Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-05
THE LEGISLATIVE ELECTION.
Democrats Urged to Turn Out and
Vote TO-Day-The Candidates.

This is electlon-day throughout Virgin
la. In Richmond there are five Democrat
! ic candidates and four 'honest-elections"
candidates for the House Of Delegates.
| They are:
on the Democratic Ticket-Messrs. John
3. Harwood. Julian Bryant. j. Aston
Cabell. w. r.. Reddy. and Thomas b.
Murphy.
On the Honest Elections" Ticket
Messrs. John S. Bethel. G. II. Smith, VIII
liam ii. Mayo. and T. II. Dsnsey
Chairman Dawson last night issued the
following address to the Democratic
voters, which they should heed:
Tomorrow is the day OF election. The
reports which have just been received
by me this evening indicate that though
the so-called characterization" party has
not made any public showing OF their
work. they have been secretly organizing
for some time. and are. tomorrow, pre-
pared to poll their full strength. Let
us not be deceived by their silence, but
let every man go to the polls early and
do his duty by his party. Every Demo-
cratic vote In the city should be polled
We do not, OF course. look for defeat
but we should take no chances in n
matter so serious The usual Democratic
majority ought by all means to be given
Let us act az II there were real danger
and thus be prepared for any emergency
which the day may bring forth.
The honest-election role Is, indeed. a new
one for the Republican party in this State
10 play. The very name OF their ticket
seeks to cast stigma on the methods
which have been used aud approved by
the ruling party in this city. and should
be resented by every seif-respecting citi-
zen. ] do not believe that any Democrat
will prove recreant TO his duty. false TO
his patriotism, and untrue tn his fellow
man by being led of after this strange
god. Yet there are some who may over
look the necessity for individual exertion,
and II is to these that I take liberty
of urgently appealing.
The record OF the party which has now
marshalled its clansmen under the banner
OF so-called honest-election methods Is
too well known for me To review IT, Its
record In the South. certainly. Is stained
and blackened with every political crime
that could be conceived of br the human
mind. The first buge notds which its
leaders blew were down with States
rights and the prosperity OF the South.
From its very inception the spirit
OF oppression has dominated II.
IT has sown In broadcast tho seeds Of
tatngly bought and sold elections. 1t
has lavlshed public funds OH private in
dividuals; 1t has bartered public trust for
private advancement, and there remains
to be seen one principle which IL has
advocated that has been either to the
interest OF the South or TO the great
mass OF American people. and he who
seeks for the jewel Of honesty in It's
past or present methods will be at
greater disadvantage than he who sought
TO find the needle In the hay-stack. For
this party to be now claiming for honesty
and protesting friendship for honest
election laws Is an absurdity that almost
approaches the ludlcrous. There are some
portions of the State which are sup
posed to be In some danger. There are
others which are very close. Let the
Democracy OF Richmond, however. speak
with no uncertain voice and bury this dis
honest party. which has sought to tenn
porarily assume the garb Of honesty for
the purpose OF deceivlng the people. so
deep that they will fail to hear the resur-
rection when the last trump Is sounded.
MARION l.. DAWSON.
Chairman City Democratic Committee.