The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23
A WALLACE CLUB
IN MANCHESTER An
First One Of the Campaign
Formed Last Night.
CANDIDATE MAKES A SPEECH
Refers to His Boyhood in the City, and
Thanks His Friends for Their Aid.
Baseball To-Day Other
Manchester News. -
CANDIDATE MAKES A SPEECH
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
1102 Hull Street.

nigu., when a Jefferson Wallace Demo
critic Campaign Club was formed, and
a strong organization effected.
The meeting was held in Leader Hail.
There assembled body OF men VIVA
represented every class of the citizens
of Misunderstanding. William NJ. Lipscome
was caller to the chair, and a permanent
organization was effected, as follows:
William M. Lipscomb. president; john
A. Avis, secretary and treasurer; Vice
Presidents, J. B. Rudd. First Ward; A
l., Sampson, Second Ward; NJ. A. Right
sell, Third Ward; w. B. Bradley, Fourth
Ward.
In accepting the office. Mr.. Lipscomb
spoke briefly, and said he considered 1t
to be an honor to be the president OF
the first Wallace Club to be formed in
the district and he accepted the position
with the firm intention of doing every
thing in his power to aid in giving Mr..
Wallace a splendid majority in the city.
Mr.. William Gratznowsky. who resides
in Chesterfield county now. but who for
a long while resided in Manchester, was
called on, and made a stirring speech In
which he said. Jeff Wallace would make
Congressman of whom the district
would be proud.
Judge Clopton was called on, but asked
to be excused. promising the club thsH
he would take pleasure LIZ s'uoi SSSF-1iS
them at some future day.
Mr. Wallace was called on. and spoke
briefly. and unaffectedly. It was plain
that his feelings almost overcame him
He said this voluntary organization o.
his friends in his old home touched him
deeply; that he was proud to feel thar
the men with whom he had been raised
approved his candidacy, and had not for
gotten the time when he played abou'
the streets of Manchester. barefooted
boy. He spoke of his early life in Man
chester, of his struggles with poverty
and told how he had gone out into the
world at the age of eight years to earn
a. living. with no other capital than !:
sincere trust in God and a deterrnina-
| ton to make a man of himself. he sale
| that, in the present campaign, he was De
| termined to make a hard and energetic
| fight for the nomination.: that he wa
going to win the nomination honorary
! or not at ALL He said II he won IT..
nomination through the aid of a machine
| or by the reckless use of money. he woul<
| feel that his hands were eternally stained
| Mr.. Wallaces brief address was enthu
| siastically received
| Messrs Floyd W. Bass. j. B. Rude
| and A. r. Hooker. were appointed com
mittee otsruceeDw " fontorhw RI
| u1ittee to secure suitable permanent
| Headquarters and the officers were IN
| structed to APPOINT an Executive Commit
| tee of three citizens from each ware
before the next meeting
! The membership of the club already
| embraces eighty-four of Inc best citizens
| of Manchester. Some of them are pro
| fessional men. some business men. ant
some are mechanics. One of those pres
emit last nighN was an old gentleman
| who has not attended a political meet
| ing for years. but who said that he had
| known and loved Mr.. Wailace's grand
| father and his mother, and had known
| Mr.. Wallace since he was baby. and
| climbed three flights of stairs to demon
| strate his affection for Manchester's bril-
| liant son.
BASEBALL TO-DAY.
| Undaunted by defeat. in the face OF
odds that they will again lose the 'Bius
leans baseball team will this after
noon cross bats with the Manchester
| Grays, an aggregation of players. Whe
| for fast ball playing are second to none
| in the State. Over two-thirds of tbs
! games this team has played this sea
| son have been won easily. 1t Is salG
! or rather claimed by the manager OF tbs
team, that they can defeat any OF th'
so-called champions of Richmond or Pc
| tersburg This reputation for fast ba:
: does not in the least brighten the Blue
Jeans They are going in to win the
| game to-day The team work will be
! strengthened greatly by some two o:
three of the regular players who nav
| been on a vacation.
THE MONUMENT.
| Plans and specifications for the erection
| of the monument to fallen heroes OF
| Chesterfield county We're laid before the
Executive Committee yesterday. : The
| meeting was held in the Office Of City Al.
| torney Judge William I. Clopton, who Is
an able and faithful worker in the cause
| The monument will be erected within
| short time, and will do credit to the coun
| ty BY a special act of the Legislature
| introduced by Hon. P. Y. Cogbill the Boart
| OF Supervisors may appropriate materla
| for the monument, and also solicit sub
scriptionS. The court is empowered II
| donate the site This will be on the cour
| :, cen. At former meeting. when the
| monument was first talked Of there was
| $500 raised in short while. four citizens
f! of Manchester contributing $50 EACH
POLICE COURT.
Squire H A. Jordan, that good genial
| happy old Vet" dosed out justice. tens
! pered with mercy to offenders aGa!hs'
| the laws of the land in Police Court yes
| terday. The case of E. l. Webb. chars
| ed with aSgmpting to felonionslE enter
! the house Of Mrs. Ferguson was con
| tinued for ten days. Webb is being REP
resented by Judge Clopton, who asked
| for the continuance of the case. Webb
has a slight wound in the leg just
| below the knee inflicted by a bullet from
| pistol in the hands of Mrs Ferguson
! She told a Times reporter Monday thai
| she had fired upon the man after he had
| twice attempted to force himself into
| the house. DR.. BrodnaN removed the
b,)I from his leg all right.
R. P. Hamlinton and c. c. Nelson, two
| white men, went to Forest Hill Park
| Monday. They boarded car late al
night and on reaching Fourteenth Street
without hailing the conductor, pulled the
| register When the blue coat remon-
| strated with them they threw several
pieces of melon in the car, which wa:
| packed with ladies. Several young men
| sprang off and there was lively fight
| for time. Officer Wright was on the
scene shortly. hence their appearance in
court Hamlinton paid So, while Nelson
who ran away and did not makcsa noise,
was allowed to go.
Warrants are out for two young men
named Pulley and Goodman, charging
them with fighting OF, the streets.