The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-28
FROM ROANOKE.
Major >coits >prrch Anti Nahone Re
publican--Ihe "Times."

ROANokE. September -. special Coz
re~pondencc. While fhvre H. nn sur-
face Indication. 10 we except an oc-
ca-innal -rerrh. that ihr Democrats
Of this city are doing amy gIea
amount of work ier their ticket. One ha- but
to take q peep behind the -rDu"- tO ln cun-
Ninccd ihat activity and determination are
tine controlling factors with the executive
committee. Men who have never maui-
f-ied amy interest R fhp >ucce~- of thc
Democratic ticket bcY0nd casting ballot
and wishing ii .uccp--. are hand ai work.
and those Who have heretofore given 20
dollar or five dollars fD the campaign
fund are giving liio and twenty-five. with
thc promise Of % supplemented donation 10
"a g.. needed. With activity. determination
and .ucco-- and ihc aid Of lhr anti-NahOnc
iirpuhiican- white ami hmrh. of whom
there are many here. we d0 mot hazard any
thing in predicting thai Roanoke. which
went for Cleveland by lll majority. Will -0
fr Mckinney fully 500. Just pat This
duWu as the prediction Of Your Roanoke
correspondent ior reference on Tine last day
oi November.
Major K. Taylor SCOTS speech here last
ni.ht more than Justified hi- nomination for
NffDrney-GeuDri. lie docs mot throw dia-
mund dust in the eyes of the voters. hIf
goes fn iho core of his subject. Mah0u. and
MuhOnci-lu. and ar-uc- it like tho able and
critical lawyer ho h.. lle made "a splendid
impression and many votes.
Am0n- the prominent Republicans here
who are arTHycd against MahOne are " b.
liam \. Paiiir. iaie chairman of ihr kepuh-
licau city Executive Committee. W N
Brculman Wh0 up 10 April ilfh edited the
Roanoke UcekiU sun. tle Oull Republican
paper in This Congressional district and
was president OF the Harrison aud Morton
White club last fan. Colonel r. Houston.
Wio succeeded hi- brother the late senator
Houston. as manager of the Grocer steel
and Iron Company. and several others nf
equal prominence. VINO du noi care t0 have
their names paraded before the public for
prudential reasons. 80 salem We find Colo
mel g.. ". lIln-nruu-h, reporter for ihr -u-
preme t"url az Appeals; l.t. llan.hmu.h.
attorney for the commonwealth: pr. vs. J..
nun-Dr. mnNuf. and Captain J. T.. irirr.
town sergeant.
The gentlemen named viii uot,lrrY their
own Vote alone iU fhr polls. hui will hr fl-
lowed hy mant others. white and colorpd.
They ar men who will influence.
Your core -pDndeni ha- confined himself
closely ga iho ilci- iu~i a~ he and others -De
them. I'm all contained herein. fhn candid
man NhO dislike, tD believe Or admit 30. can-
not point lD shadow 0f cNaggcratiOn.
Those of oir people who read the 'IslE~ ad-
NIT 10. IL has the courage OF ii- convictions
and is in nu -cu-a 20 weather kaur. II
ought 90 -upplanf some ~ tle milk and
water cNpouent- of democracy. which have
quite an extensive circulation.
The Democrat, organized their campaign
club, tonight.
The Roanoke Iron Company, with Colonel
Joseph II. sands general manager of thr|
Norfolk and Western railroad. a. president.
WIS Incorporated here to-day. The cOu-
pauy starts with Sl5O.UUu capital. and Will
proceed to erect nn iron furnace in the west
rrn part of tire city.