Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-01
PARTY In GOOD TRIM.
COL. O'fERRkLL THINKS THE DEMO-
CRATIC OUTLOOK ENCOURAGING.
Chiefly Farmer Candidates Nominated In
His sDistrIct-Crispf for Speaker
Leading National Issues.

congressman CnArleS l.. OI eIItt WuS
in the city last night on his way to King
and Queen Courthouse, where he will
speak TO a big Democratic gathering to-
day.
AT Stanton Monday night he made his
hrst speech of the campaign-a short one
IN response to q screnade. He would have
been in the fight sooner, but owing TO the
fact that he had been quite unwell all the
summer his physician advised against it.
Now, however. he seems to be III excellent
trim and Is certainly eager for the tray.
me Colonel was seen by DISPATCH re-
porter at the Exchange last night soon
agingly touching the outlook for the
Democratic party In the State this fall,
though he could not. he SAID, speak very
specifically except Ill respect OF his own
district.
NO DIVISION.
There is" he continued. mo division
between the Democrats and the Alliance
men IN my congressional district. in
Rockingham. whore we are TO nominate
senator and two members of the lower
house. the selection will not be made until
the 18th. However. Mr.. keezol. the
Democratic county chairman. is proml-
nent Alliance man and q member OF the
Alliance Legislative Committee.
In the House district of Greene and
Madison The Democrats have nominated
j. G. Utz. prominent farmer, an excellent
man, and good Democrat. don: think
he VIII have any opposition.
In Page county the party has put up
for the House lsiah Prentz VINO | think ~
president Of the County Alliance. He is
an excellent man and sound Democrat.
In Shenandoah +. w. McGruder has
been renOmiuated. and lie is regarded as
one OF the best men that could be sent to
the Leg stature. He will be elected be-
yond doubt.
DEMOCRATS AND ALLIANCE MES.
In Frederick tho nominee is Joseph A..
Miller. whose Democracy no man dare
question, aud who is good Alliance man,
and in the legislative district ot Clarke
and Warren the party banner Is carried by
William KerfOot. He Is an Alliance man,
but Democrat above everything else.
"ln Rappahannock John A. browning
has been rcnOminated. ! don't know,
sad the Colonel reilectiyely. whether he
Is an Alliance man or not, but | do Know
that his Democracy Is simOn-pure. The
A0emarlo nominations have not vet been
made. but the convention meets Monday.
and tho ticket will be composed of two
farmers"
SENATORIAL NOMINATIONS.
And now about the Senate, suggested
the DISPATCH man"
We'll" said the Colonel. I'm the Fred
erick. Clarke. and Warren district /. W.
Harrison has boen renominated. He l. "A
good aud staunch Democrat and strong
man. In the last Legislature he was espe-
cially prominent in railroad matters and
will have no opposition. From the sena-
torial district Of Shenandoah and Page Nj.
L. Walton a member of the Democratic
State Committee, has been named. He Is
a leading lawyer OF his section and will
make an excellent representatives; As yet
he has no opponent, though the kepuOil-
cans and few dissatisfied Alliance men
are making an effort to antagOniZe him.'
CONGRESSIONAL CHAT.
Tho conversation then drifted to the
subject of the next Congress and Colonel
O'Ferrall expressed strongly the hope and
tho belief that Crisp, Of Georgia. would
get the speakershlp Of the House. II,
had, he said, 10 sympathy with the notion
| that tho Speaker should not come from
the south. II was as little as the South
| could ask and a little a. the Democrats Of
the North could concedc. He believed
| that 4 large majority OF them were Will
| ing 20 concedc 1t. As to the chairman
ships Of the committees the Colonel SAID
| il was impossible for any one To speak IN
teligently on that point at present.
THE GREAT QUESTION.
The great question before Congress,
remarked the Colonel will be the tariff
| | DO not know whether the Democrat
will introduce a new bill or attack the Nc
| Kinlcy bill 10y sections. but they Will go al
| the matter with vim and take decided
| action.
| coinage Of silver and have record on tha
polut. | think that no question should O'
allowed t. dwarf the tariff and the force
| bill. which latter will, ~ shown by recen
! Republican conventions, bo pressed
| with vigorous madness should th'
| Hepubllcans get possession OF the FIFTY
! third Congress. No matter how mucl
money there may be. If we have a system
Of taxation that IS gathering 1t into the
rayenous nav of the Goyernment-pllinE
M the surplus and dissipatlng It III reck
| less appropTiatiOns-lt Will do the people
| no good.
| WHAT TIE FARMERS NEED.
What is the crop situation in your sec
| tom" asked the DIsrATcH man. go
| The farmers Of my scctlon,' replied th'
| Colonel, "are in excellent spirits, and th'
| crops are SI.cllil. pul NLbt lhCf huh tli'
rest OF the farmers of the country need /
| enlarged markets, better markets. an'
richer markets conditions that would oO
tam under an equitable tarlh:
| "If." resumed Colonel OFerrall." reel
procitv with little south American state
| ,s "A good thing why wouli MT 1t now be-
| good thing with the grca' nations OF TIL
| world the great consumers who need ou
products and can afford 20 pay tor them
| il cheap sugar Is good thing why woul'
not cheap clothing and cheap farming i'm
plements be- good things?'
| NO OPPOSITION TO DANIEL.
| well. Colonel" sad the DISPATCH maj
Zone more question and | will let Won *
| to supper What IF the senatorship. p
| John Daniel will nave ~ opposition.
| answered the Colonel " Lis speech u
| Staunton by the way was loudly applaud
| ed and gave great sat 'factlou.
| Colonel O'ferrAll will leave on the frs
! train on the York River road this morning
to keep his King and Queen appointment
MISS ANNIE K. SCOTT MARRIED.
! She Become. the Bride of DIR. seth McGil