National Republican., 1883-09-29
BOURBON NOMINEES.
Richmond's Candidates for the House Of
Deiegates-Thcir Records.
SpectdL Letter.

SpcetaL Letter.
RICHMOND, VA, Sept. 2s.-The bourbons
of Richmond held their primary election yes
terday, and nominated four candidates for the
house of delegates There were seven as
pirants, but the four successful ones were ex-
Judge Joseph Christian, of tho supreme court;
Thomas j. Evans, J lanes Dunlop, and John
4. Curtis. The three first named are lawyers,
and Mr.. Curtis is broker. The ticket is re-
garded as very weak one, and great dissatis-
faction has been expressed, particularly among
the mechanics of Richmond who voted at the
primary. In other words, the primary was
victory for the lawyers and brokers' Ex-
Judge Christian has q record which may
answer very well in Richmond, but through
out the state it will not do so well. When on
the supreme bench he ardenty supported
the funding bill of 1871, and years
afterward when the people of Virginia
refused to indorse that measure, he
still stuck to his old views, and is now one OF
the bitterest opponents Of the Riddleberger
law. Col. Thomas j. Evans, who led the
ticket yesterday. immortalized himself not
long ago in speech at a public banquet
when he lauded Prof. Puryear, of Richmond
college, to the skies. Prof. Puryear two years
ago wrote some sophistical and unfeeling es-
says, over the signature "Civis," against free
education. Said Col. Evans, referring to
Prof Puryear:
"And last, though not least, there is one
who can explain the difference chemically
between whisky and water, who knows all
about raising potatoes, children, and straw
berries, who understands our position about
political reconstruction, and who has the
manliness to speak out upon the subject,
whose essays, over the signature of "Civis,"
on that monster of iniquities, the free school
system, have never been, and l venture to say
never will be, successfully answered. When
| the barroom and cross road politician, who is
afraid to say his soul is his own, shall have
been forgiven and forgotten, the arguments
of "Civis" will be held as texts and axioms
Scientist, philosopher. statesman May
he long live to speak and write aud
teach the truth, for tho truths sake and for
the sake of humanity"
This little speech, gotten off by tho colonel
before his eye was turned toward seat in
the legislature, will give him some trouble
between now and November, for the speakers
of the opposite party will use it for oil it is
worth, and in Richmond, even though bour-
bonism proudly stalks about here in all its
pomposity. it is worth a great deal to the lib
eral party, which claims eternal friendship
for the public schools,
Mr.. Dunlop is new in politics, but his warm,
est friends are politicians of many years
standing, representing past age and dead
people.
Mr.. Curtis, if elected, will go to the legisla.
ture fresh from the Richmond council, which
has been ruled by ring for twelve years.
In answer to tho question, What sort of a
man is Mr.. Curtis 7" a prominent Richmonder
laughingly said this morning; "He is a bull
in china shop" Mr.. Curtis himself will
smile at this graphic description,
Tho cOalitionists of Richmond will proba
bly, put up ticket this week. 1t viii be q
strong one, representing every interest, and
particularly the interests of the workingmen
The power to place ticket in the field has
been left to tho city central committee
That committee will meet soon, Tho result
of the primary yesterday, which was moth
ing moro than squelching of the mechanic:
by tho lawyers has been considerably dis
cusscd to-day and on the street corners and
everywhere the political outlook is the alb
| sorbing topic.