Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-10
QUITE A SPICY MEETING IN
FOURTH WARD, MANCHESTER.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN TIE CONTEST.
The Friends of the Leading Candi-
dates for Governor Make Deter
,,,red Firht-A Tie Vote I'm the
Eirst-wbo the Delegates Are.

TAYLOR Ellyson. MeetilsS "S'
all NJ the four wards. but in only two OF
,hem-the First and Fourth-was there
any contest.
The Fourth Ward not only maintained
to .renutatIon as the political hot-bed OF
Manchester but enhanced 1t. For nearly
two hours the shed at the rear OF MI.
p A. Bowens store, on the corner Oh
Thirteenth and Hull streets. was tne
scene Of political manoeuvres' ana at
times of great disorder. over huhureu
voters shouted themselves hoarse, ana
bainy hoarse. continued to yell, aioeo
and abetted by fully as many more
people who had strayed into the meeting
Mace out of curiosity. or to Witness
scenes that gave promise of being pass
ing lively.
LIVELY FROM THE START.
The time for the meeting had been ser
for s o'clock Mr.. w. d. Lithgow caileu
the meeting to order, in the absence OIL
rd-superintendent II. S. Bradley
u,bo was out of town. He said that ne
had been delegated so to do by Mr. Brad
ley. who had handed the following COM
munication 10 him received from the city
Central Democratic Committee:
"At a meeting of the City Central
Deroocratic Committee, held on the lst
instant. | was instructed to request you
TO call a meeting of your ward for July
OH 10 elect three delegates TO the state
convention. to be held at Roanoke, va
August IL, 1897.
This action on the part Of the secre-
tary proved TO be the first bone OF con
tention Mr.. A. }. Bradley argued that
II was the prerogative of the meeting to
sienifv when they should come to order.
Ne said that $40 was too early to call
| tho meeting to order, and referred TO the
established custom of holding the meet
inc al $50 O'Clock, which, he urged
should be adhered to upon this OCCASION
MIR W. II. Garrett opposed Mr.. Bradley
ON the ground that the City Committee
| had ordered the meeting TO take place
az & O'clock. and full notice had been
given. There was some heated argu-
ment along these lines, which met with
q solution in the nomination OF MI.
| Harry b. owen as chairman by Mr.. X.
| C. French. Mr.. Bradley nominated Mr..
+. A. Lamb. but on the question being
| nut Mr.. owen was elected Mr.. owen
|
no wranglng. and urged those present
IN do the work as quickly as possible
| Nr w. Il. Cox was recognized. and
hogan TO nominate delegates, when he
was INTERRUPTED by Mr.. Bradley on q
noint Of order. that since no regular or
| dor of business had been adopted. MI
| Cox's motion could not be considered.
ENDORSE CHICAGO PLATFORM.
fah
of this point. but the Chair upheld Mr.
prodIev who thereupon moved that thu
,orliamentary rules of the Legislature
% Virginia should be adopted for IN
government of this body, with the adm
ton of the following:
Whereas. We the Democrats OF III
Fourth Ward of the city of Manchestel
i'm mass-meeting' assembled, for the pun
| nose of naming our delegates 10 the Roa
noke eubernatorial convention, and l
tai,e such action on all public question
as NAV be determined, hereby annouhc
orr firm and mistaken faith ana conn
aorce I'm our last national platform an
,,or,inees. that our defeat has but accentu
ated our belief i'm the principles laid dow
en- each and every plank therein.
Resolved. That the public service
Of the Hon. John w. Daniel deserve IN
communication of every true NlrSlhidf
his fame Is national, and his worth al
nreciated universally, and we hereby CT
dorse his candidacy TO succeed himseh
the United States Senate.
The resolution was unanimously adop
ed. ,o.,-r,,,e, ,,r-,r I'D
Mr. cox then placed in nomination In
foIloving. who. he said. We're well-KnoW
men and staunch friends of Hon. j. noe
T,,Ier as delegates to the Roanoke col
,,ortion: Messrs w. Hay Garnett' Juut
w Clopton. and George Blankenshi
Mr. 4. j. Bradley, In nominating Messl
w u. Ferguson, b. Nj. Ropertson' al d,
A. ]. Bradley as delegates 10 presen. :,
-,ai,,s of Hon. ]. Taylor Ellyson al u
no',o,,e convention, spoke of the fan
90 the candidate as a private soldier,
= St,.iifon and a Democrat who mad serve
j. his party faithfully
L AZ French seconded the Tyler del
h ,atee and Mr.. Lamb the Ellyson del
a aatos The nomination was then close
b 81 a was unanimously agreed that u
. 80 should be taken by ballot.
i Voters were warned that bogus ticKe
y - Il, circulation, and advised TO scru'
y nize their tickets before they cast the
n vote. .,r,,,, y
- .a,,iaed nv one of the tellers, and q
@ nro,yd was kept ten feet away from Z
e table as the voters passed by.
3 POLLS CLOSED TOO SOON.
y AS soon as there was a lull in the voti
is Mr. cox moved that the poll should
ID closed. Mr.. Bradley moved as an amen
a Int that IL remain open for ten minut
F. ,longer. The amendment was iost' d.
~ the original motion carried
I'd Then nandemonium broke loose. Nj
81 ,,,ho had not cast their ballots rush
80 Tho upturned packing-case. viii
sor,,ed as a table. and waving their tic
st 49, IN the face of the chairless chairma
n s,sisted unon their rights. Mr.. Brad
er ioorad unon the improvised table a
IL rooda an appeal in the name of fair pl
W 81 honesty. There were loud cries
~ .,Corrt the vote" and great disord
he u,inauv one of the lamps went out, a
is from q state of semi-darkness the me
nd inc WAS plunged into state OF aim
r .or1a,o ,,loom The turmoil continl
y Cor flIly half an hour, when Mr.. }.
nj pabar who had voted with the major
IN an tho original motion, moved TO rec
Isl cider the vote. Mr.. Garnett moved
OF an amendment that the vote shouid
p, reconsidered by a division, and the anne
IN ,,ent was carried. Then the same see
en- as had preceded this move were re-ena
ne ed. ,.., ..
Mr.. Cox moved that two men from e'
In. s;de should be appointed TO take the vo
ne ont and count them in Mr.. Bowen's
ue vate office. The opposition would
''' How the motion to be put. The CHI
man suggested that the men who.
rot voted come to the front ana IN
vbo had voted should retire TO the p'