The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-24
nanieI Endorses Massey.
, CONVENTION OF AMHERST DEMOCRATS ADJ
DRESSED BY DANIEL AND wHlTEliEAD-MAS-
sEY A DEMOCRAT, AND THE MAN TO CRUSH
TIE BOSS.
(Cori dependence Of the Richmond Dispatch.J
AMHERST COURTHOUSE,
AMHERST COURTHOUSE, !
AlInrl1.f Do 1890

Correspondence OF the hichihohu DiSP'N'"i
AMHERST COURTHOUSE,
August -, 1882.
A large Convention OF the Democrats OF
Amherst was held yesterday County Court
day) for the purpose OF appointing dele
gates to the Congressional Convention. NO
instructions were given the delegation, so
Tucker is the implied fal orltc. An Exec
utiyc Committee was appointed, and the
Convention then sent committee to wait
upon
MAJOR JOHN W. DANIEL,
who was in town, and invite him to adj
dress the meeting. He very reluctantly
appeared, amid great applause, to thank
them for their invitation, as he said, rather
than to accept it; for, aS he had not kept
very well posted in politics, he was not
prepared to make 4 speech. He then very
wittily remarked that Is 1t was not given
to him last fall, when candidate for great
office. to save the State, since then he had
been trying to take care Of himself, and had
succeeded only tolerably well at that.
But. said he, before taking my seat | shall
alludc to some prominent facts which are
of interest and importance to the people OF
Virginia Just now. He then spoke OF the
danger to which the State is exposed, and
this led him to give
HON. WILLIAM, "TIIE LITTLE BRASS GOD, y
the most whitening dcnunciatiOn that ever
heard. And in connection with him Ar
thurs administration towards the South
was reviewed in order TO show that he had
not held out the olive branch TO Malone for
the people OF the South, but his every act
has shown him TO be our enemy, and. Is far
rs his power goes, our oppros-or. In this
he made it clear that Malone could not with
any shadow OF reason claim that he WAS
supporting the Republican Administration
for it, measures rather than for it, men and
patronage. The many Inconsistencies OF
the Coalition party were presented in Il
manner most clear and forcible. and the
ubiquitous tyranny OF the petty dcspot in
requiring last fal oi the officers and candi-
dates in The Reidiustcr ranks the shame
fu. or rather shameless. caucus bond, was
shown to be Il measure unparalleled in the
history OF our state, and measure upon
which all honest and independent frccmcn
must irown. lie then alluded to and cX-
tollcd the patriotism Of the illu,trious four,
and closed by saying, ii asked
FOR WHOM liz WOULD VOTE
in the coming election for Congressman at
large ne would unhc-itatingly say John l..
Massey, his old political opponent, whom
he had met and opposed in many cam
paigns. and about whom he had never said
anything which he now wished TO abatc or
rctract. for in regard to the issues that then
separated them they differed now as much
a. ever, but i'm this issue, when our state
is in 80 great danger, threatened to be
bound hand and foot, and put Supinely
at the disposal OF
An UNSCRCPULoUs AND SELFISH MAN
to be delivered into the very depths Of
Stalwart Rcpubicani>m, he thought if hi,
duty, and the duty Of all true Democrats,
to so far forget past differences ~ to come
shoulder 10 shoulder and secure the cleo
ton OF Massey, who with al his faults was
4 genuine Democrat. The speech. though
a very short one, contained great deal.
and made a deep impression upon the
large crowd that heard him in silence al
most GREATNESS, except when they gave
enthusiastic cheers. cyincing their high
esteem Of the speaker and their assent TO
the political views he expressed
CAPTAIN THOMAS WHITEHEAD
was then called for, and responded bv say
inc that he knew the men. women. and
children OF Amherst too well to think for
moment that there could be found enough
respectable white men in the "old free
state y to elect even a constable in any dis
trict who was not on the Democratic ticket.
Amherst will no doubt give Massey large
majority. At first many Of our faithful
Democrats had scrupes about voting for
him, 50 icalo $ were they Of the purity OF
the principles Of their party; but these
scruples are fast giving way when they
hear their leadcrS-such aS Daniel. White
head, and others in whose fidelity they can
truSt-cndOrsing him.
Mr.. Woodfn,
THE COALITION NOMINEE,
spoke for some time in the afternoon, but
your correspondent, like many others. cared
but little to hear him, and left soon after
he began. One idea, however, we heard
which did not strike us as being very logi- |
cal. He said that the support which the !
Funders are giving Massey is an admission |
on their part that they have no man in |
their ranks that they will venture to run. |
Since Mr.. Massey on the Stdte-dcbt ques- |
ton mot on the national-debt question: diff |
fcred with some OF his brother Democrats. /
this is no reason why he should be con- |
sidered an alien in the Democratic ranks:
so as National Democrat he is one OF us
our own man. Tau.
Massey i'm Carroll