Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-22
THE ELECTION NEAR.
PREPARATIONS PoR TIE WORK OF
THURSDAY.
Meeting Of the City Democratic Committee
Last Evening-Talk Of an 0ppo-
sition Ticket, &c.

An adjourned meeting Of the City Demo-
cratic Club was held in the Circuit-Court
room last evening. The candidates for city
offices and those for the Council and JUS
tees Of the Peace and the presidents Of the
Democratic clubs in the city were present by
invitation. Colonel Tszewell Elicit, chair
man Of the committee. presided, with Mr..
G.. ROddcy TenSer as secretary. The At
tend snce Of members Of the committee was
unusually large.
Co!ouel EIett in calling the meeting 10
order stated that its object was to organize
ward committees with the superintendent Of
each ward a. chiei 10 make domic'llary
visit, on the day Of election. and bring out
the full vote. lie then read the plan adopted
by the City Committee on Saturday night
ls>t. whlcn provides for the appointment oi
ibese committees and the selection OF ciii-
zen for this work on each square.
After a brief conference IL was decided
best thai the members OF the committee,
candid ,tes. and club presidents irnE each
ward should hold separate conferences that
The work might be expedited.
As soon a. the selections were made theY
were reported to the commdtCe and con-
Grmed, and the committee adjourned.
RALLY TOMORROW NIGHT
The Democrats Of the western part oi the
CITY viii have . rally Tomorrow night at
Bslyidprc Hall, and viii be addressed by
Messrs. Tazewel Eiett. James II. Capers, N.
l.. spotswood, j. Taylor Eilysou. and Sen
ator james L. Gordon, Of Albemsrle.
UNION DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
The Union Democratic Cub will meet in
itenqIl. corner Of Iwenty-siXih and VI streets,
10 uicht. ~ ihi, will be the last meeting be-
fore TIE election, IL il important that there
should be a fun attendance.
OPPOSITION TICKET.
There is much talk about IN "opposition
ticket" and there en- Dc no doubt u the
nurpose OF some Republicans 10 support in
dependents for the Council in several OF
tne wards. They VIII hardly be able to
make up fuIi ticket In any ward. bat IN
Marshall and Clay On taeir tickets will have
several Of the primary nominees sandWiched
IN between the names Of the Democrats. In
Jackson Ward there Is likely 10 he a regular
Republican ticket and an opposition ticket
and together they will draw out large
colorcd vote, aud they may, therefore, con-
cluda that they bad as well vote for 4 com-
plefe ticket oi their own.
Judge Atkins has been applied to repeat
ed,r to allow the use oi his name I0f Mayor,
tu, has always positively declined. Other
we'll known persons have been applied to TO
run for other Offices, but have likewise re-
fused. For all This 10 may turn out that The
Republicans will have some sort OF 4 ticket
in the field on Thursday. At any rate 1t l.
our duty To beware OF a surprise, ana the
CITY Committee has taken action to this end.
Every person who voted At the primary
should consider it MS cuty to 20 to the polls
on Thursday and cast his ballot for the
nominees. That done, it is not matter of
toe slightest consequence whether the Re
publcns pui out ticket or not
JACKSON WARD.
A number Of coiored voters OF Jackson
Ward Hho are dissatisfied with the n0mi.
nec- of their uarty for civ Council and
Justices u The Peace proposed TO tht mSelyc'
o. hold a meeting 40 the Rev. Dun9ee's
church. on north seventh street, last night.
considerable crowd assembled, but had to
di,uerse, rs they were denied tie use OF the
church for lheir political enterprise. some
OF these later proceeded towards kain's Ha.,
where they intended to proceed with their
deliberations.