Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-12
JONES, OUR NOMINEE.
PLEASANT TALK WITH THE CANDl-
DATE FROM THE FIRST DISTRICT.
His Views on the Political Outlook and
Several National Qucstion.-Mr.
Brownies Candidacy.

Hon. W. A. Jones, OF Richmond county.
is in tho city and is stopping at the Ex-
change Hotel.
Mr.. Jones is the Democratic nominee 70.
Congress in the First district, and aside
| from being one Of the ablest men in that
section is magnetic and personally popu-
lar. He came to Richmond yesterday TO
attend the meeting Of the Democratic
committees and to confer with Chairman
Ellyson. 49,,
The present representative from tins
| district Is Mr.. Z. II. Bayly Browne. lie
/ is q Republican and his days are num-
! bered. Jones is sure to beat HIM. Inc
| district is said to be the hardest IN the
/ State to canvass, as 1T e1tends from tne
mountains TO the sea and embraces thlr-
| teen counties and one city.
OPENED HIS CAMPAIGN.
| Mr. Jones was seen at the Exchange 40
| tel last night by n Dispa'ch reporter; ald ~
response to query as to whether ne hau
/ commenced the campaign III has district
/ said: Co.,,
II commenced my canvass at Spotsyl-
! vania Courthouse on the lst, ana nave
| spoken also at Bowling Green, the county,
seat Of Caroline"
Have the people generally attended
/ these meetings 2" asked the reporter.
Yes. very well" replied MIR. Jones;
| have had very good audiences, indeed, at
| both places. particularly in Caroline" .,
In the discussion Of what subjects ana
you notice that your audience manifested
/ the most INTEREST,"" questioned the re-
/ porter.
u think" replied Mr Jones, that they
! manifested more interest in the force bill
/ tbau in anv other subject, but they were
! also greatly yinterestedi in the tariff andln the
pension legislation OF the present Con-
/ gress."
JOINT DISCUSSION WITH BROWNE.
"Do YOU propose to have any. joint dis
| cuss,ons with your opponent Mr' bayIy
! Brownc?"
! ~ have written Mr. Browne requesting
that he would arrange with me tor JOINT
! discussion and after speaking at CarOline
| received letter from him saying that he
| would be clad to arrange for lolnt as
cussi0n if his duties IN Congress would
/ urruiit him TO do go. Previous 10 that
/ lime have been unable TO meet him or
see him. though have called on him Coth
at tho hall OF the House of Representa-,
tives and at his lodgings IN Washington
BnowyE'5 FAILURE TO VOTE.
"What is eaid of Mr. Brownies fail
ure to vote on the force bill
Is il true that he went 10 the
! Spegker and told him that he (BrOwne)
wouid vote for the bin If hls vote was
! needed. but that there was opposition tothe
! tbo measure IN his district and would llke
| 10 he excused if the bill could be passed
without his vote: that the Speaker tod
INN il was all right, and that he could alb
sent himself, as his vote was not heces-
! sary?'
"All know" replied Mr. Jones, lin, re;
| ference to the report that Alr. Browne hau
| gone TO Speaker Reed and consulted MIN
| with reference TO his vote en- the force
bill. is that gentleman who resides IN
| Richmond and whose integrity cannot DC
| Questioned informed me by letter that he
had overheard discussion on the steamer
| Essex winch took place among the dele
| gates 10 the Republican convention "hlcn
! nominated Browne. In TINS discussion
! my friend heard Il delegate 70 that cOnVen-
tIon. and a Federal ofiice-h holder who pro-
! cured his appointment through the III.
! duence of Browne, state 90 number OF
delepates who asked for information on the
| s1biect that lc knew personally that
| Browne favored the force bill, hut that he
had q large personal following among the
| Democrats Of Accomac county ana
10 have voted for the bill would
have lost him his reelection; that
| under those circumstances he applied
10 9peaker Reed for advice, and was ad-
y;sed That the passage Of the bill was GER
tain without his vote and that the better
/ course for him 10 pursue would be 10 re-
fraiu from voting. | know nothing OF Mr:
Brownies position IN reference 70 the Dlli
save what have seen in the pubhc press.
nor can tell what motiyeslnduced MN 10
| refrain from voting on measure OF such
immense importance 10 the people OF Viz
| cinia Us well as TO the whole country
UNITID AND HARMONIOUS,
"What is your information concerning
the feeling on the Eastern shore, ana DO
YOU expect TO make much OF canvass III
that sectiOn?' questioned the newspaper
man.
NV information" replied Mr.. Jones,
from the Eastern Shore--and have q
| great many letters from that sectl0n-ls 10
The effect that the Democratic party III
that section IS united and harmonious. /
zee from the papers that there Is some
disahection among the Republicans over
there. hut my experience IN poltlcai
| matters doesn't Justify me IN counting upon
dissension in the ranks of the Repub-
hcau party. | have observed that those
| sort of things are easily healed never
theless / EN- prepared 10 believe that
| Tho RaDubicans IN that section, as
/ in every other part OF the dstrlct'
who IRE Republicans from conUc-
tion. will hesitate To vote with party
! that fayOrs such an infamous and sec
| tiOnal measure as the force blll' anu u VI
! browne did not favor tne measure he was
certainly not sufficiently opposed 10 IT
70 vote against It. / shall devote as
much of nv time as possible 10 the
canvass in that section, and L nave no
reason to believe that / shall not receive the
fill Democratic vote on that shore, WIN
the force bill. the Mckinley bill, and the
reckless and extrayagaut pension leglsia'
RON of this Congress before the people.
Acromac is the home of Mr.. Browne, but
n il the LARGEST Democratic county IN the
district. and many of the ablest and most
zealous Democrats IN the district reslu,
/ there. and all nv alvlces are TO the enecl
that they are fully alive 10 the Importance
OF these issues"
NOT BOOMING, But PROSPEROUS.
Are the people in your section OF Nlr
rinia improving their condition, ana nave
you any land blooms down that way
How are the crops 4:
II think the condition Of our people i
gradually improving, and / am informed
that there has been a marked progress OF
the Eastern Shore within tine last ieN
wears There are no land boons il
our section. but the present year has peer
most favorable for truckers, and our peo
ple are gradually devoting more attehtlol
} ! to that branch OF agriculture. INC ~
crops this wear are especially fine, ana ina
is essentially the crop of the people"
oYsTER-BEDs.
IL believe that your district" said tn
reporter. has large fish and oyster inte
rests. Can you give me any news aoou
those industries? ? Is it true, as ! see state,
in the Baltimore Sun, that the oyster-oed
of Virginia are depreclating ID Value
"Nesn replied Mr. Jones, several o
the counties in nv district are largely IN
terested in fish and oyster industries, bu
our people are gradually paying more at
tention to planting than heretofore, an an
in proportion as the natural rocks ar ar
. being more and more depleted, 80 tn
planting industry is increasing, q.
! There are a great many, fish and oil
factories in my district, and the catch
fish has been exceptionally large TINS sea