

fViIlItAb ofbAhiNp Al tOkh tONhi AND A.
IAMsBURG-DEsPERATE EFFORT OF THE
MAHONEiTEs TO TURN THE NEGROES FROM
DEZENDORF AND DAWSON.
WILLIAMSBURG, October 6. 1882.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Very little business was done ut York
court yesterday, most Of the day being
taken up with political speeches. Hon.
John Go0de and X. c. Marshall spoke in
the courthouse, which was filled with
Democrats. a short distance from the
courthouse a stand was erected for the
Republicans and Mahoneites. w. II. Les
ter represented DcZcndorf, and proved
himself more than q match for Van Auken,
Norton & Co.., who were on hand to repre-
sent their master. Bill Malone. Libby was
present, but did not speak. But for being
a friend OF Dir. Wise aud a member OF the
Asylum Board he never would have been
hoard Of in the Malone party. 1t had been
advertised here for several days that the
Republicans would have meeting at the
courthouse last night. The MahOneite
boss for this place only heard Of it yester-
day, when q telegram was nj once sent to
james H. Edloe, an empoye In the custom
house OF vour city. and a messenger sent
10 Yorktown in the asylum conveyance TO
bring up Norton and his crowd-all to
meet the Straghtouts. About s O'Clock
quite a large crowd had gathered at the
courthouse. Lester was the only Repub-
lican speaker present. There were about
six on the other side. Lester agreed to
allow a Codlitionist TO open in half an
hours speech, he to reply in a speech Of
same duration; the COdlitioni't again to
speak haitian hour. and Lester to close in half
hour. The Coaiiionists would not agree to
this. They wanted all of their speakers to
be heard from. Lester then told them that
his proposition was certainly fair one,
and il they did not agree 10 il they knew
their remedy. Dr.. Wise then came for
ward and called upon every Coaitionist to
leave the courthouse and go over to Mr..
BraithWaitS bar-room. where a meeting
would he held. The Asylum employees
were out in full force, and were the first TO
rush for the door, at the same time making
all the noise they could, and calling upon
the crowd TO follow but a majority OF the
colorcd people wanted TO remain and hear
Lester. Many OF them were not allowed
to do so, for they were taken by the arm
and actually forced TO leave the court
house. when they had gotten them ont they
were at once started TO Mr.. BraithWait'S,
and told 10 remain there until the speak
ing commenced. Then these same parties
returned and went all through the crowd
That was waiting 10 hear Lester to see ii
any OF their party had been overlooked.
Never before in this county was such thing
attempted. Order having been restored,
W. II. Lester spoke for about two hours
with fine effect. At times the applause was
so great that several Coalition leaders were
seen ct Che door, having left their own
meeting, and two Of them even came in
side. and again tried TO prevail on the col
Orcd men TO leave, but they met with such
poor success they very soon left. Not less
than five or six cUlstOm-hOuse officers were
here. and no doubt sent here to break
up this Republican meeting. One OF
them, from your city, came in with
pencil and paper, and, we think, took
down the names OF some Of those who he
might have considered doubtful. In speak
ing OF the Norfolk pOst-Ofiice, Lester stated
that Malone sent two Republican United
States senators To Arthur to inform him
that unless Nichol, Rcpubican) wa, turned
out he could not be depended upon to vote
with the Republicans in the senate.
\ majority OF the cOlored people not
connected with the asylum are solid for
Dawson and Dezendorf, and all the money
and whiskcy which the COAlitionists are
now using in this district will never get
their votes for Wise and Libby.
Lately colorcd preacher has been sent
here by the Mahoneites TO try and take
DawSOn's congregation from him, but he
has met with very poor success. The
larger portion OF Dawson's congregation
are from the counties oil York and James
City, and are in no way connected or in
nuenced by any political machine. conse-
quenty they vote and act to suit them
selves. We have yet to hear Of single
member outside of Williamsburg who will
not vote for Dawson.