Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-26
THE STATE CAMPAIGN
AN ALLIANCE NOMINATION FOR THE
SENATE IN MeCkLeNBURG.
Mr.. r. A. Fppes the Candidate-Charlotts
County Not Rcpresented-Cutting
AMI Curing Tobacco.

rcorrcspondcncc OF the Richmond Dspatch.]
CHASE CRY, Va. September 25.-A lew
DAYS since some members OF the different
sub-alliances Of Mecklenburg met IN
Boydton and were addressed by President
Page. Then came dinner on the court
house square. After dinner was over the
members of the Alliance present met IN
the court house and nominated for the
Senate for the district composed of Char
lottc and Mecklcnburg Mr.. I. A. Eppes.
No delegates from Charlotte participated.
and so far M am informed no notice was
given and the county of Charlotte was en-
tirely ignored in the matter how docs
this proceeding accord with belei IN the
doctrine Of equal rights To all ana speciai
privileges TO none"! | have no informa-
ton of the political antccedents of Mr..
Eppes or his present party affiliations.
rBIQuIroUs-IRREPgBssIB
An old Charlotte Alliance man hearing OF
this one-sided nomination remarked 70 me :
4" Had Atlas ever dropped the world no
greaterweIght would have been lifted from
him than Eppes will feel when be ge,s
through with Tom Scott IN this campaign.
Why. sir. Charlotte will roll up fifteen
hundred majority for Scott. linen, SIR.
Tom il ubiolitous and irrcpressible and
hosts Of voters Of Mccklcnburg are work
ING for him. and would not be the least
surprised if he carried your county
PRINCIPLES OF THE ALLIANCE.
II seems passing strange that any people
of r. county which had been represented In
the Legislature nearly all the time since
the war bv Kepu blican. and negro NJ
that. and but two years ago was Teieeiheu
from the domination of tns black hcpup-
licans, should thus be willing 10 sacrlhce
all that had been gained. and especially 90
while the Democrats are nearly III accord
with the principles oft the Alliance and the
Republicans favor all the vicious ieglsia-
ton of which the Alliance complains.
BUSY FARMERS.
Never before were the farmers so busy
as now in cutting aud curing tobacco. and
| for which the weather has been SD su tia
| bic for several weeks. The quality. both
as TO color aud BODY. il inferior 10 the
| 1890 crop. a larger per cent. OF the crop
will be cured dark this year tnan last. But
| on the whole the tobacco production III
| this section will be a relnuneratlve one 10
| the farmers. And such crops OF corn as
| are not seen once IN ten years. Even TIC
| thin highlands yield an abundance.
The old railing of solid tlnber- around
! the corut.h house square Of this county ha,
| been replaced by novel but an H.
proved enclosure OF posts some c"s'alce
apart. and through them AT top ana cehlIs,
| pass heavy iron chains. Ii l. unique ana
substantial affair. but farmers complain
| that chains do not make a comiortapie
seats as the old large oak fence, ana the
steps have been removed and lncrry-go-
arounds placed at each entrance, so there
| il no place 10 SIT as formerly. from their
| complaints the chain fence cannot be an
Alliance Innovation.
LONGEVITY.
4 close calculator of population ana
| human longevity told me lew DAYS ago
when talking about homes lor soldiers that
| he had figured 1t out and that IN 1910 there
would be living per cent. cf the COn-
| federate soldiers. and they would all be
| between ninety-two and ninety-hye years
| old. Who can deny 1t:
WHAT HE USED.
A resident of this place told me his
grandfather lived to be nlnetv-hve years
Old. / put my usual question: DID ne
Use tobacco or spirits? He replied: lie
ALWAYS made his own brandy and took two
drinks every day, and used tobacco Oil his
life and enjoyed good health