Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-17

pie. / am an anti-Mahone man. iou
need not sit down on Senator hiu-
dleberger, for am as strongly opposed 10
Malone as he is. don't care anything
about the kissing. know what It means,
but you can go on, for your man u soi"s
The continued Interruptions bothered
Colonel Cameron no little, aud, becoming
worried. he said: 81 do my own writing,
and I'll do my own fighting" lCheers.I
DOWN OK MALONE.
Colonel Cameron now turned his atten-
ton TO Malone. but the din OF CONFUSION
was so great that he could not be heard
ten feet away. He said Malone had never
been true 10 any party TO which he at
tached himself Malone had protessed his
inability 70 pay his just debts and had
grown rich off of railroads and otner en-,
terprises hankruptod by himself. In ola
times" the speaker continued, Manone
said he was as good a Democrat as Ben.
Hill. Is IL so now, ask? Why Is ne not
now as good a Republican as some OF US!
i don't see why he is not as good Demo-
crat as Hill or as good Repuohcan as
some of u.s."
II want Mr. Riddleberger TO come and
talk TO YOU" said the Colonel when he was
about through and had stood the cnaiIhng
of certain element of his hearers az long
as he could. He has right to talk, he
has the sense and can talk better than L
can"
HE WANTED TO FIGHT.
Mr.. Riddleberger again appeared on the
rostrum and said: " have had 20 meet
hired towards everywhere that have been;
Now. if YOU don't want to keep quiet send
your representative up 10 this stand. !
weigh los pounds and viii whip any one OF
you" a., ,,
The speaker again referred to Mr. Mus;
qev's presence in Virginia at this time ana
added. II have been associated with Ma
hone for twenty years and never knew him
TO utter the word Mother Ihave nothing
further to saw He looked downcast and
stepped down.
HOW WILL HE voTEr
Il challenge any man," sald Colonel
Cameron. again coming TO the front III re;
Spouse TO repeated calls, to come up ana
debate with me this question"
He paused, but no one came. he con-
tinued: Il am rot going to vote any
Democratic ticket.
some one in the audience.
Mo- he replied 81 would not vote
for him to save his life." lApplause.l "
cleaned Malone up the other day, and
now have nothing more TO say" and he
took his seat.
"wE'vE ALL BEEN THERE BEFORE"
Mr.. Riddlebcrger arose for the third
time and endeavored 10 speak. He said
that ike John T.. Sullivan In the kllrain
fight he always came up smiling. lie nad
uttered but a few more words when the
noise ON the floor drowned his voice. and
the band struck up and played the sug-
gestive air to which these words are htted
For we've all been there before, many time,
many tmo;
We've al been thero before, many Time;
And many bottle Of neer we've TOOK
TO color your nose and miue;
, We've ALI boon there before, many time. many
time"
DECLARED ADJOURNED.
Mr.. Pumphrey here arose and, declaring
the meeting adjourned, requested the band
to play Home. Sweet Home" and the
good old song was played, but the meeting
was not ready to adjourn.
Mr.. Riddleberger made another fruitless
attempt 10 make himself heard, and what
had been experienced at least dozen times
during the evening was gone through with
again. The audience was in no humor 70
hear ANYTHING, and finally the second al
iournment was declared.
Still the crowd did not disperse. On the
contrary. they crowded up around the
speakers stand. and at one time 1t looked
like there would be somebody mashed.
The boys had "a great scramble for the
pitcher of egg-nog. and finally one got
The pitcher and another a glass, and the
palatable beverage had soon been gotten
away with.
Governor Cameron walked out of the
front entrance, and after the police had
pushed the jammng crowd back from
around the speakers stand Mr.. Riddleber-
ger and several friends retired through the
police headquarters and Joined Cameron
at their carriage and drove back to the TX
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