The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-23
FINE MEETING
ON CHURCH HILL
Hunter, Gordon and Parks
Score Republicans.
MAKE GOOD SPEECHES
Declare That No White Man WI
Lose His Vote,
RECORDS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION,
They Are Compared and Republican State
meuts Arc Rciuted as TO This and Snf-
frsqe-president Roosevelt Touched
IIo and Democratic Nominees
praised-polIticaI Notes
and Gossip.
Declare That No White Man wa
Lose His Vote.
RECORDS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION

The second of the series OF Democratic
rallies for this city was held at Cor
coran Hall last night, the orators beng
Delegates Eppa uunton, Jr.. r. Lind
say Gordon, and r. s. Parks y good
sized crowd was present and 1ardeiia
Band discoursed sweet music.
Among the prominent leaders on the
stage and in the audience We're; Presi-
dent Goode. Mayor Taylor, Captain X,
S. Parks. Delegates Barbour and Cris-
1nond. Mr. John NJ. Higgins, Judge u
c. Richardson, Mr. Z. A. Bowe:y, beie-
gates Turnbu1l. Jones OF fltsssiFanla'
Lowell, Yandey. Moncure, Green, ana
Fairfax, Judge w. ). Gooch, Gofdon' oA
Nelson: Smith of Alexandria; Moore, ei
FairfaS. and Colonel George Wayne An
rierson.
The speakers were all in tine trim and
the meeting was a most successful one
THEY went after Messrs. Pedigo, sum
mers, Il. l.. Moore Hose and Roosevelt
In particular, and other Republican leao-
iers in general, and III common Pai iai.Is :.
they fairly made the wool fly. All
three of them denied that there was any
remote prospect of The convention de-
pr:ving any white man of his vote, ana
riddled the record OF the Republicans on
Suffrage, public education and other mat
ters in which the people are interested
They all said striking things ana many
of them. Mr.. Huntou, after paying his
respects to Messrs. Summers ana Ped1go
without l.lincing words said: we may
take them from l'edigo, the lowest,
through Moore and Summers. and the
end is not yet for We find the president
of the United States, several days ago,
with negro by his side feasting IN the
White House on 'possum and sweet po-
tatoes."
Mr. Gordon said: 'lf it be true that
Roosevelt. after insulting the white peo-
,Ae of the South by having negro dlhe
with him at the White House, IS amused
lat the criticisms. he has not as much
sense as Giles b. Jackson. who declined
10 be his guest on that occasion
All the speeches We're red hot. and
they were loudly cheered by the audience.
Chairman Doherty called the meeting
20 order at S:1J O'Clock and introduced
eN-Justice D. c. Richardson, who pre-
sided and presented the distinguished
orators of the evening. Mr.. richardson
made brief but eloquent appeal to his
ncighbors and friends to stand by the
ticket and help TO roll up an old-fash-
ioned majority in Richmond on NoYe1n-
bel 9th.
IN closing he introduced Hon Eppa
lIunton, Jr.. of Fauquier, who came for
ward amid a storm of applause from the
appearance before POLITICAL audience in
Richmond, and he spoke with great earn
cstness and ability, and was listened to
with rapt attention and often loudly
cheered by his enthusiastic hearers. Mr..
Eunton devoted himself almost eXclu-
sively to discussion OF State issues, and
he handled them with characteristic
ability.
.By their fruits shall We judge them"
was his text as he went on to review the
administration of government by the
Democratic party in Virginia, and said If
that party had not been faithful to the
people he would not ask his hearers to
support their ticket in this election. He
said the party presented to the people
clean sheet and had given them an hon
est administration of the public affairs
since they had come into power.
SETTLED THE STATE EFT.
Mir. Hunton pointed out that they had
settled the luhlic debt and that noH the
credit of the Stale was admirable aud
her bonds were in great demand. lie said
;here were 1890 mole public schotIs in
the State now than q few years ago, and
S2.0o0,00o were expended yearly Tor this
purpose, which was the largest OF any
State in the onion when total incomes
were considered.
Training schools for male teachers had
teer prG.ided, and appropriations were
continued to William and Mary College
ior this purpose. Coming to discussion
OF pensions Mr.. Hunton paid glorious
tribute to the Confederate soldier and
said the State was contributing $4,000
Der year to the care OF the old sol01ers
and their widows.
He referred to the fact that the Demo-
cratic party, under the leadership OF MI.
Montague had declared for an employers
liability bill and that the coming Legs
lature would carry it into effect.
WHITE SUPREMACY.
Mr. Hunton went for the Republican
party in q severe but genteel manner,
and created great enthusiasm by deck4f-
ing that the proper name for the Re-
publican party was the black Repub-
lican party and always would be. lie
said the great issue was whether the
white people should continue To control
the affairs OF this State or whether the
black Republican party should come
into power. He referred to the speeches
of Republicans in the convention and said
the whole trend there among them was
a love for the negro like that which pre-
vailed throughout the entire State among
the members of that party. He read the
speech of Colonel Summers in which he
had declared that negroes were as good
as white men, and scored The party 10
which that gentleman belonged with
gloves off.
oh speaking OF MI i. l.. Moore'S state
ment that his father was a Confederate
COLDER. but that he WAS glad the Con-.
fcderacy had failed. sir. uunton said he
would die before he, the son of a Con-
federate soldier. would stand before an
audience and utter such a sentiment. Mr..
Hunton then carae TO Mr.. Pedigo's speech
and fairly tore IL in sbreds lie referred
to those men as ..old Pedigo' ana ..olu
summcrs.'
He said if anything would down tha
Underwood Constitution 1t was that
3eedigo endorsed ii. lie said Summers
was a sort of a good natured. irresponsi-
bte fellow who made wandering speechos