Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-24
REGISTER! REGISTER!
ALL DEMOCRATS URGED TO LOOK TO
THIS IMPORTANT DUTY.
Speeches at the Powhatan Club by Messrs.
ffournoy, Gates, and Elicit
Other Notes.

This strong and timely appeal is made
"to the Democratic voters of Rich
mond to bestir themselves and see to
it that their names are properly enrolled,
so that next Tuesday week they will be
prepared to cast their ballots for George
ID. Wise and honest government
Tomorrow. Saturday, October 25th,
is regis.ration-day, and take this, the
last opportunity, to remind you Of the
duty of the hour. That duty is to make
sure that your names are on the regis
tration-books, so that you may be ready
to cast your vote on the day OF election.
A PRESSING DUTY.
II you voted ct the last election and
have not moved your place of residence
since that time you will know that you
are properly registered. But if you have
moved since you voted last the chances
are that you will need transfer before
you can vote again. To be assured on
this point it is only necessary to call at
or send to the headquarters Main street,
opposite the post-oflice, up-stairs) and
make the inquiry. II you need q trans
fer it will be attended TO for you then
and there.
AN EASY TASK.
This is not much TO ask OF any good
citizen. Do this at once.
The danger which threatens our party
at this moment is the apathy Of our
people. This has resulted from the fact
that it is generally believed that we will
have no opposition at the coming cleo
ton.
DO not be deceived by this transparent
trick. THERE'S nowno enemy in our front,
but we have the best evidence that IN the
rear, under cover of congenial darkness,
his black columns are being massed.
EASY TO NOMINATE.
Remember that it only requires one
Sunday to nominate their candidate and
organize their forces. 1t is scarcely to
be doubted that be has already been
chosen. His nomination will be ratified
at every church and prayer-meeting on
the I'd of November. We shall meet
him at tho polls on the morning of the
4th. We must be prepared to lay him
low once more. Respectfully,
JAMES G. LAME, City Chairman.
VALUABLE INFORMATION.
This matter of registration is a very
important one and should be looked to
with great care.
If your name is not on the registration
books by sundown tomorrow you can
not vote. If you think there is doubt
as to whether or not you will have time
tomorrow, call on the registrar of your
precinct to-day at his home and he is
compelled to put your name on his
book.
II you have moved out of your old
precinct into a now one and will have
been in the latter thirty days or more on
November 4th you will have to get
transfer from the old precinct. If you
have moved to the city from some other
point in the State and have been here
three months or more you will have to
get transfer. If you have come to
Virginia from another State you are en-
titled to vote after residence Of twelve
months. You will have to register, but
no transfer will be needed.
Register to-day if your name IS not
on the book. If you must put 1t oil
until tomorrow see to IT the first thing
in the morning or you may be too late.
The voters in Clay Ward, which has
been so redistricted as to form new
precinct by cutting off parts OF the FIRST
and Fourth, should be certain that they
are now on the right books.
Powhatan Club Rally.
A meeting of the Powhatan Club was
held last night at the club rooms on
north Eighth street
Notwithstanding the inclement weather
number of members OF the club and
other Democrats gathered in the assem-
bly-room in anticipation of the speeches
which had been promised by leading
Democratic orators.
After the consumption OF few min
utes in the transaction of routine busl-
ness President Preston Belvin set the
oratorical ball in motion by introducing
as the first speaker Sheriff ID. ). Gates.
THE SHERIFF TALKS.
Mr.. Gates spoke very briefly, hardly
occupying the floor ten minutes. DE
discussed the race issue and the tln-plate
section of the Mckinley bill, interlect-
ing into his remarks some very spicy and
original sinilcS. He touched briefly on
the card of the Chairman of the Repub-
lican District Committee, and compared
it in very humorous way to school
boys lesson on composition.
JUDGE II. W. FLOURNOY.
Mr.. Belyin then introduced "one OF
the brightest and best campaign speak
ers in Virginia, and n man who never
feared to give expression to his opin-
ions"-Hon. II. ". Flournoy, Secretary
of the Commonwealth.
The speech of Judge Flournoy, which
consumed about al hour In its delivery,
was one of the most mastery expositlons
of Democratic principles ever heard IN
this city.
He explained the doctrines OF per-
sonal liberty and States rights and de-
Tended them vigorously and eloquently,
and denounced the force bill III strong
and cutting language.
Referring to this bill he declared that
if passed il would either be stricken
| from the 6tatute-OOOhb ny IcNO4utOh oi
the liberties of tue southern people
would be lost forever. The contest
would be war to the knife and the knife
to the hlt, and he for one would be
ready for the fight.
POLITICS AND BUSINESS.
The Judge said that in Virginia poll
tics and business could not be dis
associated. Our social and race In
tegrity and our commercial prosperity
depend in too great measure upon the
issues of elections Some time ago, he
said, man came down here from some
where in the North and addressed a
farmers institute near this city. This
man told the farmers to make butter
and let politics alone but, said the
Judge, with emphasis, If we let politics
alone we won't have any butter to make.
The Judges speech was all through OF
this same honest, manly tenor, anc
elected great applause from his auditors
The speech is one that will long be re-
msmbered by those who were fortunate
enough 10 hear Ii.