The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-10
pOWHATAN CLUB REUNION.
AN ENJOYABLE DAY IN ire
COUNTRY AT WEST VIEW

man Preston Belvin, about mile ana
half west Of the city, was the scene of
happy party all day yesterday. IL was The
fourth annual reunion Of the Powhatan
democratic club, and aplenty to eat, plenty
,o drink. and plenty TO make merry charac-
terized the happy event. Amusements OF
almost every description were INDUCED in'
from quiet game of cards to listening
IN GOOD addresses from the local orators
present
The first bus left Murphy's Hotel at 10
o'clock A. NJ. and the trip was repeated
every hour until 4 O'Clock. Quite number
went out in hacks and private vehicles.
The intensely warm weather perhaps kept
back some. The crowd amounted 10 abodt
three hundred. all Of whom enjoyed tne ual
greatly. and many a toast was Oiuhh 10
the health of the hospitaDIe most pehea'h
the shade Of his beautiful groves
MORNING AMI sEAENTs.
! Tho forenoon was consumed by the older
won in Games Of cards and the like. wlle
the yo'ng men res0rtcd 10 an amateur
game of football. Several political asp,
rants took occasion t0 see their friends anu
advocate theircauses. Hon. George ID. W Use
and Colonel TaZewell Elicit prospec'lse
candidates for Congress, were upon inc
Grounds and chatied freely with their
| friends about the coming campaign ana We
| cuYso Il tine Force bill. senator j. W u.
blackstone. a Congress iOnal candidate IRON
the First district. was present WIN Ms
friend. Hon. Joseph Davis. both OF whom
are great favOrites among the POwhatah
Democrats.
THE BARBECUE.
About > o'clock the barbecue was spread;
| and whether or not il was an Old-iasnloheu
| Law out. the supply was suihclent LOT Inui-
titude and the quality iit for the gods. MI.
4. ". Roscne and his assistants deait our
the delicious pr0yender from that time untli
the party dispersed at night fall. AMER all
had eaten and drunk 10 the satisfaction OF
tbpir aUDetitcs and sighed because they
/ could moi deyour more. they began TO gather
about i'm groups for Il chat, when Mr.. BEL
Vim announced that speeches were next
upon the programme and, after welcoming
those present, introduced Colonel laIeWeli
Elicit rs n candidate for Congress from the
| Third District, who would address the poo
pie.
COLONEL Elicit.
Colonel Elicit was received with loud
cheers from the "hurrah boys lie thank
ed Mr. Belvin and the club for what he had
enioyed-an abundance 10 eat TO drink
and 10 make merry. "All Of US unite IN
thanks" said ne ''flr the hospitality Wnich
we have enioved today" In complimentary
terms the sneaker referred TO Captain wise
as a true representative of the people. lie
gave the Republican party thorough eN-
cOriatiOn for originating and Advocating tne
Force Bill and especially censured rglhla
representatiyes.w who advocated the measure
lie thought that every true American cltl-
zen. not only Of the South but the Norin'
should rise up in arms against II. lie sald :
"About one hundred years ago something
similar 90 the Force bill was attempted.
They endeayored TO force unjust taxation
upon the people in portions OF the country
and the result was disastrous.
Colonel Elicit declared the true citizens
of Richmond should rise mp IN mass.meet-
inc at once and memorable Congress 10
squelch such an infamous measure. "lhcy
will defeat the very object which they are
irving to accomplish
The speaker eloqucntly referred TO the
teachings Of Thomas Jefferson, which were
i'm direct opposition 10 such measure. lie
urged lust what the Powhatan Club and
other clubs were doing. These clubs
had raised the Democratic majority
i'm the city from about six hundred
10 five thousand. The speaker then
referred TO the great progress the Demo
cratic party had recently made III The
North.
just here big drops Of rain began to fall
upOn the audience, who were sitting OUT on
the ground in front Of the porch where inc
speaker was standing. aud Colonel Eliet'
was forced 10 discontinue, while the boys
sh0ught shelter in tie house.
VOCAL EFFORTS.
During the shower some one called loi
. f.sFustt L. "a d b
consisted Of the following: Mr.. Charles
PbiIjins leader. judge Wit, Colonel Elicit
Captain George y. Wise, Sheriff D.. Gates
Councilman W. u. Courtney, Messrs
Charles ". Goddin. w. j. Lawton, Charles
Euker. William zimmerman. Mr.. MOnta
cue. and other distinguished vocalls's
~uch songs as d" Way Down on the Suanet
River" "The Rainy Day" and Farewell
Nv old True Love-" were rendered VIII
marked effect.
CAPTAIN GEORGE y. WISE.
+ h0er the singing the rain had ceased Il
fan and the boys returned 10 their places
o. and Mir. Belyin stated that he had received
{ numerous regrets from persons VINO mac
been invited ana were unable TO attend
kmouo them were: Grover Cleveland, Gov
o ernor p. ". Mckinney, Mr. Milhiser' MI
y. W. B0wo; several Judges Of the city anC
state courts
lie then introduced Captain George ID
Wise. as a hattle-scarrCd veteran of DemOc
G racv. and concluded by termng hlm eN
CONGRESSMAN Wis.,. The speaker arose
u and when the cheering ceased, said "Ml
:, distinguished friend has made one mistake
j IN introducing me. lam not the eN.- but lh
= CONGRESSMAN from the Third COngressiona
- district Of Virginia, which was stolen IRON
y me bv the Republican party" This utter
. ] fI "a. Npll4y al ghgprs M
, sneaker then proceeded TO talk about tn
+ Federal bill and its dangerous tendencies
I lie referredtO the convention held In Massa
, cbusottg. at which the representa-
tives in Congress from that stat
were urged to vote against the measure
, CAPTAIN Wise told how this bill placed th
, election Of local officers in the hands o
I ! Federal Judges, over which we nave no con
troll, and in general explained the eyil
- that would arise from il should The bill he
p come law. The speaker then proceeded
r 10 make things pretty warm for Judge W ad
dill. who. be said. stole his seat from him.
The speaker told about how Judge Nad
din voted for such an Infamous measure L
n be forced upon his own state when III
! would not vote for u for Northern state
/. | said he. lie is a representative Of Edga
!. Allen rather than Ofthe people Of virginia
i The Force bill took away from the peOpl'
= OF the south me liGhi Ol social seit-SoNc Ct u
l. mcnt. which was the first principle o
: Americ an government. We must eithe
: rule or leave. and YOU bet we are not goin!
20 leave. Applause saw in the pape
. the other cay where Waddill was going t
+. see the Senate committee about something
that interested Virginia. The idea of /
. representative of southern state gettins
+ orders from committee which is run b,
. Reed Of Maine.
| Turning % Mr.. Belyin. the speaker said
/ IL am always glad 10 extend to you m.
4 hand OF friendship, for your club and tn
other Democratic clubs in the city do NOR
to arouse the people to the right and De
mOcracy.n
: In concluding. Mr.. Wise said: "Nou ma,
a have preferences as 10 the nominee, bu
/. that is "a small matter stand firm 10 DE
q mocracy, and march shoulder to shoulde
) | and ight for the right"
'; LOOK AT THE STOCK.
'- When Captain Wise concluded Mr.. Bel
e vim stated that the party would proceed at
= once % Acca stock farm, where they cOul'
look at the stock there and see some races
e This was done, and the crowd enjoyed look
n ,nU Of soua or Mr. Rplyiu's fine fhDrQlI IA