Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-06
READYFORTHEFIGHT
Preparations Of the City Democratic
Committee About Complete.
TAcTIcsToINT
But the Law is Clear and the Transfers
Are All Right
TWO RINGING ADDRESSES
Msssrs. Hsshins and Psttsson. OF che
District and City Committses, Urge
tile Voters TO Do their Duty.

District and City Commfttees, urGo
tile Voters TO DO their Duty.
There was very little doing at City Demo
cratic Headquarters yesterday except II
the way of attending to some minor De
tails In connection with the election. The
fact is the City Committee have not waited
until the flag end of the campaign &c
crowd in their lsbors. but took hold o.
everything as 1t came mp. The whole com
m,ttee will be on duty at the polls Tues
day. and such arrangements have been
affected as will secure the bringing out Oh
the full Democratic vote.
The Republicans held several conferences
Yesterday. and although MIR. Grant de-
clares that he has not fused " with them
II il beyond question that they have
fused" with him. The Republican CON-
mittee for this congressional district. com
posed of Wray Il. knight, j. w. South.
ward. John Mitchell, Joseph Walker, and
Burnley TAYLOR. have issued an address To
tbeir party IN the district. which. after
urging full vote for Harrison and Reid
and stating that il was deemed unwise TO
nut a Republican candidate IN the neid.
calls upon every Republican to vote Tor
Grant for Congress.
ALLEGED REASONS.
.Of the two candidates, one (kIr. Grant,
a. rnnn;nc in opposition to that law. and
the other (Mr. Wise) is running on II, ana
only hopes now, as he has done IN the last
two elections, to succeed even tempora,
rijy by the infamy Of the election law ana
the fraud already committed and 10 De
committed under it. Can, therefore, any
Republican for moment hesitate as to
What 10 do In this emergency and how 70
cost his vote az between these two candl-
dates ? The issue of honest elections IN
yolved IN this canvass overshadows all else
to Republicans. As IL is you nave no
rights that any one need respect al the
:" Mr., Grant has declared for honest cleo
tions Hence. let every Republican cast
his ballot for him. and we earnestly call
upon them so to do"
INTIMIDATION TACTICS.
Yesterday 1t leaked out. and the news
caused a good deal Of excitement. that the
Republicans contemplated challenging
number of Democratic voters on election
dav. These voters are such as were
transferred from one precinct 10 an
other through the agency of Demo-
cratic headquarters, and did not pre-
sent their certificates in person to the
registrar of the precinct to which they
were transferred. The Republicans claim
that the law requires such personal pre-.
septation, and prominent MEMBER OF
their party said in the presence OF DIS
PATCH reporter that numbers OF votes
would be thrown out on this ground, Ihere
is nothing in this threat and nothing IN
the law that requires personal presentation
of certificates, so voters, registrars, and
iudees need have no fear on that score.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT scoTI's OPINION.
Yesterday afternoon DISPATCH reporter
laid the question before Acknowledgement
X. TAYLOR Scott. who gave the folowing
opinion in writing:
"RIcHaoSD, Va, November 5. 1892.
Dear Sir, 1T is nv opinion that voters
NAV obtain transfers from one voting dis
trlct' TO another in proper person or
through agents. and the law does not re-
ouire the voters personal presence or act
in such matter.
Yours very respectfully,
"R. TAYLOR SCoTT,
Acknowledgement
If has been the custom for years for
voters to obtain transfers through agents.
WILL HAVE NO POOLING.
Chairman Patteson last night sent the
following note to the DISPATCH, bearing
on this point: =,
Headquarters that Republican bullles and
heelers have threatened to challenge, for
the uurpose of delay. voters who were
transferred prior TO the day of registra-
ton on written applications to registrars.
Section so of the Code of Virginia au-
tborizes any voter TO apply personally or
in writing to q registrar for such transfer,
and anv attempt to challenge on such
grounds will be met by having the chal-
leneer arrested and taken to the city jail.
- Democrats are thoroughly posted and
advised as to the law, and are fully pre-
pared to get in all of their votes on cleo
tion-day."
wKNT TO THE WRONG MALONE.
William G.. Malone. who does business
on Brook avenue. received not long ago a
letter addressed to MIR. William Malone,
Richmond" IL was from Botetourt county
and was signed by man named Trent. MIR.
Malone read the letter and also showed 1T
toseyeral friends. The contents disclosed
the fact that Botetourt would likely go
Democratic, and the writer asked that
funds be sent there for use in the Republi-
can cause. Mr.. Malone was at loss to
understand the communication until his
attention was called to the fact that il was
probably intended for General Malone.
The letter was then mailed TO the Republi-
can chairman!
NIB. LYMAN OFFERED TO RESIGN.
Mr.. Henry l.. Lyman. of Abemarle, who
has for many years been one the most
staunch Republicans in the Seventh Dis
tnct and was appointed on the State
Board of Agriculture several years ago as
one of the representatives of that party,
has. as shown by his letter published in
the DISPATCH several DAYS ago, decided to
cast his lot with the Democrats. Having
adopted this course, Mr.. Lyman has taken
very honorable and proper step. he has
been IN the city tor the past few days and
on Friday called upon Governor Mck1n-
his Nyman's) retirement from the board:
He saws that in view of his change of
politics he did not feel that he
should longer hold his position
as q member OF the Board of Agriculture,
having been appointed while Republic
can. Governor Mckinney stated that
there had been other charges of political
faith since he made his appointments, and
il MIR. Lyman sent IN his resignation II
would be returned to him unaccepted.
Mr.. Lyman. however. determined that be
would place himself beyond criticism, and
forwarded his letter, which had not been
received by the Governor yesterday after.
noon.
Mr.. LYMAN has been one of the most
active and thoughtful members OF the
Board of Agriculture. and his work has
done much good to the farming interests
of Virginia
In speaking with a DISPATCH reporter
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Lyman said that
the Seventh District would go Democratic
on Tuesday by good majority.
HOW WE WILL DISPLAY THE RETURNS.
As was stated yesterday arrangements
have been made for receiving the election
returns at more different points in the city
than ever before.
The DIsPAToH will display the returns
by means OF hydro-calcium stereopticon
upon a large screen, which will be erected
in front of the office. The news from all
parts OF the country will be flashed upon
the canvas as fast "a it Is received, and
the intervals will be interspersed with pic
lures of the candidates and cartoons. As
TO Virginia returns the DISPATCH has per-
fected its arrangements so that the news
will DO by far moro complete than ever
before. The result in the State should be
learned by midnight, If not before
private Western-Union wire, running
TO the Westmoreland Club. will enable the
members Of this organization TO comforta-
bly, receive the news from throughout the
country. Ii is proposed to keep up thu