Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-31
THROUGH THE STATE.
SOuTHWEST PIRafNIA
Railroad and Individual Enterprise rae
Campaign in the Ninth Dis,rics-Chnnses-
Democratic Activity Two Candidates.

Democratic Activity Two Candidates.
tCoresl cndencc Of the Richmond p,sua,cbJ
GRAHAM. TAzwELL Co, October %. 1894.
This place Is, next TO Pocahontas, th,
most important town that has sprung n,
slong the New-Rlver branch of the Norfolk
sud Western railroad. Fifteen months AGO
there were one or two stores, a few dwell
Tags, and some Shanties and tents 10 accom-
modate the bousoleSs new population
Landing here to-day. find eight stores o
general mercl andiSc. some Of them as large
~ you often find IN our cities, three hotels
large tgriculturatimplement warehouse
snd big FURNITURE establishment, drug.
store, several bar-rooms, even 4 barber
shop, number Of neat dwellings. aud 2
fine depot building. and carpenters still nj
work. The streets arc regularly laid OF
and graded, and being an important ship
ping.point for cattle and produce and ,
iumborccn,rc, chiefly for walnut, the place
i, bound 10 continue to grow.
RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
Central, on the msin stem, sixty miles
distant. on New river, IS the other terminus
Of This branch road aud 10 reach this point
the road runs through such beautiful and
picturesque scenery that siehi-Sccr> and
summer visitors will necessarily be attracted
10 these paris. In nothing l. the enter
prise and good management of the COM
p9ny - marked - in The character OF The
dcrois along the road. all Of them being
models Of ncaincS>. convenience. and du-
Tabllltv. Two very handsome ones have
been put up since ! was here some time
aco-ono al Central. the other at New
River.
ANOTHER NEw RAILROAD
The Cripple Greek extension Of the Nor
toik and Western railroad. after passing
through about fifty miles OF the finest min
Cral land in Virginia. already alive with
hu,Y furnaces, terminates at Speedwcll
furnace. near he North Carolina line. Du-
ing the year 1900 or l.SOO hands have
been ai work on this great Improvement.
sad though the work l.. during the pres.
ent general s,agnaiiOn OF business. su,-
pended. when resumed it will take but q
sew months to complete il. Its compile.
dion, IL i expected. will be followed by the
erection OF a large furnace at Pulaski,
where The zinc-works are now located. and
other furnaces also along The line Of the
new road. There is no question that this
county has great future before it.
NINTH DISTRICT Politics.
Rut % present politics is the most inter-
e'tlrg subject 10 the people Of the South
west. and u II j. doubtless uppcnnost in
the thoughts Of the readers OF the Dispatch,
| can perhaps entertain them with the re-
su,i Of some observations In that direc-
iiOn.
For some time past IL has been complain
ed that the people out here were not
aroused 10 the importance of this cam
pIisu and were not working. but in the last
week or ten days change Ia. come over
them. In every county vigorous canvass
i, going on. some OF the best campaigner>
in the country have been brought here
the local Stumpcrs are in the saddle and at
almost every crossroads there is a gather
ing and n speech or two every day. Both
parties are hunting up transfers, counting
noses. and working like beavers.
TIE TWO CoNGh. ssIoYIL CANDIDATES.
But when you took for inspiration. there
is where the Democrats have all the adyan-
tace. "Con." Trigg, A. the congressional
candidate is familiarity called ont here, is
fine fellow As well rs good speaker. He
D an honest man, with a hnc. OPEN. BEAM
,nc cOuntenancc; is liked by everybody,
snd possesses the confidence Of the people.
Besides this. he has a lu gnetiSm about him
That wins friends wherever he goes. In
short. he is a man the people can rally TO.
The other man, Dave Bailey, il his OPP
ponCntin nearly every respect. His friends
are all put on the defensive. and are always
making apologies for him. some of them
sly they wish he wOuld 60 home and stay
there. lie is said 10 lose votes wherever
he goes, and It is stated that here in the
county Of TJzewcll the majority OF 500,
which Bowen GOT two years ago. will be
reduced 10 800 to 400, and il Dave Bailey
would speak at every precinct it would be
rubbed out entirely. Malone is getting all
che help he can for his fayerite. the latest
arrival being Asa Rogers, OF Petersburg,
who reached this place TO-DAY and was
shipped IL once TO Jefieronvlle.
CHANGES.
In Wythe county, where ] stopped sev-
erai days, the Democrats are wide awake.
Tri-g was there last week aad got them
stirred UP, and they are getting some val
uablc assistance from the late Readiusters.
Most prominent among these latter is Cap.
tain Robert Crockett, the former law-part-
ner Of AliOrney-Gener1l Blair. rs said
be had more influence in W. the than any
Read ulster in the county, and did more 10
make II RcadiuSter county than Blair
himself. or any other man. Well, he has
come out from among them, and had
consented 10 take the stump for
Cleveland, Hendricks. and Trigg, and
hsd two appointments for this week
one AZ Cripple Greek. The other al
Cr0cbctt's store. Captain Crockett say, he
was IN honest Readiuster, tut can never bea
dishonest Republican. and that he knows
hity men in Nythc who think ~ he does.
Ii one man knows fifty, there must be a
sOOd many more II the same sort. Then
there Is another class Ike Or. samuel say
en-, 20 good man be- is. too. who says he
was q Rcddiuster but never a Democrat.
and he will not be q Republican. but will
remain neutral. \ good many half votes
/ b. that will count some whole ones. and
an 81 them will not stick II out 70 The last
either.
Mr.. Ellis, % Louisiana. j. doing line SER
vice out here. Hi, speeches tell every
where be makes them, and be will remain
tlil the election. he has done fine service
i'm Washington. and on Monday helped out
the 200 on 500 majority the Democrats cN-
Veci there. His audience a. Abingdon was
= splendid one. double The size 81 that The
Republicans had. H. il now ~,umping IN
Montgomery.
At dublin, Monday night as passed.
TWO large uniformed Club>-oue from Mar
tn's-Werc just starting ont in wagons,
VITA torches, drums. and horns, and BAN
ncr, living, 10 Newborn. where they cN-
ptcicd speeches from General Walker. ID.
:. Pierce, and others. That county j.
Trlgc'> by "a large majority.
ESTIMATES FoE THE NINTH DISTRICT.
Tree'> friends claim the district by from
LOO 10 1000 majority. but Will give YOU
an estimate that no less than twenty-five
gentlemen had hand in making. and
which, wien read 10 from NV notebook 10
4 crowd. j. pronounced by an A. near a,
guessing can get 10 the truth a. they look
al u. IupC's naioriiies; Craig. 800; Giles.
ajp: Pulaski, 30; Wylbc. 100; Smyth,
100: Bland, 100; Wise, 100; Dickinson.
$50: Lee, $50; Washington, 10O-total
majoritios. 2,jJO Bailey majOriete>:
T1zewdL. 400; Russell. 900; scott, 2j0;
Buchanan, ljO-tOtal. l,lO0, leaving
Trieg', net majority 1850. some Wythc
people say Trigc will e, 800 majority there,
and some Tazcwcll men here say Bailey
cannot get over 200 majority in this county.
lu the above figures are conservative csti-
maize, and YOU can put them IN you hat.
PAST TENNEssEE POLIrlCs.
| Jaw a gentleman to-day just from the
Fusi district IN East Tennessee, and ne
SAWS there j. no doubt about the Democrat,
gaining congressman there In the defeat
of Pcltyboue, the present Republican re-
by King, OF Morristown.