Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-29
VOTERS FOR HANNA.
ALL ONO REPUBLICANS AT WASH
ISGros BEING SENT HOME.
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK.
com,arativeIy Few of the Virgil
nians Resident I'm the District Oh
Columbia VIII Cast Ballots Next
Tuesday.


WASHINGTON, d. c., october zS.--
Especial. )-While the departments mere
are being thlnned out TO secure voters
for Mark Hanna in Ohio. there Is very
little effort being made to SEND virgin
ians here in the government service
home to vote next Tuesday. Numbers
OF those of the Democratic persuasion
who would gladly go are fearful that IL
they should apply for leave or absence
at this juncture 1t would endanger their
official positions. But there are many
yirginlans here who can go home to vote
being untrammelled by government SER
vice. hut who either can't AFFORD the ex-
pense of the trip, or who slide out Oh the
obligation and case their conscienees py
saying, whats the use of going any
how? Our votes won't be needed. Inc
state ticket is sure to be elected, by
big majority" This is the big mistake
that is being made, not only here, Dut
generally throughout the State.
DR.. Harper, president of the Virginia
Democratic Association, is doing all ne
can TO send voters home next week. out
he Is having tough job OF IL. 1here
are over 800 Virginia voters IN the DIS
trict Of Columbia, and II is almost safe
TO estimate that not 800 OF them VIII
cast a ballot next Tuesday. Ihose VINO
reside In Alexandria, Prince william,
Fairfax and Fauquier may possibly
cross the river to vote, but where travel
ling longer distances and expense Is
Involved very few will go. IL this
average Of stay-aways holds good over
the State the election of the State ucket
&c in danger and also the return Oh
majority on Joint ballot in the Leg1sla-
ture. ro~,
A prominent virginia Democratic lead
or who has lust returned here AFTER
gDending a month in SouthsIde virginia
saws: "The Democrats there eXnlpit 'iie
| most demoralizing indifference as "
whether they vote or not. Ana IL 10 no1
.cver-confidence,' either, in many cases
They won't turn out to meetings, ana they
don't discuss the issues at country stores,
ar AZ the court-houses, with any degree
of interest as heretofore. In many couh-
ties I have visited the party Is split INTO
factions and the chances are that INC
Republicans will elect their legislative
| candidates. -
s1rhe Republicans, on the other hand,
are unusually active, and the negroes VIII
| turn out and vote solidly for the uckeC
| nominated at Lynchburg, and Tor the
legislative candidates OF the kepuDiic@h
| party" ,.r
The election Tuesday is of vast impor-
lance TO the people of Virginia, as 1t IN
| wolves the management of the analrs OF
| the State. and the election of United
States Senator to succeed Hon. John W.
| Daniel II is the duty of every Democrat
to vote his party ticket, and see that me
| neighbor votes also. The McCaull ticket
NAV prove to be a formidable opponent.
THE VOTE OF FAIRFAX.
The county of Fairfax is particularly
| favored. and no doubt a larger vote VIII
| be polled there than in any other county
| in the State; in proportion to its registra-
| ton. DR.. Harper Is issuing ceruncates
| IN ALI Fairfax citizens who wish to go
| home and vote, which entitle each holder
| to a railroad ticket to any point and re-
| turn i'm the county reached by the road.
| This expense does not come out Of any
| campaign fund for, unfortunately. there
I IS no such fund in the possession OF the
Virginia Democratic Association. The
! money, however much II may be, Is the
| personal contribution of the Hon. Joseph
| 70. willard, who is a candidate for re-
| election to the House Of Delegates from
Fairfax county Would there were a VIII
| lard in each county. All the Fairfaxians
are taking advantage of Mr.. Willard $
| urincely liberality. and ii Is astonishing
what large number of them there are.
TO WORK FOR HANNA.
| Every Ohio Republican here. whether he
| has a vote or not Is going home. Those
who have no votes are expected to work
for Mark Hanna, and see that their
| friends go to the polls and cast the proper
ballot. They are furnished with transpor-
tation there and back, their expenses are
paid. and they are granted leaves Of alb
sence from their departments, which
leave will not be deducted from the usual
| thirty days they are annually entitled to,
with pay.
The President leaves for Ohio to-mor-
row, Secretary Sherman goes on Satur-
day, Assistant-Secretary Day is already
there. and all the subordinates are flock
ing home by every train. Secretary Al
ger is going to Michigan and Secretary
Long to Pennsylvania. This shows that
! the Cuban matter is not urgent, and it
will probably get a brief rest.
MATRIMONIAL
! marriage-license was issued to-day
TO Ira p. Bland. of Richmond, and Rosa
b. Farmer, of Henrico county. Va.
Cards have been issued by Mrs. Charles
| Herndon, OF Fredericksburg, Va, for the
marriage Of her daughter, Miss Mamie
Maury Herndon. to Mr.. A. X. Phillips. of
Washington The ceremony will take
place at st. Georges Episcopal church.
Fredericksburg, Wednesday evening, No
| venber Sd.
The lady is a niece of Captain Louis
Herndon, who went down on the Inflated
steamer Central America some years
ago and also near relative of Chester
| A. Arthur, late President Of the United
States. She Is one OF the most charming
and popular ladies of Virginia.
PERSONAL.
J. p. McCabe, OF Leesburg, Va; r. l..
Patterson, Of Durham. n. c.; w. II. Os-
borne. of Greensboro. n. c.; J. T. Moore
head, of Spray, N. c.; George Il. Craig
hill. of Lynchburg, Va; Il. I. Johnson
OF Fincaste Va; C. p. f. Burgwyn, OF
Richmond; DR. Hilliard, OF Asheville, N.
C.. and G.. w. T. Harper, of North Caro-
lima. are at the Metropolitan.
Il. e. Rives. Glendale, Va; c. G. Ro-
binson. Petersburg, Va; ]. S. Ryland ana
wife. Caroline, Va; r. A. Bendall, Dam
Vile, Va.-The Howard House.
s s. Rhodes. Culpeper; j. G. Coriey,
Richmond; Miss f. c. Hildreth. Salem,
| Va.-The National.
N o Keeter and wife. Norfolk; A. j.
Barton. Richmond; r. III. Fleming,
Ivnchburg; II. S. Dickinson. Belmont,
va. A. II. Fletcher and wife. Frede-
ricksburg: Albert A. Holton, High Point,
n G.. Mrs. III. L. Jewell, Concord. N.
C.-The st. James.
Ex-Minister-to-M Mexico Matt. w. RAN
| go, of North Carolina is in the city,