Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-25
THE DANVILLE RIOT.
Lively Day in the investigates.
SENATOR VANCE AND CONGRESSMAN JOHN g. WISE
HAVE A TILT.

HAVE TILT.
In the committee room on PRIVILEGES and elections
this morning, Senator Sherman called attention TO
paragraph in the Richmond State 10 the effect
lhat coiored people consregated about the room,
out Shermau's orders were stringent not to admit
any VINO could rot show q summons Senator
sherman said be wished TO say what was apparent
10 all that had been present. that this statement
was an error
The only Instructions were to ADMIT the first
corners. but only in such numbers as could con-
'eniehtly 0e Accommodated in the room
senator Vance re1oined that Senator Sherman's
statement was in accordance with his understand
ihS, ana that the room had been uncomfortaoly
Iuii most OF the time.
CONGRESSMAN JOHN g. WISE ON The VIRGINIA CAM
PAIGN.
Congressman John s Wise was the first witness.
he stated the issues OF the Virginia campaigns, be-
ginning with that Of 1881. The true issues were the
pubic debt and the eleemosynary Institutions OF
th S Sar s Inc naer party sought to perpetuate
toois to have sought TO keep alive the race issue,
depending as they did upon the colored vote in part
Tor success. He filed the Richmond State OF June
10th, 1881, as specimen OF the issue the funders
sought TO make. He also filed circular which he
eoorea up voi IN saro sonno county nan but
whites who voted for the readjuster ticket voted
Tor Reputation, mixed schools, etc. He filed
cred In Newbern In 1851. Gov. Cameron had said
tney would carry the war into Africa johnson re-
lc WOuQ carry africa into the war. He uled
an editorial from the Norfolk Landmark
SENATOR vANcEs PROTEST.
Senator Vance entered his protest against the
further progress Of the course Of the Investigation
MI Wise was making party speech
Judge Lapham said II the papers were to illustrate
the condition OF affairs they were proper.
MrWise said he proposed to show that the whites
had brought on the emuete at Danvtle for political
purposes, having despsired otherwise to win their
contest Continuing, Mr.. Wise submitted papers
designed TO show that the flinders set forth that
their opponents were seeking to make the negroes
the social equals OF the whites. and that the read
lusters In their utteranceS declared that the only
issue was the debt question. The race issue sub
sided until May. 1888, when Gov. Cameron appoint
cd Two colored men members OF the school board OF
Richmond. The school children numbered $500
whites to 5000 colored
This action was seized upon pretext for rev1v-
Ing the race issue Coming then to the last election
for the legislature, he said the "bourbonsn by
large majority la favor OF Incorporating the color
line in their platform. Two democrats of Lynch
burg, witness believed. induced the convention
not to incorporate the color line into their written
platform. He submitted documents and pictures
used as campaign documents.
me WITNESS dlsplayed some cartoons used In the
campaign. one OF which represented black teacher
whipping white pupil. lie said that Danvil!e and
Pittsylvania were the most lawess communities in
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. county and the adjoining
county In NorJh Carolina were alike in this.
a large majority, SIR"
Witness.-"Tes, and wherever there is republican
majority there will be bourbon shot guns"
e. a
or convictions TO the penitentiary."
WltneS5.-And crowds Will go down before the
mouths OF bourbon shot guns.
Senator Vance, don't know as there is any
necessity for you to assail North Carolina here,
Sir.
Witness-"I allude to these matters with re-
greet"
The witness regarded the attempt to attribute
the state OF excitement preceding the riot to Sims
tiSeInents OF the hardware" dealers, from whom
the rioters OF November Sd obtained their arms In
THESE advertisements guns, pistols and ammunition
thing else.
K.N AND n. K.
during the croSs-examination by Senator Vance
several sharp passages-at-arms occurred Mr.. Wise
said to Senator Vance: "When 1 first knew you,
thirty years ago, you belonged to the K. q. know
,nom,hngl party; now you belong to the n negro
Senator Vance retorted: " When first knew you,
you were secession democrat; now you are "a"
MI Wlse.-"Hardly; was only nine years OF age,
and could not have been much OF a secession!stS
Senator Vance.-"Oh. we'll When man pleads
the infancy act have nothing more to say"
FURTHER EXCHANGE OF cOURTEsIEs.
little later Mr.. Wise said the attitudes OF
men had changed "You TO Senator vance) came
up to teach US democracy and debt paying when
you had repudiated your own debts and had never
been democrat"
Senator Vance admitted having been a know
nothing, but defended himself as against the
charge OF ever being a repudiator man who
saa ne mad ever advocated reputation stated that
which was untrue
Mr. Wise hoped Gov. Vance did not intend that
to be an insult
Senator Vance said he did not. but wished merely
10 state the TACT In reply to some assertions per-
SOnal to himself
Mr. Wise disavowed any intention to be Often
Sively personal.
Witness avowed his unalterable determination to
continue the war upon the bourbon party.
Ill. Inc witness said he knew OF no money being sent
from washington to Virginia. nor did he know OF
any assessments being levied upon Office holders
during the last campaign.
j. b; Ralston collector OF internal revenue at
DdnVllle, was next examined.