The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-19
GROUPINGS OF THE CANVASS.
THE DANGER TO RICHMOND FROM A
COALITION LEGISLATURE.
Organization OF Clubs and ycecfuI
Campaign Prcparations-Thc
Law About Transfers.

during the last session OF the General
Assembly, when the CoIlitionists were in
the plcnitude OF their power, bin was in
troduced in the Senate proposing that the
Police Court Of the city Of Richmond as il
now exists should be abolished, and that
the duties should be discharged by Judge
TO he elected by the two houses. II failed
by the deadlock in legislation caused by
the revolt OF Senators Wingfeld, New
berry, Hale, Lybrook, and Williams.
OUR CHARTER.
But for deadlock our charter would
have been reyolutionized. as were those Of
Norfolk and Portsmouth. and the city so
divided into wards that the minOrity-the
negroes-would be able to rule the major
lty-the whites.
Several leading members Of the Co!ili-
ton caucus in 1872 admitted substan-
TALLY that that was their intention.
Judging by the proScriptive measures
taken. or attempted to he taken. by them
to Dust all Democratic ofiice-holders, even
down to notaries public, there can be little
doubt that if they had retained their power
they would have repealed our charter and
given us another which would have afford
ed the negroes the control OF this city.
OUR STAKE.
The same danger stares us i'm the face
now. II the Coditionsts carry this Legis-
lature Richmond can expect no mercy from
them.
OF those who hold city offices now-eX-
cepting such as have positions which the
Constitution requires shall be filed by the
people-none will be spared but those ne
ot,,,,lnx-o1 1tr 70, Hrf,
act as ianitors, &c. The CoalitionistS will
certainly overthrow Us il they can. They
can il they get the legislature. All they will
have to do then will be TO rediyide the city
into wards 80 that the negroes can elect a
majority OF the cOuncilmen. They will
take all the Offices and paying places lex
cept those now held by negroes), and will
build the City Hall, too.
WORK.
In this condition OF affairs our people
ought to arouse themselves. They ought
TO be enlisting in the clubs. The clubs
will have to bring tEepeople to registration
and to the polls on election-day. Some Of
these clubs are getting on tirst-rate; others
are clubs only in name. The City Commit
tee. TO meet Friday night, must STIR them
up. They must see our danger and pre-
pare to make such a fight as will ensure
victory.
Though there are but six candidates I'm
the field the prospect is that the primary
election will be well attended, aud that q
good vote will be polled. The voting Will
be done just a. at regular election au-
thorized 10y law.
Mr.. William +. DTinkard, whose name
has been mentioned in connection with a
for the House, will not be a
candidate.
Mr.. George J. Hooper also desires it 70
be understood that he is not candidate
for the Legislature on the Democratic
ticket.
HEADQUARTERS.
1t is 0! great disadvantage TO the party
that there are no headquarters here in
Richmond-the chief city and business
centre and capital of the State, and the place
to which the people for one hundred
years have looked for political informa-
ton. Prominent citizens are coming mere
nearly every day from the remotest cOun-
ties in the state on business at the Capitol,
or at the law library, or at the United
States courts, or with our merchants and
and nearly every one likes
to talk to some party official and carry home
the unwrtten news. Headquarters ought
to be established herc-if not by the State
Committee, thcn by the District Commit
tee: il not by the District Committee, then
by the City Committee: but really they
ought TO be the headquarters OF repre-
sentatives of ali three committees. 1t is
too bad rs it is, and ought not to continue.
The entire State Committee will meet
here at the Exchange Hotel at II O'Clock
tomorrow, and the members from this see
tion OF Virginia ought to bring the subject
up.
HANOVER COURT TO-DAY.
There is going to he big crowd and
the liveliest sort Of a meeting at Hanover
Courthouse to-day. Wickham, Jones, and
Hon. j. Ran. Tucker are expected to
speak. Plenty Of people Will come twenty
miles to hear them.
THE LAW ABOUT TRANSFERS.
The following is the law about voters
transfers: from which if would
seem that our Hanover friends, il they
wish TO prevent the fraudulent transfer OF
voters from Richmond to their county,
must have the active cooperation Of pre-
CliGI COllllililtC> III lNltiliUOllu.
Whenever Il registered voter changes his
place Of residence from one yoting-dis-
trict TO another it shall be lawful for him
to apply for a transfer in person or in
writing: and il shall be the duty Of the
registrar OF his former voting-district. at
any time, whether it be i'm a township,
ward, or voting-place, to furnish certif-
cate that ne was duly registered. and that
his name has since his removal been erased
from the registration-books OF said voting
district. which shall he sufficient evidence
TO enttle him TO register; and the name OF
every such person shall be entered upon
the registratiOn-boO6s Of the township,
ward. or voting-pace 10 which he has re-
moved, by the registrar at any time, or by
one Of the judqeS on the day Of election J;
PROVIDED that in cities and towns contain
ing over 1000 inhabitants the name OF
such pcr:on shall only De entered by the
registrar on the days named in the Sth see
ton Ithat is TO say. 'ten days previous to
the November election"l.
NEW CONVENTION FOR MADDOX.
1t is understood to be the determination
of the Coalition authorities to call a new
have already been held
with the view OF settling the trouble be-
tween Sims and Maddox. Whether Mad
dox will submit his name is not known.
lie has things pretty much his own way in
the district. and for some time it has been
apparent that he must be concillated. The
convention is to be called to get rid OF Sims
or Maddox, or both.
MARSHALL WARD MAKES A N0vEMENT-EN-
THUSIASTIC MEETING-PATRI0TlC AND IN
SPIRITING SPEECHES.
Last night the Democrats of Marshall
Ward held a meeting at their club rooms,
on Twenty fifth street. 1t is common to
designate such gatherings as enthusiastic,
and to say Of the speakers that they acquit-
ted themselves with credit, and all this
sort OF talk frequently falls to earth. The
truth IL freuuently far from such reports.