The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-05

wished TO decline-did decllne-but beln
q patriotic man and being overwhelming
pressed at last accepted. He and TroI
both spoke well In acceptance. Mr.. Trou
lives IN the new and thriving city OF Ros
noke and will bring out the vote never b,
fore poIled.
Trout, Marshall, and Ellis ia stron,
ticket. They don't feel that " victory. /
assured" oh, no; they are not that sort
They know they will have to work to b
elected.
That work they are prepared to under
take.
SPEAKERS.
The Democrats OF this section think tina
speaking will do great good. They viii
WORK oratory and organization in together
Dut tDey say that our speakers will do the
cause irreparabe harm by failing TO keeI
thclr appointments. The man who rides
iiteen miles on hot day to hear favorite
orator and upon getting to the place learns
that he Is not present and never had the
slightest idea OF coming, feels that he has
been cheated, and canno. blame him.
CHESTER.
Charlottesville.
SENATOR JOHNSTON ADDRESSES THE DEMO-
CRATS-NOMINATIoNS MADE BY TWO WINGS
or TIE REPUBLICANS.
Reported for the Dlspatch.l
SEPTEMBER 3, 1888.
To-day being September court, an i'm
menSc crowd came TO town. The court
was in session until II o'clock, and then
adjourned TIL Tuesday, giving place to the
,,ofittr.1 L.
curing the Use Of the building. The Demo-
Gratis went to the Town Hall. where en-
Senator Johnston addressed them.
SENATOR JomNsroN's SPEECH.
lie said that the contest i'm Virginia to-
day was between the Democratic party and
the Stalwart wing OF the Republican party.
The Democratic party is bound to con-
tinue TO be powerful. But the Mahonetes
ask us to abandon ii. and where do they
expect us to COZ They want us to unite
with the Stalwart-Arthur. anti-South
branch Of that party. And why? Be
cause, say they. Arthur loves the South.
ibis assertion was easily disproyed by re-
ferring TO the political complexion OF Ar
thurs Cabinet, which. unlike the cabinets
Of Johnston, Grant, Hayes. end Garfield.
contains no southern man, and indeed
contains no one from even q border State.
Nr. Arthur chose his advisers from such
States rs Michigan, New Hampshire. New
York, Indiana, New Jersey, Sc. When Il
vacancy occurred on the supreme Bench
he went way UP TO Massachusetts,
for Judge. No southern State is in the
diplomatic service rs organized by Mr.. Ar
thur. The South is misrepresented at
foreign courts. He said that the President
showed his antagoni,m 10 The South by We
TONG the river and harbor bill. That bill
would have benefited the South immense
Iy, but it not being to the interest of the
Erie railroad and the many other great
traffic lines that run into New York city,
Mr.. Vanderbilt and the other monopolistS
said, " Mr.. Arthur. you veto that BILL" and
it was vetoed. Thus it was manifest
that Arthur was not such 4 good friend Of
the South rs TO iustiiya southern State like
Virginia in joining the Stalwarts.
Senator JOhnstOn'S speech was well re-
ceived, and was distinguished for knock
down arguments and Irrciutable fact.
After this meeting the cOlOred wing OF
the Republican party organized for bust
ness in the Town Hall.
I'm this Convention there were but four
white men. 1t was q rich Sight-as much
OF show rs was ever made by geological
garden. All the Convention seemed to be
speaking at once, and the hubbub was SIM
ply Undesirable. From the first, Lawson,
the recently-removcd revenue officer Of
this district, had the Convention well in
hand. He was nominated as candidate
for the House OF Delegates, and made a
speech Of acceptance, in which he said he
SrIrnPisaI - of haiptr Nom inafa1 apH
proud of the honor" The negro Con-
vcntion then appointed n negro committee
TO report the nomination TO the white Con-
venton; which report was made in very
pompous and hifalutin style. The white
Convention ratified"
The Convention Of the white branch OF
the party was called to order at about
O'Clock, in the courthouse. DR.. Wood, OF
Whitehall, was made chairman, and Mr..
Treibcr secretary. The suggestion Of Mr..
Fife that Mr.. Dan" Williams should be
made secretary did not receive second.
Mr.. Fife then offered his resignation d
chairman OF the County Committee, which
was accepted, one person voting allirma-
lively, nobody voting no.
4 committee on organization was ap-
pointed. and Mr.. Fife was by it recom-
mended for h., old place rs chairman, to
which the Convention elected him with
very little enthusiasm, only two or three
delegates voting.
Mr.. Postmaster Morris, Of Lynchburg,
then addressed the meeting. He aprciiy
fair speaker, and il he had something to
base his speeches upon would be effective.
This meeting subsequently nominated j.
Howard Smith for the Legislature, and adj
journcd TO certain defeat. QUIZ.
Franklin County.
MASSEY on THE STUMP FOR TWO HOURS AND \
BALF-HOUSE NOMINATION.
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