The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-02
THE OLD DOMINION.
FEW CHANGES MADE DURING
THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
A Final Review of the Situation In All
tho Districts-Hopes. of a Solid Demo
cratic Congregational DelegatIon-Ne.d
For Alertness.

a Final Review of the Situation In All
tho Districts-Hopes. of a Solid Demo.
cratic Congressional DelegatIon-Need
For Alertness.
Since THE TINES issued, on October 22d
its supplement giving a clear and succinci
review of the situation in each one Of the
ten Congressional districts Of Virginia few
changes have taken place.
Here and there an independent candidate
has appeared, with the effect only of stir.
ring up the Democrats to renewed activity,
10 which they were urged in the strong
letter Of Chairman }. Taylor EllysOn.
| Everywhere the county organizations have
been strengthened TO bring out every vote
at the polls and to counteract the preten.
sions Of independentists, the misguiding
| statements of Radical orators, or the use OF
the mails for personal requests with tickets
for self and friends.
But one day remains for publications.
The work Of the stump speaker is over. the
circulation Of literature ceases with this
edition of the daily papers. There is little
more to be done than TO marshal the forces
Of Democracy to the polls, TO see that every
vote is cast and counted. and to prevent
the reception of votes, of those who by
crimes. non-residences or minority in age.
are not legally entitled to vote. one more
review of the field and The TINES will be
ready TO chronicle the returns from all parts
| OF the state;
In some other States the Congressional
campaign is complicated with elections OF
state officers. This can hardly be said to
| be- the case in Virginia, though three Sena-
| tors and two members of the House are to
be elected. Here are the names Of the Con-
grcssOnal candidates:
FIRST District-W. A. JONES.
second District-DR. JOHN W. LAWSON.
Third District-GEORGE ID. WISE.
Fourth District-JAMEs +. EPEs.
Fifth District-POSEY e.. LESTER.
sixth DIstrict-PAUL {. EDMUNDs.
seventh District-COLONEL CHARLES T..
O'FEERALL.
Eighth Dlstrict-GENERAL w. II. +. LEE.
Ninth Distributions a. BUCHANAN.
Tenth District-Il. SIG. TUCKER.
In the Fifth district Major Joel {. Green
is a Democratic candidate for Senator and
Mr.. Henry Fairfax in the Eleventh, while
in the Thirty-siXth Colonel Robert NJ. Mayo
is running as an independent. Members OF
the House are to be elected IN Brunswick
and Carroll counties.
FIRST DISTRICT.
special to THE TIMES from Warsaw,
Va. saws: This district Is undoubtedly
Democratic IN principle ana there Womb
he no doubt as 10 the result OF the present
contest in il, but TOR the fact that I. II. Bal
lev Browne, the Republican nominee, has, or
has had. strong personal following on the
Eastern shore. by means OF which he car
RED 2O5 votes more than Harrison in lSso.
The work for the Democrats in this con
test. therefore, has been to count voters
| from Brownies following, and TO bring out
new votes enough to overcome this adverse
majority Of 4ll. This, so far as the white
voters are under consideration, has already
been done. but the negro voters in this CON
troyersv are not now so easily Influenced by
the persuasive means that usually turn
them towards Democracy, but seem more
united than usual, and they constitute a
| considerable portion of the voters Of the
| First district.
The following table shows the situation
| in this district so far as am able 10 state
| in. and is made more favorable 10 Browne
! than the situation will warrant, according
! IN every appearance in this section Of the
district, aud the reports from other sections
| Of the same:
Forces as per vote OF ISIS:
pemocratic-White (estimated).......13 az
COlOred. ...................... 1000
| Republican-White (estimaied).....'..'..' 2'SOo
COlOred......................... .93l
Democratic vote lSSS..... ..,'..'''l i'ol
Iones' apparent gains, fiOaters...20O
Jones personal following, &c...".2oO- 300
14.s17
los. on colored vote. 10 per cent........ 100
14zIz
Republican vote Of l3'|3l
| Sr6wne's gains on flOaters cord. 100
| Brownies other gains................... 10 40
14.sO6
Brownies loss on white ioaters.~250 o
Brownies loss by Stubbs................lOC- 3oO
1856
Jones assumed majority, 16l.
Richmond county will probably 90 for
| Jones by a small majority.
In Northumberland there is slight DIS
affection among the oyster men, which, I'M
less removed, will give the county 10
| Browne.
| Jones will cut down Brownies majority OF
| ISIS in WestmOreland county probably rs
much as 80 percent., and perhaps Will carry
Lancaster county.
| lndepe ndent-C andidate Stubs will de
crease Brownies majority in Gloucester
| some.
Unless Browne makes large gains IN NC
kcOmac and Northampton counties Jones
| election is assured bv a fair majority.
The Force bill will make the white voters
much more solid than heretofore, many
| prominent Republicans denOuncing it.
Brownies only chance for reelection
seems to depend on light Democratic vote
SECOND DISTRICT.
A special dispatch from Norfolk Va.
saws: "Chairman EllysOn, OF the state Com.
mittee. is credited with saying that 1t would
be one Of the grandest political achieve
ments of the year to carry the Second Con-
| gressonal District for Lawson. 1t now
looks as if this political transformation will
take place. It is confidently believed that
| Judge Murdaugh, the anti-BOwden Republic
| can candidate, will receive enough Republic
can votes TO prevent Congressman B0wden'
reelection. The Farmers lliance people are
enthusiastic over the Democratic nominee,
and biz meeting of Alliance have been held
all over the district this week to endorse
Lawson. Senator Daniels speeches II
Norfolk and Portsmouth have so thorough
lv aroused the Democrats in the city thai
they VIII Vill a iAii fbtNs AHN
feel very much elated now, and the cry
of the BOwden men about fraud being com
mitted aganst their candidate shows tha
they are badly frightened
| THIRD DISTRICT.
CONGRESSMAN George ID. Wise has beer
untiriog in his canvass OF the metropolitan
| district of Virginia, and no one dolbts hi
reelection. This district, like the Fourth, Il
10 be indicated, as for several months j
was deprived of representation. Mah0ne''
nrouunciamentO, made early in the fall, hai
had its effect upon the few remaining whltt
men who constitute the tag ends OF his FOL
lowing, and they have c'rried then
obedience to such point as u
endeavor to prevent an endorsement
by negroes of John Mitchell, th'
mysterious negro aspirant. II will be re
member, d in this connection that the white
majority in this district was 2,5l6 IN lSSS
that some negroes will not vote Tor negro
and that although Malone and Langstoi
are out. there are many negroes who stu
recinrocate the past love and admiration
had for them by Mahone. With all the ne
groes arrayed against him in 1855, Captain
Wise's majority was 2Gl. With the larg
accession OF white voters to his support, hi
majority will be greater and VIII only be III