The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-11

THE MAHONEITE RADICAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Es BY Walden, VAN ACKEN, AND CORRIGoN
INFLAMING THE NEGRO AGAINST THE WHITE
MAN-THEY WILL VOTE THE REPUBLICAN
TICKET IN 1SS4-DEdOCRATIC MEETING,
ETC.
correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
July 0, 1888.
The MahOneite barbecue, at which the
body was to be refreshed and the spirit
cheered while the party was being born
anew, did not exactly realize anticipations.
The elements disapproved and showed it
by raining the entire day, for which un-
pardonahle criminality 1t is feared that the
clerk OF the weather will be turned out Of
office by the Boss. The attendance was re-
cogniZed to be too small for their plans,
which fact was the reason given by DR..
Dick Wise in opening the meeting
why the Reorganization OF the patty should
be postponed TILL August court. The Doc
tor also stated that both General Malone
and Edgar Allan had been expected TO be
present, but no doubt had been prevented
by the rain. This affair had been extern
sively advertised in an urgent appeal weeks
beforehand. and verify the charm must be
weakening for rain TO have swamped so
much Of the enthusiasm. The speakers
who braved the deluge were Major Walden,
of New Kent, Major Van Auken, OF Pc
tersburg, and Z. &. CorrigOn (colored), OF
Newports News. The county court was
in session, and as soon us the Judge adj
lourned for recess, at IL NJ,
the music OF Mahoneite oratory re-
sounded on our hustings. Major Walden
having been presented by DR.. Wise with
he arb Lot t.a l.
need introduction, said it was very doubt.
ful how he is known, and Immediately
commenced TO make himself known. The
last time the Major appeared as the hero OF
letter from here he was magnifying the
shadows OF some coming events which have
steadily grown less and giving magic
lantern views OF futurity, in which the Co
alition party, like the poets brook, was
represented in a state Of infinite continue.
ton. As he no doubt wants to be known
by to-day's remarks. Il is but right that the
public should have that drift. The line of
his argument was highly cOlored, over
which race issues were banded back and
forth with the greatest volubility. White, he
said, had been banded against black, color
pitted against color, and every effort was
being made by the Democrats TO run their
canvass ON such platform. His speech
was plain attempt to arouse the passions
OF his colored hearers TO that height which
would make them fanaticaly obey all I'm.
ture directions Of the Boss. He represented
the Democrats as antagonizing the Interests
OF the negro in every possible way, and ey-
pressed himself able to answer the call Of
the Dispatch for prominent Readiuster
wfo endorsed Cameron's School Board
appointments, saying, al entirely endorse
Inc appointment OF two colored school
trustees for Richmond"
Every Mahoneite meeting held here gives
some fresh proof OF the Radical-Republican
tendencies OF that party. Walden, whose
speech was bitter, inflammatory, and radi-
cal (such are the comments). concluded his
remarks by stating his intention of not
Voting the Democratic ticket In 1884.
Major Van Aukep, beloved OF Pc
tersDurg, commenced by expatiating on
the debt question, whipping-post. and
capitation-tax; but he dwelt on the
wnipping-post with the most affecting
ardor, and alternately lashed himself into
sublime flights OF indignation against this
mode OF furnishing criminals. jenkins
says that the p0st-morfem "reminiscences Of
TINS part Of bis speech might well be called
cato'nine-talls." Great pains was taken
10 inform the colored brother how much
be was being cherished and fostered by
the Malone party; and the speaker here