Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-12
REPUBLICANS HAPPY
HsY MAKE MUCH OF NAMES GOING
AS " WENT FOR GOVERNOR KENT.
usmocrsa Disregard the Dutch Capture
OF Holland and Count on Maintain
ing Control Of Congress.

WASHINGTON, u. c.. September H.
SSpecial)-More politics was discussed
here to-day than has been heard
reason for tho talk was the Maine cleo
ton yesterday. The Republicans were
very happy, and they predict that the big
majority rolled UP for their party In
Maine means that at the November cleo
tons they viii sweep things proportion
ptely In the North, East, and West In
need. they are fairly bubbling over with
Soy. and the advocates Of Thomas Is.
Reed for the presidential nomination in
ASS are talking as II they believed he was
Already nominated.
The Democrats encountered to-day took
very philosophical view of the result
In Maine They do not expect much from
that quarter. and even II the majority
Tor the opposition is the largest in the
history OF the Republican party they do
not admit It signifies much. OF course.
hey would have been gra,ined had the
majority been smaller. but they see no
fausc for becoming gloomy. They have
never been sanguine OF accomplishing
much in Maine. and not a great deal OF
time or money was wasted on the cam
paign In n State that was bound 10 20
Republican.
DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE POPS.
There is one feature about the Name
election which gives comfort 10 men u
both the old parties. and that Is me poor
showing made by the Populists. ne "a
ter made a heavy claim as 10 the No,e
Of the party is so small as not to war
rant the news agencies In taking IL mo
account when sending out tte accounts
asst night The Pops are doomed TO as
appointment in all sections or the Co"n-
try. and In Virginia and the whoie SOU"
L Is confidently expected they VIII oc
practically anDihilated at the NoVeinp,I
elections. Their only hope OF Keeping ="
yether local organizations is In Kansas,
Colorado. Nevada. and a few scattereu
sections OF the West. ,,,o-
In many parts Of the West the Demo
Gratis have positively refused 10 i"'Hi a.
alliance with the POpulists. ana IN
einia the Republicans, on wnom my
relied for assistahce in making war on
the Democracy. have given them w
cold shoulder In a manner that oue"1
drive self-respecting men back mo VI.
Democratic party. In fact the ttea'nien'
ems has been so shabby That II is the
subject of general remark here anlohS
people who have kept posted on lol,'NH'
matters In the State They literary IroIe
out Colonel Goode in the Fourth DIs'r'0''
they have actually humiliated Cap'a'"
Cooke in the Tenth District: the beNci-
leys and Son-in-Law "SteenY MaHC"
in the Eighth District have poSlllse,
been "hoodoocd" and not TO have helpcd
,i.a enough.
were simply outraged when an interloper
In the district like Colonel Fat. McCauli
was taken I'D by the Republicans an"
nominated for Congress. II makes I.v
reelection Of Mr.. Meredith certa'ntS
by large majority. and shows that W
Republicans are as greedy as my a..
no The only consolation left tor tnV
I.verley family. in the Eighth DlstrlC''
&c that they control all there is OF inc
Ponulist marty i'm the district, but th"'
isn't much to be proud Of. 80 long a.
they have TO lead a forlorn nope.
Conversations to-day with some OF inc
Democrats found at the headquarters VI
the Congressional Campaign commute
xvo,,ld seem 10 indicate they are Gom8
,iebt ahead with their work. regardless
% any little episodes Ike the Maine cleo
zion They are counting on nothing III the
,rav OF gains in New England this year
hut they confidently expect TO hoId '"ei
own in New York. New Jersey'
the South ana the West anu an ihu'ca-
tons point to a retention 81 l'"e -
the House. With the chances that they
will have also the next Senate
OFERRALL ENDORSED
Tho letters of several II the southern
Governors to New York paper on 'he
subject Of the English committee VINO
have come to this country as packers %
ida Wells and her crusade against Nhch-
Ings have attracted considerable atteh-
tion here The letter of Governor ferIaii
a. snoken OF in the highest terms anu
the hundreds OF Nirgnians IN TINS CITY
endorse his position almost TO man
The negro preachers Of Washington lot
sore weeks have been INDUCING in pulpit |
TRADES against the South. and one OF
tbese parsons has just delivered himself
az a fiery discourse. in which he does not
say SO much about lynching as he does
about what he Is pleased 10 term inc
"s,avery" which still binds the negro III
the Land Of Dixie. lie contends tha'
the courts are all against the piaCN
man that as soon as negro beVohe9
prospsrous they manage TO get MN III
Tho panitentiary. and that the lIlles'
negroes who commit offences are gwen
tight sentences. and the great DouE Oh
reoro.s are cheated, shackled, ana maue
,askmasters in every section or thc
south This is amusing twaddle to pao-
nle In this city. Here in Washington
ubich IL the negro paradise OF America
for thav are permitted to 90 to the best
theatres have positions on the poHc
force and serve on juries-nine teh'hS
Of the cases in the Police ana crlihi-
nal courts are the result OF lawleSshtSS
among the colOrcd population OF 'he bls
,rict of Columbia. The work-house Il
crowded to OVERLOOKING with negroes am
the most vicious and disreputabie po'-
lions OF the city are Inhabited bE ","'
noDulation which the negro preachers ne
c,a,o are 60 oppressed in the South. IL
was the same way here Wheh nan ISon
Was President. and when the congress
Us IN conplete control of the Republ-
c.rs ana vet not a word was then heard
iron, these preachers and professional
negro acitators on the subject once
tbev went 10 Harrison about the lyhch-
ines in the South. and he very properly
told them he could not Interfere.
POSTAL. AND PERSONAL.
Mail-service has been ordered TO be es-
tablishcd in North Carolina as loilo"s
Kershaw. by Arapahoe ana ballu IN,
10 GrantsborO'. three times Wceh' lIo!il
October %. 1894 10 June 80. lS6 quincy 10
JacksonvIIle. twice a week. from october
l6 1894. 20 June 30, 1896.
Eugene Shepardson. OF Richmond
registered at the Ebbitt.
J. o. Carr was to-day appointed post
master AT Andrews. Spotsylvania coun-
~. Va. vice J. IL. Crank. resigned
Virginia arrivals: J. Il. KIDD KlchMoiu
f. q S,noot. c. II. Jordan, Bowhng Green
a. " Baldwin. Buena Vista; K. q.
lame. Clifton Forge; $. H. Pearson and
wife. Middeburg. =, -
" Saden. Jr, Of Rocky Mount. y. C..