Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-16
JOHN S. WISE SPEAKS
he URGES THE REPUBLICANS 70
MAKE A NOMINATION.
A Meeting of Representative colored
Men Endorse His PROPOSE
tion, &C., &c.

Hall, on west Broad street. Ii was
entirely informal, and was called st tho
request and by the invitation Of Hon.
John S. Wise.
About 81 O'Clock considerable
number of colored men and some few
white ones fled into the hall. In
few minutes Captain Wise entered and
took Q seat behind desk. He spoke
pleasantly to and shook hands with
many present. After looking over
some papers which he took from his
pocket be rose and said !:
MR.. WISE APrEALsTo REPUBLIcANs.
sm sorry ] got here so late, but !
was waiting for Judge Wsddill, but be
did not come. ] am very much obliged
to you for coming here tonight, this
meeting being the result Of . confer
ence on the 23d Of August. Since my
return from the West | find that the
Democrats have nominated George ID.
Wise, while the Rsformers have nomi-
mated Mr.. Mullen. / don't know how
YOU all came here tonight, but came
as q Republican. There are only two
great parties in this country. You msy
be Q Republican and Baptist, you
may be Republican and q Methodist;
you may be q carpenter and Republi-
can you msy be dry man and Re-
publican, or q wet MAE and Republi-
can.
MR.. MULLEN.
There are three hundred and twenty
FIVE districts in the United States from
which candidates to Congress are to be
elected, and each Of those representa-
tives must be either Republicans or
Democrats. and il is useless to elect
anything else. The Knights of Labor
have chosen to nominate Mr.. Mullen.
OF that / have nothing to say /;
but ! do say that turn-about
is fair play, and that applies IN every CO.
alition. The lsboringmen wanted US to
help them, and we did, and We elected
their ticket for them last May. What
did they do after the election? They
got very high ; held caucuses, and re-
fused to let certain persons in. They
actually refused 10 let certain men stay
in there because they were Republicans.
Was any such objection heard before
the election? After awhile they west
into nominations, and nominated cer-
tain Republicans on their ticket,
and when their attention wa
called to it, they bolted the
caucus and formed coalition
with the Democrats. And now the
yery men who came TO US and asked u.
to help them in that fght-the same
men who came to MY Office and wanted
help-tbe very same men want US to
help them now. They say, We are
friendly to you, and if you help us we
can win" They have nominated Mr..
Mullen.
WHAT DOES MR.. MULLEN REPRE-
SENT?
haven't got anything to say against
Mr.. Mullen. He msy be good mar
and be msy be u bad man, but that's
not the point. The question is, Wha
does Mr.. Mullen represent: When
man goes TO Congress be must b
either Republican or Democrat.
wouldn't vote for the Angel Gabriel !
he was q candidate. Laughter Blu
this is not their fight. This is oul
fight. and if the knights Of Labor ART
friendly to us they Will vote with US
But if Mr.. Mullen is elected he will b.
elected by the Democrats. The Repab
licans amt going to vote for him. They
got enough of that sort Of thing las
May.
! HON. GEORGE j. WISE-WHERE DOE:
HE sTANDy
And Mr.. George b. Wise--wher'
does be stand? Mr.. Wise is gOin.
10 lose votes. lie had somi
doubts about his election, 81
be bowed and tried 10 &c
favor with the labOring-men, and 81
now many Democrats have gotten mat
with him ard aren't going 10 vots fol-
him. And SO il stands Just this way
Mr.. Wise is not only going to lose tha
class Of votes, but be will lose the vote
Mr.. Mullen will gain. Now, what TIT
Republicans need is organ zstion.
he WANTS TO BE CHAIRMAN.
! don't want to 60 to Congress my
self. don't want to be elected, but
would ike TO be chairman Of the can
vass in this city. would divide thil
city into districts, each district int
precincts, each precinct into men, an
get things to the point that we coui'
tell the day before election what th'
vote would be as well as th. day after
Now, we never had better chanci
than this TO win; and on next SATURDAY
in my Office the congressional commit
tee Of the Republican party Of this dis
trict, composed Of B. 7. McCue, Ed
mund Waddill, Jr., and G. ". Harris
will meet to make arrangements for
Republican convention to nominate
candidate for Congress.
Captain Wise interspersed his re
marks with humorous anecdotes, whic
were very amusing. During bis speec
be was frequently interrupted by cheer
and applause.
HEAR THE REFoRMERs.
When he took MS seat Mr. q. ID
Devine rose to speak. and said ris
to speak in behalf of class Of peopl
you ignore, Mr.. Wise.
Mir. Wise Excuse me, Mr.. Devins
but would Just like to ask il you pre-
pose to Fpesk IS Republican or as
representative Of the laboring-man.
Mr.. Devine have been a Republ
can, and am ct present member
the party which has nominated q car
didste in opposition to Democracy.
Mr.. Devine believed the interests
the workingman TO be with the Repn'
lican party. lie referred to the knight
of Labor, and said that hnight-o
Labor candidate would not be slor
IN Congress, as Mr. Wise III
said that Labor candidates wool
be numerous in the next Congress. Z
smoke Of what the Knights OF Lab