Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-03
THE LEAGUE TICKET.
IT'S ANNOUNCEMENT POSTPONED
UNTIL THE EVE OF PRIMARY.
CLUB nEH ARE scBp7lclL.
They Deny That the Organization In
still in Force-Another Challenge
to Debate-Candidates Repudtate
Endorsement--Meet Last Might.

the announcement through it's leaders
yesterday that its ticket will not be
named until just before the primary.
this organization will, Of course, have to
announce themselves on or before next
Saturday. but this will be done. 1t is
said. through the payment Of assess
ments. and their connection with the
league will not be made public until Just
before the primary
Mr.. j. w. Kimbrough said last night
that the ticket is one that cannot fail
to appeal to all classes of voters. made
up. as IL will be, of such representative
and and prominent men as Major Clay
Drewry. Major E. T. ID. Myers. and Mr..
w. Minor Woodward. Some of the can
didates are already out. The statement
that number of candidates would
not receive the endorsement of the
league again on account of their
attitude in the Council towards the school
appropriation. is said by Mr. Kimbrough
10 De. entirely without foundation. The
ieague, he says. has not withdrawn its
support from all the gentlemen named.
put mas done so in several instances. be-
cause stronger men have been induced IN
enter the race. The school matter has
not entered into the considerations of the
Executive Committee in the selection of
It's ucket and this will be made clear. il
is said, when due announcement is made
ior several gentlemen who voted to ap-
propriate the additional $1,000 last wear
VIII receive the endorsement of the
league.
HOLD MEETINGS NEXT WEEK.
Meetings will be held in all the wards
or the city under the Good Government
auspices next week, and the campaign
may De expected to wax hotter by seve-
RAJ degrees in consequence. At the meet
ing or the Old Dominion Democratic Club
IN Jefferson Ward. last night. the belief
was expressed in very emphatic terms by
several OF the speakers that there is no
longer any such thing in existence as the
League for Good Government. and that
onl4 skeleton of its former glory ex-
lists in the shape of few members who
are persistentiy harping on that string
i'm vain hope Of rallying something of
the force of two years ago. The chal-
lenge of Mr.. Wendenberg to meet any
representative Of the league in open de-
bate at Corcoran Hall, or at any other
place was reiterated last night by Mr..
Mullen, who threw down the gage to Mr.
r.. A. Catlin, inviting that gentleman to
meet him in the Old Market Hail. So as
he expressed Il. that he might demon
strato to the Democratic voters of the
city what the league hasn't done"
At the same meeting the honesty of
the purpose of the gentleman who framed
the charter amendments, recently sub
mitted to the Counsel. was questioned,
and several members, who are running
for reelection TO the Council, repudiated
the endorsement of the league, among
the number being some gentlemen whose
names were mentioned in the publication
alluded to above.
While the heat of the canvass Is not
restricted to the fight between the clubs
and the league, the scramble for city Of
fees Is being conducted on a higher
plane. There is little or no "mud-sling-
ing" on the part OF the opponents, and
in many instances warm words OF COM
mendation are expressed by one candi-
date for others who are running for the
same office.
HEARD MANY CANDIDATES
The Old Dominion club-room was
crowded almost to it's capacity last night
and for more than three hours the can
didates held the floor and presented their
claims There was little said that
smacked of originality. The same theme
was set to varying tunes. but IL was not
difficult to mark the trend of popular
sentiment, accepting the applause with
which the candidates were greeted as
criterion.
The ofIice-holders told the records of
their administration, and the office
seekers INDUCED for the most part i'm
celebrating the details of their public
and even OF their private careers. There
were humorous speeches and singing to
vary the monotony, the club duo, com
posed of Master Willie Beasley and Mas
ter John NJ. Baker, being particularly
well received. in a spirited rendition Of
the familiar Hot Time" song. A spice
of excitement was added to the meeting
by a personal encounter between Mr..
James Gibbons and Mr.. George Horton.
The lie was passed. and 1t took the
kindly offices of half a dozen or more
friends to bring the gentlemen To reason
at opposite ends of the hall. After the
candidates had all been heard the club
resolved itself into executive session, and
transacted the regular routine business,
the particular feature OF which was the
election of several new members.
OTHER CLUB MEETINGS.
Tammany Democratic Club held it's
regular weekly meeting at Bahen Il
Rhodes's Hall, Second and Duval streets
last night. The meeting was largely at
tended, and very interesting. The proceed
ngs were varied by the addresses of cam
didates, songs, and war stories.
The Young Mems Democratic Social
Club held a lively meeting at No. l211
north Seventeenth street. The organiza-
ton was visited by all the candidates who
attended the Old Dominion meeting.
The last meeting to be held by the Mar
shall Ward Democratic Club before the
will take place tonight at
Springfield Hall. On account of the grand
ally of Democrats TO be held at Corcoran
Hall on Friday night, March 11th, at s
D clock, under the joint auspices of this |
club and the Union Democratic Club, for |
which all arrangements are nearly per-
'ected, the club will not hold its usual
meeting next Thursday night.
A rally will be held at Ryans Hail,
,orner Mil and Hospital streets, tonight,
Inder the auspices OF the Wide-Awake
md Solid-Shot Democratic Club.
HAD NO MONEY, BUT GOOD EXCUSE. |