The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-29
NIX BARBOUR CONFIDENT
DtN'eS AN ALLEGED INTERVIEW
HELD WITH HIM
published In the New York Papcrs-,s.
Declares that Ne Never Fru Greater
Hope In Any Election Political Nova
From Al r,in,s

"P' =" Any Erection on-POlitical News
From All fcints.
iEfDFHICksBI Va October y. ~pc-
tial. ms afternoon the lance received
me following telegram from Mr.. Barbour in
. answer 10 lis inquiry as 10 the correctness
oi the reported interview with him az pub
, li>hcd IN the Ucruh aud Hoyid. in which
u was stated he had given up the fight in
P Virginia,
, "NAsiiiNGrON. ID. g., October y, 1SsS.
"Io Coionci j. ". WoIfs:
1T j, an invention Of the enemy made Of
whole cloth. | was never more confident of
success in any election.
"(>iencd) J. :. BARBOUR"
nc DtMOCRAIIC GATHERING Al ORANGE
tDtHIIiOj jSE,
To-da, al Orange politics ran up Ia a
White heat. y II only an immense con-
course Of people from that county of both
parties were present. but large numbers Of
people from Louisa. Madison. Greene and
'ulpcpcr counties were IN attendance. as
we'll as from the upper portion Of >potsy-
Nania. The reports from the outside
counties aboNc-namcd. are that the
Democrats are in first-class organization.
and Will roll mp splendid maiOrities. An
impartial authority from Louisa county
SAYS that lftlc will distance Griffin there
for thc senate 10y 300 or 100: also Gordon for
will sweep 10. Bets on Shackeliord Demo
crai. against Davis. Republican. in Orange
for the House Of Delegates. We're numerous
and ran high. one man at Orange Court
house finally offered 10 bet one hundred dol
lars ON >hackcliord's election over Davis.
coLOEED ANTI-MAHONEITEs.
There is a wcll-organizcd colorcd club Of
I seventy odd auti-NahOnc men who are
~olemnly sworn against the little Boss.
MAHONE's KANSAS MAN DECLINES DISCUS
SION.
About I O'Clock the people, numbering
thousand or more. sWarmcd about the court
room iu great zeal and expressed anxiety
that the speaking would commence at once.
soon the courtroom was one mass literally
packed With people. mostly white with about
Two hundred colofed men. The Hon. Thos.
Whitehead was in waiting 10 hear from Ma
homes Kansas pet. Judge Perkins, who had
asked for a joint discussion. The appoint
| mcnt was that of the Democrats. and il was
stated. through their representative, the
| Hon. II. johnson Barbour. that they had
offered that Perkins should open for one and
onc-quarter hour. Whitehead 10 follow one
and one-quarter hour. Perkins 10 reply in
] a half hour. and Whitehead 10 close in half
an hour. Judge Perkins refused. saying
I that hc would not discuss unless he had the
close. and the Democrats then determined
90 go on with their speaking.
THE SPEAKING.
Mr.. George ~hackclford made few re-
marks as to his position upon the payment
Of taxes. and that of Mr.. Davis, his oppO-
ucnt. in which hc charged Davis with having
paid his taxes IN coupons from bonds be-
longing tO foreign hOndhOders. and that ne
was indicted therefor. tried and convicted,
and his rlding-hOrSc levied on for the debt.
Mr.. ~hakclford was loudly and repeatedly
applaudCd at the close of his remarks.
He CLOSED 10y introducing the Hon.
Thomas Whitehead who was received by
the audience with perfect storm Of ap-
plausc. which was repeated 80 often and
, continued that the speaker had frequently
90 wait until ne could 20 on with his speech.
II was UNANIMOUSLY agreed that MIR. White
head covered i'm a mastery manner the
y real living ISSUES of the campaign. lie
touched upon the tariff and other questions
Of national character and showed up Ma
hone and his henchmen in all their cnOrmi-
ties.
He literally skinned Judge Perkins. and
hung hi, hide up 10 the sunlight and wind
for mercy.
Not for years before was an audience
more responsive: when he closed round af-
fer round of cheers went up for Whitehead,
the State ticket, ~hackclford, and Gordon.
During all this time Judge Perkins held
his harangue in the porch fronting the
courtroom 10 about one hundred negroes
and some thirty on forty whites. the latter
considerable crcsttallen in appearance.
judge Perkins stuck to his old story, which
hp has been telling through the state. the
old iron. kegs of nails. price of farmers pro-
ducts. the calico dress and number of
other platitudcs BY his side stood a
drunken Irish tramp. several drunken ne
erocs. and several white men, whose cOndi-
tion was just as bad.
HAMPTON DEMOCRATS AROUsED-COM-
PANY ORGANIZED.
Company u. Fourth Regiment, reorgan-
/ i/cd Tonight with forty ->iN on the roll. G..
". Hone was elected captain. Frank II.
Couch first Lieutenant. and j. W. Tenant
second lieutenant. Captain samuel Hodges.
ordinacc officer, of Norfolk, superintended
the election.
The Democrats here are fully aroused and
well organized.
MIR. HARBOUR INTERVIEWED IN WASH
INGrON.
NIrNANDRIA, VA, October IS >pc-
cial The G0-effcN Washington cores
pondcut SAYS: senator Barbour. of Virginia.
Is i'm the city to-day. lie says the reported
interview with him. published i'm the New
York Uori0 of Yesterday. 10 the effect that
the Democratic prospect in Virginia is un-
favorable. il utterly and entirely incorrect,
and that he never thought. let alone said.
ANYTHING that warranted il or from which
such AN idea as that referred 10, could have
been lcgtimatcly conceived. ON the con
frary. he SAWS ne has reliable information
from every county and city in the
state. and knows that the Democ-
raev there was never before in better
condition. lie SAYS that while the Demo
Gratis of Virginia got no money from the Ma
tionM Democratic Committee, they got
from other sources more than they ever had
before: that they are better equipped and
better organized than they ever have been
i'm any previous campaign. and that he
wa. never more confident Of victory
than at present. lie SAYS General Malone
has used "a great deal of money aud VIII
probably use "A great deal more between
now and election day, and that he
may possibly buy some votes with II, but
that while he. Barbour Is certain there are
not 5000 white \irginians who have 80
little -elfrcspect rs Ia sell their votes. he
has. i'm his estimates, made allowance for
that number and that even should General
Malone buy that many, the Democratic
ticket will DC elected bN "A decisive ma
iorifv. Mr.. Barbour saws that collections
were being made for General Mahone
campaign fund in Philadelphia 80 late ~
last week 10y prominent high iarin men III
that city. lie saws ex-senator Lewis, oi
Virginia. a Republican, NOW IN this city,
tells him the majority against Malone IN
his section of the state Will be large, and
that the Democrats will elect their Legisla-
tive ticket in his county, Rockingham-a
Gain. lie SAYS Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie, OF
Alexandria. a prominent Republican, tells
him Malone will be defeated by twenty
thousand majority Mr.. Barbour says
the arrest of the Democratic Judges OF
election in Charlotte county was great
l.utr,oa and that The state Democratic
committee will make it their especial busl-
ness 10 defend them and all other ju iges.
and other election officers, aud every other
Virginia Democrat whom General Mahone
and his agents may attempt TO inilmidate,
either before or AT the election. Mr.. Bar
honr SAYS a large majority Of the people oI
Virginia are opposed to General Mahone'