Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-31
MISSION OF SCOTT.
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEEMAN NOT
ONLY A HARMONY PROMOTER.
BOLT CONTINGENT CALLED DOWN.
They Are Informed by Hanna That
They Must vote Directly, and Not
Only Indirectly, for Mckinley
The Consideration.
The Consideration

fspecial) lit Is understood here. and the
information comes through good Repub-
uean sources. that the recent mission
of National Republican Committeeman
Scott 10 Richmond was not altogether to
promote harmony among the warning
Republican factions there. and unity OF
action between them and the boiling
Democrats but also 90 apply Little
gentle coercion to the latter. That small
"yaner" tail had been for some time. 1t
appears. wagging the Virginia Republic
can dog and the black and tan animal
yidn't like It. He couldn't well shake
the tail OF. as 1t had fastened itself Sc
curely onto him. but he proposed either
to do the wagging or sit down on the
new appendage. He did sit down on IT,
as the story goes. and acknowledgements
teeman Scott had to so 20 Richmond TO
make the black and tan get up Off the
little boiling Democratic tail. which he
at last consented to do. upon condition
that he should do the wagging until the
campaign is over, at least. II not Tor
all time TO come as the tail will. OF
course continue to stick to him for want
OF anything better or worse 10 stick 10.
MUST VOTE DIRECTLY.
Now II is given out here that the Rich
mond and Virginia bolt allies Of the Nc
Kinleyites have been called down. so
TO speak, by Mr.. Hanna, through his
West Virginia lieutenant Scott, ana
have been told that they must not throw
their votes away on the decoy ticket. 1t
wouldn't do Mr.. Hanna said TO waste
votes, that are so much needed in that
foolish way. The alleged sound-money,
Democratic boilers have been, and are
still. disbursing the corruption FUNDS OF
the Hanna Mckinley bari, in the pay
ment Of legal EN- ssaries, tally-keepers,
spoilers, and PinkertOn thugs. and the
least they could now do, IT was held. was
to swallow the Whole Republican pill
Mckinley. force-bill, ne TO. and all. Some
Of the boiling Democratic contingent
didn't relish the dose. 1t was nauseaung
10 many OF tnem and they made a feeble
kick. but DR.. Scot insisted that they
should take the Mckinley medicine and
down it went They were reminded of
the fat offices many OF them were prom
Used in the event of the election of Nc
hinley. as their ultimate share of the
corruption fund. and II was pointed out
to them by the diplomatic scott that there
was no place for them In the future eX-
cept i'm the ks OF he Rep blican party,
where they would be placed on a pro-
with such tried ana wei KIN wn Republic
can negro leaders rs John Mitchell. of
Richmond A. W. Harris Of Dinwiddie;
Caesar Perkins OF Bgc ingham: T. c.
Walker. Of Gloucester, and Ross Hamil-
ton. OF Mecklenburg Il was something
OF a distinction for the de ert,ng Demo-
cratic boilers 10 be place on a level with
the colOred leaders at the very begin
ming. Mr.. Scott smilei sardonically as
the poor boilers swl lowed the dose and
promised to abide by the instructions of
their new master. Hanna. vote for Nc
Kinley ana be waggei by the black and
tan Virginia Republican deg.
CONSUL HANGER
Consul-General J. Marshall Hanger Wis
itel The State Department and had a
pleasant interview with Secretary Olnev
Assis ant-Sccretary Rockhil. and the
chief of the Consular Bureau. Mr.. Hanger
left for New York this evening,
aud will probably remain there until
after The election, and then sail for his
post in Bermuda by the first steamer
Offering.
He did not express any opinion as to the
result of the national election. as he
said he was not well enough informed to
do So He believed Virginia would go for
Bryan and free silver by a large majority
and that Flood would defeat Yost in the
Tenth District ry safe and incontestable
vote.
MIR. Hanger is in the enjoyment of the
best Of health.
WEST VIRGINIA
Ex-senator Henry G. Davis, Of West
Virginia who is likely to be the United
State senator from that State II the Dem
ocrats and free silver triumph in an in
terview to-day, said:
"Wost Virginia is a doubtful State. yet
] believe the Democrats will carry it this
year. The gold propaganda has not &C.
luded so many voters as the Republicans
hope. / am the president of the West
Virginia Central railroad. an extensive
corporation. and l believe our interests
as well as those Of all laboring men, will
be materially advanced by the triumph
OF free silver"
PERSONAL ITEMS.
DIR. Isaiah White. who has been here for
day on business, left by the afternoon
train for Richmond.
State-Senator Fairfax and Mrs. Fairfax,
arrived this evening on a visit 10 friends.
Captain s. &. Buster. Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway and bride, of Clifton
Forge are spending a portion OF their
honeymoon in this city, and are stopping
at the Howard House.
James Mayo. OF Virginia, and j. A.
Andrews and wife. OF North Carolina,
are at the Metropolitan.
Acknowledgement Charles ]. Anderson,
OF Virginia, is in the city, visiting military
friends.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
7. Berry Linton. Virginia; S. NJ. David
son. W. T. Wilson. Virginia-Hotel Law
renee.
s NJ White and Edwin II. Gibson
Richmond John rerokey. Norfolk; Mrs.
Echols and Master Echols. Staunton-the
Raleigh.
T. V. Luck and wife, Ashland, Va; w.
VI. Becketts. Orange. Va; II. H. Smith,
Virginia-Howard House
l. ]. Sternberger and wife. North Caro-
lina-Ebbitt
w. II. Challey and wife J. NJ. Thomas,
Richmond; Charles Catlett. Staunton-St
James.
Miss De Lacey. Wilmington. n. Clio
tel Enrich.
POSTAL NOTES.
The Office at Highgate. Allegheny coun-
~. ~ c., has been discontinued. This
office will be closed for the winter season.
from November the 18th. The mail there
for during that period should be sent to
Montana. n. c.
Steamboat schedule change in North
Carolina Elizabeth City to New Berne