Evening star., 1898-11-07
THE OLD DOMINION
The Democrats, Claim a Solid Con-
gressional Delegation.
REPUBLICANS CONCEDE THEM NINE
Interest Of Virginians in tho North
Carolina Contest.
SHIPMENTS OF ARMS
Special from n staff Correspondent.

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Special from n STAFF Correspondent
RICHMOND, Va, November THE
democrats claim that they will elect a solid
delegation to the national House of Repre-
sentatives at the election tomorrow. The
republicans concede to their opponents nine
out of the ten. and admit that the other
one is in doubt. q
Mr. j. Taylor ElIyson, chairman of the
| democratic state central committee, said
to The Star correspondent:
THE democratic outlook in Virginia is
very encouraging. There is a splendid
chance to carry all the districts. The most
interesting contests are those in the fourth,
fifth ninth and tenth districts.
81 believe, however. that Mr.. Sydney p.
Epes who was unseated by the republi-
cans in the House a few months ago, will
be elected by a good majority from the
fourth district and that Mr.. Claude A.
Swanson will be returned from the fifth
by a better majority than in 1896. Judge
w. +. Rhea, who is contesting with Cen
eral James A. Walker for the right to rep
resent the ninth district, has made most
active and aggressive campaign. Our party
Is we'll organized, and our party leaders
in the district are confident Of the election
of Judge Rhea.
THE tenth has been for number of
years a closely contested district. but Judge
James A. QuareS, our candidate, has made
a very active canvass, and l believe he
will be elected 49,
In the ninth district where the opposing
candidates are General James A. Walker,
formerly commander of the old Stonewall
Brigade and Judge Rhea, the former has
been able to win heretofore by reason OF
his war record. 1t is said. however, that
he has lost his grip to large extent on
oIa thpy heliayp the daV
past when he should expect to receive re-
ward for what he did nearly forty years
ago, especially as they have sent him to
the national House of Representatives
number of terms.
Judge Rhca's Appeal.
Judge Rhea has issued an appeal to the
voters of the ninth district to rally to his
support at the polls. and in part says
"1f am not elected 1 will have the con-
ISOLATION of believing that 1 have tried to do
my duty as the standard bearer of my
party 1 have done all that possible
for me to do in every way. l wish l could
have done more The issue is now sub
mitted and the result is in the hands or
my friends and' supporters. The fight is
won, if we will press it vigorously and ag-
eressvely to the end
I'VE have the enemy demoralized and
on the run. Now is the time to press our
advantage l would caution you against
oEer-Contidence, and. on the other hand, II
all of our friends will do their duty We can
and will make the defeat crushing and
Overwhelming.
Il appeal to ALI to give as much time as
possible to theaclosing days of the cam
paign The news from every county and
precinct in the district shows our friends
to be active and determined. If this is kept
up until sundosyn en- election day defeat
is impossible. -
"I especially request and urge, as of the
r,tr,, ,rnrt tha~ inc of
voter to the poE,s" This can be easily done
If systematically pursued. i haveIrted to
impress eVerywheEe during the campaign
that it is work thatywins in political con-
tests, and l would now try to impress this
stronger. if possible. Let the watchword
be, Work. Work! Work. Get every
voter to the polls, and my election is as
certain as any future event can be.
1t is claimed by the democrats that Judge
Rhea has been making such an Industrious,
aggressive and Intelligent canvass against
General Walker that he has won back many
who voted against the party in 1896, and
has infused life and Vigor into many other
democrats who were listless or Indifferent
a few months ago. 1t Is asserted that he
has proved "a worthy champion of the
democratic cause in district where able
leadership and personal magnetism are eS-
sential to success; that he has been hard at
work from the word go nor will his
efforts to win cease until the last vote has
been polled in his district"
Republican Concession.
As has been above intimated, the republi-
cans concede the election of Judge Quares,
democrat, in the tenth district, and IL is be-
lieved he will have about 100 majority. He
is very popular, especially in his home
county, Augusta, which, it is claimed, will
give enough majority to overcome by sew
eral hundreds the majority which Col. r.
T. HUBBARD of Buckingham. his republican
opponent, is expected 20 receive in the re-
publican counties, most of which are east Of
the Blue Ridge, and in which there are a
number of negro voters.
The democrats claim that the republican
state central committee has not treated
them fairly in regard to the holding of
meetings in Augusta county. A member of
the committee said
Col r. 7. Hubbard, Col. James Lyons
Col j. Hampton Hoge and Col. S. Brown
Allen have made what they call a still hunt
through Augusta county in the interest of
the republican party. They hope to run
the democratic coon up the tree with dogs
that do not bark, and hardly let the coon
Know they are after him till the tree is
ready to fall. They took the pains to make
an thelr appointments as to fall just
after the democrats had spoken in that
neighporhood, and thus set in the last
word and sweep away the effect of the
democratic speech.
They have also left the slime Of their
trail in the way of a corruption fund. it is
said, and this being so in keeping with re-
Pupiitti prdcllceS, 1t is CerTalnly reason
able to believe 1t on general principles
This still hunt Is the device of Allen. 1t
Is the evolution of his upward tendency in
poiitlcs, growing and improving in force
and elegance by reason of his long expert
ence and greater profundity of knowledge
LII mas a flavor of stealthineSs about it
which is not apt to set well upon the people
of Augusta.
These people are high-minded. They
conduct their business in a manly way, and
as to their religion and their politics. or
their other beliefs. they have nothing to
conceal about them-ir These are an open
book and when men come sneaking in or
wish to do things behind the door, or, in
cat-lke or stealthy manner. underta.-a to
enlist them in a1eaase, they become doubt
tdla sui ABOUT the cause and are slow to take
W - JC
Tactics Denounced.
These tactics might suit in some sec
tions. 1T may suit men after the manner
OF these men, semeI of whose principles
have undoubtedlN changed for the sake of
official advancement, but it will be hard to
cram such politics down the throats of the