The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-06
HOW MALONE VIEWS 1T.
THE GENERAL UNBUTT6NS HIS
MOUTH NOW ON THE SITUATION.
lie says No Mar O IN fatelligcntiy rrstdcs
the Result In the sssts--Both Sides
Claiming the Foarth District

PETERSBURG, VA. Nov. 5.--5peciaL--'
Mr.. William r. Mcl<enney. the Demo-
cratic nominee for Congress from the
Fourth district OF Virginia. made his last
speech OF the campaign to-day at POW
hatan Courthouse. and he had large
crowd to hear him
Mr. Mckinney is confident that he VIII
be elected, provided the Democrats OK
Petersburg will poll their full vote. on
the other hand. the Repuoiisans srs
claiming the election OF MIR. X. Il. Inorp.
their candidate. MI. j. h. Calvert, Tue
chairman OF the Republican Guy Ssntra.
committee, said TO-DAY that lnofps
majority I'm the district would De not less
tnan five thousand.
General William Malone. the chairman
of the Republican State committee. wnen
asked tor his views said: mo man IN
THIS state or country can give an intel.
ligent opinion as 10 the result OF tne
election in this commonwealth, such are
the Infamous liabilities OF fraud design
ediy covered by the existing machine elec-
ton law. Under IL there can be no Tree
expression OF the popular will and no
honest return of the result In any election.
II such an election and return were pos
sibie Democratic machine candidates In
six of the ten districts would be over
whelmingly defeated. and yet, despite the
machine, the probabilities strongly are
that live of such candidates will be de-
feated anyway.
'Such, indeed, is the wonderful revolt
going on In the ranks OF the Democratic
masses. Lack OF money and employment
and disttessingly low prices for every
species OF home production have disheart-
ened them and banished sentiment from
its previous influence over political ac-
uon."
VIEWS or MAJOR PAos.
Major Mann. Page. who was the choice
of the Populists for Governor In 1898, but
no. fn hfa "A
or accept the nomination, and who was
also the choice OF the fopulists IN the
Fourth district for Congress, but who de-
elined to become candidate, was In the
city to-day, and WIS interviewed by your
correspondent Major Page said the vote
in the Fourth district was uncertain. Inc
ignorant voter. he said, will necessarily
make many mistakes In preparing ms
ballot. and there seems to be so much
apathy. our people are sick Of annual
elections, and the general financial ue-
preston is the chief cause of senerai ois-
satisfaction.
The Walton bill is not satisfactory to
fair-minded Democrats or Populists, ana
is the cause of much bitterness OF icelihY
on the part OF the colored voters. HAD
the Walton bill had no constable 1t would
have been more satisfactory. Major fake
said he thought the chances between
Mckenney and Thorp were decidedly IN
Mckenney's favor, on account OF the
present Walton bill.
I saw a prominent citizen from Sussex
to-day and asked him how that county
would go I'm the election tomorrow. and
his reply was that II was impossible to
tell He stated, however, that II IL went
FOR Thorp II would give a very much re-
duced Republican majority.
BUYING oHg.TTRFiELD coat LANDS.
Mr.. w. G. Andrews wealthy capt
tallst of New York, has purchased be-
tween seven thousand ana eight thousand
acres of coal and other valuable lands In
Chesterfield county, short distance
south and north of Richmond. The price
paid for the lands averaged from two
dollars to twenty dollars per acre. The
purchaser OF the property proposes 10
carry on the mining OF coal on an ex-
tensive scale. MIR. Andrews. as stated. Is
very wealthy, and Is at present president
OF a large corporation In New YORK
which carries on the steam and heating
business In that city.
CONVICTIONS IN sUssEx.
The following convictions were made on
Friday and Saturday in the County Court
of Sussex. Judge j. +. West presiding:
Willie Edwards, larceny, one year In the
penitentiary; Harry Jackson, housebreak-
ing. two years; Robert Speed. third of
fence of petit larceny. two years. Speed
having served previous term In the
state prison, the Court added five more
years to his sentence. Speed was also
tried on another Indictment, for burning
a lot OF fodder belonging to negro named
William Sykes. and was given two years
I'm the penitentiary. There was another
Indictment against Speed. charging him
with burning fodder, but nolle prosegui
was entered I'm this case. All the parties
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