Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-23
THE COCKADE CITY
A VERY FULL VOTE AT THE DEMO-
CRATIC PRIMARY.
II VIII Probably XIII on the Citi-
sens'-Ticket Movcment-The Col
ored Brother and 81. Louis-Per-
sonnI and General.

PETERSBURG. VA, April 22.-tSpecial)
Democratic primary yesterday. and who
viii be elected in May for term OF four
years. are all good and representative
citizens and the Common Council, which
will meet and organize on the Let Of July,
will be an excellent body in its repre-
sentative capacity. and acceptable to the
people. The Unexpectedly large vote cast
at yesterdays primary-nearly 1,5o0-will
probably kill of the projected citizens
ticket movement. II not. the united
Democracy Of Petersburg will kill the
ticket at the election in May.
His Honor. Mayor Collier. who was
nominated for the office, which he has
ably filled for several terms. wore gra-
cious smile this morning as he assembled
the bench, and evinced his good feelings
towards the unfortunates who were before
him on charges OF too free use OF liquor
yesterday by intimatlng that the day (of
the primary election) might be regarded
as a jubilee day, in honor OF which trivial
indulgences could be excused. With the
good advice that they 'sin no more" the
Mayor discharged the parties.
AS Is well known, about nine tenths OF
the Republican-voting population in this
Qhe Fourth congressional district are
negroes. And yet the Republican district
convention, which met here last night
and whose session was in the main secret,
elected two white men as delegates to the
Chicago convention, and honored one
negro with the place of an alternate. 1t
is said that Mr.. r. T. Thorp. who is to
take Mr.. McKenney's seat in Congress,
was an earnest advocate OF the selection
OF a negro as a delegate as against Gene
raj Stlth Boiling. He was also very
violent in his Pronunciation OF Democracy
and its methods.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL
Rev. DR.. II. w. Battle, pastor OF the
First Baptist church, has been forced TO
decline an invitation TO deliver an ad-
dress to the Confederate veterans OF
Brunswick county, at their meeting to
be held on Friday next His engage
ments prevents his attendance on the in
terestlng occasion. The Confederate vete-
rams of this city, however, will
be represented in the persons of Messrs.
George S. Bernard. F. w. Jones, r. T..
Meade, and others.
The Appomattox Boat Club has decided
to make very important improvements
to its property on the river. The club
house Is TO be greatly enlarged. and will
be lighted by electricity, and a telephone
Is TO be placed In the building for the
convenience OF members. Three addi-
tional pleasure-boats have been ordered
by the club.
Powers, one of the catchers OF the Pc
tersburg team, left for his home, in
Canada, this evening. His health is very
delicate and, in consequence, he is not
In condition to play as he otherwise
would. Manager Breen has declined to
grant his release.
LETTER FROM SENATOR MARTIN.
Mr.. Bartlett Roper to-day received the
following letter from Senator Martin. In
answer to the telegram sent on Monday
about the arrest and imprisonment OF
Rev. A. ]. Diaz. in Cuba:
United States Senate,
Washington, April 21st.
Mr.. Bartlett Roper, Petersburg. Va:
Dear Sir.-Yesterday morning received
the telegram signed by yourself. as chair
man; Mr.. II. T. Phillips. as secretary;
Mr.. ]. A. Barker, pastor OF the West
End Baptist church: Mr.. II. w. Battle
pastor OF the First Baptist church, and
Mr.. ]. NJ. Pitcher. from the Second Bap-
list church: asking me to lay before the
Secretary Of State the protest expressed
by the Baptlsts of Petersburg, in mass
meeting, against the treatment OF the
Baptist missionary in Cuba. | went I'M
mediately to the State Department and
laid the telegram before Mr.. Olney, and
earnestly urged the Importance OF prompt
and decisive action by his department.
Mr.. Olney assured me that the matter
was already under investigation, and that
he would continue to give 1t careful at
tention, and, in the end, justice would De
done in the premises.
Yours very truly.
THOMAS s. MARTIN.