Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-30
A SOLID DELEGATION.
EVERY VIRGINIA DISTRICT to
SEND 4 DEMOCRAT TO CONGRESS.
REPUBLICANS ALMOST CONCEDE 1T.
democrats Make the Confident Pre-
diction, and Their Enemies Nearly
Agrce-A Careful Resume VI inc
Conditions In Every District.

The outlook, politically, in Virginia, al
most on the eve Of election, has in it
everything TO make a Democrat feel as
he did in the old days, when every dis
trict was sending a Democrat to Con-
gress.
A careful study of the conditions eX-
isting in each Of Virginia's ten congress
sional districts shows that in every one
the election Of the Democratic candidate
is TO all intents and purposes a certainty
In some there are certain elements winch
create more or less uneasiness, but in
none are conditions such as to make those
familiar with them have serious fear as
to the election Of the Democratic candi-
date.
In districts heretofore considered oe
batable there is now no shadow OF doubt
The Second, the Fourth, the Ninth ana
the Tenth districts were considered three
months ago to be in doubt. There was
though. TO be a chance for a Republican
candidate i'm each OF these. and a Demo
cratic nomination was not regarded as
Inv any means equivalent 10 an election
To-day. however. there is every reason 10
believe the Democrat viii be elected III
each by a perfectly safe majority.
In the Second District. heretofore re-
eorded as debatable Republican factions
have made a Democratic victory certain.
wise and Holland are both bidding Ior
the Republican vote, and they nave sue
ceeded in making their respective lolloW-
ers so well hate every other hepuDllcdl
who &c not with them that they would
Republican Of the opposing iacuon.
mo majority of Mr.. Young will be much
increased over that by which he was
elected in 1896 which. by the way, was
NOT great enough 10 allow the Republican
uaioritv in Congress to permit him 10 re-
tain his seat.
IN THE THIRD DISTRICT
Renublicans are also doing much for
Congreeeman Lamb in the Third District
Mr. yVeisiger and Mr.. Russell are put
tino in excellent work for the Democralc
candidate They do not love Lamp NOR
Int thev love each other less-very mucl
Iees Pepublcan machine and ant-md
chine the outcome Of the struggle LOT
enoils. and the Hanna influence, Whlch Is
REGARDED by Democrats and Rep'Dhcahs
alike. as illegal tender everywhere. WnI
roll up for Captain Lamb DIG MdJoll'y
on the Sth Of November.
Tba CAPTAIN is not content, however 10
olIovv his enemies 10 do all his work, and
he has had his coat off almost ever since
he became the party's standard-bearer
two months ago. His plurality VIII. De
larger than that of 1896.
NEGROES IN THE FOURTH.
In the Fourth the negroes are making
q hot campaign. Their original candl-
date r.. T.. Jones, has pulled, or rather
I'm nulled out of the race, but this does
not leave Mr.. Thorn the only Republican
candidate as Booker Ellis, another negro,
hos been put on in his place. and has
taken up the fight where his predecessor
left Off.
The feeling against Thorp has become
very heated among the negroes since
Jones's withdrawal, for they think the
white Republican eXerted over his Dlack
competitor an influence not exactly
legitimate. They will vote for Ellis al
most as nearly unanimously as they
would have voted for Jones, and those
who will not vote for him will vote Tor
Jores. anyhow. for his name Will be on
the official ballot, he having withdrawn
after october 18th, and too late 10 pre-
vent his name being on the ticket. Jones
is q very sharp darky, and he made
eItiIful fight against Thorp. so sklful that
ellis will get about as much Of a vote as
his PREDECESSOR would have gotten.
And Epes it is believed, VIII come very
near getting as many votes as Ellis and
Thorn put together Epes is making prob
ably the closest canvass ever seen In the
Fourth District. He has made friends
everv day. and these friends arc helping
him 10 rally the voters. lie has pecu-
liar Gift of making friends. and making
such warm ones that they want TO 60 TO
,yorl; for him at once. They are work
ing TO advantage.
NINTH CONSIDERED SAFE.
Democratic success in the Ninth is re-
oarded as absolutely certain. Even Re-
1ubIicans admit that General Walker Will
not 90 back TO Congress. Many Of his
I'm Marty have rovolted against him,
and some OF the most effective work done
ror Judge Rhea has been done by men
e,ho have heretofore helped General
walker to get into Congress. The
Democrats Of the Ninth District have
superb party organization. gentleman
familiar with Virginia politics for a long
time said yesterday he very much doubt
cd If such perfect organization has ever
been seen in Virginia before. Every
Democrat knows his duty, and will 90 ii
ON the Sth OF November. The vote in
the Ninth Will come nearer being the full
marty vote than in any district in the
State.