Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-20
mAss-MeETlNe AT THE ACADEMY.
inc Democracy of Richmond Turns Out
to Hear the Gifted Orator.

w hcdT INC OlIteO Or0tOTs
The demonstration at the Mozart Acade-
my last night was one of the largest. most
enthusiastic, and thoroughly representa-
i've OF the Democracy of this city and the
immediate vicinity ever witnessed in Rich
mond.
The parquet and the dress-circle had
been reserved for the various clubs, and
access to this part of the building was
barred until the clubs arrived. The gal
ieries, however, were opened to the public
about half-past o'clock, and in less than
hye minutes they were filed to overflow
ing with citizens from every walk of life.
The stage had been set i'll a garden
scene, handsomely decorated with plants
| and ferns and furnished with seating ac-
commodations for about one hundred per-
sons. 10 the immediate front was
small table. TO the left of which were two
and to the right one chair. and the lights
had been so arranged as to throw them
and their occupants out in bold relief
from the background of faces and chairs
In the shadow.
on THE STAGE.
The stage began 20 fill up by q quarter
10 o'clock and before Governor Hill and
his party and their escort arrived all the
seats had been taken except two rows.
which had been reserved for the guests
and the committe. Among these early on
the stage were Judge Waller X. Staples.
james G. Lamb. chairman City Central
Committee; William II. Cullingsworth,
export master of Richmond DIR. j. l.. NJ.
Curry. Colonel Frank G.. Rutfin, second
auditor Of Virginia; Professor Puryear, of
of the Chancery Court, Ham Shepperd.
Rev. ID. a. +. Dickerson. editor of the
Religious Herald; Captain +. f. Montague.
Commonwealth attorney of Elizabeth
city; Judge John IA. Ingram, of Mancbes-
ter: VI. S. Quarles. cashier of Planters
National Bank. Hon. II. II. Pollard,
Judge b. K. Wexford. OF the Circuit Court;
Colonel j. o. James. of Goochland; DIR.
Jud. B. Wood. James h. Fisher. secretary
Iravers, James G. Crump, Rev. DR.. AL
fred Bagby, of Chesterfield; w. d. Ches-
terman. managing editor of the DISPATCH
W. Il. Waller, managing editor OF the
Times; John ii. Knowles. Hon. George ID.
Wise. General Peyton Wise, Arthur W.
Lee. X. &. Murray, editor OF the Norfolk
LH5dmdrk Francis Il. Lasslter. chairman
of the Fourth congressional district. OF
CowardIn. >. W. Nenable, Of Petersburg
Petersburg Robert Boykin, Colonel G. OB.
Hon. Thomas Martin. of Aibemarle Judge
SAMUEL Il. Witt; j. :. Il. Thompson. of
Atlanta. Ga: Robert W. Powers, Thomas
s Potts: William Ryan, editor Of the
S'd.e Portiaux Robertson, John II. frisch-
korn, Colonel William +. Iannor. 5. ID.
Crenshaw; Alexander Hamilton. of Pc
tersblrg; Hon. Edward c. Nenable, ex-
member of Congress from Petersburg
Robert Stegar, Captain Alexander Coke.
Major Benjamin II. Nash. b. b. MunfOrd;
f. NJ Parrish. of Goochland; Major III.
Clay Drewry, stephen Putney, Rev. DR..
George Cooper. f.. ID. Starke, Thomas
Byrne Joseph c. Dckerson,, President
of the Board OF Aldermen: I. 7. Camp
bell. President of the Common Council;
Dr. George Is. Steel Charles L. Williams,
r. l.. Montague, j. X. Tucker. Jr., John
II. Cham blain. George l.. Street. }. K.
Johnson, LOUIS Ecker, Colonel John Pur-
cell, John A. Curtis. Charles l.. Todd. Cap
tain John Coke. William Sands, John Har-
wood, Simon Soloman, Robert B. Mum
ford. Joan II. Tyler, Mann Valentine,
Miles Cary, Major Fred. Pleasants, a. W.
Harman, State Treasurer, and Ex-Governor
AlonzO Garceton, OF Name.
YscoETED TO THE ACADEMY.
Goveanor Hill and his party and those
who dined with them at MuTphy's were
escorted from the hotel TO the Academy by
the FIRST Virginia regiment and the various
Democratic clubs of Richmond and Hen.
rico county. The clubs formed IN front of
the Powhatan Clubhouse, and the street
from that point TO the Academy door was
one glare Of red light. When the regl-
ment got opposite the building they halt
ed. faced, and came TO present as the car
riages and clubs came by, the officers
bearing torches, forming two lines from
the street to the stage entrance, through
which 1.-The guests and committe, &C..
passed.
GOVERNOR HILL ENTERS.
A little after o'clock Governor Hill,
nreceded by Mr.. Preston Belvin and fol-
lowed by Governor Mckinney and Mayor
Eilyson, Mr.. Voorhees,, General Slocum,
and the rest of the visitors and their com
nanious came down the stage, Alr. Belvln
taking d seat TO the left OF thd table. Gov,
erpor Mckinney sitting on his right ana
Governor Hill on his left.
In the meantime the doors to the dress
circle and parquete had been thrown open
and as many Of the members or the ciuDs
a. cculd crowd into this space had done
40. The building was now literally packed,
aud there were hundreds on the outside
VINO could not gam admittance.
After the first rush for seats was over
the audience quickly quieted down, and
better behaved assemblage was never seen
anywhere. II was an eager, expectant,
animated crowd, III which here. there, ana
everywhere amid the young and middle.
aged Democracy were scattered some OF
the most staid and most venerable cltl-
zens There were lawyers, preachers. phy-
s,cians. mechanics, bankers, merchants,
in fact men OF every calling present, ana
save for the tremendous applause tnat
seemed at times fairly to shake the buiid-
inp. everything was as decorous as IL uaii
&c those nresent had been ladies.