The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-17
SCHEMES OF THE DEFEATED.
HoH The Virginia Republicans TIIl COl-
duct Their Contests.
WALTON LAW TO Be MADE TIE BASIS
There are. However, Good KeAsoH' ""'
,b., sbonid Not Pool their Interests
General walkers Distrie'-No'e''
Ttmrs BUREAU. RArLEY BUILDING
N.sul.nrnn. NoYember ID. logl.


There is no question now do -
Tho intention Of the Virginia Repuo!lcahs
hbo have recently been d-iealeu LOT
congress. They viii offer cOn'esls III 'he
,xt House of Representatives. oAl JUST
nov, and on what grounds was not even
detcrmincd last night at the quiet con
ference they held at the home oi Air;
james J. Mcdonald VINO NSs Hctoa'cu
in ne First district by Hon. W. a. Jones.
II is reported that a dluereuca OF oplH-
ion ,N..ts amo.g the candidate as 10
IN. method and ground OF the contests.
srI.r. af. candidates who claim 20 DE
able .o show that "a sutilcltht number
of votes were thrown out TO have eiected
them ii they had been properly cast loi
them and there are other candidates
Who NJ gwen an the votes thrown Out
would stu lack Gfeai many votes TO
beat their Democratic opponents.
The INST set are inclined 20 make their
individual hgut upon suCh case as
they could make up I'm their districts,
while the latter class are deslrous OF
pooling tu,Ir issues ana make "a SHdi5HN
fght Ou the Walton law, ana attempt 10
throw ont the entire election ana re-
turn d-aiu To the people. IhiS Iti'Sl'ii
however would, OI course, include inc
Ninth district and probably would not
b. very enthusiastically accepted by cen
OTdl James 4. walker. VINO WIS H'' I'''
should tIe contest be undertaken joint
IL AGAINST the Walton law the ground
would ue taken That DO imposes qddiiH-
cation lpou the voter contrary 10 .He
Constitution of the state, aud lS theit-
fore invalid. They would ddiuI lht
right OF inc Legislature under me Con
stitution 10 proUuc ihc mtthoas Oh COZ
lectiug the vote of thD people, ana pioDa-
hlv would not attempt to hold ihaJ Inc
Walton law upon its face impostl any
qualification upon "a voter Hol ,Ois IN
ulatcd i'm the Constitution. but Wouln al
Iur
as 10 practically suggest ana demand an
educational qualification under Us "lul-
nary operation. ana. iurihei, tIdl a.
the single constable was appointed by iHt
dominant party that the entire law was
pregnant with UartI-durhlp ana ItPuS-
uaut TO the spirit OF the free and lnne-
pendent exercise OF tnc elective iidhciI3e'
III W riAN-.
II is not at AN likely that any at
t,rut viii %, made to obtain tron the
House "a throwing out OF me entlre uelt-
cation. as in ,uis case the election "oldd
20 back % th- people and the Democrats
Over the State would arise IN theT nlEht
and elect AN ten Democrats, nol even
Sp.rIuE the one district now gwen 10
G,rl8I Walker There is another point
which must Doe considered. The Reel
Cp4re-s. the fiIty-urst. learned fear
fu lesson vt eu. iL 1892. IL was swept
away hy a people iut0ler3nt of The WhJia-
SII, seating OF Republican cont -SJ3Ila
Just t1 secure a safe majority, and TINS
time when f1 need exists Tor additional
Republicans Reed wall DE chary about
,I,lr.. .4.r.. tO the country hy uu-
Wauauted methods. ana the entire party
is too soHcIt2Ds about ilrt ieSuIlI li 9a IH.'
t-si,'i. -.+i,n m is trIe that the Com
.. .p Il,.tIou- have unlimited au-
thor.ty in the matter. but it is safe to
predict that there viii be no grand
Es5iu. should the Committee on Elcc-
tuU- make d. decision lu tine contest In
u few of tbe districts that tha Walton
In. WAS uu. Constitutional and leave other
d...rI'fs ,,tf.b have ALWAYS l.su Demo
cr.t.. t'II.r..i f1rv ',yoIId AT once
l.. rut into ne uoltion of having taken
a,litrgry a.tt.n and rogId NOT success
ftf, dcfs"8 ths rnirra. 4 successfuI
i".'. -, r., ,,.o,li5 r,r,b,LI,- La called
mon fo show tIaf a sufficient number
of L.lr.fs .v.ara thrown out TO tlvo elected
t.s. .,r th4. I...rl question those SO
t..'.u'1 .ut o.ra' uoei;tvslv Intended to
w.. III 80, ibr,, ba ,r1pii
i... r.. WIN i,,, IN defc9t ana mon
.t .[, ..,,,,,fi,,, f,iar5e frn,1
1.-.iri, ybu. I.rtajnIv demonstratfnl
a. ,,'-ifi,'..,,.... ~, .e,ve the do9r .rcnr,le
81, a-.,'.l I.,. v.t a graat dasl ia
'..,.,I,.t, 3. .,'.,. tl.., ,To swarm I'm and
tr.y Mn harlly Qul the enthusiasm Of
iee1 an9 otheIs tq4Rbt qbts 10 ,n 1ne[ fron own III
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Tiv. 1l ~ ~ 'i1m,Id t,t lone SHc.
gUI district. InrlNUl NS. YER GtNtUln
district Walker vs.. Turner, and Eighth
district MrtdlH Ms. MtFedlthi nut others
are sure 10 follow.
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- +.'tiot' beiJ az IN. ~ iIatn.s'
Lut ioincd the n4rty later ON at me
Tetidence OF NIr Mcdonald. Most of the
gentlemen returned 10 their homes 10
d8v no wiser than they came.
While the conference was called pre-
sumablv for the purpose of formulating
some. plan for % united attack on the
COMMITTEE on Elections OF the next Con-
prces nothing was AGREED uDou
Nalthcr chairman nor steering COM
,nittae was appoirted OF course an at
f.yut.t will H. made 10 secure favorable
acti6n i'm the next House. hut mis- they
exuect 10 accomplish through the me
dium of the Renubncan National Com
ruittee
While neith,r judge Cornctt nor Mr.
Thorp were present at last nights con-
ference il is well understood that they
viii also contest
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Congressman Smith S. Turner was in
the city a few hours this morning on
legal business tie says he does not
fear the result OF the contest for his
tlaH.Hr