Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-07
CANDIDATES TALK.
THEY PRESENT THEIR CLAIMS TO
ADMIRING FRIENDS.
A Big Democratic Meeting Last Night In
the Rooms of tho Powha-
tan Club.

votes can be cast at the primary to do
them most good.
II was regular meeting of this excellent
Democratic organization. and after twen-
ty-one new members had been elected ana
other routine matters disposed of the Presl;
dent announced that an invitation had
been extended all the candidates 10 DC
present and make addresses.
THE MAYOR.
He introduced as the frat speaker Mayor
J. Taylor Ellyson. who occupied the atten-
tion of the meeting for about fifteen min
utos. He urged that the contest be con-
Quoted without any bitter or personal
! feelings and was delighted 10 know
of the kind regard candidates nave
! for each other. He wanted TO see
the party thoroughly united after i.e
primary, for then comes the regular n9ht'
! Now IL is a friendly contest between mem
bers of one household of faith. Those bat
| ties were but paving the way 70 the greab
struggle of 1892, when we will elect Grover
/ Cleveland or some other good Democrat
I President Of the United States. The Mayor
closed his remarks by announcing himself
o candidate for reelection. That be had
during his term tried 10 do his duty he dld
not think any one would deny. Whether
/ his administration has been success he
would leave the people TO say. II reelected
/ he would devote his time and talents TO the
/ good Of dear old Richmond.
BARNEY EVANS.
! Mr.. S. TAYLOR Evans congratulated tho
/ club upon the great victory last foil, IN
which was thrown of the yoke OF bosslsin'
/ and law, order, sobriety. and the supremacy
| Of the white race was more firmly estaD,
! lished. The splendid support he received
/ two years ago when q candidate for Com
/ monwealths Attorney had caused hlm
/ again TO throw himselfupOn the generosity
Of the voters of the city. and II elected ne
would discharge the duties OF bis oihce 10
/ the beskof his ability.
HARRY SMITH.
Mr.. II. NJ. Smith, Jr.. said he had LOST ms
voice. If any one should find 1t he would
ask 1t to be returned TO the Office of
will be found after the election.
He had not heard a single candl-
date say how he was going to
vote at the primary, hut he (Smlth)
had no objection 10 saying he would vote
| for Mayor Ellyson. He was gong TO 90
/ this if the people should knife hln Tor u,
and he hoped those ir favor of the Mayor
would vote for him Smith for making
this bold assertion. lLauShter.l As 10
/ his claims upon the voters Mr..
Smith referred to his ten years ser
vice for his party. He had never
sought Office before and none OF ms
family ever aspired to political honors II
he was not competent TO fill the place, anu
his service in the cause OF Democracy had
not merited the support of the people, he
did not want it ; but if he was found TO be
not wanting in competency and party SER
vice he hoped to receive the votes OF the
people.
MUNFORD AND CULLINGwoRTH
Mr.. Robert Is. Munofrd did not claim to
be a speaker He was reminded that Abe
Lincoln once said when a person has
nothing to say don't attempt TO say any,
tbingV He desired to state that he was
( candidate for re-electlon to the Once OF
/ Commissioner Of the Revenue, and hoped
/ his friends would remember him at the
Fx-Postmaster W. II. Cullngworth after
announcing that be aspired to the place
now filled by MIR. Munford, SAID If defeated
no better and truer Democrat would be
found in the city than he. Like Mr.. Mum
ford he could talk very well TO few but
could not address a club.
D. S. GATES.
Mr.. d. s. Gates cllimed to be in the
house of his brothers when az the Pow
hatan Club. He was one of the original
seventeen who set on foot the move for
+ the organization of the club. If any man
had surpassed him in work for the Demo-
cracy he had never seen hun, and II such
person was present he wanted him to stepup
and shake his hand. He had given hiS
time and what money he could spare -
the cause. There was no doubt, he thought,
/ butthat he would be elected Sheriff, andthe
citizens of Richmond could rest assured
that whenever 1t was necessary to levy Tor
debts where coupons bad been ohere1 ne
would do 80 without fear OF Bond, harrl-
/ son. or ANYBODY else. IL had been lntl-
mated. lie said that he would appoint the
present Deputy Sheriff to serve III that ca
pacitv under him. He had never told any
one that he would do this. He had never
said that he would not. He would not
use the father as cudgcl to tight
/ the son. lie had never said who would 6e
/ his deputy. and the appointment would
not be made until after the election. Mr.
Gates became very enthusiastic when
/ speaking Of the majority he would get IN
| each ward. He claimed that he would
carry the whole city and thought he would
sweep every Democratic vote IN Jackson
/ Ward.
MR.. WINSTON.
Mr.. Lewis p. Winston declared he was
the man to levy whenever 1t was his dTty
to do So If any one doubted TINS thGy
could see the record of the courts. lie
was Democrat, and would live
/ and die in the service of his party.
/ He stood at the polls when but fifteen
wears old and held tickets for voters.
/ He was no speaker and would not attempt
! any oratory to get votes. The people az
knew him. He had friends IN the audi
| ence, who had taken him from news0oy
/ and made him Sheriff. IL was to such peo-
| pie he trusted his claims.
COLONEL sPoTswooD.
| Colonel NJ. l.. Spotswood having arrived
| was presented and briefly presented his
/ claims for reelection TO the office OF Com
+ monwealth's ATTORNEY. He welcomed TO
/ the contest his competitors, for no one
/ knew better than himself that no man had
a monopoly upon a public office. He felt
/ that he WAS now more competent 10 us
/ charge the duties of his office than when
/ elected. He had been in the service OF hls
/ party ever since he came from college IN
/ 1872, and he did not think any one would
/ dare to question his Democracy.
FOR SERGEANT.
City-Sergeant Robert A. Carter spoke
/ only a few minutes He would be thank
/ full for anything his friends could do for
/ him in the way of votes or exertlng Their
/ influence in his behalf at the primary.
| There are eight others besides himself de-
pendent upon the office. and some OF these
people are men of families. Tie saw no
/ reason why all should be turned out II
| they are doing their duty.
! Captain {. II. Epps SAID he had ID one
| but himself dependent upon the oihce OF
/ Sergeant He had not named his deputies
and would not do so until after the elec;
/ ton. The only objection he had heard
urged against him was that he had not re-
signed his present Office. He wanted 10
know what man holding position
/ ever resigned until he was elected 10 an
/ other. He asked any one in the audienceto
name one such case. but there was no re-
sponse. Some one had started the report,
/ the Captain said. that he did not
vote for Fitz Lee. He declared no
one in Richmond would make such
an assertion to his face, and If be did
such a person woud think the fighting
/ editor had been found. The Captain sald
! he was % workingman and was proud OF IL;
I lie labored as a blacksmith until 1861 ana
! then Joined the Blues and fought through
/ the war. lie entered this contest, TO
say nothing evil of any candidate, but
I if any mud was thrown he was gong to DO
| has share Of IT.
! T. b. HICKS.
| Mr.. Thomas B. Hicks said he was after
votes for the Office of Sergeant. Five men
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