The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-03

The IIill Men say That Their Machine WIZ
do the Work with Plenty OF Grease.


The ti-Clevelands. or more properly
speaking. Hilltes held a meeting in the must
ings courtroom las; evening The enthus'-
asrn OF these followers seemed TO have oozed
from them like perspiratiOn did yesterday Tor
only about thirty were present Among
them were Messrs. John 4. Curtis. William
NJ. Woody. j. Taylor Stratton. Charles 4.
Bigger. d. A. Brown. ". A. Graves, JnomPS
Garnett. William Johnson, q. hoddy Ie1ser'
A. A. Braxton Charles Gasser. James Olo-
bons L y. OKeefe. y. =. Tompklns. William
Justis. Joseph Shelton j. b. Winter. George
Minter W III. Sands John Jackson. Thomas
Hicks William II. Taylor, Samuel Hirsnoerg
and MOncure Perkins.
Hon. Henry H. Pollard. the president Of the
club. was absent The meeting was therefore
called % order by Vice resident James Glib
b0n-. Mr. Joseph Shelton was elected tenn
porary secretary. The first business done
was the election Of members. as follows
C0lovel \. = Buford Messr5. NJ. Kelly, W.
T. Mastn. j. c. Booker. c. A, Allen, Ieyton
Johnson, J.. DOr-an. !. +. Barker. >. j: DIS
ney. Charles 4. Metzger. ID. j. Duke. Henry
Metzger, Jr., A. Il. Gentry. J. +. Vest, Spen-
Ger Gillian, +. G.. Sydnor. VI. Is. Birming-
ham T. H. Poor. ". H. Taylor. Joseph Is.
Winter. Samuel b. Hirshberg. Carter Bran
der r. T. Crump. Daniel Turner. Captain +.
Sullivan. r. H. Boykn. William Burch'
Daniel Weisiger. ". A. Graves. ). j: Walsh,
+. p. Jones. j. c. Nolte Moncure Perkins.
Andrew NJ. Frazier. j. N. Douglas, w.
G. Rhodes Il. /. Browning. W. ).
Smith, George Isuacs, James A. Hea-
ley. John II. Knowles. W. L. TOmpkins.
John H. Childrey W. f. Tanner, ID. j. g.
Treyilhan. Role h. Glover. J. W. Pulling. ).
J.. Collier. George Walker, George Burgess
Gilbert l. Hurt. A. J.. Phillips John ..
Trower. ~ L. Seay. John }. King Charles III.
Erff / |
GlazebrOok. John Il. Anderson. Harvey. Will
son, G. G.. Bridges A. c. Porter, Reuben
jacobs. John IL. Richardson. John y Rob
erts. Young Jones. Frank j. Reilly, W. ii.
Woody and John T. West
Major A. A. Braxton made a speech in
which be spoke Of Mr.. Cleveland as Charles
T. O'Ferrall's big lion lie told about the
appointment Of the colored postmaster Of Nor
folk. and said that when Grover Cleveland
was nominated the first time for President he
knew nothing about tariff reform, but IN two
or three wears time was writing message after
message about the tariff.
Mr w. II. Woody an employee If the Rich
mond Locomotive Works. made forcible
speech He said he hOnOred Republicans be
cause when tLey came into power they could
h.l the positions 10y fellows of their party.
and n lust the same way lie wanted a Demo
crat in tie presidential chair who would
fu the positions with Democrats. Il
ava not ant-Cleyeland, he said, L
am for ono man David Bonnet.
Hl. G. nsiderable applause IL Mr. Cleye-
land. farewell the next election is lost. |
give you warning voice now, when you
send your men 20 the Chicago Convention.
send men who will not have upon their flags
the ta.nts Of negroism and mugwumpery.
Mr. Woody WAS followed by MIR. Pollard.
who cAme IN while Mr.. Woody was speaking.
lie in turn was succeeded by Mr.. William II.
Sands and Captain John A. Curtis All three
oil these speakers denounced Mr. Cleveland
and eulogized Mr. Hill. They said that Mr..
Hill was 4 Democrat and that Mr. Cleveland
WAS mugwump. and did not nor could ever
realize the truth or the maxim TO the victor
belongs the spOils' They wanted man IN
the Democratic chair who would distribute
the patronage between democrats.
Mr.. Curtis. IN tho midst OF his remarks,
said / never held an Office until about twelve
months ago that did not pay moro 10 get
il than IL was worth. These lOud-mOuthed
cleveland people are the people who went
home 10 their families and slept while ] sat
mo all night counting ballots and keeping out |
the negroes. And yet they call us the ma
chimes / am proud that / am politician. |
for / have been ono since l-6j. believe |
I'M this machine business Keep her well /
creased. with q full head of steam. and when |
the time comes pull out he throttle and let |
lor Zip. We have not a moment TO lose |
those Cleveland people are working day and /
night They have got money. and they VIII |
20 everything from now until the lZth Of May |
10 elect enough delegates 10 tho Chicago Con-
,ention 70 outweigh those for Hill from the
counties We must be- on our guard and be up
md doing.
The meeting adjourned at the call Of ahe
executive committee. This committee meets
lext Wednesday evening at the hustings