Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-29
TALKING TO VOTERS.
hon. JOHN 9. WISE ADDRESSES A
wAppILL MEETING.
Democratic Demonstrations Tonight
One in Fulton; One at the
skating.Rink, &C.

A waddill meeting was held last night In
front of Fisberman's Hall. on west Broad
street. A mass OF men, mostly negroes, bad
collected, when Captain r. A. Paul, col
seventh street, introduced Hon. John :.
Wise rs the first speaker. Mr.. Wise made
quite lengthy speech to the crowd. Iu the
course q his remarks he alluded TO the
Convention which nominsted Mullen; said
be was 1,500 miles of when said Convention
was held, and had no more idea OF his name
being mentioned therein than he had OF its
beng mentioned in heaven.
The speaker further asserted that the
Republican Convention had been called by
the Republican leaders after q conference
with Mullen, and TINT the latter had re-
quested that II he called. Mr. Wise rOundly
denounced Mullen for continuing IN the
Ii, Id after his friends had submitted his
,Mullen's) claims TO the Republican Con-
ytntion, and he had "gOtten left" Captain
Wise called Mullen a baby in politics, and
said he didn't calculate right; that he was
not Republican and not Democrat, and
the Republicans would not give him their
suppOTt. "If Mullen had been endorsed
by that Convention we would have lost as
many Republicans as he could have brought
Us Democrats"
The speaker repeated the anecdote about
Mullen and a colored man trying 10 get din
rtr at the lunch. stand OF an old colored
woman at GOOchiand Courthouse; how. q.
when refused entertainment by the old we
mar, Mullen bad taken his lofty position
and Indignantly walked of, saying II the
eolorcd man couldn't eat there be would
not. and" added the speaker. " hai an
bOur Afterwards Mullen shook his colored
friend and sneakeG back 10 the stand and
bought Tic II any body here doesn't be-
licvC this, ! can Get an affidavit from the
old woman 10 prove il. Iou see how be
vert back on the negro there, don't you :
and If you vote for him he Will foot you.
Continuing. Captain Wise said the Demo
Gratis in the district thought the Republi-
cans were asleep. and That they would catch
them mapping. but they were mistaken.
The Republicans had all the time been on
the alert. with eyes wide open and wide
awake. lie had bad in this city for several
days q number Of people at worS polling
the vote, and the report furnished him wa
satisfactory. He claimed that from in-
formation obtained on the stump and from
Other sources in the counties the Repubi
can party would poll It's usual vote. and
come o Richmond with a good majority.
In King William county Captain Wise
said that Mullen's cOl0rtd vote would not
amount 10 a huckleberry in a four-horse
wagon fchCors1, but at West Point Mullen
" would gCt some Democratic Knights Of La.
Dor: that IN Chesterfield. at the qgarric>.
and IN Manchester, lots Of Democratic
Knights Of Labor would vote Tor Mullen.
witch was good work for Waddil and 'hc
E,prblican party. a voice in the crow
mCpo.cd three cheers Tor Waddill. which
we're given with I will. Captain Wis lea !.
iupl.
lie continued Let me tell yoG about
George Wise. When he went 10 Con-rc,
the last time The Democrats came INTO
power, and hundreds Oi the tln-Duckc.
tribe were after him. rlamOrlng for Office.
though but few Of them got IN. The bal
ance were leit. Many Of them are now
sOrehcads and will not vote for him, but
y ill cast their votes for Mullen. That is d
Republican gain. What do yOu think
Mullen clsius: Three thousand white
VOTES in this city! h is not 50. He will
not cet them; be- viii get LOO. OF that
nun Ter 200 VIII he white men who have
always voted The democratic ticket
Itbecr,
How many cOlerci mcn will he get
a coiorfd man: Not any, II the Re-
pUhlicIn party stands together solid IN tn,
city ,lnd ] know they viii. we have got
the Democrats, and Mr.. George Wise will
not 20 beck 10 Congress. Cheers Are
YOU going 20 stand by the Republican
Ury and vote for Waddill; [NoIces
"Yes." "NCs,' "Nes," "Gcs."l Then
lets give three cheer, for him ana victory
20 the Republican party
The cheers we're given loudly.
How many Mullen men lre here now"
3 several voices: .' Not any
4" ! want" said Captain " lee. - the col.
or,d mon Il Monroe " art % get together
and o:qauizc. - that nothing can brcak
them. I want the Clay-Warl men % Do
ihc ,rmc. for tell you old Jackson Ward
j. sOud.'
Captain Wise then bidc them - Good
NIGHT ard ldt FOR Jefferson Ward. where
Be- poke TO auotIor Large col0red meeting
The meeting Was next addressed by ".
". Field LtWi- Lindsay. Ldward Thomp
sen. John Mitchell, editor OF the PtaHd
.sn co.orcd.' and Judge WaOdll.