Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-04
CONFIDENT IN THE SIXTH.
It Was Hampton Hogr. Not Fucker. Otey
Had to Fight.

LYNCHBURG, VA. November 3.-(Spe-
cialD-As the day Of election APP
proaches the Democratic leaders in
the Sixth District are becoming
confident OF victory for Major
Otey. the Democratic candidate. 1t -
not expected that IL viii b. sweeping
victory or that the majority VIII be
as large as in some former years. MAJOR
Otey, however. Will so 10 Congress BY
safe plurality.
The contest in this district has been a
remarkable one in several respects. Mt.
O. G. Rucker was first nominated by
Prohibition meeting. on the following
morning he was nominated 10y the Popu-
list convention OF the district. He IS
man who stands high In the esteem OF
his ncghbOrs. and who has strong
personal following in his own county or
Bedford. IL was thought at first by many
shrewd observers Of political affairs that
Iucker was the opponent that the De
mocracy would have 70 fight.
For the last month the Democratic
leaders have been convinced that Rucker
was not the real enemy-that Is. not
the enemy II be feared. Colonel Hampton
Iioge. the Republican candidate, known
by his brillancy as a speaker FOR De-
mocracy, and by his flop TO Republican,
ism, has been making the canvass OF
his life. lie has been tireless; he has
used his best energies. all his Wit and all
his eloquence. The Republican party-the
eyer-faithful-has been aroused. \ few
OF the old-lne Republicans. it is said.
will not support the new convert lie IL
too new for them. But this number Is
small. TIE bulk Of the Republican party
in the district Is composed OF negroes.
They are active TO a degree not seen for
years in this section In campaign solely
for the election OF congressman.
NATIONAL FUNDS.
II IS said that money from the Ma
| tioral Republican headquarters has not
been withheld from the Sixth District Of
| Virginia, and a recenty-publlshed letter
shows that Malone is anxious for the
| success of Hoge.
These facts have brought the Demo-
| Gratis to the conclusion that We are
| making the same old fight against the
! same old enemy-the Democrats against
| the Republicans. In the general realiza-
| ton OF this condition rests the confidence
| OF the Democracy in the election OF Otey.
| AS long as II was thought that Fucker
| stood show of election, there were
| Democrats who were willing 10 vote for
| him, attracted by some of the Utopian
| and impossible propositions set forth in
| the Populist platform. But when IL
| comes TO a plain question between Re-
| pubicanism and Democracy the old-line
| Democrats will be found on the right
| side.
UTTER HOPELESSNESS.
| The great effort during the latter days
| OF the campaign has been to show the
| utter hOpelessness OF Fuckers canvass
| 1t is now generally believed. Judging from
| the reports received here, that he has not
the remotest probability Of success. Otey
| gains by this Democrats who thought
| they would stay at home If the contest
was between Otey and Rucker. will come
| out and vote for Otey in order TO defeat
| the Republican candidate.
| A recent poll Of the large majority of
the country precincts in the district in
| dicated n good Democratic majority The
| events OF the past two weeks strengthen
the Indications. The solid old Lynch
burg District will be all right next Tues
| day, and the name Of our next Congress
| man Is Peter j. Otey.