The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-24
.POLITIC les AND THE
SUFFRAGE MAT TER.
Political Leader in Con-
yention Discusses Them
THE NORFOLK CASE
Situation Not Altogether Lovely
Down There.
CITY CAMPAIGN is LOOKING UP
President Roosevelt Catches 1t On Every
Hand-Pos.ion OF President Lincoln
Or Negro Observation-Disclosures
Leaders Say Democratic
Situation is I'M
proving.
CITY CAMPAIGN IS LOCKING Ut

Delegate James II. Lindsay, Of Char
1ottesville. discussed suffrage and its bear.
ing upon the present campaign most IN
terestingly last night in conversation with
a Times reporter. He said:
..The efforts of the Republican leaders
to classify the poor and humble white
men of this State with the ignorant and
vicious negroes by tho false claim that
both are to be disfranchised by this con-
/ vention will be resented by none 50 in
dignantly as by the white citizens who
are sought to be deceived. The Republic
cans are very SolicitouS about the old sol
dier vote, and claim that even the Con-
federate soldier, in some mysterious way
unknown to any member of the Constltu-
tional Convention, is going to have his
rights restricted. When it is considered
that S7,C0O members OF the Republican
party voted to disfranchise these same
Confederate soldiers, and that the Demo-
cratic party is on record as opposed to
disfranchising any white voters, the alb
surdity of such campaign falsehoods IS
apparent Ever since l heard that Col.
Hoge was charging that the negroes and
poor white men must elect him Governor
in order to prevent the dsfranchise,nent
of the old soldier and the humble white
voter L have sought in vain to find any
member OF this convention who Is willing
to vote tor any suffrage clause which will
not preserve TO both the rights now en-
joyed by them as SuffraSistS. There IS a
very strong sentiment in the State and in
the convention i'll favor of the grandfather
clause, and If there is any reasonable ap-
prehension that the majority plan Of suf-
frage will operate against white citizens,
/ am strongly of the opinion that the
Democrats in this body will adopt that
clause rather than put in jeopardy any
of the worthy White voters of Virginia.
''Nothng is more certain than that the
Democrats in the Constitutional ConVen-
tion do not intend to vote for any suf-
frage article which will justify any of the
bitter criticisms which Col. Hoge is now
making for campaign purposes
The campaign in this city is beginning
to warm up, from Barton Heights to the
river. and from Fulton to Lee District.
Chairman Doherty and his leutenants
are leaving no stone unturned to roll UP
an old fashioned majority for the ticket,
and they are laboring in season and out
to get the voters stirred up.
Colonel George Wayne Anderson and
Hon. e. c. Folkes addressed the voters
at the Locomotive Works at noon hour
siasm. m'tteeman Baker, of Jackson
ward, introduced the speakers, and there
were about seven hundred laboring men
in the audience.
Colonel Anderson spoke eight minutes.
but he condensed within that period a
twenty-minute speech. He paid high
tributes to Montague, Willard and An
derson and defended the administration
OF the Democrats. He also touched up
on the Washin gton incident.
Mr.. Folkes made a warm and most IN
teresting speech. He excoriatedy the
President for his countenancing social
equality between the races and said that
the poor white men and negroes had
been coupled together, but that it would
be found that the gulf between them
was as wide as that which separated the
rich man from the negro. He refuted the
charge that any white man was going to
be disfranchised.
These gentlemen will speak at the Trigg
Shipyards at the same hour Tomorrow,
and as they are both attractive cam
paigners, will no doubt have a large
crowd to hear them.
One of the greatest meetings of the
campaign is anticipated tomorrow night
at Old Market Hall, when the orators
will be Congressman Claude A. Swanson
meet at the Academy of ML;;ic to-mor-