The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-12
WILLIAMSBURG.

A POLITICAL PoT-PoURRI FROM 1.-THE C0AL1-
TION-READJUSTER PARTY '-NoMINATIoN-
THE BREACH BETWEEN THE sTRAIGHToUT
AND MALONE REPUBLICANS WIDENING
CIRCUIT COURT, ETC.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatchl
MAY IL, 1883.
Under the name and style of the "Co6-
lition-Readjuster party" the Mahoneites
met at the courthouse last night and
brought forth their town ticket. DR.. Wise
addressed the meeting, making the played
out debt question the chief string in that
harp whose music, like tie notes of the dy-
ing swan, is getting weaker il not sweeter
every moment. Ii was most amusing TO hear
a Maboneite, in meeting in which he de-
clared himself for the Republican ticket in
1884. holding forth about latter-day Demo-
Gratis and ofiice-seeking Funders trying to
honeyfuggle the colored people. Harris
no doubt could make himself very enter
tanning on the subject OF Mahoneite honey
Juggling. The Doctor laid great stress on
the necessity OF electing a Mahoneite LIE
rlsIature next fall who would enact most
important measures, and urged that no cam
didate he supported who was not OF the most
pronounced stripe. He also expressed his
willingness TO have a Coalition loye-f EAST
in july He made thin attempt TO pour
sootbing-syrup on the Lane and Harris
contest. and from the eloquent manner in
which he discoursed on vampires tanning
dreaming horses with their wings, while
they sucked the life blood, he must have
been laboring under the influence OF full
blooded nightmare. p. Slater was nomi-
mated for MAYOR. and George Potts (colored)
for commissioner OF the revenue. and Potts
in accepting must have had some doubts as to
their policy springing from sources OF
spontaneous affection, when he said that
as long rs the party was for him he was for
if. but the moment that he found any dis
position to 20 back on him he was against
il. Eight OF the present eouncilmen were
renominated and four new names added.
Repeated denials were made during the
meeting that the asylum had been used to
influence the character of local politics, but
only week ago b. ID. Peachy, who. in plain
English. is the Maboneite candidate for
Commemorative attorney, asserted In
feeble speech that ~ run the asylum"
1t is hard to say how the colored partici-
pants in the meeting regard the tickets.
Sater's nomination certainly elected no
enthusiasm from them, and there are in
dcations that the colored vote Will be cast
in somewhat marked contrast to that OF
last year. IL ii were possible TO deepen the
gulf between the Mahoneites and Straight
outs the bottom was knocked out OF it last
night.
The Circuit Court-Judge X. l.. Henley
presiding-has been in session the greater
part Of the week, the business being con-
fined principally to suits against the Cbesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company for kill
ing stock. Among the lawyers present
were ii. T. Wickham, road attorney, and
j. n. Stubs and Marius Jones, Of Glou-
cester county. A special term viii be held
on the 3lst, in which Judge Jeffries, OF the
Gloucester circuit, will preside.
The revival which has been conducted
for some time past by the Rev. Mr.. Barnes,
Of the Baptist church, resulted last night
In the baptism Of nine converts. W.