The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-30
THE. INDEPENDENT MOVE.
NEGROES AND JOHN MiTCHEll'S
CANDIDACY.
Secret Meeting of Whites and Blacks In
jackson ward-The Address Adopted
and Submitted to the Coiored People
Assembled.

Secret Meeting of whites and Blacks In
jackson ward-The Address Adopted
and Submitted to the Coiored People
Assembled.
II was known in Richmond yesterday
that a Republican conference would be held
last night, at which time II was under
stood that a decision would be reached
as to whether John Mitchell, Jr,
would be placed in the field as the
Republican independent Congressional
candidate for the Third district. such
secrecy was observed on the part Of those
who knew it that 1t seemed impossible TO
| find out their time and place OF meeting,
but TIMES reporter at last found them in
Mtchells residence, on Third street.
| The meeting convened at ! O'Clock, in
room in the back part OF has house, ana con-
| tinued In session until 10 o'clock.
squire II. +. Jonathan, the colored Hen
rico county Justice of the peace, presided,
and all were sworn 10 the strictest secrecy.
| WHITE MEN AND NEGROES.
The meeting was not composed entirely
of negroes, but, in J0hnatnan's words,
| "There were decidedly more than one
prominent white man In the meeting
| Mitchell's address was presented to this
meeting and approved, but IT was decided
not to allow it TO be published yet.
Chairman Jonathan was auth orized TO
call Republican district mass-meeting, al
which time Mitchelrs address will be read,
and it will lie within the power OF that meet
| ing to place a man IN the field, and the
meeting will be presided over by Chairman
JOhnathan. The later refused to say IN what
| form he would issue the call, but said that
| ~ > o'plprl fp-1ay laanpr the
district would be informed. He said: "All
we have to do is to sound the bugle, and the
| boys will be at the polls. GOOchland and
| Chesterfield are organized to perfection, ana
the rest of the district is not far behind"
BOUND TO SECRECY.
| eyes, am bound TO secrecy" he said.
"But Will tell you, Tuesday next VIII be
one Of the liveliest days ever seen In this
district. and when the result Of the election
is known some people will have to rub their
ewes for long time before they Will be able
to realize what has happened"
THE JUDGES OPINION.
"Why. il don't amount to row Ofpins,"
| said Judge Waddill, when asked by re-
porter Of The TINES for his opinion OF the
! Mitchell move. at is impossible for one
man 10 nominate another" he continued,
"and elect him. That crowd has always
been antagonistic TO me, but in the end
amounts to nothing.
"NO, the Republicans will not place a
candidate in the field for Congress this time.
J could have beaten George Wise by a
| thousand votes, but after registration day
| ascertained that the Democrats Will throw
out the whole of Jackson Ward, II neces-
sary. so it will be utter folly for us TO put up
a candidate
A well-knOwn Democrat, who Is tho
roughly posted as TO the situation Of this
district, said yesterday: "Well, 1t looks
now as if the Republicans are going to put
men at the polls to keep their own men
from voting. Instead Of the Federal author
tiles putting armed men at the polls to as
sst the Republicans to vote, they Will have
to work in opposition to he Force bill and
! prohibit them from voting"