The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-09
ABOUT THE LATE FIGHT.
INN SITUATION ~ IT APPEARS
lrTHR rHs SMOKE or RATTLE.
chairman FiIyson Is Much Gra'ifisd at The
Rssu1t-Chairman Fatteson Gives MS
views-At Popuiist Headquarters.

The raw and iuclement day which fol-
,o,ei tuesdays Democratic landslide
g, virginia. must have been very depress-
,,- upon the defeated Populist, but it
failed completely to dampen the enthu-
s,sm Of the victorious Democracy.
There were many bright Democratic
faces in Richmond yesterday, and
deep underlying feeling. Of thankfuness
tbat what seemed a deep-rooted canker
on the body polite had been eradicated'
and that a pernicious doctrine had fail
cd of the harm that It seemed to por-
tend. ..-..-s
al the Democratic state headquarters
a large number OF kilograms were
celved. asking for future returns anu ~.
q few Of them bore congratuiaioI' L.
saecs 90 Chairman Enyson Tor hls rc.
Ola work ia bringing about the s''
suit .c,,ernor-
telegram from Lieutenant-Go1el.n.
meet Kent. 90 Chairman EHyson
"TbanEs. We are indebted Tor '''0
suit chiefly 20 you .,-tr, 0eht
MIR. Ellys0n has made an un,"l, ne ricb,
and the compliments receI''H ,,orllod
ID, d.scrvr1 For weeks ne H"o n -
s'.. to.,s "a dav. giving up an ~, ,el
br..ress and devoting his ".71
,..tllly 10 the cause OF Democracy
y-bcn saw him yesterday ne was
bard qt work at his ota" o' ''"''I. -.
..--. which had been accommodating
-...o limo. and by his outward APP
-...,..--. and quiet manner no one could
IN mar ha bad been through one OF
r.e most trying campaigns ever fought
SIN virginia
vgre8 asked him about the result,
d.. r.riioi 'hat he had tried not 90 think
rrr...ucs during the entire day, but was
,-y.rs Co attend TO private business which
needed his attention badly.
ra expressed deep qualification AT the
result and said that II was due 10 the
excellent work OF the district ana county
cha.rmen and other party WORKERS, Mlo
ler no stone unturned 70 wake the
Democratic voters up 10 the Sl'1"''0N
which confronted them.
e.t5 be the decisive work was all
7.rs I'm The past two weeks. ana TOO
-,...b commentator cannot be given 10
,ra men an over the State on whom the
burden fell.
Work in Richmond.
goes. Chairman patteson was in me
...rtte Yesterday over the result In hlch-
,..15 especially since IL conceded almost
....tlv with his estimate previous TO the
....t,6n. asked him what he thought
~ trs general result and ito eitect, ne
arnc result Of the election viii he very
t.r.f.iaI 10 an interests in Virginia. il
urI keep down craLks and ofhce-seeker5'
.-g cause a great revival Of bUsiress. We
have had entirely too many elections oil
late and all parties have suffered IN con-
sequence.
lne immense Democratic majority means
That virginia rs not a good place for wild
frcics and impossible theories. 1t sounds
tta death-lneu of the Third party.
victory for those PEOPLE would have put
VIRGINIA off the high-road Of prosperity
and fastened untold evils upon our people.
But "a great responsibility rests upon us.
There is much just complaint al out delay
an the administration Of justice, both
criminal and civil. The law needs reform
and we must have e. The Democrats Will
DO doubt put good men on the Circuit
AVID Supreme benches, but this alone Will
not do. They should be better paid, ard
the law itself carefully reformed In many
ways The people are asking for it as
well as the state Bar Association. Lynch
law should no longer be tolerated. our
party has control of the State and these
questions can Doe fearlessly dealt with.
The business interests of the State can
newer suffer iu the hands of Virginia
Democrats In less than eighteen months
we viii have "a great boom in Virginia
.u consequence Of our victory and IL Will
be a boom which win stay. our state
So being developed, and the conditions
am point TO AN era Of unexampled pros
perity.
The victories in New York and else
s.H.#
ness depression. very unjusty attributed
hy ignorant persons TO the Democratic
party. Grover Cleveland is without doubt
one OF the ablest and best men i'm Ameri-
can politics. These defeats VIII make our
people more careful both in the selection
OF candidates above repr0ach, and general
party management; and, az the end OF
M. Clevelaud's administration, we Will
carry the whole country by storm.
Al Popufisf Headqu rters
The Populist headquarters yesterday af-
tefnoon, when / called in search Of Secre-
tafy Harris, had a wretched appearance,
ana looked like a paper mill after a
tle. Little brown envelopes, each con-
tanning POpulist ticket, such as they
stuck under every doorway in Jackson
ward, covered the floor. In one corner
VAS pile Of that famous circular on
.tttNNA Ga y anu bllt itElNs which the \ IT.
g.uia sun sent out under q guise that
made % appear that The Times was re-
fponsibie for 1t, and dirt and desolation
remained supreme
Upstairs, Editor Pierson was searching
election returns. trying 90 find some
consolation. When asked what reports
De- had received he replied that he was de-
pending on The Times for his returns.
Ee thought the Democratic estimates too
large. and said as they had the counting
" the ballots IL was hard TO make any
calculation that would be Of value.
AZ State Democratic headquarters yes
terday afternoon there was a good deal
.f figuring on the result. With fifty
counties and seventeen cities heard from
and an estimate on the other fifty coun-
lies. the Democratic majority was placed
40 1885
IL was thought that the Democrats
lad elected every senator. except Or.
a. o. Holt. In the Twenty-fifth district.
.omposed Of Sussex. Surry and Greenes-
yille, and Mr.. Howard, in the Sixth dis
riot, composed OF Floyd, Carroll and
1rayson counties. Later returns indi-
ate that the majority Will not be as
arge as calculated.