The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-28
no REPUBLICAN, NOMINEE,
SO t,iE CONGRESSIONAL COM
MlrTEE DECLARE.
Address to the Voters. Urging Them to
STAY AWAY From the PolIs-Meeting or
Negroes addIII viii Not Rup-Othsr
Political Notes.

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STAY AWAY From the PoiIs-Mceting OF
Negroes-waddil viii Not Rup-Othsr
Political Notes.
The Republican Committe Of the Third
Congressional district has decided that no
candidate shall be put in the field this fall
in opposition to the Democratic nominee.
This was finally and positively decided at
the secret meeting held saturday night, and
an address TO the Republican voters OF
the district, which will be printed
in hand-bIll form and given extensive cir
culatiOn today, was formulated and
! adopted. The paper il signed Nray /.
knight, chairman, and after reiterating
| what was printed in the address
! few DAYS ago. urging careful attention
TO registering, &c, 1t firmly declares
that there Will be no Republican candidate
in the coming election, and advises
all voters not only not TO vote. but 10 stay
away from the polls on election day. In
conclusion it says, briefly expressed, that
the results of registration day are not SUI
fcient 10 Justify the taking Of any other
course, and that there is absolutely no
| chance Of electing a Republican candidate.
| After this paper was composed II received
the endOrsatlOn Of Judge Edmund w addill.
The announcement Of this fact Is enough to
show that he has no intention of entering
the fight, and therefore the tickets circu-
lated Yesterday containing his name IN the
light Of candidate are bogus. Judge Wad-
dill did not say this much yesterday, be-
cause he was not in the city, but persons
| who ought TO know are authority for the
statement.
| NEGRO MEETING.
The negro Radical pot boiled over at
mass-meeting Of the negroes Of this city and
HenricO county, held at Odd-fellows' Hall
last night and which, after about half the
night was spent in a pOw-wOw. JOhn
Mitchell. Jr., was endorsed for the Kepub-
lican candidate for Congress from this dis
trict.
The hall was packed with negroes, all of
whom wanted a say in the meeting, ana ana
not hesitate TO manifest il. Disorder, dis
cord. and incendiary and abusive speeches
1 characterized the meeting. Messrs. Edgar
| Allan, j. W. Southwark, and James Bahen
graced the gathering with their presence.
Several ROpubicans attended for the pur-
pose of preventing the endOrsation OF q
candidate This faction, which, did not
prove TO be as strong as was expected, was
led by Edward Thompson, mulatto, hold
ng a position in the pOstOflice, prompted
| DN MI. AIldns MllD bdl ntdl NUM- 4AbouA
$50 o'clock, amid a general uprOar Of loud
and bOisterOus conversation, y. {. Brown
raped on the desk until it almost broke in,
before order could be secured. This indl-
Vidual made quite a lengthy speech IN
which he compared himself 10 Thomas
Reed, of Maine, and the meeting to a sam
Jones revival service. At the conclusion
Of this wrangle he called upon Squire ii.
+. Jonathan to act as temporary chair
man. who was made the permanent pre-
siding officer by the following committee
created for that purpose; y. {. Brown,
George Price, A. j. Harris, Anderson Field.
Thompson, leader Of the kickers, made
speech vigorously protesting against the
appointing Of the committee, and was APP
plauded pretty freely
j. II. jenkins, little black negro, re-
piled 10 Thompson, endorsing the action Of
the meeting. The greatest confusion pre-
vailed at the conclusion OF this speech.
fully fifty shouting at the tops Of their
voices Mr. Chairman but that officer re-
fused TO recognize any one, all the while
vigorously humping the desk with big
cane.
Atthis point some one called for Mitchell,
which was followed by shouts Of Mitchell,
speech" &c.
The following committee was then ap-
pointed on TesOlutiOnsl
| James II. Bahen (chairman), Colin T.
PAYNE. b. {. West, Robert Whiting, Allan
j. Harris, }. W. Southwark, Henry Lane.
While the committee was out preparing
the resolution, Thompson moved that Mitch
| eli be heard from. which motion was not
recognized by the chair. This ruling was
severely criticised by Ih0mps0n's followers.
chief Of whom was K. 4. Paul. The meet
ing again plunged into mass OF bois-
| terousness and confusion.
A. j. Harris finally got the floor and
made quite lengthy harangue. in which
he severely criticised the District Repubi-
can Committee and Edmund Waddill in
particular for not voting to seat Langston.
Mr.. Edgar Allan was next called for, who
| openly denounced theactiOn Of the negroes
! i'm the meeting, and was ut pains for some
length to defend Waddill and the District
Committee.
While Mr.. Allan was yet speaking, the
committe returned. The chairman request
ed the speaker to suspend until the COM
mttee's report could be heard.
Following is the report, which was unani-
mously adopted.
Whereas the Third Congressional district
Republican Committee having JAILED to place
! "A candidate In the field; and whereas de. pite
| the frauds and intimidation practiced, there
| WAS strong probability Of either electing
our nominee OF demonstrating TO the country
| the fraud by which he was defeated; and
| whereas. after repeated efforts 10 secure the
| call Of a convention for the purpose OF placing
| "A candidate in the field. the said committee
| positively failed To respond 10 the demands
| of the Republican voters; and whereas evil
| dence being apparent that hundreds OfDemO-
| Gratis, who are dissatisfied with the rigOIs of
| the Bourbon ! emocratic machine and ia
nominees would have supported our nomi-
ness: and
| Whereas we have every reason to believe
! that the nomination OF a popular candidate
| hronubf NrigtprV a Standard
| and whereas several popular Republicans
| had expressed "a willingness to be candidates,
| plcdging TO do all that was necessary 10 con
| duct "a canvass; and whereas this committee.
| by its inactiOn. has turned Republican dis
| trict over the Democrats; and whereas the
| said Democratic machine could have Afforded
| to pay large sum OF money to the end that the
| said committee would pursue the very same
| course that il did pursue in view of The fact
| that the purging OF the registration books of
| bona flde Republican voters. and the intimi-
| dalton Of the same by methods in violation of
| the laws of the United States as well as those
| of the Almighty Cod and whereas the policy
| f obstruction pracu'ed, especially IN Jack
| son Ward, and which policy was so wildly
| portrayed In the Fifty-iTst Congress has dis
| credited the Democratic party IN the eyes OF
| the country; and whereas 10y the said action OF
| this committee, backed by the sympathy
| ID not the supporters of certain accredited
| Republican leaders, has caused the banne 5
| of the party of Lincoln, sumner ana Grant
/ 10 trail in the dust and the emblemS of
cowardicc displayed from The flag poles:
| therefore be II
Resolved. / That we. the Republican
voters OF the Third Congressional districl
| of Virginia In masS-meeting assembled, con
| denim the cOurse9 f the SAID Republican COM
! mittee OF this district and the chairman.
| Mr.. Wral I. Knight, in particular.
| Resolved, 2 That while We endorse the
| course OF President HarrisOn's admnistra-
| ton, and the enunciatiOn Of great principles
| il the majority rue, and the condemnation
Of Dempcratic obstruction by the Republl
| can House of Representatives through lis
| recognized head. Speaker Thomas Is. Reed.
| Of Maine, we would respectfully urge upon
| both the necessity of frOwning upon all
| such unmanly well as "Falstafiian'
| pc ices, as have been put iltO practice by
| the Republican Committee Of the Third Con-
| gressiOnal district of virginia.
| Resolved, 3. That copy of these resolu- |
| lions be iurnis ed TO the President Of the
| United States speaker of the House OF Rep
| resentatives. chairman Ofthe National Repub- !