The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-26
WHAT THE KlCKERS DID.
They had no Meeting Of their Own. bat
Turn their Attention to the County Ias-
tioni.is-a Report by an Ego Witness.

tf"hf~'s 4 Report ~ an iyo W ithess'
The situation IN Richmond and lIenrico
comfy has assumed remarkable shape.
Last evening at : o'clock the "kickcrs' AZ
.cmblcd al Rhcinhardt's Hall to deliberate
over the situation. They met. and siierdue
/ drlihcraiion and speeches advising them a.
[ 20 tho condition Of affairs. il was decided tO
adjourn the meeting and look into the soma
torial question in llrnrco county. They
lefi their hall and marched mp Main street
in solid phalanX. They went 10 the corner
Of Main and Plum streets. They turned
down from thence 10 cary street. vhefr q
vision struck their gaze. and they found
even more than they had bareained
for. VIM. H. BeYeridge was addressing
large crowd of the s0,ereigns Of llenrlc0
on the situation. lie claimed that De- mad
been fairly and honestly nominated; mat
he had received more votes than Jonathan.
the pet of Judge Waddiii and j. Wilbur
Southwark.
The "kickcrs" marched mp in full force
and arrived in time 10 hear the following
language fall from the lips Of Nr. BeNer-
idec: IN had spent fsrly-ii>e dollars on
Wilbur southwark. ! would have been nom-
mated by the second convention. which had
no right to nominate" ffe then proceeded
~ dsnOunce the county ring After be- had
proceeded for twenty minutes, IT. q grand
perOratiOn be closed amid the plaudits 81
his audience.
The ~kickcrs" then went two squares
further on. e. AndersOn's store. 20 hear
and see what was going on. They found "a
smooth faced stranger addressing the
crowd. 40 one knew who De- was. Who II
be- asked the "kickcrs." \ friendly
negro said: "iie is Perkins. Of God knows
where" The "kickcrs" gaIcd. looked upon
and asked each other. "Nho is Perkins,
The more they asked the more unsaiis-
factory were the answers. Perkins dared
not discuss the Virginia situation. lie j.
a smooth flced. rather stout. medium sized
man. Ne rather resembles the Hon John
:. Wire i'm personal appearance. This was
The remark Of the "kic.eF~." several col
Orcd men who wcr. present said. "tO
God. dat man is Judge Cruichheld."
Perkins proceeded amid erie, from the
crowd. lis Your hotel bill paid Chest
nuts" Nv here did YOU come FROM "liel-
20. tramp" Il, EOur shirt in the laun-
dry Have you paid your poll tax
Perkins bad evidently bitten on more than
hocould chew. 10 tried TO ted 4 stale joke.
The crowd cried. "Chestnut>" and poor
Perkins looked AT hi. crowd. gazed upon
what ought 90 10 the Confederate soldiers
Home. made bow, and said. My God.
I've had enough several in the crowd.
who were in "a pou~ frame Of mind, said:
".Amcu. 50 hc IT, Perkins retired.
Al this point the band that was IN attend
ance and acting under Instructions from the
MahOneitcs. played that sweet and familiar
air known is The Vacant Chair few
negroes cast "a few 0f The logs from Iucka-
hoe upon the bonfire That was burning f.
attract the people. Then George Anderson.
who i- known ~ "ihe luckahoe Terror.
came o. the front and said. III il about
f. "a 4 prtfI.Iar4f.4 -DIff.r ff
About iDiriy-iiye negroes who were stand
ing before the speaker did not applaud.
Amid dead silence Mr.. Anderson in
troduced General >tith Boiling. Of the city 81
Petersburg. General Boiling 10 well known
in the city Of Petersburg and also in
Richmond. but i'm neither city can he pro-
dUce a half a dozen Of friend, who viii sal
that he can make popular speech. III,
"kickcr-" looked al him. Ihcqucstion wac
asked. rs Brother Ben. Harrison igH0rin-
civil service reform - The more ihcl
asked the fewer answers were given.
General Boiling commenced, bHt the crowd
did not want 10 hear him. The cries OF
"1O0d night. ~tith." were heard on a
sides. fho Whit people. most Of whom
were "kickor-." left amid laughter. ana
Withdrew.
W iile all This was going on. a spare man.
with anxious countcnance and eager eye
was walking through the crowd. gazin-
heaSeuNard. II was Judge Naddill. H.
did NOT sing. but was silent. 4 friend oi |
h, said that the Judge could truly sing. anc |
-in- wiki iereor, the welLAnown old hymn |
"Iiko NoAn's weary dOv6
That scared the earth around.
But uOs sting place shove
fhe cherries waters found I
The "kicker," had about forty present |
and seemed tO De un-fDt some of fbDl
stated that judge Wadiiif's case. which T., |
now pending before Congress. had been |
looked into and been passed upon by com
petent attorneys. and the best that could ie
done with judge W addil was simply { !
send him back o. The people. There hs !
could obtain redress for his wrong-
There Dee could make "a NigOrOu. caupAle |
and show why he should hi the seat from
Doc Third congressional district. The judge |
seemed 10 find no consolation in the orator
4 Gen. >tlth Boiling or the ,mooth-facel
stranger. but geitin. in his buggy dro,
lpidiy away. accompanied by q faithful
rieud.