Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-02
TIE ELLETT CAMPAIGN CLUB
An Organization Effected and Active WORK
to Be Donc-spcaking In Henrico-
Election Onicers.

| mond Saturday night.
Senator Daniel had already been an
pounced to speak in Manchester Friday
night Preparations will be laid to make
the meetings in both cities monster ones.
The city Committee was called to order
at $40 O'Clock by Chairman Dawson and
there was a good attendance. 1t was an
pounced that the Old Dominion Demo
cratic Club met every Thursday night
and the Thurman Club every Friday
night and that the Union Democratic
Club would hold a meeting next Friday
night also.
FROM CHAIRMAN ELLYSON.
The secretary read a letter from Hon.
| ]. Taylor Ellyson. chairman OF the state
! Democratic Committee, TO Chairman Daw-
son. After stating that the campaign In
/ this city ought TO be opened october ist
| and pressed vigorously. Mr.. Ellyson says;
"You will. OF course. have TO make your
own arrangements for local speaking. Inc
! State Committee will endeavor as far as
practicable TO arrange for meetings. but
/ IL il always well for the city chairman
TO put himself in communication with
! those whom he wishes to have"
| Mr. Dawson, referring TO the letter
urged that the committee should do every
| thing in it's power TO make the campaign
| warm and vigorous one. and see that
! Richmond gave her usual Democratic ma
jorty. He had. he said. written to the
presidents Of all the Democratic clubs
! in the city. They would all be organized
and furnished with speakers for their
| meetings.
TO SEND OUT LITERATURE.
The question OF the distribution Of
literature was discussed at some length.
4 IL tA.t tlNa
matter to meeting Of the ward superin-
tendents to be held this week
The Finance and the Executive commit
tees reported against Issuing campaign
! bulletin, and the report was adopted.
Mr.. Gordon moved that a committee of
/ five, with Chairman Dawson as chairman,
! be appointed 10 arrange for the Rass-
meeting Saturday night, at which Sena-
+ tor Daniel Will speak. This was agreed
to, but the chairman reserved the APP
| pointment OF the committee until to-day.
The Chair announced that a meeting
was being held to organize an Elicit
campaign club. and that the members
/ of the committee were invited to attend.
| The committee then rose.
Elicit Campaign Club Formed.
| a large number of active and represen-
! tatve Democrats assembled last night In
| the rooms of the Bar Association in the
| Merchants National Bank building for
the purpose OF organizing an Elicit CAM
| pagn Club and TO devise means whereby
full Democratic vote may be polled on
| the 9Th Of November. At the request OF
Colonel Elicit Mr.. r. II. Boykin took
the chair and stated briefly the object OF
the gathering.
| Colonel Elicit then stated that there
| was an apathetic condition existing in
| Richmond hot ha tim nf
club such as proposed would go great
| way toward arousing the Democrats not
| only of this city, but would have a salu-
| tary effect on those in the counties.
| He announced that the Hon. John w.
| Daniel would speak in Richmond Satur-
| night, and asked that all present see
| that he was cordially received. The
cause of the people and OF Democracy
| was synonymous, the crucial point was
| at hand, and the issue was now a po-
| iitlcal one alone. The cause OF the people
! and therefore, the liberty OF the South
was at stsket and it behooved every
| Democrat and llberty-loving citizen OF
| this Commonwealth TO stand firm and
| carry the day ON the 9th. The humila-
| tion Of a defeat from apathy or neglect,
| he said, was fearful to contemplate. and
should ( falling off occur in this State now
| IL would be used as campaign matter two
| years hence, when the election Of the
| President will occur. and would unques-
| tionably have "A disastrous effect. He
assured his auditors that If on election
| day Richmond city did her duty the
counties would do likewise. and his ma
| jority would be a flattering one.
PROCEED TO ORGANIZE.
Colonel Elicit put his address In the
| no Of motion n and Mr.
| Boykin was elected as permanent chair
man. Mr. w l.. White being recog-
nzed, referred to the battle OF Bethel.
| In which the southern forces, after be-
| ing so nearly defeated, gained a victory,
| and urged the Democrats to make OF
this campaign another such victory.
Mr. James Flournoy nominated Mr..
| White for secretary, and he was elected
| without opposition.
| The Chair appointed as a committee
| on permanent organization Messrs X.
| Carter Scott, Charles Seldom, Joseph Holz-
| grove, Fill. Shea, Joseph Dickerson,
| W. 5. Archer, Henry GanZert, Jack Pettls,
| and Julian Bryant
| While the committee was out Messrs.
+. Il. Jacob and c. A. Boyce were
| chosen az assistant secretaries. Mr.. IT.
| win Wharton was elected sergeant-at-
| arms
Elicit THE RIGHT MAN.
Mr.. Boykin being called upon for a
| speech. complied in a few ornate words
| He said he was never more gratfied in
| his life than he was when Tazewell Elicit
| was nominated for Congress. He is,
| he said, the noblest man | know and
hope to see him some day take his
| seat along with David r. Hill, the as
| pirant for presidential honors. II you
| send him TO Congress you Will never
| regret it, He will go there on Demo
| cratic doctrine, and he will live up to 1t.
Mr.. C. A. Boyce being called upon for
| an address, pleaded ignorance as to the
| question at issue. and being instructed
| TO promugate Democratic doctrines. said
| he would rather talk OF Tazewell Elicit
the man who, of all others, could carry
| the Democratic banner to victory, and
| will place 1t on pinnacle as high as 1t
| ever was before.
Chairman Dawson, of the City Commit
tee, upon entering the room, was called
upon, and expressed great pleasure az
seeing such an intelligent and representa-
tive gathering. The club. he said. when
| organized. was destined 10 WELD great
influence in the politics OF this city. This.
he said, Is an off year. and hard one
to work; in addition the hardshlps from
| which We are just emerging nave peeh
wrongfuly attributed to the Democrats
In consequence of this an apathy exists
among the voters, and the duty Of the
Elicit Campaign Club will be to awaken
them from II. He predicted a grand VIC
tory for the Democrats OF the Third Dis
trict and for Colonel Elicit.
THEY DO NOT sLUMBER.
Mr.. c. w. Dunstan, superintendent OF
Clay Ward, said that on the 9th OF No
vember the Democrats OF that part OF
the city would show the people OF Rich
mond that the Democracy of Clay WARD
was not dead, neither did 1t slumber.
Mr.. Ii. ST. John Coalter made truly
Democratic speech, and assured his audi
tors that all that was necessary for a
Democratic victory on the 9th OF NO
| yember was that the voters should be
| made to realize the necessity Of voting.
Mr.. Chapman w. Morris spoke Of the
work that lay before the meeting. and,
seeing the necessity and having the de-
termination to win. there should be no
hesitancy on their part TO assist Colonel
Elicit I'm planting the banner Of Demo
crazy on the soil Of victory. There Is nj
man, he said. better fitted than Colonel
| TaxeWell Elicit to adorn the position OF