The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-28
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senator declared fatty that Mr.. Todd
couldn't get any outside help unless 1t
was from a Republican,
Something about the state Committee
came next. Mr.. Barksdale referred to the
attack made on him and the other mem
bers by Mr.. Todd who insinuated that
thew had been bought up with whiskey.
.'why. gentlemen" declared the speaker,
.trupressively. "it was probably the first
time eyer came TO Richmond when i
totally abstained from taking drink
And yet Mr.. Todd says that ! and the
Others were pumped full OF whiskey ty
Bill Sands until we DIDN'T kro" any thlne;
This accusation is made against hlsh ana
honest gentlemen, who came here TO do
their DUTY as they saw 1t. / myself came
20 Richmond, .pEejud.cel against Braues'.
The County Committee had said he had
violated the Barksdale law, and wanted
10 see the law upheld. But when the
evidence was read ! was shocked. The
worst enemies of the law, gentlemen, are
The men who seek by trivia! incidents TO
hold II up TO ridlcu!e.
From, the beginning OF the meeting 70
the end constde! able fun was made OF the
County Committee, because. II was sad,
II had decided that one man could so
Fl because Ee always GIGllh "tiISi-',S
vile another was guilty because he never
did so MIR Justis said that carried to its
logical conclusion, tits meant that IN
iJsnrico q man would have 10 become
drunkard before he could get the nomina-
ton OF the County Committee. Mr.
Earks6ale himself referred to the matter,
ana said he would never Offer law that
would have the effect OF making man
less Of q gentleman. Il was not the IN
tsnt Of his bill 70 force man TO walk
into q saloon, take a drink by himself
And refuse 10 notice his friends who
might Re standing near
The co ny committee.
The County Committee, the speaker de-
cIa-ed. had 10 expell enough members
10 get q majority On its side. 1t had
then proceeded to award the certificate
10 man who had never made contest
up TO that time /, attempted TO use
the rEarksdaie law for its own purpose;
ken proceeded TO jump clear over the
law. II vas stlckler for the law 10
ihe point OF righteousness, and then It
quietly set the law aside and acted I'm
lawfully. Under the law it was required
10 declare the election null and void and
let the matter 20 10 the people again
i. the charges We're sustained. But the
committee he'd assumed cu autocratc
power that It did not posses, and awarded
ii
10 push tha laa TO its logical conclusion
and invoke the assistance Of the courts
Sri the punishment OF Mr. Brauer, for
II was afraid 10 do so They might have
taken this course and gotten Brauer but
Of the way altogether and then Todd and
Eeciller could have gone in under their
little agreement, put their hands into the
treasury OF Henrico and divided UP the
spo!ls.
Moudn't Convict Rai'ax Negro.
No government on earth, says Mr..
Bargsdale, does rot provide for the right
o: appeal to the supreme body al u.s
head Of II. The Henr!co primary. legal
!Yed or not, was subject TO the rules of
the party. and these rules specifically
provide for such an appeal. Nobody
wanted TO take UP the Henrico case,
but it was the duty ot the State Commit
tee 10 do so. and it aid Il when the
TO submit the matter. II seemed now
that they We're trying TO play q game of
'heads ! win tails YOU lose"
The State Committee was composed Of
anita gonstlc elements never yet known
10 agree, But here it was unanimous. Il
decided with one voice that It would
not disgrace man on such puerlle evil
dence.
why, gentlemen, said the Halifa,
Senator you couldn't, on such test!-
mony, convict a Halifax Niger Of steal
ing sheep AND II takes very little u
convict q Halifax niger of anything"
So far as prnS!es We're concerned, there
had beer proxies in the state Committee
from tlmc immemorisl, and II there had
not heen any thore II would have mac
no difference In the result, since Todd
"the usurper," could not even get {
proxy to vote for him
TIE Corcu ON
Before he closed Mn I3arksdale mad
ali eloquent appeal for the I1enrIco peopi
10 stand by me Democratic party, as reI
resented by tho State Committee. lie sal
thai the inevitable result OF the action {
Todd aud lieenler was 10 aid and ub,
The Republican party. They might Il
earnest but misguided men, hut the wor,
thing IN the world was Wild bull tina
plunged right ara left without caring
knowing what he was doing.
"At time said MI. Barksdale,
effect, when the Democratic party
rapidly forming the battle line agAin
trusts ard the Republican policy gene
ally when Mcclellan viii be elected
New York; when Marx Hanna, the patro
saiTt OF the trusts. is hi tho last ditC
and iE about TO be beheaded; when Ii
prospect hitherto dayi 10 brghtenn
and the outlooi; IS one for success;
eueh a tune az this 1t Is pfiful 70 SOS
SirginIs w!,a the negro ouI and & NOV
,nsnt !6r pure elections. 4 LouEty Cor
rnitIee try.ag 70 wreck the party. tcl
and expect tllat al loyal Democrats W
szsad ny the party ard help 10 carry
s<Inr xsey .