The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-14
rho democracy.

ADDRESS OF Nh. n. Y. BEIRNE, chAinnAN VIZ
THE COMMITTEE OF TIE THIRD pisrHlOI.
To the Democratic Voters Of the Third
Congressional! District:
IL Is urgent that you should at once SET
TO work to secure majority in the Iail e'cc-
ton and TO devise means for the decisive
defeat OF the political faction which,
through It's self-seeking leaders, so iawiess-
" and so dangerously administers the
affairs of your State. 1t IL recommended
that Won mt once assemble ana organize
committees I'm your several counties ana
cities wherever such action has not recently
been taken. and that these committees
shall consist OF two or more members from
each ward or magisteral district, from
among whom and by whom chairman,
secretary. and treasurer shall be elected.
The following resolutions, which provide
nlan for the organization OF county and
nrecinct committees, and which have been
adonted Inv the State Executive Committee,
will be your guide in the important work
YOU are called upon to undertake
,pporxr,fryT OF PRECINCT COMMITTEES.
..Tba comfy and city committees. a. soon as or
ganized shall proceed ut once 10 appoint tne pre-,
cInct committees I'm their respective citles ana
counties designating chairman l9r mac Gu coi
nnseG of moi less than FIVE: but the Executive
Committee earnestly recommends the appoint-
ment of a much larger number, selected from
every locality i'm the precinct. These committees
may be enlarged from time to time on the recon-
mendatOn of the chairman OF the precinct COM
nit tee, In the discretion OF the county commit
tee.
REGISTRATION BOOKS.
The county and city committees shall ut once
appOint y secretary and treasurer. They snail see
tlaf precinct committees have made copy of the
registration books Of each precinct. giving the pO-
litical complexion Of each voter by marking ID lot
Democrat, Il for Republican,, L tor uncertain, and
also giving the pO,t-Oifice of each voter. The
county chairmen viii at once send copy OF me
registration and remarks 10 the chairman OF the
state Central Committee. They VIII ~ once
appoint canyassers for each precinct from
among the precinct c0mmitt'e. who VIII can
vass voters b ascertain who are not registered ana
who need transfer who shall report 10 the chair
man of the precinct committee from time To time.
The precinct committee shall appoint two persons
to hold tickets ON the day Of election. They shall
also select two challcngcrs. The precinct COM
miitee will remain ~ the polls The entire day OF
election. The precinct committee shall see that
all non registered Democratic voters are registered
at once. not waiting for the day for opening the
books Of registration Tor revision.
WEEKLY REPORTS.
"In order to thoroughly carry ont this plan,
district. county, and precinct chalrmen are urged
10 attend particularly 70 weekly reports
COUNTY CHAIRMEN.
"The chairman OF each county committee shall
furnish the names Of precinct committeeman TO
the chairman Of the precinct committee, and he
shall also furnish the same TO the chairman of the
state Central Committc, with the postoniccs Of the
chdirmcn and committeeman"
1t is earnestly urged upon you that you
allow no time 10 pass by in idlenes', but
that YOU set to work diligently and with
out delay TO save your State from the rule
OF her worst enemies-hcr own degener-
ate sons. Keep always in mind the rights
and liberties YOU have at stake. Remem-
Der that the chief Of the opposition has
already given us public warning that two
OF the counties in this congressional dis
trict are among the three most important
which will be contested this fall, and
remember, moreover, that ii our OppO-
nents secure the control OF the next Gem
eral Assembly they will set i'm motion a
revolution whose dire results it is possible
only in part to anticipate. Our honor
able judiciary, already weakened by pOliti-
cal schemers, will be utterly destroyed to
make place for system controlled by
demagogues and partisans. The property
| interests Of the people Of every county in
the Commonwealth will be at the mercy OF
sO-calcd commissioner OF sales, some
pettiiOgger drawn to the BOSs'S ranks
| by greed for plumber and protected by
by law from all competition i'm the enjoy
ment OF a monopoly supported at the peo-
pies expense. The state will be redristrict-
ed so As to put its representation in Con-
greSS in the grasp OF the worst elements
OF society and to plunge this Common
wealth into social disturbance As dangerous
and rs direful rs was known in the darkest
DAYS Of South Carolina and Louisiana.
With these evils threatening us, what hon
est man can fail to do his duty: We in
vite all those who have the true interests
OF their people at heart to join with us
earnestly and ardently in rescuing Virginia
from the hands OF her enemies.
RICHARD +. BEIRNE,
Chairman Committee Third District.