Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-14
TO-DAY'S BARBECUE.
uAveAFeAsT AND SEVERAL FINE
speecHES At SEVEN PINES.
,,o,r Uaskins, and Wise at Chester
fold Ycsterasv-Ciub Meetings Last
Night, and Others to BE Held.

Tf,ho weather does not forbid there is
coino 70 be an immense gathering OF
Z at Seven Pines to-day, at the
lorbocue of the Fairfield and Brook
land clubs.
Captain George d. Wise and others
nroninent in the party will make short
addresses. Among those invited are:
Hon. Benton McMillin, of Tennessee;
Hon. Waller R. Staples, Hon. Richard
H. Cardwell, and Colonel Tazewell
Fllett The commissary is in good
hands and will not be neglected.
Trains will run on the Seven Pines
road every hour, beginning at 10 A. NJ.
AIR Wise was at Chesterfield Court
bouse Yesterday and says the Democrats
Of that county expressed their intention
OF attending en- Hosse.
SPEAKING IN CHESTERFIELD.
Tho democrats of Chesterfield gather
ed at the county courthouse in very
large numbers yesterday.
If was the first day OF the October
term of the court, and the attendance
exceeded that of several months.
After holding court for two or three
bonrs and disposing of considerable
business. chiefly civil cases, Judge Clop-
ton surrendered the courtroom to the
Democrats for speaking. The house
was pretty well filled and the people
seemed eager to hear.
Hon. Il. II. Cardwell, OF Hanover,
was presented, and for rather more than
an hour engaged in an able discussion OF
the political questions now agitating the
public mind. He was followed by Mr..
Meade Haskins. who also made for
chile argument in behalf OF the prin-
ciples OF Democracy. Captain Wise
only added few remarks OF general
character.
The speeches we're good and the peo-
ple listened to them attentively, and
seemed to be very deeply interested.
The county is pretty well organized, and
the leaders, taking nothing Tor granted,
are working Just as though there was
Republican candidate In the HELD
THE FULTON BOYS.
The old Fulton Club, of which Mr..
James Hartley is president and Joseph
T.. Sorg, Esq. is secretary, held Its
weekly meeting last night at Donahue's
Hall. There was full turnout.
After the election of eighteen new
members and the transaction OF con-
siderable business, Mr.. Edmund Pendle-
ton was introduced and made very
feGcitous talk. The officers arc ar
ranging an elaborate programme for
next Monday night, when it is expected
that there will be several speakers pres
emit
The meeting of the other Fulton Club
was held ut Boltz's Hall last night and
was largely attended. 1t was decided to
have grand mass-meeting, and Messrs.
Never Angle, j. b. McAuley, William
Batterby, w. n. Whitlow, and Martin
Shield were appointed to prepare for
the same. The president, q. T.. Cog
bill. was added. Several names were
enrolled, after which the meeting was
very ably addressed by the Hon. George
| ID. Wise and Messrs. j. j.. Anderson, +.
j. Reilly, 5. b. CHM, and others. Cap
tain Cunningham sang and there was
other good music, both vocal and instru-
mental. After the business meeting re-
freshments were Hospitality served by
| Mr.. O'Neil.
The Democrats of Lee district had q
meeting last night and were addressed
by Sheriff Gates and Others.
APPOINTMENTS TO SPEAK.
Colonel Meade Haskins and Hon.
George ID. Wise speak at West Point
Thursday night the 10th instant.
Judge II. w. Flournoy will speak at
| Seven Pines to-day.