Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-21
THICK OF THE FIGHT.
A BIG oAy FOR pemocRAcYiN NECK
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Caampion-Ths Canvass
Elsewhere.

gcorcspondencp Of the Richmond D,spatch.l
BoYDroS, Va, September 20.--Yesterday /
was our regular County Court. and an inn |
mense crowd attended. Business was |
passed by and political discussion ruled !
the day. II was ell between the so-calied |
THIRD party and the Democrats. JOINT |
debate was proposed and accepted. Hon. |
James 4. Epes was 70 open ia speech OF |
forty-fve minutes. Mr.. Thomas Y. Allen |
20 reply In one and half hours, and |
Hon. Charles I. O'Ferrall 20 close. time |
unlimited
MIR. Epes, our present Democratic repre- |
sentative in Congress and recently renomi- |
mated for second torn. was Introd ucod !
and expressed his high appreciation OF the |
generous treatment that had been shown |
him by ms constituents. lie deplored di- |
VISION In the party aud gaid that the safety |
and prosperity OF oil rested IN our unity |
and cooperation. His opponent. Colonel |
j. Thomas Goode, OF the Peoples |
party. participated, he said, IN tho con-
vention which nominated him and was |
satisfied with the platform Of the Peters
burg convention OF two wears ago. The |
speaker stood upon that platform now, as
he did then, but his opponent, ColopSl |
Goodc, bad drifted away from his own |
work and was floating on an unknown sea !
surrounded by mixed and strange crew. |
Dir. Epes is stronger here now than ever |
and his speech made splendid lmpres.
slon. Us was manifested by the cheers OF |
approval.
Mr.. ALIENS TALE.
He was followed by Mr.. Thomas I. |
Allen, who was introduced by ono Of his |
party as the chief defender of the Peoples |
party IN the county. |
MIR Allen moved to this county few |
years ago from North Carolina, and he |
made pretty fair presentation OF his SIDE |
OF tho discussion: but il there were any |
sides. centre, or circumference TO his ar |
Rument the crowd failed 10 discover them. |
II was an arraignment of the Democratic |
party for imaginary evils
COLONEL o'FERRALL.
After Allen came Colonel OFerrsll. |
Colonel O'Ferrslps speech held the i'm |
mense crowd until late in the evening. 1t |
was mastery and overpowering. Not |
since Roger A. Pryor electrified the people |
here Ia 1859 has there ever been one like It. |
Its eaect on the people was irresistible. |
II gave the Third party check from when |
80 will never recover. The people needed |
enlightenment and argument from one |
who know whereof he spoke, and Democ- |
racy now rests secure IN Mecklenburg.
Lassitor and HsskiDs in Prince Edward. |
Correspondence of tho Richmond Dispatch.l
FAsMvILLF, Va, September %. Prince |
MAJOR Bassiter, OF Petersburg was nitro |
duced to n vast audience by Hon. X. NJ. |
Burton, county chairman OF the Demo |
cratic party. Major Lassiter made one OF |
his characteristic speeches He was fol- |
lowed by Mr.. Joseph X. Morton in an mot
fensivo speech, in winch he suggested va
rious evils, but gave no remedies for the |
evils suggested.
COLONEL BAsKfSs's REPLY.
- Il. Il.
Morton, Angels and ministers Of grace
defend us Did "a poor fellow ever get |
such a castigation before Colonel Has
kins said that all the Thrd-party leaders |
were ox.somethIng-Weav an ex-cOn-
gresham, Field IS an eX-Attorney-Gene.
raj and Mr.. Morton an ex-professor OF
LATIN.
Nj. Morton bad shown such deficiency
in his knowledge of political history that
Colonel Haskins treated him as little |
boy and constituted himself teacher and |
phyo his pupil the first principles of De-
mOCfECy.
They Went 60 Hear Stevenson.
Correspondence Of the RichmOnd Dispstch.l
MAETIysvuLE. Va, September 20.-A
large crowd of our citizens went TO VIM
stou, n. c., on the special trains yesterday
to hear Hon. A. Il. Stevenson and 20 par
tlcipate In the grand Democratic rally and
barbecue. Many more expect TO 60 10 |
DaCyillo for the same purpose next Satur-
dlv aad the Danville and Western railroad
will run special trains for their accommo-
datIOn.
Hon. Mr. Montgomery will address the
Democratic club tomorrow night over the
COunty-COurt room.
Mcksnuey. Gordon, and Tyler I'm South /
umpton.
Correspondence OF tho Richmond Dispatchl
PTTEIsBURa, September 20.-Hon. W. II. |
Mckinney, of this city; Mr.. James J..
Gordon. OF Charlottesville. and Hon. ID.
Gardiner Tyler, candidate for Congress IN |
the Second District, addressed a large |
crowd of people at CORTLAND, In South
ampton county, Yesterday, and aroused
the greatest enthusiasm among the Demo
Gratis. The 1hird-psrty people IN South,
ampton ore In woful minority, ana |
their representative speaker, failing TO |
make an equitable division of time for dis |
custom spoke outside 10 & few whites and |
q fair crowd of negroes. There are but |
few edherents of the Peoples party, espe-
ciaily among the whites, IN Southampton;
A large Democratic club was organized !
after the meeting.
Senator stubbs at Yorktown.
fCorroepondenco Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
WILLIAMSBURG, September 20.-During
the recess of the court at Yorktown yes
terday Hon. James n. Stubs, who was
billed TO speak was escorted to the rostrum
by a committee and introduced 10 the |
crowd by h's-Attorney j. +.
Hubbard. Senator Stubs was greeted
with no little applause. he laid bare the
policy OF fraud and ona corruption maid no. OF OF
spects to the Third-party people, whose
work, the speaker claimed, could |
only cripple tho Democratic party IN |
the State. Mr.. Stubs gave very |
graphic description Of the results that
would surely follow the passage OF the
force BILL and closed with strong appeal |
20 all friends of good government, 10 all |
who love their homes and firesides, to |
work as they never worked before on the /
9Th DAY of November next.
Tonight Senator Stubbs Will speak IN |
the lower part OF Gloucester ana under
stand great preparations are beng made /
over there for his reception, as he Is very |
popular with the people of that county.
Prohibition speech In CharIottesvilIe.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dspatchl
CHARLorrEsyIIIH, September 20.-A very |
small audience greeted Colonel IL. ). |
Cheves at his appearance In this city, |
where no spoke on prohibition. Among !
other things the speaker said were that
voting the Democfatic ticket was swallow
ing grog-shops; that hislwife had as much |
right 10 vote as he" aud he strongly adj
yOcsted woman's suffrage He did not |
care ANYTHING for side issues. he said, such |
as the tariff, silver, etc. He advised his
hearers 10 vote the Prohibition ticket
from principle. II is not thought that his
speech changed the vote of any one. Colo
mel Cheyes is the same gentleman who |
made a speech III this city several months
ago.
win give Adial IA RousiDg Reception.
Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l
DANyuLE September 20.-Danville will |
give Mr.. Stevenson a Tousing reception. |
The city will be decorated, and the pro |
eoasion promises 20 be immense. People |
from ell parts of the surrounding counties
will be present. and grand time is ex-
pcetCd. A committee of leading citl2yns
VIII GO to Richmond Friday and escort Mr:
Stevenson TO Danyllle. He VIII be the |
guest Of Colonel q. Q. Cabell while here.
Judge staples at Pearisburg.
Especial telegram TO tho pispsteh.l
RAproRp. Va, September 20, Judge |
Staples spoke at Perisburg to-day 80
large crowd in the courthouse. His |
speech was a splendid one and his manner |
of handling the issues Of the campaign |
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