National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-05
BOURBON TESTIMONY.
More Virginia Democrats Give Evidence in the
Danvill0 Investigation.
Some Pertinent Questions Put by Senator
sherman on Cross-I1xaminntion.

first witness examined by Senator Sherman's
subcommittee yesterday morning. He gave
an intelligent statement Of the political con-
dition of affairs in Virginia as they appeared
from his standpoint. He was n readj uster
until the debt question was settled and tho
capitation tax was repealed, after which he
returned 30 the democracy.
Gen. w. @. Wickham member of the Vir-
ginia senate, was examined. Since 1865 he
had been republican. He was requested by
the democratic convention to announce him
self rs candidate, regarding the issue az one |
of state politics and not ut all OF national |
politics. His district was considered the
pivotal one Of the state, and the contest was |
an excited one from the beginning. His |
position as q republican caused him to sup
pose that he had a right to expect tho sup |
port of the great mass Of the colored vote. He |
found it was doubtful whether he could get |
oven respectable proportion Of the colored |
vote. Colored men were threatened with /
election from their churches and their
wives threatened to throw their clothes out
of doors and prevent them from coming into
their houses If they voted for witness. Since
tho negroes acquired the right OF suffrage
there had been no unjust discrimination
against them by the laws of Virginia Wit
ness thought there had been no unlawful
combination against the colored people, nor
had they been threatened with discharge 80
far as he knew for not voting as their em-
ployers wished.
During cross-examination by Senator Shor-
man witness said that at the time he Joined
the republican party the mass Of tho white 4
people of Virginia were PROFESSIONALLY DEM
ocrats, and the republican party was then
in political sense considered the friend Of
tho negro. 1t was natural that the colored
people should join the republican party.
When the readjuster party was organized the
republicans were divided. Witness opposed
the population of the debit" Witness was
invited to become a candidate against the CO.
lition party on the ground that from his
known position as n republican he would
carry portion Of the colored vote.
lis there not n strong instructive feeling
among tho colored people that their rights
arc not safe in the hands of the democratic
party p
a. think that that is tho fact, and think
it is proper, Mr.. Sherman, that l should say
that it is q fact brought about by the false
teachings of designing men. 1t Is more q
feeling that the republicans are more liberal
to them than the democrats would be-"
"Now, don't you think that if the demo.
cratic party would convince the colored
people that their rights would be secure
under the control and management of tho
democrats that they would divide the colored
yote?"
Unquestionably I think that, If that
could be contrived. But it would be the most
| difficult thing in the world to prove it to
enen Wneh you nave w, n ~ parry u ne .a, Who
want tnen 10 vote solluix III one way .eiilng
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with the republicans if there is no issue of
'nay Klhu u,
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