Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-15
State Chairman Pierson Of Virginia
Makes Startling Charges.
MANY VOTES THROWN OUr, BE SAYS.
Campaign Opening for the State
Offices.
REPUBLICAN PREFERENCES.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RTCHMONn Vo Nov, TX -rTba IL.


RICHMOND. Va. Nov. 15.-The important
duties that will devolve upon the legisla-
ture elected on Tuesday last have displaced
the usual calm that follows the storm. The
leaders are just as much on the Qui vive
as to who will be the United States Sena-
tor. the supreme court judges, the circuit
judges and the state capitol officers as they
were interested in the result Of the cleo
ton prior to Tuesday. The legislature will
be overwhelmingly democratic. Out Of 100
members Of the house Of delegates, the
populists will secure only about ten seats,
and there will not be more than two popu-
lists In the senate out of a total of forty.
The radical change in the political senti-
emit only a few days before the election is
explained by Chairman ]. Taylor Ellyson.
In discussing the result with The Star
correspondent. he said that three weeks be-
fore the election the state was really In
danger of going against his party. He had
visited every section and ascertained that
very few persons were interesting them
selves in the fight. He knew that If he
could once get everybody to go to work the
fight would be won. Consequently, stirring
appeals were sent out,and the people every
where appeared to realize at once that 1t
would not do to let the populists win
through democratic apathy. Thus, all
along the line the work was started. and
vigorously pushed. He said that three
days before the election he was confident
Of q democratic victory.
The bold and defiant stand taken by the
Richmond Times. one of the stanchest
democratic papers in the state, has created
a profound political sensation. This paper.
in a leading editorial says that O'Ferrall
was not the choice Of the democracy OF
Virginia, but was foisted upon the people
by Cleveland through the federal patronage
clo 10 do aov
by the 'pernicious convention system" 1t
says, further, that If Mr.. Cleveland did not
know that O'Ferrall in his candidacy for
the nomination, was using the federal pat
ronage dodge to catch the delegates, he
ought to have known. and 1t Is the belief OF
the paper that he was aware Of 1t.
1t will be remembered that the Times led
the fight for Cleveland for the presidential
nomination last year. 1t was the first jour-
nal to advocate him for the honor, long be-
fore the Chicago convention.
Some Of the democratic leaders indorse
this note Of warning, but others deplnrc il,
coming as it does from democratic organ,
whose editor and owner. Maj. Joseph Bryan.
il q member Of the state democratic execu-
tive committee and one of the most liberal
contributors to the campaign funds.
Candidates for State Omces.
One of the first duties that will devolve
upon the new legislature will be the cleo
ton of state officers. LEX State Senator
Joseph T. Lawless Of Portsmouth is Cpl o.
ing Judge Henry w. Floarnay for secre-
tary of the commonwealth, but the indics-
tons are now that the incumbent will be
reelected, as he Is one Of the most ropu-
lar men in his party and has hell the office
for several terms, during when time not
word of reproach has been dttared against
him either personally or officially.
so far no opposition whatever to Auditor
Morton Marye and Treasurer A. W. Kar-
6HyRt0ned II ,ah mill
1t Is said, have no opposition for reelection
for speakership of the house.
1t Is thought that the L. 8. Scnato-ship
will be disposed of in the iirst week of the
T. The judges Of the supr eme court will also
be chosen early In the session, certainly te-
fore the Christmas holidays.
The populist leaders pretty generally at
tribute their defeat to a lack Of money and
the poor support given their nominees by
the republicans.
POpulists Charge Frauds.
State Populist Chairman ]. =. Tierson,
who made splendid fight for his cause,
takes his defeat quite philosophicaily, but,
as usual, makes charges Of fraud. To The
Star correspondent today he said
What other result could be expected
when the democrats did all the counting
and refused US any representation what
ever In the polling booths? Already there
are numerous cases of fragrant fraud re-
ported. For instance. in Priddys store pre-
cinct, Charlotte county, there were 1876 votes
polled. OF these lis signed a record on the
outside that they voted the populist ticket,
and yet the three democratic judges return
democratic majority of so. There is no
reasonable doubt that the populists have
been cheated out Of thousands Of votes, and
the democrats openly boast Of It,
"A Few facts strike me in summing up the
result. First, the democrats failed to poll
their usual vote by at least $4,000 These
are all populist sympa thizers and u,ill he
with US next time. Second, O'Ferrall ran
some 5000 behind his ticket, showing that
the party whip was impotent in these cases
to force an unworthy candidate upon their
manhood. The machine politicians have
triumphed but their methods are becoming
thoroughly advertised, and 1t Is only a ques-
ton Of time when the people win repudiate
them.
Then the democrats have forever preclud-
ed themselves from resorting to their old cry
Of Niger, Niger In their fear they open
ly bid for the colored vote. and they got a
good deal Of Tin fact 1t is the colored
vote that saved them. These circumstances
all tend to the Strengthening of the pop,l-
next campaign. when we expect to send a
solid populist delegation to Congress. The
people are coming our wav and nothing
can prevent our ultimate victory"
For Mckinley and GreenhaIge.
Ex-Congressman Edmund waddell Of this
city Is very jubilant over the success Of the
republicans In other states Tuesday. He
saws he sees in the republican victories sure
defeat for the democrats in 1896 Mr. wad-
dell Is for Mckinley for President. and he
thinks Governor-elect Greenhalge Of Massa-
chusetts a good nerson for the second place
on the ticket He saws that Virginia re-
nrh1icans will he overwh elmingly for Nc
Kinlev and saws II would ne Impossible for
the democrats to beat Mckinley and Green