The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-15
FINCASTLE.

i"h CoAL1TIoNIsTs' MEETINC--IN DANGER on
sPLIr-wANTED TO GET CLOSE TO Thu
NEGRo-PowIER AND JUDGE RuEA-THr
DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION.
correspondence OF the Richmond D,spa,ch.I
AUGUST 10, 1883.
Inc keadlusters, Independent Demo-
g,a.s Liberals, and all voters opposed Ia
bouroonism, Ring Rule, and Domination"
so sIyied I'D the card Of Secretary Wilson,
met IN the Town Hall this morning for the
purpose OF organizing this mongreI party
and preparing for the fall campaign.
postmaster Wilson resigned his Office as
secretary, and was promoted without op-
position TO the head OF the party The
election OF James A. Pugh as secretary
gave offence to the negroes. A motion was
made TO reconsider; which was carried by
rising vote OF % 10 IA, only one negro
voting In the negative. II was interesting
10 see how busy the white leaders were in
circulating among the negroes and earnest
ly conversing with them.
Henry McFaddan, colored preacher,
nominated s. w. Smith, who declined. A
rising vote was taken, and the said Henry
arose solitary and alone in opposition TO
Mr. Pugh.
In the selection OF the Executive Com
mittee there was danger ut one time OF
a split. s. W. Smith suggested the pro.
priety Of committee OF five from each
district, exclusively white men. 10 labor
with the whites, and similar committee
all colored men, 10 labor with the negroes
Lewis Linkenhoker advocated union and
mixed committee. James NJ. SpilIer
said: 1--WE are the Coalition party. We
have coalesced with the negroes. and I
lodnt as to gt closer TO them than here
tQtore. faint working together as we
ought II we have separate commit
tees" 4 negro exclaimed: "No; faint -
Coalition was triumphant. Smith could
find no one TO agree with him. II was
unanimously agreed to appoint, as hereto
fore, committee OF fifteen members-two
ifths colored. 1t is the JOY Of the neoro's
heart to mix with the whites, and no one
knows this better than the white Malone
lite. Mr.. Spiller knew he touched his
"colored friends" in tender point when
he spoke OF that closer union.
II is TO be hoped Mr.. Fowler will never
boast again about the Democratic speakers
not meeting hun in debate. 1t was com
plete back-down when he declined to d.
vide time with Judge Rhea.
Fowler dwelt ut length upon the color
line and the Richmond School Board
there he charmed Africa; discoursed
learnedly on the tariff, aud raved over the
public debt. He said that il the Demo-
Gratis succeed, not another dollar would Le
funded under the Riddlcberger bill.
Judge w. f. Rhea is a young man OF
good address, and made fine impression
upon our people. He reviewed Mahone's
treachery TO the Readiusters and his cor
rupt legislation; commented with clearncss
and force upon the Democratic platform:
declared that the agitation OF the debt ques-
ton now came from the Mahoneites alone.
that the Democrats were pledged to let it
rest; showed that the colored people de-
handed mixed schools by reading from a
resolution Of the Colored Press Associa-
ton, and that Malone would be forced in
time to promise and grant this in order TO
retain his colored troops; asserted that
Fowler, while he himself was a Reddiuster,
had boosted Of his Democracy, and now
had gone over to The negro party for pro-
greSS. dospairing Of his own race and calling
them BOurbons.
Referring to the abuse OF Barbour for
being a rairoad-man, he contrasts his ca
reer with that OF Malone, whom Cameron
styled the "rallroad Ishmaelite," greatly to
the advantage Of our ieader.
The Democrats were never so much
aroused this early in the canvass. They
are determined and resolute. Every man
seems ready and willing to work in any
way needed. They say that the man who
holds back in this emergency must never
expect their support in the future.
The Executive Committee met to-day
and unanimously decided on nomination
by the movable ballot-boX system that
worked so well last spring, to be taken
around September 10Th and 9th. Com
mittees were chosen for every precinct
after the manner suggested by the State
Committee, and a large number Of cam
vassers were selected. We mean business.
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