Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-16

cred me far beyond my peraons. aeseres,
| feel that you have extended 10 mo
far more consideration than | am indi-
yiduntly entitled to: but. conceding al
that, believe nave tried In my own poor way
10 render you the best possible service mat
could command. II ! know myself the amDi-
tion OF my life has been 70 DO usoiuI 10 my peo-
pie, and il have rendered any ser,ice TO drl~
from you such al expression as mas beeh SHOWN
by your rising vote nero thls cVohlns !. - Vi"
great compensation OF my lie. lLoud sp-
While speaking to you IN oil tho sincerity OF
my nature | cannot withdraw s.tLont saying
sOmething ia regard 10 the position nave 9ccu-
pied-arduou., laO)riOus, ana taxing up AL my
time | must say that from 1888 10 our nnhl
victory in lSs7. and including tho campaign OF
| 1875 / gave my entire time 10 tho DeHOctauc
party. Applause ., .. -.
on. knew before what we had 10 contend with.
! know the desperate man at petersburg that We
had to fight, and knew n occupied mo position
have 10 stand at my post all the time dd II, and
your resolution here this evening u tho uest AL
swer that could be made for my own personai s"li
| lAppause.l will not detain you out wouiu llko
| 10 sny one word ABOUT tho gentleman whOm you
| have honorod with the high ofice Of chairman
| Of The State Committee As new map. as n
| young man. Basil Gordon, OF kapphhhnnock' Is
| not extensively known. desire % say 'uet no
has been ON the committee ss part OF the SIAN OF
| vour late ch irman since 1885. tie has attended
| All tho conventions and be has done Lls Tholo
duty lie has contributed llD,rely 70 that ne
| ccssity cf csmpaign-tne financial depart
ment
| You NAV talk about Doodle. have heard A
| good many greenhOrns talk about Doodle. HOW
| are you going 20 run Il campaign Wihout nhAh-
| ca meansi Haven't you got 10 organize your
| party: haven't you got 10 put your men ia me
| field: haven't you got 70 provide means Tor ne
| speakers; haven't you. 10 word, got TO employ
| n very large amount Of money 10 carry on the
| necessary business Of the campaign IL any OF
| toll al
not the proper Thing 90 have arOund-h you
! think you can sin without it-go and try IL
That is The way Malone has beaten you ali tho
time. Yon didn't understand it. I knew what
| it was know we had % organize; know we
had little checking 70 do ourselves. we are sii
| down here scuniing along. Most Of our people
| are not very literally supplied with surplus
| means. but the party has got 20 provide the
| necessary expenses OF the campaign. Ana lot
| me say here what the Democratic party Oh VIZ
| ginia ought 20 DO. 10 ought 10 PROVIDE us own
| money and it could De done by a very little con-
| tributon from everybody. Let It Do done
| by every one. Let tho Democrats all over mo
| state come up with money. win Contributors OF
| a dollar or two dollars apiece, and We WIZ nave
| a plenty OF money. 90 not DeleFo 10 thc
! money Of your rich men. Some OF these fellows
| thought was a jay Gould or a NanderDist some
| time ago. bat there never was greater mistake.
| Well. gentlemen. I was going ON 70 state
| something about Gordon. Gordon Is friend u
| mine lie Is q frSl-rste fellow. lie Is hDefal
fellow. he Is al educated man and he has got q
| groat desire 10 run this campaign. Wen, Say
! cerned, 1 would Ike for you % try
| IL once. 1 would ike % SEQ you graft
| ned and ! want 70 say further that te'
! lieye he ia a competent nan, aud think be u
| the best man wo could get ] was giad 70 see
my associate senator get up hero 20 noininate
SIR. Gordoo. | want you 10 recognize bin a.
your chairman. and j tell you ne VIII 10 h''
whole duty. / tell you another thing; tae pool
a In toe a n
valid, but We hope he will b0 well In nttle
! while will further cay II ] eau be OF zny use
20 hlm from my past experience. sucn is m,
friendship for the man. such - my ner0loh Y
the Democratic cause. Will put myself BY MI
eide. Loud applause.l will DO u II he wanl'
me- do not want ~ take any o. the credit o.
the campaign. weat him 70 getil ] 90 no
wantiitO 10 said. Well. Barbour DID II, nor
we lose, "It was Gordon" That Il no
a fair thing 70 do. never have gone hack on I
friend. and tell you II | hayo anything 70 IL
with this cam paign and We lose | VIII 1axe M
responsibility of tho disaster. hare eaggeste'
and my friends urged the nomination OF Ar
Gordon. | viii say thas you may rely upon hl
ndeliy bis integrity. and no will get on thef his
! plane that my friend Parson Massey Was talxin
about awhile ago. don't know Of anybody WI
! can get on thai higher plane better thsu Gordon
30 that 10 every respect think the Democrats
party Of yirfipla 10 exceedingly fortunate 70 Sc
cure the services of this gentleman.
Now, having made my appearance before yo
for the last time IN the capacity IN which hav
spoken, want you % feet that while the pulsa
| Hons 70 through my body. as long as can CON
mand strength "a LOOK tho Democratic party u
. | the face. you viii ind that arm ready 70 ca
! ! operate In all the lights and the defeats aud IA
psiyations ana In the successes which may a.
tach 10 tho grand Old party. which Il has bee
tbo pride OF rny whole life ~ be associated Stn
am not Que Of the motcrn Democrats va
not born Democrat a. Old jackson said. b'
. have been In tas Democratic limo for 90 man
, years thai hardly like 10 tsiK about u d
! not know anybody but my fnond GenorA Iaiia
| fsxfo hego and oro or eMo old fOeskls uA1sptox