Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-02
PLEAS FOR HARMONY.
MEETING OF THE WHITE REPUBLICAN
LxAGvs AT MONTICELLO HALL
Speeches from Messrs. Ednund wsddill.
W. C. Rlam, stith Boiling. Edgar
Allan, and W. +. Giddinga

The white Republican League OF Rich
raond (Mshonoitesl had meeting in Bonti>
cello hail. on Broad street. las, night
II was much larger in numbers than the
one held hy the rival faction Last week and
addressed by Cameron aud Wise.
some hsli a dozen colored men came 10
ana stood about the door, and were evident
Is Interested spectatOrs.
PERSONAL.
Among the most prominent persons pres
,rthe.idcs the speakers were Major X 4.
walker. Major L. Taylor McCue. Patrick
Keen,n. i. ". Southwark. A. H. Kaufman,
Gcofce duncan, and T. Z. Murphy.
PRESIDENT BETHEL.
Nr .Iobn ;. Bethel Is president az the
league and calicd me asscmhaye 10 order ana
piAtfd that The club wss organized only anew
weeks aeo snd its object IL to support the
national. state. and district organization OF
tho Republican psrty. Tie introduced Judso !
Waddill as the lrst speaker.
JCDGE wADDIIL.
The Judge complimcnied what be said |
was tho virtue and intelligence OF she civ. |
which composed The club, and predicted |
GOOD work from The orgauization. fle con, |
cIafulated them that their victory was so
complete In the last campaign; that every |
6epartment al the national Government Is
"a the hand. % their party, and the Presi-
dfni y not confronted with the difficulty
which Grover Cicveland's Administration
was 0locked-a Republican Senate.
rus OFFICES.
The Judge told hi. hesrers OF his recent
vaii to ashingtou. and said they bad every
cause 10 be encouraged The President will
soon distribute some OF the spoils among his
rar'y in Virginia. The Judge urged his
friends 10 lay aside factionsl differences aud
present an uubfoken front IN Washington,
and ihs Offices will soon be bestowed upon
worthy ones.
one thing for tho party to dread, he said
Is o1ice-seckers becoming disappointed In
NOT being provided ior.
TEE NEGRO.
The Judge declared that 20 far ss he is
concerned be will 90 equal and exact justice
o. an. Souc one has put out the idea that
Harrison has r.puliatod the negro, bat such
NJ not the ca,c, sud II II were the white
Republicans would soon resent IT, The
colored people he said. will be given their
ones, and any ci.triDulion ne ~ sddIlO may
have 20 make Will bc among toe old.lne Re-
puhhcaRs. the nc1 members Of the party,
ar q the c0loFed men.
Tx RACE QUESTION.
The Judge claimed that the negro issue
(Which the Governor, Secretary OF the Com
m5nwealib. and second Auditor Of the
stale are trying to push forward" will not
work.
The white people. he claimed, are coming
into The Republican party aud will not be
frightened oil.
MODEST CLAIMS.
The speaker asserted that Virginia is a
Republican state and that the district Is |
sond. lie stated that he believes he will get
bis seat iu Congress. though be declared that
be would not be candidate again.
TELRGRAg PROM TIE IITT1E GENERAL.
AZ the conclusion Of bis speech the Judge
read telegram from General Malone,
wHigh. he said, the General sent him Tues
day from Washington. stating that be had
10 b. al the { United States District Court in
Balumo. yesterday and would be unable to
be present, aud congratulated the Repubh-
cans Of Richmond on the formation OF a
white club.
The Generals message was received with |
round after round Of applause; ia fact, the
mention Of the liiile mans name was the
signal for hearty cheers all through the |
speeches.
Ex-EdifOr EIam.
Colonel William q. Elan was presented as
the next speaker. and be alluded to the fact |
that the new Republican party was born in |
Monticello Jiall in 1877, when there were |
few White men among the number, and be |
regarded IL as a bright daV when twelve |
wears later 80 many white citizens were as |
scmhlod in Richmond under the Republican |
banner.
He devoted most OF his time TO trying to |
show thst his party is becoming the white |
mans party instead OF the negro. He |
,la med that ont OF the 10000 votes polled |
Tor Hsrrisoa at least 900 were white. lie |
said there IA nothing m the Democratic cry /
of "negro domiEsiion': that intelligence |
ana virtue sill rule whether IN the white or
black man. lie told his hearers that they |
hal no cause - complain about The dlstrihu.
tsnOf Offices. Let the President go slow,
81 ,he people eau wait
TACuONAL TROUBLE.
Ee said the Republican party In this State
fs the most harmonious Of any in the cOun-
try. and that there ia not one tenth OF the
ssctional trouble here that there Is in the |
Presidents own state.
President Harrison. he said. only wants
tine aad Will look after Virginia in due sea
SOD.
MT. Allan.
Edgar Allan, Esq. wss the next speaker.
ue .aia he could hardly believe that TINS
audience q so many white men was Re-
publican meeting. 10 told bis hearers that
Ir 1871 he was elected To the state COnstltu-
to1a. Convention from Prince Edward and
tl1 AppomgttOx without receiving single
ULte vote.
ruZLiJNG.
Wfsa he came into the hall be Was puz-
1el i1 know whether the meeting was
G..-e Wse's funeral or feast OF the spoils.
ii. toid Of tbe cordi,l reception he and
Judge Waddill received a. the hands OF the
L.,t, Of departments IN Washington last
w,s., aud sand had it not been that the officials
were pressed with their work In order 10 90
f, me centennial IN New York the Judge
would have brought back 10 Ms people some
substantial evidences OF their work while at
tie capital.
L0AyEs AND FISHES.
These matters will come all right soon, be
rrl0icted, and the only thiug ihst need be
feared - that tho ioayes and fishes will not
20 around. lie bad seen seven men short
tune before be came 10 the meeting. all OF
whom wanted the same Office and each one
thought his claim better than that Of his
rival.
THE TRUE RgPUBLIcANs
Tie division OF the Offices will give the
defeated sspirants chance 10 show whether
they are IN the party from principle. aud It
VIII soon be known u what material the
parry u composed.
Mr. Allan urged harmony within the
ranRs, and SAID he had been "a kicker"
himself, but his kicks we're all inside the
party.
lie urged bis friends TO 90 70 their homes
and talk matters over aud heal the breach
tud Jet the party be presented before the
President without broken line.
General Boiling.
General Stiih Boiling. OF Petersburg, was
next presented aud made short speech, IN
Whioh be tod some good anecdotes and
rdiculed TIE idea that the negro need be
feared by whiie people. lie eulogized the
eolorsd race for their conduct toward the
white people during the war;
TnR BLACK MAN.
The Generaisaid be proposed 10 give these
faI Bar = dahf 4 ,