Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-01
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRATIC MEET
ING HELD LAST NIGHT.
Speeches by Col. Montague, Repre-
sentative Rixey and Others
General and Personal Notes.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. I01 King Street,
Bell TelephOne No. log,

Bell Telephone No. LOG,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November /, 1901.
An enthusiastic crowd of several hundred
people gathered in the opera house last
evening and waited patiently more than
two hours for the arrival of Attorney Gem
eral A. ]. Montague. the democratic candi-
date for governor of the state, who had
been announced as the principal speaker Of
the evening. Mr.. Montague was delayed by
a railroad accident near Richmond and
did not reach Alexandria until about 1918.
In the meantime. however, the crowd was
well entertained by James r. Cation, candi-
date for the state legislature; r. Walton
Moore of Fairfax, member of the state
constitutional convention; Representative
John F. Rixey of Culpeper, and Andrew A,
Lipscomb of Alexandria county.
The characteristic feature of the gatheer-
ing was its essential democracy. Sponta-
neous bursts of applause, to which the
many ladies present in the galleries con-
tributed largely, marked every well-di-
rected thrust at the opposition. From the
first the popular chord was struck on the
question of white supremacy in the state.
Each succeeding speaker dilated on this
subject with electrifying effect There was
no ambiguous meaning in the declarations;
no uncertain sound. The state democratic
party was pledged with the most solemn
asseveratiOns to effect the disfranchise-
ment of the ignorant negro without the loss
of a single white mans vote Attacks on
negro suffrage rea ched an acme in the de-
nunciations of Mr. Montague of the if
teenth amendment of the Constitution of
the United States. Disclaiming undue as
perity, he said in reference to the pro-
moter OF this amendment that: Had l the
power l would drive him to the uttermost
realm of Gods creation, enveloped in the
gloom of chaos and night, and there lay
upon his naked back the stripes of an in
dignant people,
Among those who occupied seats on the
platform were Charles Bendheim, chair
man of the city committee; Leonard Mar
bury, chairman of the congressional com
mittee; Representative John F. Rixey, Rep
resentative Lloyd of Missouri, Mayor Geo.
/. Simpson, r. Walton Moore of Fairfax,
Mr.. d. y. Harper, president of the Demo-
cratic Association of Washington; Robert
Harper of Leesburg, Mr.. Hyden of Gull
pepper. c. P. Janney of Leesburg, K. KEN
per, Hubert Snowden, A. A. Lipscomb
James E. Clements and others.
Representative Rixey in his address said
the republicans had made few nominations
for the state legislature, and he could not
understand the republican campaign unless
1t was to crafty the personal ambition of
few men. Il believe in manhood suffrage,
but that does not necessarily mean negro
suffrage" he asserted. No white man, he
went on to say, would be disfranchised I'M
der the provisions of the new organic law.
He argued that the ignorant colored people
should not have the right to vote.
II Mr.. Roosevelt, as private citizen,
wanted to dine negro with his wife and
children, i would say let him alone; there
Is accounting for taste F" but under the
circumstances. Mr.. Rixey said, 1t looked as
II President Roosevelt wanted to force the
negro upon the people as socially equal with
the white man. He had not heard any
publican in Virginia indorse the action of
the President in dining Booker Washington.
The echoes of inspiring music from the
brass band present closed one of the live
lest political meetings ever. held in this
city.