The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-07
PATRICK COUNTY.
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TioN-RAfLRoAp PROSPECTS.
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PATRICK COURTHOUSE. Va,
January l, 1883.
TO tie Editor Of The Dispatch:
Tuesday the 2Gth ultlmo was our
regular County-Court day. We had In at
tendance an unusually large assemblagc.
and the universal impression was that It
was tho most orderly end well-behaved
crowd that had ever before been seen on
our streets when court came during Christ
mas week. During the day we conyersed
With many OF our most Intelligent and In
iiuential Democrats. and there seems to
be but one opinion, which Is that at an early
day we should have convention OF our
party. and organize for our spring elections.
II has long been the custom In this section
10 commence our county canvass Mt March
court. Would it not be we'll 10 have the
convention in February We have no
time 10 lose. We know the importance Of
organization and work. We would like
for all OF our friends In the State TO know
bow we In this county won our great vic
tory the eth OF last November. We had
been badly defeated the year before; felt
Inundated and mortified. and only waited
the opportunity Of proving TO the State
that these mOuntaineers would have no
boss. The writer of this article early in
the campaign took the liberty Of address
ing n letter TO the Hon. A. VI. Kelley.
urging upon him the importance of ac-
ton. and requesting that certain-named
gentlemen be appointed canyassers for this
county. For some cause no response came
10 said letters. Our people then deter
mined TO take the matter in their Own
hands. We called mass-meeting, ap-
pointed our own canyasScrs, and n strong
executive committee for our county and
working committee for each precinct, COM
posed OF our young and most active
men. Having no local paper. the chairman
of our county addressed circular-letter
calling upon all good and true men to rally
TO The support Of our ticket. The result
was Patrick. with a voting population OF
less than 1900, made change OF $50, rolling
up a majority for Massey and Cabell OF 400;
and she now with pride asserts her claims
az the banner Democratic county OF the
state. We verify believe that if our sister
counties had adopted a similar plan we
would have carried the State for Massey
by 10000 majority. We intend to improve
upon our plan by throwing overheard all
drones and filing their places with the
active young men OF our party; nor will
we ask their previous party affliatlon, but
call upon all free men to aid us in our ef-
forts to rid our good old State of the blight
and curse OF boSsism. We believe that
Southwest Virginia is almost a unit for a
convention. Our nearest neighbor. the
FlOyd Reporter. has declared for the meet
ing, and the liillsyillc Firgini0n has come
ont in an able article endorsing the call.
Our good Democratic friends in each
of these counties feel the great need
of organization, and no doubt the falling
of in these maioritics last fall was attributa-
bic to the want OF organization. When
the proper time comes the gallant little
county OF Floyd will resume her place
With the staunchest Democratic counties
in the State. and Carroll will arouse from
her lethargy, ''slake oil the dew from her
mane." and come 10 the front and seize
her lost standard, and proudly and sue
cessfully assert her claim as the banner
Democratic county in our State.
Now, DIR. Editor, sound TIE bugle, call
the clans together, and let us have mass
convention an immense gathering OF true
Eirginians. We will have no nominations
TO make, no ambitious rivalry of aspirants
for office. and will not be amenable 10 the
charge OF being an "unwieldy body"
Then let the people come together and en-
press their opinions and advise as 10 the
future.
Colonel James II. Rangeley, one Of the
directors of the Danville and New River
railroad, returned to his home at that
place OH yesterday, and brought the very
gratifying intelligence that contract had
been entered into, signed, sealed, and de
liyered for the building OF said road from
Martinsville to that place-to be completed
by the 1st of January, 1884. Our people are
greatly elated at the prospect OF having 4
railroad, and already new enterprises are
being mentioned with our businessmen,
and they are looking forward to the early
development OF the vast resources of that
county. when 1t will be Justly recognized
as one OF the most desirable in the State.