Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-11
SOUTH-SIDE MATTERS.

Me.rs. II. II. Nash and Is. 4. Hancock >pf'h
Mt Haiisboro' with Fine Effect - oihcr
Items.
For ten DAYS notice had been circu-
lated that q political meeting would be
held at Hallsboro', in Chesterfield
county, on Friday October Q, 1885, and
that Messrs. Benjamin ii. Nash and Il.
A. Hancock, of the State Democratic
Committee would address the people.
Hon. w. W. Baker, who lives at Halls
boro'. had an excellent platform pre-
pared for the speakers, and also seats
arranged for at least two hundred peo-
pie. .
ASP. NJ. Messrs. LOckett and Mill
Ter, Democratic nominees for the House
for this district, arrived from Pow
batan, where they had spent the week
csnvassing that county. The south
bound Danville train reached Halls
boro' at little after 4 O'Clock, and
when the speakers left the cars, to their
surprise they found a large crowd
ready to meet them, and were also de-
lighted to see quite number of ladies
occupyi ing the benches in front of
the stand. A number of north
ern men who recently settled in this
vicinity came out to the meeting, and
the negroes of the nei2hborhood also
put in an appearance. The meeting was
called to order by Mr.. George II. Jewett,
who presided and introduced the speak
ers. Major Benjamin II. Nash made
an excellent speech. He reviewed the
policy of the Republican party in this
State, and demonstrated that 1t was
unworthy of the support of the
honest people of the Common
wealth. lie proved how the State
has lost by the mismanagement Of
that party about 100000 by the
Petersburg Bank, by the Kendall Bank
Note Company, by the Flanagan luna
tic.asylum contract, by the Richmond
and Danvile railroads payment OF its
Indebtedness in Riddleberger bonds.
lie drew striking contrast between
the Democratic and Republican candi-
dates for Governor, Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, Attorney 6 eneral, and members
of the Legislature, and called upon the
people of Chesterfield and Powhatan
to organize, and to see that every white
man voted the Democratic ticket on
the Sd OF November, 1885.
After Major Nash completed his mas
terly argument Mr.. b. A. Hancock
was introduced to the audience. lie
commenced by thanking the ladies for
their cheering presence, and said that
if the women Of Virginia had the right
to vote there would be no doubt of the
result. lie charged that the Repn5li-
can party in Virginia consisted OF only
one man. and that man was William
Malone; that if a Republican Legsla-
ture was elected it would have but one
member. and that member would be vii.
liam Malone; that the Republican party
in Virginia was an absolute despotism,
wHh William Mabene as the tyrant
that to place the government of this
great State into the hands Of that party
meant turning over all Of the affairs Of
this Commonwealth to William Malone.
lie claimed that the people did their
duty when they hurled this party from
power in 1888, and that it was worse
party now than then, and should never
again DC permitted to control the affairs
of the State. lie closed by saying that
the people, in the language Of the auc.
tioneer. in 1883 had said to this party
Going" and in 1884 had again said
Z" Going" and in 1885 they would say
"Gone; once. twice, three times" -.
The speaking conclsdcd, the Demo
Gratis in the vicinity invited their friends
to a bountirul feast of good things, which
were greatly enjoyed by the people
Too much praise cannot be given tC
Hon. w. W. Baker for his active inter,
est in the canvass, not only IN hi:
immediate vicinity, but in other part:
of the district.
Another Democratic mass-meeting
will be held at Chesterfield COURTEOUS,
tomorrow (court-day), at which there
will be speeches by Hon. r. Ii. Card
well, of Hanover; Richard F. Beifne
Esq.,, and Hon. George d. Wise.
The Chesterfield County Court aeets
tomorrow. THERE'S but little bushes.
to be transacted at this term.
Mr.. j. Richard Carter and bride
!. who have been stopping here for severa
days, lefs yesterday for their home, il
Prince Edward county.
The track of the street railway ha.
been laid from Morrissett's store dowr
to Twelfth street, and the excavatine
has been done on Seventh street from
cambridge to Semmes.