Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-31
OYSTERS FOR VOTES.
A Novel Feature introduced Into the
Campaign in Old Virginia.
THE DEMOCRATS STEAL A MARCH
On General Malone by Fishing for COlOred
Votes in the Black Belt.
SIGHTS TO MAKE DELMONICO WEEP


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH
RICHMOND, VA, October 30.-'Ef vote
for Malone, hope may drap daid at de
polls" This assertion was made here to-
day BY a well-known colored man known as
Oyster George, of Reuger's Band. Whether
or not Oyster George has gotten wind OF the
great oyster bakes now in progress in Ac-
comac and Northampton counties, is not
known, but it looks that way, since it takes
bold colored man to assert his determina-
ton to vote against Malone.
These counties are in the tidewater part
OF the State, where the black vote is large
and where Malone has hitherto had much
strength. This region has been neglected
safe as to be beyond the need of watching,
but the neglect may have cost HIM both
counties. The Democrats, following up the
barbecue idea, are giving the negroes of
Northampton and Accomac monster oyster
bakes at night, and reports from there state
that these bakes are doing fine work in
turning the negroes against Malone. The
whites bear all the expenses,
DOLLAR OYSTERS NOT 100 GOOD.
''Why, SIR" said a committeeman from
that section, "they are giving them negroes
oysters by the thousand that Delmonico
would give a dollar apiece for"
The whole of the oyster region is being
worked. In York county the noted Norton
brothers, two mulattoes of more than aver
age intelligence, are among the kickers.
One of them was at one time in the Virginia
Senate, and was Mahone's right hand man
in controlling the blacks.
nacpirp III TO IL IN tho noufrory ha nopa-
ocrats are disposed to treat the negroes
kindly; and, so far as can be ascertained,
are trying to win them by persuasive rather
than harsh measures. That they could win
many of them is conceded, were it not for
the negro's superstitious terror of Federal
Office holders. As soon as q man is given
any commission from the United States
Government he seems to have an influence
with the negroes that overcomes everything
else
THE DENSE IGNORANCE.
An instance of the dense ignorance that
exists among many of them has Just trans
pired. Mckinney, the Democratic nomi-
nee, is native OF Prince Edward county.
1t is in what is known as the "Black Belt"
Two negro women went to the gubernatorial
mansion and asked if Mrs. Mckinney was
in. The servant told them that the Cover
nor lived there, but Mrs. Mckinney did
not. The women hemmed and hawed, evil
IDENTIFY convinced that there was mistake.
Finally Mrs. Governor Lee came to the
door, and with ready wit told them that
Mrs. Mckinney did not live there then, but
would move in on the LIST OF January. The
two women went away satisfied with that.
They had heard that Mckinney was Cover
nor, and had come to apply for situations on
the score of themselves being natives of
Prince Edward county.
The anathemas against mixing religion
with politics pronounced by John Jasper,
the sun prophet, hurt the native Malone
preacher movement in the cities. Unless
Malone minds his hold upon them, he will
lose their influence, as the religious papers
of the denominations to which they belong
have opened fire on them.