Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-06
EASTERN SHORE POLITICS.
Browue's Fatal Misunderstanding Both
Whites and Blacks-No Match
for Jones.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispstcn.l


correspondence of the Richmond Dispstch.l
OYASCocK. September 4, 1890.
The denomination of Congressman Bayly
Browne by the Republican convention of
the First district. which has been frequent
ly foreshadowed in this correspondence, Is
not considered strong card for the Re
publicans. In the first place as Browne
has made many promises that he cannot
fulfil he has lost much of his local popu-
larity on the Eastern Shore and he will be
no match for the bold, intrepid. and in
yinoible Jones on the stump. Browne is a
poor excuse for public speaker, but he
has considerable talent for conducting q
still-hunt.
ALLEVIATE THE WHITES.
His failure to vote against the infamous
force bill lost&him many friends here. but
the straw that broke the camePs back was
the negro lawyer from Gloucester, who
put Browne in nomination before the
Fredericksburg Convention. The white
Republicans here know that this VIII
ALLEVIATE from Browne many floating
voters who have heretofore supported
him, and they are trying to explain the I'M
fortunate occurrence. They say that IL
was Brownies intention to have Judge
Bristow, of Mlddlesex. nominate him; but
that when Gloucester was called the negro
lawyer from that county jumped up IN
hidden and nominated Browne in n
flaming speech. This by no means SATISFIES
Brownies white followers on this side OF
the bay, who have heretofore voted for
him on personal grounds, and one OF them
gave vent to his indignation to-day IN Ian
cuage more forcible than elegant, and
wound up by swearing that Baylv Browne
would never get his vote any more.
OFFENDING THE NEGROES.
Browne and his white Republican friends
hot
and that they are between the devil and
the deep sea. for in trying to hold his
floating voters by such an explanation of
his nomination they run the risk OF Offend
ing the negroes. who constitute the great
mass of the Republican party in this dis
trict.
JONES TO SPEAK.
Hon. w. A. Jones, the Democratic nomi-
nee. will speak here at September court
day. but il is hardly probable that Browne
will have the face to meet him in open dis
cussion.
PRICE GONE UP.
The price of sweet potatoes has gone up
and farmers are smiling again. During
the two weeks that the Eastern-Shore
fairs were going on nearly everybody,
thinking that potatoes would be scarce on
the markets. shipped large quantities and
viutted Baltimore, Philadelphia. New
York, and Boston, and prices fell TO about
a1.75 per barrel The fall in price stopped
shipments and potatoes went up again to
S2.i5 per barrel in two days. Ii
may seem strange to many readers
of the Dispatch to learp that the Eastern
Shore of Virginia can control the sweet
potato market of tie United States, but
such is the fact. THIS is now the greatest
sweet-potato region of America. and farm
ers have been making money hand over
6st this season.
The Onancock Academy begins next
"Wednesday its fourteenth annual session
The prospect is that The attendance OF
students will be much larger than ever be
fore. hALLIAs.