Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-26
INDIGNANT REPUBLICANS.
Another CoIored Candidate In the
Fourth District.

PETERSBURG, VA, October 2j.-(Spe-
cial.) 1.-The following circular was issueu
in this city by colored Republicans To-
night. and will be circulated throughout
the Fourth District. The circular was
the outcome of a meeting held mere to-
night by the former supporters OF Jones'
who bitterly denounced him for WIN
drawing from the field at this late nour
OF the campaign. The names signed EN-
brace those of the most prominent coloreu
Republicans of this city and the couh-
ties which compose the Fourth Congress
sional District:
To the Republican Voters Of the Fourth
District of Virginia:
We. the undersigned Republicans ana
voters of said district. who nave given
our support 10 Thomas l.. Jones LOT
seat i'm the Fifty-siXth Congress or tne
United States against the Hon. H. l.
Thorn. wish to say that in doing TINS
ua feIt and still feel that we were not
onlv furthering the best interests or the
marry. but that simple manhood Justlled
our course. We base our party ACTON
unon the fact that Thorp was supported
| nv only a pitiful minority OF the deie-
gates to the Chase City convention anu
our individual choice upon the fact that
Thorn has uniformly fought every COL
ored Republican who has been recon-
! ,,erdad even for a fourth-class post-ol-
Gee saving that the appointment OF col
| orod men 10 office would injure the he-
nublican party and going so iar a. "
| ask at washington that no colored man
| he amounted 10 any important place III
| the district. His first vote -FOUR years
! ago when he was seated III onsI1s7
! Ter a contest. was in favor OF Deliio,
y an L
| his first vote after being seated IN Tue
lost Congress was against the RepubH-
| can war-tax measure. In acts, sym
notbv and affiliation Thorp is Democrat
| ~ the narrowest type. He has Drawn
| IN four wears. as a member or congress-
| Including salary allowance for cohtes'
| and clerks salary, &C." more than S"'"V'
| vet he goes about the district ike an
! Tgvptian beggar, pleading poverty anu
! begging that all work done Tor MN ue
| charitable offering from the people
| ,,.ho,, no despises We gave Jones our
| sunDort because we wanted 10 De Ilu VI
! 1,hnrn. We have found Jones without
| conscience and tit political com ~
! for Thorn. but we wish 10 say C'"l ~
| buving Jones, he Crhorp) mas hot pOue
| the manhood nor throttled me WIN y,
| ~, connecting Republicans. Finding thal
| IL. -
| 49, srtonds who agreed with us IN de-
sIring to be rid of Thorp. but who sus'
nected the integrity Of Jones, have at the
proper time forwarded Ellis's name 70 oo or'
| e,l,rotorv Of the Commonwealth as can,
7t,I.s tor Congress at this election. ahd
that therefore his name will be printed
, no, the official ballot, we hereby pre-
sent sent the name Of Booker T. EMS 81 10 ,,n ,n'
Republicans Of this district ana s can m upJl
IN penublicans who respect their man
Nod S 70 rally to his support. Ellis Is
w veil known and respected farmer OF On ,',a
w wild, county, a speaker of ability lie ts
long Republican, and we you'9 o.. !9 Tro mli
r IAN and honesty. A vote for Ihori
I'Ia-'os 1our betrayal by Jones and con
tinues your political slavery. ,,,,,,.u
james n Chapel. Pompy Tucker Si william T,,ana
H. Daly, W. II. Wallace, steven Trn,,ar Evans Ia
fovette Robinson, ex-senator -. i
nay Dsv lis and T. L. Jackson. Of MOTTO
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