Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-19
Ems ron coNTEsTING THE
,,rcrD EJECTIoN or Yosr.
orpuBLlCAS PAY TO BOLTOCRATS.
,hc Faithful In the Radical
,..t, in virginia May lie Frozen
out-Gcncrai Fiishush Lee Goes TO
r,redcricissburT'
Frederickshu

80 not know thar the contest
81. made but r. justice and fairness
,l rrevan against partisan prejudice
,,.-s ave ample and strong grounds for
.s a contest Ia the case of the Tenth
,.-.,o., District. II Speaker Reed Is az
,.,- and impartial IN the next Congress
..ts has been in the present one, and II
.,s facts In ihe case were presented 70
,., there Is good reason TO suppose that
D.. would favor an Investigation into this
-.~,rkable case; and n Republican cleo
.t,r committee that would render nom
....s.n decision In IL would score a
.,r'rr point for It's party.
c.ne of The figures Of the election in
g.. T.nth District, show UP very curious
a. d. Flood, TIE Democratic
.-lsate was defeated by Jake Yost
....bHcam. by III votes. The vote
,r.l was very large. probably the largest
r. .le history OF the district Flood
-s-s.rtI over 1900 votes-nearly 400
-ore uan Tucker received two years
,,o when he defeated Yost by over so
--.ior.ty. in 1884,. however. there were
s- votes thrown out as imperfect In
,r. recent election. the negroes all went
ballots. and as a result. very few Re
r..lc.n ballots were discarded. while a
-re number OF imperfect Democratic
ballots had 20 be thrown out
FLOODS VOTE.
Food received the largest vote and
majority in tho six counties east OF the
yss Ridge that any Democratic candi-
.ste ever received in n contest with
Efrr'Ucan candidate. Ia Bath Botetourt,
ri Highland. west OF the Blue Ridge
b. heii bis own pretty well. In Augusta
r~ooi received but a little over 20 ma
l1-..v. while Echols DomocraO, for the
safe Senate. carried Il by so In 1894
T'i.ser carried Augusta by somewhat over
f0 and IN 1876 a Democrarc candidate for
n. legislature lost it. In oil OF these
--lnties Flood was ahead. The great Re
,.aUcan gains We're made in Rockbridge
IA Aiieghany- particularly IN the latter.
rh.-e the influence OF the Chesapeake
ma ohio railway was paramount.
In RooSoridge the Republican gain was
,-,v.. .r Do a Democratic loss-in other
,-,-rs the Democratic vote was coerced
~ Purchased In Allegheny. however, the
frsululert work which turned the scales
ID favor Cf Yost was apparent 70 every
how and 10 was Of the most outrageous
tsarc.er Flood got a good vote In the
-t,rly as great as his vote two years
i-o VIXEN Tucker defeated him.
rba Democrats could not account for
WISH a radical change In Allegheny county
q. frst. but In addition 10 the coerced
vote Tor which they made due allowance.
.bar h1vs since ascegtained that the
r,sr+v was colonized by imported ne
gross and others. at all the furnaces
,-th.n TO- II was by means OF these
i-oor.au0ns, and the other methods re-
sg-,si 20 by the Republicans that Flood
was defeated. and " an impartial inves-
urstloa can be had by an election commit
fss OF the next House, there are the
Strongest grounds for belief, improbable
t..r looks. that the seat from the Ienth
r... 10 VIRGINIA would be accorded 20
q r Hood. the Democratic candidate.
ST. ro-t opposed the nomination of
g-a- Reed for the presidency lie
favored Mckinley. who was successlul,
colonel James d. Brady was a Reed
ran and. ! believe. the only Reed man
q, ft, virginia Republican delegation 10
S. Louis Between the Speaker ana the
rsrt President there IS no love lost. Mr.
9ssl vW not put himself out Of the way
q, favor Yost. who viii control the Viz
riria patronage 10 some extent as the
f-srf q Mckinley. Colonel Brady VIII
not Ike the new situation az the OPEN
INK Of the Fifty-hfth Congress. ana ne
car hardly hope that Yost viii help MN
% r.t the internal revenue collectorshlp
fr- tte Richmond District, which ne hela
a-Esr Harrison and for which Mr.. Nor
SAP Treat who has the support or the
Mckinley Boltocrats, IS also an aspraht.
.r view q this complicated situation, II
s.,-s ne II there was a probability Of
Wr Fools having his case looked into,
o. be- chooses 20 make the effort, ana
many here believe that It Is worth
t-lnE.
PERSONAL AND POSTAL
Rev. pr A. L. Dickinson, of Rich
n015 is IN the city.
Metropolitan.
Air. W II Campbell. formerly OF Rich
r5r1 who is now engaged n the work
o. rebuilding Of the University or VIZ
rrla. was here to-day or. business con-
lera1 with the latter.
ZION smith $. Turner, OF the seFehlh
VIrrirfa District. md ". w. Alien ana
vie og Charlottesville, were here to-day,
sts--'re ~ the Metropolitan.
p a. Albright. OF Greensboro y. L.
s CO 'he National
= r Pritchsrd and wife, OF Richmond
~ a, the Cochran.
Corrressman III. skinner and wire, OF
North Carolina, are in the city, stopping
D. she Ebbitt
John H. Wishart has been commission
= postmaster az Lumberton. y. {.
CHANGES In star schedules have been
n-le in North Carolina as follows:
Godstoro' TO G0ldsboro'-Leave Colds
l-ro Monday and Thursday az A. NJ.
iure az Newton Grove by go +. NJ;
laye Newton Grove Tuesday and Friday
ltcA ~: arrive at Goidsboro by 100 +.
A. Take effect November p. 1875
Covecrcck 10 Mount Sterling-Leave
.oFt,reek Monday Wednesday, andsIri-
Fay 40 y ~. arrive al Cataloochee BY 40
g. 81. leave CataloOchee Monday.
Wednesday and FRIDAY al a. NJ: ar
give 20 Covecreek by II 20 A. NJ: leave
Cat ioochee Tuesday. Thursday. and Sa-
i-rlay az ESQ a. II. arrive at Mount
Sterling by u NJ. leave Mount Sterling
l-esiay. Thursday. and Saturday az 1890
p. arrive az CataloOchee by $50 j. NJ
Franklin 20 Andrews-Ifave Franklin
.lIy except Sunday at 5 A. NJ; arrive a.
ha.1ne by II 4. NJ; leave Aquone daily
ncebt Sunday at u Il. arrive at Frank
An - +. ~: leave Aquone daily ex-
t.N Sunday a. Z A. ~. arrive AZ An
crews by u D.. leave Andrews daily ex-
ESQ sunday az / l.. D.; arrive al Aquone
- J.. d.
JacocEs 20 Durants Neck-Leave ia
t9cEs Tuesday. THURSDAY and Saturday
- A. 81: arrive az Dursnts Neck by
/. 4. ~ leave Durants Neck Tuesday,
.i-rf1ay ana Saturday AZ seiJ A. ~
arrive 20 JacCcks b. 10 a NJ. Take eject
December 2 1876.
RAPPORT 70 Kittreil-Leave Fairport
Ipfslly Thursday and Saturday at ~
a 81, arrive ~ Kittreii b. Y n; leave
L'lIfel Tuesday Thursday. and Satur-
~ li =. - arrive a. Fairport BY ,
T. =. Take eject December z. 1876.