Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-07
o,eeRaAuus CANDIDACY.
a5aress OF n Committee Of Ills Friends
Presenting His Claims

A. n conference here May an OF the
fr;ends Of Colonei Charles !. O'Ferrall. AZ
which there were present repIeseu.S".r
t,om avery congressional district IN the
state Judge ]. Frank Fast, OF the Guy OF
Norfolk, was called 20 the char' ana r. IL
c. Scott, of Hanover. was eiecIeo S'0''-
tary. ~. ,.,or,,s "a .o
Tpon n full interchange OK views No 20
the most practical means OF tuthellpg SnI
ob;act Of the conference Il was decided
unanimously that State O'Ferral Cfin-
,,a;cn Oronnizationr DO formed WITH
chairman and secretary for the ehtIe
state and one member in each CITY ana
county. who snail have power . CAL othc'
friends % his AID. u.o,
The decision Of the conference was '"aI
the following announcement OF 'o'ouvI
OiForroIIa candidacy be made 20 his Demo-
cratic feilOw-citlzens, and IL mas ne'n I"1
forth under the signatures ot CHAIRMAN
East and Secretary scott:
Colonel O'Ferrall ~ q nailge irgiulAh,
IF Frederick county. whore no was bDra
IN 1910. He served gallantly IN toe Con-
fedorate army, entering the falnous A'hDy
Cavalry as n private at the ooginElng ~
the war. Ia 1852 he was made captain ana
rose from rank 10 rank unt'l hs roachoi
that of colonel Of Tho Twrntv-th!rt Vic
gina Regiment. which be commanded
with distinction 20 the end of the trUegIe.
His regiment. under his command. held
the last line. fred the last shot, and cap
tured the last prisoner on Virginia sob.
As badges of his heroi,m and %. Ina VA
triOtic devotion % the cause OF hl' 0tAts
he bears upon his BODY the marks o.. I'VE
gun.shot and three saore wounds. Mnen
Colonel O'FcrrG.l came out or tae army ne
was without means and accepted tao tr-t
! business engagement that was offered
INN. Having secured the necessary money
/ 10 pav for completing his education he
entered Washington College ia l9o7 ana
was graduated IN law IN loje under Gene-
| raj Robert T.. Lee.
He began the practice If lis prof 3
sion Mt Harrls1nbur-, his present home.
| In 1871 ne was elected 10 the House III
| Delegates from Rockingham au1 SINCE That
| time his career is Uart ~ th l's orr ~ the
! OLD Commonwealth. lie entered Congress
| from the Seventh District IA ISL after
serving as County Judge Of Rockingham
! tor SIX years. IN the national. lc-is.tt ire
! hls record - one Of cJ.splcl)u5 ablllF
AMI of feryid devotion 10 Democratic
! principles.
The people OF bis party IN Virginia can,
! not forget hIs gallant fight IN th" htei
| Congress against the uuhoiY efforts oi a
| Republican majority 90 thrust the h9t"-
| rious iaurstOn INTO tho seat 10 NhicN tN"
Hon. r. G.. NeuaUlo had been elected. MOI
| hrs heroic resistance to the enactment 81
! the infamous force bill
Neither can :hey forget that from i'7J
down TO the present time he has heid n.ot
the banner ot Democracy I'm "vcrv cam
pa!eu throughout the State aud "ith bps
| clarion voice eloQueaIF ana riec,iYeIF
advocated the principles " Inch That ban
npr represents, No has made more poliN-
cal speeches and visited a greater number
| # counties IN tbc interest Ok BIS party
than any other public man.
with thu, br.ef summary OF h'7 SER
vic4, - ia State. his name IS presented
IN the party. not rs tho representative of
any elias, or geographical section, ont ~ .
man and a Democrat. who u elected
| will shed lustfe upon the eutr1 to4iH3n'
wealth