The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-30
THE CANVASS.
Coalition Meeting st FIuvanna Court
Heukc.


SPEECH OF CAPTAIN JOHN :. wISE-HE DE
ci.AgFS THAT II Arthur Is NOMINATED I'm
WILL. STUMP THE STATE FOR HIM.
Toorrcspondcnoe Of the Richmond Disratch.l
FLUvANNA CoURTnOUsE.
August -, 1883.
After the adjournment Of The Democratic
meeting yesterday, 81 the ringing OF the
bell. the courthouse was again filed. and
the meeting called TO order by the Coli
fion chairman. who introduced Captain
3ehn :. Wise.
W captain Wise opened with the declara-
&ion that he much regretted the absence OF
#alr. Conrad. both because he preferred r
discussion and because he wished 10 call
attention 10 various items contained in the
uapcr edited by that gentleman. Proceed
Ing he declared that be was Nirginian and
advocated what he believed 10 be for the
best interest OF Virginia, and that he
would. "by the gods" continue 10 do that
thing in deGance II The abuse OF the Bour-
bon paTly. Having outlined his genealogy
for ~ years, he thanked God tina; bis
father. grandfather, and grcat-grandIaiher
were Nirgiuiaus ana Democrats Of the true
sir.p,: that ne. in his seventeenth wear.
fought and blcd for Virginia. aud that
DC would fight any may man who would
oppose his lighting for Virginia now " !!
Di>clalming all allegiance 20 the "laiter-
DAY. SO-caiiCd Democracy" he would give
states rights" a. the foundation Of the
Democracy which lourished when he was
niuc wears old. What. said the speaker.
was the treachcry OF northern Democrats
who hlWTaked for ~ IN our stand for State
rights. but who. instead OF sending the
promised one hundred thousand men 10
e.. a. l.. 81. 4 o..
The war. e. Ue whipped the rebels and the
Republican party got the credit for IT.?
Having Scoicd al the apprehension Of
negro supremacy and mathematical the
Democrats for running General Wickham
for the Senate. the Captain carefully ex-
planned that it was the sole purpose Of the
.moSS-baCks 20 steal into power under
the false pretence" o. acQuiescing in the
del; settlement and BY making bid in
their platform FOR the negro vote. Insist
in that the trainers Of the Democratic
platform were dishonest in the pledge never
toagitaie the debt question again. be passed
10 pay hi respects TO - Boss Barbour
under whose sway the railroads Of the
State bad combined and were heli-bent
10 break up the debt settlement When
h. went 70 Congress he was gOin. 10 adyo-
cate a high protective tariff. What Nir-
GINA needed vas more population. and the
way 10 secure That was 10 have a protective
tariff. II was. in his opinion. the dehbe-
rate purpose and Organized design Of the
Bcurbon-FunGerp party TO buy upthe negro
voters Of the state" The anccdote, intro
duced al this point brought down the house
and revealed The ivory grinders OF the
blacks.
The Captain now dashed off in genuine
IA 81.
things hi, party had done for the schools.
and what vast amounts had been saved TO
the state in the reduced expenses of Cow
eminent. DO. The BourbOn-Fundcr party,
SAID he. i divided into three elements: J..
The broken-down aristocracy, such a. live
along the line Il James river. >. The old
overSeer class. who "neycr did and never
7riR like the niggers." 3. The :" lOw-down
triiling whites, who say that Mr.. Wise,
Mr.. Cameron. and Mr.. Riddleberger are
no better than niggers.'
lie fully approved the appointment OF
the two c0lOrcd trustees in Richmond, and
ridiculed the provision OF our platform
for cOlored trustees and teachers for col
ored schools and white ones for the white
schools. II could not be done under the
Constitution. which provided for only one
from a district.
CAPTAIN Wise now declared his purpose
to stump the state for Chester \. Arthur
next wear should he be the nominee Of the
Republican party. This announcement was
received with signs Of satisfaction by the
Democrats - q candid Acknowledgement OF
the purpose OF the Coalition party 10 20
with the Republicans ~ toto, and a. leav-
Ing. therefore no standlng-Ground in Co
aliiion circles Tor any opposed 10 the rule
Of Radical, IN Virginia. ZIP.
The williamsburg Coalition COnven.
ton.
CONFUSION WORSE CONFOUNDED-A BEAUTI-
It'll FIGHT As IT sTANDs-THE BOTTOM
RAIL on ToP-DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION.
ICorrcspondence OF the Richmond. DIspalch.l
WHIIANsBURG, VA, August 10Th.
The Mahoneitc pandemonium, called q
convention 10y the party 81 "progress and
liberalism" has labored like Mount Nesu-
wins in full blast and brought forth its
nominees.
The Convention was called 10 order. Of
rather dicorder. at hali-paSt II O'Clock by
r. ". smith tcolored), Of Hampton. The
Elizabeth CITY county delegation was
pledged 10 resist the Norton movement "a
the bitter end. and when the motion was
made 10 elect smith temporary chairman
there was % sound ci discord by day, and
the uproar began. DR.. Wise arose in be-
hall az peace and harmony, and II the effect
produced by biz efforts IN that direction are
10 be regarded n soothing. it is awful
10 contemplate what might have been the
scene if he had cOunselled the opposite
IpOn his motion 10 exclude cOntesting dele
cations the uproar was simply indcScrbable
For nearly an hour nothing could be heard
but defiant Wells. At times the Doctor:
voice could bee distinguished. He said thai
the last Legislature had been sold out by
four renegade white men and did not pro
pose to be sold out by paid niggers this year
In reply 10 a question II reporters would bC
allowed 70 remair. he said that he did no
want reporters or any one else IN there
who would not vote the Republican tiche
in 1884. This chaotic state OF affairs eN
listed with more or less intensity unill
quarter past / ihis morning, the hour @
adjournment. At i. NJ. the vote on TN
senatorial nomination was taken. anC
Daniel Norton was declared the nominee
This was received with much dissall'iac
ton. ON the vote for the HOus'
nomination, Robert Norton withdrew
on the second ballot. aud called OF
his friends 10 throw their strength
for one Parker. This aroused th'
opposition 10 a last effort, which re
suited in the nomination Of 4. @. Grifllr
(cOlOred), who j. Mahone's postmaster a
Yorktown. This Convention furnishes ;
good illustration Of the relative strength o.
the white and black elements which com
pose the Malone party in this district
The Convention was composed Of seventy
one delegates, OF which number about tel
were white.
The Democratic Committee for jane