Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-16
Strong Democratic Nominations for
Congress Being Made.
CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA
Morrow-Brice. Morrison, and the
Existing Tariff Law.

! In the majority or minority Il Is neces-
sary to have the old wheel-horses to
! guide legislation from a party standpoint.
| More leaders in Congress have really
been developed among the minority than
amorg the majority The late Samuel
j. Randall and Colonel William r.. Nor
| rfson gained their greatest regulations
when their party had to fight Republi-
can ascendancy, and Garfield, who be-
came President. developed as fighter
and parliamentarian for the minority side.
| The Southern States send their good
men to Congress longer than any others
| that are reliably Democratic. In the next
| House Georgia Will have again Speaker
| Crisp and Mr. Turner. Alabama will
| lose one or her leading men, since Colo
| mel Oates has been called to the guberna-
torial chair, but the delegation will stin
be strong in having left MIR Clarke. OF
| the Mobile District, General joe Wheeler.
| and Judge Cobb. Texas will retain the
eminent services OF Judge Culberson, in
| spite of his determination not 20 become
| candidate. The nomination was lite
rally forced on him. and the distinguish
! "a chairman Of the judiciary Committee
| Will probably be requested TO retain his
| seat In the House as long as he has any
same State. who is chairman OF the APP
| prorraiions COMMITTEES. IS one of the
solid men OF the House and he viii come
back. Bailey Is the bright young member
Of this delegation and he seems good
Tor many terms. as he has made fine
record. Judge Abbott IS another solid
man from Texas, and Judge Hutchinson
OF the Houston District, has made his
mari, while Crane las long been ranked
"a member : d.
force.
ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI.
Arkansas loses one Of its best mon IN
the appointment OF Mr. RrecEinridce. who
goes as Minister to Russia. but McRae and
DinsmOrc arc members who viii reflect
credit on the State.
Missouri will return several Of her old
ana experienced men. Bland. Hatch.
Dockery, Heard. and Tarsney are all Ger
tam 10 be reelected. Kentucky will retain
Inc services of McCreary. Montgomery.
and Caruth in all probability.
Among some OF the other well-equipped
members Of more than three terms ser
vice who VIII be sent back are Henderson
or North Carolina; Wilson, of West Viz
F.n.a; Cultivate. of Ohio: Catchinrs. Of
mississippi, eud Private" Allen, of the
81 me delegation; Washington. and prob
bly, Enloe. Of Tennessee; Cummings ar
-frN ''i ~ anu many oilfiH, VINO VIII
be invaluable to the party, no matter
whether the Democrats win or lose in
the general result at the coming election
or course, Springer. e. Illinois: Holman,
OF Indiana, and McNllln, OF Tennessee,
who are veterans in the legislative hall, J
will come back, IL they live. In point of
service they rank high. AMI they will
doubtless be congressman as long as they
care TO.
A YOUTHFUL SENIOR.
IF he Is reelected, and there IL every /
prospect he will be, Mr. Tucker will be the !
senior member OF the Virginia delegation T
in the next House. This may seem strange
ar first glance. but It IS fact. The re-
tircmcnt OF Hon. George j. Wise AMI ,
Governor O'Ferrall leaves Nj Tucker the |,
ranking member in point Of service. IS |
h entered public life durln;; the Fifty |
first Congress. MI Edmuu3s came - :
Congress at the same time. but he viii ,
not be in the next House. In the next /
House Mr.. Jones viii be the member from B
Virginia who will have served longer +
than any OF the others except Mr. Tucker. 4
MIR. Meredith, it will be remembered. was
sworn in during the Fifty-second Con-
gress, but he was elected to fill the un-
expired term Of the late General W. II.
i. Lee.
The average term for member OF the /
House does not exceed three terms. The |
delegations will be very much broken up /
this year. owirg 10 defeats, withdrawals, /
and deaths.
CULPEPER TOMORROW.
From all accounts. the political meeting
at CUlpepcr next Monday promises to he
ono of the liyeliest that has been held .
there in many years, and II Congress
man Marshall is among the speakers. as ,
he has promised 10 be. provided he can .
arrange his matters nj Covinston so as
to ret back IN time the attendants VIII /
hear rafting speech from the member
from the Ninth District. lie is very anx-
q. as 10 90 10 Cu,peper, and no doubt the
people win give him a cordial greeting.
Representative Meredith viii speak at
Orange next Monday week, ANA it IS I'M
derstoOd that arrangements are being
made for a big meeting. II Will be the
regular County-Ccurt day
The Democrats of Fauquler are TO holC.
a monster meeting at Warrenton on
October court-day and a humber Of
prominent speakers Will be there. Mr..
Meredith is also billed for a speech that
day, aud Senator Hunton Will be on
hand.
SENATOR BRICE.
Something Of a Huttor has been created
.
over the report that Senator Brce Will
resign his seat If the Democratic State
Convention in Ohio next Tuesday passes
q resolution cOndemnins his course on
the tariff bin. The rumor cannot be
verified. but it IS hoped that it IS I'm
founded SIN. knowing Senator Brice 50
well. IL would not be u surprise 10 some
OF his friends in this city If he were
to resign in the event Il lot of hot-headed
Z rQf IF
ventiOn and pass Il set OF ridiculous reso-
lutIons INTENDED as "a reelection upon the
Senator. ii Is thought that there posi-
bly, may be no occasion for Senator Brice
TO resign, but as he is a very indie
pendent sort of man and is the possessor
of several millions of dollars he can
Afford 10 quit public life the very minute
an attempt is made TO throw dirt on
him simply because on the tariff question
his views are not in accord with those Of
men who think the Democratic party
ought to have passed radical free-trade
measure.
MORRISON.
This week Hon. William r. Morrison
the pioneer in the tariff reform move
ment In Congress- and one of the abest
and truest Of Democrats, submitted TO
an interview in which he had the manli-
ness to declare that the Senate tariff bill I
was the greatest step forward that had
ever been made in the contest for lower
taxation. lie called attention TO the fact
particularly that the German bill carries
greater reductions than even the Mills
bill of 1883. which was endorsed by the
Democratic Convention held that
year at st. Louis. Generally speaking,
he thinks the present law is a very good
one and ought TO bring prosperity. Be !
cause he is gracious enough to admit
these things. Colonel Morrison has been
within n few days the target for some
of the meanest little filings from the Mug
wump and other dyspeptc newspapers.
Papers that are published in States that :
furnish no electoral votes for the Demo- ,
cratic party are foremost In their slurs
upon so grand an old Democrat as Colonel
Morrison. .
All this sort Of business, together with
many idiotic platforms that have been ,