The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-18

MUNICIPAL MATTERS-A MASS-MEETING OF
THE CONsERvATIvEs-THE DANyILLE SUB
sCRIPTIoN ACCEPTED-THE " CAR
LIFTERs "-sOME OF THE SAYINGS.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.I
MAY II, 1882.
In answer to the call Of Superintendent
T.. c. Berkeley, Jr., large number o. the
Conservatives assembled in mass-meeting
last night. The question as to the pro-
priety OF making nominations for the gene
raj officers OF the city was thoroughly
discussed by Colonel j. j. Wilkinson, DIR.
LIE. Harvie, Mr.. j. i. Harrison, Captain
r.. c. Herndon, DR.. T. w. Keen, and Cap
tain T. J. Talbot, who advocated the ma
king Of the nominations; and Captain
Harry Wooding, Mr.. j. d. Blair, Mr..
John Martin, and Mr.. ID. T. Harvey, who
thought such a move impolitic. y large
majority voted for nominations, only
twenty-scven voting "No." And then
the motion to meet on Thursday night and
make the nominations was unanimously
adopted.
"The other party" have indicated pretty
thoroughly that the offer Of compromise
in the election Of councimen rendered by
the Conservatives will not be accepted, and
it was stated last night, on what was claim
ed TO be the best authority, that they will
make straight-out nominations ''from A to
lizard" But it was thought by Captain
Wooding and several others that it would
be best for the Conservatives TO make q
hard fight for councilmen, and leave the
| fight free for the mayor and the other gen.
eral officers, especially as some good men
had been in the field some days for one
or another OF those offices. Captain Wood
ing, however, made motion for unani-
nous action on the part OF the Conserya-
tives, and when the motion TO meet and
make the nominations was put TO the vote
there was a deep-voiced "Aye" from the
whole house.
There had been some doubt about the
acceptance OF the siXty-thousand-dOlar
subscription for the Danville and New
River railroad recently voted for by the
people of DanviIle, objection having been
raised that the stock for that amount would
he "preierred stock"; but the wires in
formed us yesterday that the supervisors
Of Henry county had voted unanimously
to accept the subscription, which amounts
TO acceptance in the meeting Of the stock
| holders.
Several of the correspondents have
spoken of the moving of the "car-lifterS "
from Danvlle to North Danyille. These
car-lifters were built at the first at Dundee
| junction, and there were never any car
/ filters in Danville.
Mr.. j. 2. Harrison said last night: 81
would vote for the nominee OF the party
il I hated him as do the devil" Mr.. ID.
| II. Harvey said ~ never gave but three
treats in the last canvass, and they were OF
soda-water; but beat the man nominated
against me by 100 votes" DR.. l.. f. Har-
vie: If we have seven men in the field
for mayor, and the Republicans nominate
a man, how can seven beat one?" Cap
tain lIerndon: "If we take bold stand
some OF the colored people will stand with
us, because some Of them have an interest
in good government" Reporter Gn "a low
tone): "Have you seen what Governor
Cameron is reported to have said to Secre-
tary Chandler and Postmaster-Ge
Howe, and they to himy See letter from
the Washington correspondent in the Dis
patch OF the 10TH" Captain Talbot
:" Let us have the nominations" ALPHA.