The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-05
NOR ~. BE PUT DOWN.
An Unsueee' .srul Attempts OF the mahone'ses
TO Prove Al Massey Speaking Mt Nottoway
Court .ou.e-A Furious Rowi the sheriff
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Courp .ouse-A furious INV
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r. ,orre.pondencc Of the Richmond Dispatch'l
NorTowAY COURTHOUSE,
August 4, 1882.
Yesterday WAS court-day at this place,
and those who attended will not soon Tor
Hon. John Z. Massey had been adver-
t;sed 70 address the people OF the county
NJ that time, and q very large crowd assem-
HE'D 10 hear him. The county Judge very
courteously gave the use OF the court
house.
Mr.. Powell was requested TO act as chair
man and called the meeting to order.
Inst as Mr.. Massey was about commence
;ro h;s address some OF the Malone party
came in and objected to Mr.. Massey's oc-
c,,nv,no the courthouse, claiming that they
had called n meeting for that day for the
nurpose OF appointing delegates to the
RurkeyjlIe Convention to nominate a can
didate for Congress.
Mr.. Massey stated that his friends had
secured the use OF the courthouse for him,
but that he did not intend to interfere with
the wish OF the people Of the county, and
would therefore give way for the appolnt-
ment OF delegates, and would speak after
that was done.
Efforts were then made to organize the
meeting IA Coalition meeting), and the
noise. confusion, and disorder which pre-,
vailed battles description. There seemed
to be three parties-Jorgensen men, Hoop
er men, and De Mortie men.
Each OF these parties seemed determined
TO have the meeting organized in the inter-
est of its candidate. Each party began to
bawl ous for its chairman. Each chairman
called tried to take the stand. Several
were on it at the same time, but the noise
Of contending factions prevented either OF
them from being heard, and the stand was
the scene of the widest excitement and
the bitterest strife, as one after another was
hurled from it or lifted on it. AT length,
finding it impossible for either party to be
heard, some one proposed to go out OF
doors. Upon this they rushed out pell-
nell, and soon divided and formed two
meetings-a Hooper meeting and Jorgen-
sen meeting-De Mortie either having re-
tired from the field or united with Hooper.
Each OF these meetings appointed, as
understand, a full list OF delegates, so the
strife was simply transferred to the Nomi-
mating Convention. After the meetings OF
these two factions were adjourned Mr..
Massey again commenced his address in the
courthouse to a good, quiet, and orderly
audience. He had been speaking but few
minutes, however, before the Mahoneites
again rushed into the house. n. W. Jones
was conducted to the stand, and proposed
to arrange terms for a discussion. Mr..
Massey replied that "he was ready, willing,
and anxious to meet his competitor upon
fair and equal terms anywhere and at any
time, but did not propose, while his COM
pettor was holding separate meetings and
having his days entirely to himself, to enter
into discussion with men who were not
candidates, who had nothing at stake, and
who were merely employed to occupy his
time and prevent his being heard"
1t was perfectly apparent, and had been
all the morning, that the Mahoneitcs were
determined that the people OF Nottoway
should not hear Mr.. Massey if they could
prevent it. And they again renewed the
scenes of The morning with an earnestness
stimulated by free use of whiskcy. When
ever Mr.. Massey would attempt to speak.
Jones would also. Some good citizens OF
the county strove 10 induce the crowd TO
be quiet and orderly, but their voices were
drowned by the tumult. Some got on the
desk on the Judges stand, but were hurled
down, and fight commenced which prom
ised to be general. The desk was thrown
down, and riot reigned supreme.
Fortunately, the sheriff OF the county
made his appearance and cleared the court
house. Mr.. Massey, who had been mashed
and jammed and almost suffocated as |
presume lie had never been before, but who
maintained both his position and his COM
posture, repaired to a stand in the yard and
addressed a large, orderly, and appreciative
audience for about an hour. His speech
was clear, fOrcible, and had telling effect.
At the same time another stand on the
other side OF the courtyard was occupied
by Jones, f. 5. Blair, and perhaps others.
Blair was vociferatlng very earnestly when
your correspondent left the place. lie had
a majority Of the colored people to hear
him. and a goodly number Of white people
who had come from other counties with
him and his abettors, but very few OF the
white citizens OF Nottoway.
Now as to the result. / believe Mr.
Massey makes friends and gains votes
wherever he speaks, but L doubt if he
could have made speech which would
have won him as many friends or votes as
the events OF yesterday did. Many per-
sons OF both the Funder and Readjuster
party Salu MlCT IL was over, " W e llau not
intended to vote for Mr.. Massey before,
but will certainly do so now" Mr.. Mas
sey will carry a large majority OF the
white Readiuster vote of Nottoway.
Mr.. Massey paid high and merited COM
pliment to Senator Il. +. Williams, one OF
the Famous Five. and the people OF his
county showed their high regard for him
by the hearty applause with which they
greeted the compliment.
Justice to the people OF Nottoway re-
quires me to say they were not responsible
for the disorder of yesterday. 1t would
never have occurred if it had not been
prompted by men from other counties {;
and the most grievous thing is that many
OF these men were high officials. Notably
among them were the Acknowledgement.
the Second Auditor, post-office official
from Richmond, the Commemorative at
torney OF Powhatan county, and the clerk
OF the court OF Prince Edward. 1t is
hardly necessary to add that these are all
Stalwart Republicans and Mahoneites.
AN UNCOMPRoNIsING READJusTER.
MASSEY and Wfca