The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-18


OPEN AIR MEETING.
An open-air meeting was held IN front OF
Republican headquarter, last night.
large crowd mainly negroes. was present
ana listened Ia the harangue- Of Me-srs. j.
". Southwark. Edmund Waddlll, John
Mitchell (colorcd) and others.
Al the speeches were characterized by
, bitterness AGAINST Democratic rule and
Government. and denounced IN the way and
after the manner of Republican speakers III
general.
The Fire Department somewhat inter
r.rsd with the meeting. While Judge adj
dill was speaking. a test alarm was turned
i'm from Box !. Third police station. The
ringing of the bells and the departure oi
the engine made the Judge cut oil his re-
I,iar. while Mitchell was talking. the on
cine returned. and delay of half an hour
was caused in the proceedings while the en-
zines fires were being cNtingul>hcd.
The addresses were made from platform
erected i'm front Of the sccond-,tory windows,
and il wa, hard 10 hear and impossible 10
see the speakers.
LURrN IL MANCHESTER.
Captain W. :. Iuriy. the Republican can
didatc for AttOrney-6cneral. made speech
Of an hour and half in the city Of Man
chester last night. This meeting was gwen
under the auspices of Republican iarin
club. # had been advertised and riacafd-
| for weeks. with the result of bringing to-
epthcr last night about two hundred negroes
and about TWENTY-FIVE white men. stand
| had been erected in front of the market
house. on which half Of the white men were
seated.
MIR. smith. president of the club. called
/ the meeting 10 order, addressed hf- audl-
encc a. ~highly intelligent one ana IN
irOduccd Captain Luriy.
Cartnin Iuriv opened l,y asking his audi
cncc to behave themselves. aud then tod
that to- was NiaiHian. and bad made
thirty speeches. and every time had more
hearers than any Democratic candidate. II
/ elected. hc intended doing alf the worn 81
thc Office Of Acknowledgement 10y himself.
and did not intend to have any assistance
The Republican party. he asserted. was
tine warm friend Of the poor man. Whlle "i
/ black. and. if successful in Ibis elcctlun'
would make them all cease 10 be- poor lie
picfurcd "a glowing scene of how the poor
man. white and black. would then nave me
h1use- handsomely furnished with pianos.
DE-. and also money IN bank. ana the l-no-
RANT negroes present actually believed MN.
H. WIS positive i'm stating III 1t the white
man hld the Anzio-~aN0n blood. ana Wohlh
always ride ON top. and asked ihe TWO nun
Irpl negroes. - on bul iHl ~ ''i'
into my parl0r. eat al my table. end be- III
PRODUCED % my wife. do yout "pi course
we DON'T" the negroes yelled buck IN reply
He gave the usual oul0Iics - Malone,
- fold how homes the was. how he never mao
nor could NOT DO bad thn- or mean act
and extollod the purity of his Management
# the A.. VI. and -. railroad.
The remainder Of his time WIS taken ny
with t1lking about labor. How anxious
d the Republicans WE, - give workmen - q
lda4 instead of sl.j1. and b. Lost mo- oppor
mnitv of tcllin. that he WIS l1horer whel
"a Youth. The only effect 81 this. however
wa, apparently fO MIX h.s audience de
= t.rmine 10 send him back work after cleo
ton. ne asserted in q pi disable way ina
3 were il NOT tor the II publican party ih'
people would not now De- able t. r'hd liol,
] Writ.
H. brought i'm the iar.h ami struggled
S hard 10 explain 10 10 his Do brethren. IT.
. made rambling remarks Oh dil rent sun
ieri.. long since worn ont and wound W
with "a tribute 10 the mobility OF the col
0red man.
Colonel Ou, II. Russell followed in
short speech. after which the ue-rocs an'
their pale-facod brethren went home an'
tried hard iD understand al ih'y b id hear'
D about tine state debt. the BAN hill ana th'
f4rIn.