The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-24
BATTLE OF The BAlLOIS1O-DAY
Campaign Closed With Large
Mass Meetings Last Night.
The Republicans Up to Their Old Tricks
OF Making Grountaless Charges at the
Last ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hold An
enthusiastic Meeting at the Court
house-The Republicans Gather at the
Old Opera House, Where Col. John
Hampton Hoga Addresses Thorn.

The political campaign in this city
closed last night with mass. N eeting
OF Democrats at the courthouse aud one
OF Republicans at the Old Opera House.
Excitement was running high all day
yesterday and rumors of various kinds
were circulated concerning Democratic
candidates by their Republican oppo.
nents, who seem to have waited until
the last moment to make charges which
they knew would be refuted il time was
allowed those against whom they were
made.
1t was the Same old desperate ex-
pedient resorted TO by those VINO know
they are with weak and losing cause.
and only had the effect OF rousinp
Democrats to increased efforts to roll
up rousing majority for the whole city
ticket at the election to-day
The meeting at the court house last
night was large and enthusiastic one
and showed conclusively that there
would be no waverinR on the morrow,
but that all true Democrats would do
their duty. 1t WAS called to order by
r. Randolph Hicks. chairman of the
Democratic city executive committee,
who, after few pertinent Introductory
remarks, introduced az one OF the
speakers OF the evening Common
wealth's Attorney w. o Hardaway.
Mr.. Hardaway was received with
much applause and spoke for nearly an
hour. He referred to the record of cor
ruption and misrule which the Republi.
can party had made In the South during
their lease OF power soon after the war
Petersburg with it's Republican govern
ment and negro police was dwelt upon
and the speaker said the same things
might be expected in this city should
the Republicans carry the election here
to-day.
The late Democratic primary, he said,
was fairly condu ,ted, without regard to
wet" or dry" and fairly expressed
the will OF Democratic voters in the
choic of candidates, while the Repub-
i-aE ticket was arranged he'orehand
so as to oppos- tia Democratic nomi-
nees for tho rcspe i've otfices scc>rding
10 their positions on II, LEGAL option
question. The Republican canyassers
eleotioneered for their wet" candidates
when talking to Democratic "wets" and
for their dry" candidates when talking
to "drys" He said the question of local
option did not enter into the canvass so
far as Democrats were concerned, the
great question for each to consider being
whether he will as an honest man sup
port the nominees of the primary, or,
because his favorite was not nominated,
will "sulk in his tent"
he paid his attentions to Col. j.
Hampton Hoge in no flattering terms,
and ridiculed their claims to economy
in consolidating the offices OF common.
weath's attorney and city solicitor and
of mayor and police justice. In conelu-
sion he urged all Democrats to 60 to the
polls and vote and work for the success
Of their ticket.
j. E. Yonge WAS the next speaker
on the list. but he not being present
w. A. Glasgow, Jr., was loudly called
for Mr.. Glasgow said there was no
use in his making speech after the
ground had been so we'll covered by Mr..
Hardaway. The question, he said, was
not as to nigh or low tariff, the Haw-
allan Islands or who should be consul
to Annoy to succeed j Hampton Hoge;
but the question staring the people of
Roanoke in the face is whether they are
| to have an honest administration . by
white people.
AS to the Republican charges OF
wrong in the expenditure OF money.
| why were they not specific? They
| amount to nothing. AS far as he could
see the administration OF the affairs of
| the city had been honest. He had
never heard of any member Of Council
robhing the city or growing rich by
| jobbery. He was particularly emphatic
in saying that all Democrats who voted
in the primary were in honor bound to
support the ticket nominated, and ap-
pealed TO all to so vote at the election
10 day
S. Z. Jones, the Democratic candidate
for mayor, was then called upon for
speech. He criticised severely the ac-
ton OF those who had voted in the Dem
oc"atic primary who were now running
as Republican candidates and paid his
respects to parties who were slandering
Democratic nominees. Col. j. Hampton