Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-26
HOW EAvEs's FRIENDS PUTS IT.

will be heard from after the
election. This means that they will try
in all sorts of ways to get up contests
and to prosecute people as they did III
1888 (when every prosecution failed.
The activity of the Radical ex-Charman
Mott in State politics is on his own mo-
ton. He wants to control few mem
bers Of the Legislature. either hepuoii,
cans or Independents. and will spend
some OF his own ample means to elect
these. Eaves, Who SO hates Mott that he
las not spoken to him in five months,
can carry tho Republican members OF
the Legislature, barring the three or four
whom Mott will capture. The Republi-
cans in the Legislature, led by Eayes,
will DO ready TO vote for any man Tor
senator who may by any chance be
named as against Vance"
A RAILWAY COMMISSION.
II has been understood that the ALI
ance members will pass in the Leglsla-
ture bill to create a railway commits
sion. Some OF the Radicals have woven
out Of this general statement fiction
that the railways are in secret way
working to counteract these influences,
or in other words arc waglng aquiet war
fare against the alliance nominees.
Nearly all, il not all, the railway officials
are Democrats, and they would not en-
gage in any such scheme.
| BRowER AND EwABT DEFEATED.
! Another friend of the Republican
chairman caves says the latter knows
Brewer and Ewart are defeated for Con-
press. and that he will help neither IN
anv way. As yOur correspondent pre-
dicted in the early spring, the entire year
has been one of surprises, and moro I'M
expected things may happen at the
election rs far as both parties are con
cerned. There is decided improvement
in Democratic registration and zeal In
the past week or ten days. One thing
the Republicans wish to do, and that is
TO get any Democrat to be candidate
against Vance for the Senate. No mat
ter how strong Democrat no may be
they would support him. The Repub-
lican National Committee hates Vance,
who is. as he has always been, a thorn in
the side of the Radicals, and the leaders
of the party here have orders from
Washington to bring every power to
bear against him. Eaves will work hard
against Vance because the latter opposed
his confirmation, Eayes being man
who carries personal grudges into poll
tics. vet he admits Vances ability, pure
ness Of purpose, and highness OF cha
| racter.
HOW MOTIFS FRIEND REGARDS 1T.
A friend of DR.. Mott said to-day !:
"The Democrats will carry the State,
but by reduced majority, as there Will
be q comparatively light vote. There
has been no systematic effort made IN
the back districts to bring out Repub-
lican registration, and many whites and
blacks will not register. Chairman Eayes
has done nothing. He can do nothing,
and the claims of his friends that he can
control the great majority OF the hepuo'
lican members OF the Legislature ere
idle. He is now out Of office as collector
of tho western revenue district, and that
was the only thing which gave HIM
standing. DR.. Motifs friends think the
latter will be able to influence many
members of the Legislature. As to the
Republican strength in the Legislature,
II ia figured that it will be about what 1t
was in 1889, but the members will not
be under any ones control caves GER
tainly cannot handle them
THE sENAToRsHIP.
"As TO the man whom the Republicans
would favor for the Senate, Jaxyis would
| be most acceptable because more con-
servative. The Republican ideas are
rather in line with those OF the alliance
because of the measures favored by the
latter which are resulting in an increase
of the circulation OF money. In so far
tho Republicans in the Legislature
might JOIN the alliance people. Iney
would support for the Senate man OF
alliance views who is not bitter parti-
Gan. DR.. Motifs business IS and has
been mainly looking after q full regis
tration. He started out to get full re-
pistration and to ascertain whether II peo-
ple are allowed TO register they will be
allowed to vote. In q few words. he Is
having a full test OF the new election
law made. 10 do this it became neces-
| sary for him to get out tickets IN all
counties. in order to multiply the
chances of testing the law with regard
to any obstruction OF free ballot. put
ten days ago DR.. Mott discovered that
the registration was much falrer than ne
had ever anticipated.
MAKING CAPITAL FOR THE FORCE BILL.
"In the past few days he has noted the
onno;ntnent ALI over the State OF illite-
rate judges Of election. lbs whole pur-
pose is TO get evidence to lay before coz
seryative senators when Congress meets
So as To sbow them the need OF national
election law. as il is his view that nothing
can be done in politics here or anywhere
elise nnless there is such law. Congress
will be urged to pass national law ap,,
nlicable 10 congressional elections, and
| thus pass the Lodge bill, eliminating
that feature applying to the electoral
and State vote and putting the eiee.olai
vote with the congressionai uhuer feuo-
ral control; also, inserting provision
that only upon the call OF great num-
Der of voters fsay two thirds OF either
political party shall the bill be applied
To State. Some one in each state IS
doing lust the work that Dr. Mott Is
doing here; namely, looking into the
registration and vote"
DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK.
From the best Democratic authority 1t
was learned to-day that the reports as 70 Z,
registration are good and that mere wiI
be large vote. The RepuDncans are
pretty we'll registered in the central n
counties. The registration OF the Dem9 9
Gratis, for q new registration, Is n eood'
The Legislature will be largely Demo-
: cratic. The Democrats Will carry tue
State by 10000 majority. In many
cases Republicans will not vote ioI .aeii
nominees for judges. Charles liz;
their candidate for Chief Justice, woulo
b. disappointed II they did NJ NOV