Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-04
ELLETT WILL CARRY THE THIRD.
Good Work Needed, Though, to Give Him
the Proper Majority.

the Proper Majority.
With anything Ike the usual vote
pollei, Colonel Tazewol Elicit will be
elected 10 Congress from the Third Dis
tilct by a handsome majority.
There is practically no doubt about his
winning the prize. which he 50 well de-
serves; bu; the Democrats will have TO
display much greater activity than they
have We. shown - get out a slincicniiy
large vote 10 give him anything Ike the
plurality that is his due. OF the Nv" can
didates In this district, three are citizens
OF Richmond. one OF lienrlcO, ana the
Othcr OF Chesterfield.
Colonel Lllett. who WAS made the Den o.
cratic staudari-bcarer hy popular ac-
claim. Is 4 wcll-known member or thc
Richmond Ear. a gentleman % ine c"hf-
aCtcr. f. universally popular. ana has b'eA
an active and efficient worker in tie
democratic cause almost from boyhooI.
He served az chairman OF the city DEM
ocratic Comm.ticc-ihe central organiza-
ton of the party In Richmond-ior TWO
years. AMI made an enu1enuy success
ful leader in the cause 81 the people
THOSE WHO OPPOSE HIN.
Mr.. George VI. Sm.thlcal. the second
OF the candidates residing IN RichmcnL
+ tie recognized Prohibition leader IN
this section OF the state. bat is not what
could be called politician. He Is pro
p.ictor of The Sfnithieal Business Col
lego. is most pronounced enemy OF me
lduor traffic, ana accepted the congress
silnd nomination with 10 other nope
than to keen the cause that lie espou7es
before the public.
CaDtain Martin Meredith Lipscomb, the
trrHl
character; served one term a. CITY SER
a,ant. am has usually voted with the
democrats lie Is conducting a s.rlcIly
independent canvass.
The Popullst nominee. eX-JutSe j. NJ
GREGORY. resides at Woodland iiclShts'
and is 4 member Of the Manchester Ear:
He was made Judge or the ChesieflleIi
County Court under the ReadJuster re-
g.rc. but was defeated OF reelection by
Jrdre CiOpt0n, Whcn the Democrats r.
turned to power. He was elected 70 l."
House q Delegates last year on the
Thigd-rarty ticket
The nan candidate. and perhaps the
most formidable one with which Colonel
Elicit viii have 10 deal is eX-Sherin
j. Wilbur Southwark. Of Hcnrico. Mr..
Southwark has been one Of Mahones
rieht-hand men in this section ever since
the General became the leader OF the
Virginia Republicans. and has always been
Il s,eunou aeurpn~ter Of Judge Edmund
WaC4ili Nj Southwark was nominated
by convention called by himself and
John Mitchell over the protest OF the
other three members of the district COM
nittee. After his nomination a majority
of the committee issued an address
sharply criticising him and his Jackson
Ward ally for their conduct. and urging
the voters Of the district not 10 recoG-
nize Southwark. Within the last week.
though. they have undOne all this, mu-
tual friends have brought about recon-
ciliatlCn. and all Of tie Republicans are
now hurrahing for the nan who carried
H.nfico county IN his pocket until the
Democrats took it out.
SOUTHWARK MUST BE BEATEN.
Throughout the earlier part of the can
yass the fight seemed 70 be between
Colonel Elicit and Judge Gregory. Now
however. Southwark is looked upon as
the man whom the Democratic stand
ard-bearer Will have to push out OF the
WAY on his march TO Congress.
An of the influence that Malone, Wad-
AM and others can exert Is beng uscd
in behalf of Mr. Southwark, and there
Is no doubt that the Republican vote VIII
be much larger than has been anticipated
The change in the situation has caused
the Democrats to realize that lhey mus
work to win. This fact is emphasiZed
IN Chairman Dawson's address TO tne
voters Of Richmond, printed in to-day
Disratch. and his advice should be
needed. The speeches Of Daniel, O'Fer-
rail- lee. Haskins. Munford, F!ournoy,
and others have done great good in put
ting people to thinking about how they
should vote, and all that is needed now
f. ensure q handsome plurality Tor
Elicit is TO get the people to the polls
This done all will be well.