The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
bl.su.:ior. a, D-mAera,Is H.adqusrt.r.
over the Arrest OF Election .judges-Mr.
Gordon's Address to the Democracy.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. October Especial
There was consultation at the headquar-
lers OF the Stale Democratic Executive
Committee to-day. The meeting was called
Rrincipallv for acsior ubon the tharIotte
icluity matter ana the rfpoitei piepa'a
lions Of Malone and his Federal allies 10
carry their depredations into Pittsylvania.
Halifax, etc, Mr.. Bprbour. Major Daniel,
'tntan Yen"blc. and Ne-srs' tfaht Hume,
Taylor and W. ". Berry, Thomas :. Mar
tin, T.. u. Newman. and r.. f.. Meredith
were the gentlemen present besides Mr.
Gordon and Secretary Scott.
Mr. Gordon was directed TO issue the fol-
lowing address, which | am requested to
asked copied br all Democratic papers inn
rscdiafely
APPEAL To TnE DEMOckfcf.
Rooms STATE DEN. ExEC. COMMITTEE,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 81, lS>?.
To the Democratic Pory Of Tirginia:
The arrest of Democratic election judges
Just before the pending election upon
charges that were made by supers lsors i'm
iilediately affer tie Presidential election OF
tssf ,iia lee it ni,tiOus HAT Ste proceeding
Is /. sensational device To- tcrrorizc and Y,
cover impending defeat with hypocriiical
cries If fraud
The Lvnchburg Republican commissioner
who issued the warrant fDr the arrest oi the
Charlotte county eleclioii 'uh,"s. had been
i'm possession Of the charges ever since No
velnber. isSs. They were technical. inNoiN-
ing no inpuiaiion Of fraud. ana were y
nored rs trivial. The evidence Dc.cre hlu'
showed that the election was fair, and the
unearthing af this late juncturc Of long
known and discarded accusations. j. proof
of their trumpcd up character. and OF the
moti,c- now pfoiiiptiilg them.
II ihly be expected by the Republican
man ,gcrs in their desperation. that violence
will be excited by the bulldozing and lrrltat-
ing methods adopted, and that they may
apologize for the defeat awaiting them J. y
the prefensc that il was thus brought about.
The Democrats all over He state should be-
prepared for such sensational reports ~
will bc given out by their opponents. and
for the attempt, that will INC maae to bull
doze election Judges. registrars. clerks, ard
sOIuc of the voters.
10 preserve tie pcarc aud act. till the
vote il counted. with quiet but firm defer
mination. should be the object of all; but
Democrats should continue every effort to
bring ont their full vote: should attend the
polls early on election day. and should stay
there 10 protect them from violence.
All Democratic judges and other election
officers who have been or may be arrested
may resi- assured that the executive COM
mittec will take every step for their proper
defense in the discharge OF their duties. and
they need be i'm nOwse alarmed by the acts
and threats designed for intimidation.
BASIL Il. GORDON. Chairman.
ANOTHER MALONE TRICk ENrOsED.
The committee puts forth another uncov-
Nf.tIH l. a.
follows:
Trustworthy information has reached The
Democratic Executive Committee as fol-
lows:
"GentIcmen-I overheard some instrilc.
ton given 10 some of Malone, workers, and
think il best 10 let YOU know. They are IL
nut 80 many extra ballots IN the cOuntr,
voting places and they are 90 have some
lighting men on hand and have the Noto-
counted or the whole vote thrown out. and
this il Ia be- done at all hazards i'm AL the
large Democratic counties. These lighting
men are 10 be on hand M small country
places, where farmers are the pilncIpai
voters, aud they are supposed I" lel the
vote be counted rather than have hght,
and these lighting men are Instructed 1,
stand up and make demands of tins KIND
and threaten 10 die before they see the vote
lUlNNu tui. HUu lh' ihiii'i J"'-'' ~
election are supposed to back down rathei
than stand firm"
The opinion is decided AT headquarters
that this. like other Of MahOne's schemes
will not work: but there seems special sig
/ tniiicancc now in the proyerb, "Io be fore
warned is to be forcarmed."
Democrats everywhere must be on guart
and defy intimidation to the uttcrmO-t.
BY order Of the committee.
BASIL Il. GORDON. Chairman.
". ". Scott, Secretary.
The committeeman all report their dis
tricts in favorable condition to success
There is no doubt with the Democrats now
and there il considerable merriment ihi'
evening about the report Of Lang~ton beins
both ordered back and called back.
WHAT BUTLER MALONE SAYS.
The Gozcffc'S Washington correspond
ent saws that Mr. Butler MahOne, who ha'
| been here on his fathers business, left fo
Petersburg this morning. lie told a politi
cal friend lust before he started that th'
work of the campaign. except that to D'
done on election day, had been practcall,
finished. and that no matter what the Dem
ocrats might do now. his fathers election i
assured. This being subsequently repOrte,
al one of the down town hotels. il evoked
many comments upon the myariahle unre
| liability of General MahOne'- political prog
nosticatiOns. But few bets have as yet beer
made here on the Virginia election, ant
they were for small amounts. and at two L
one on Mckinney.