The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-10-15
CAROLINE COURT.
The Day Given Up to
Politics.
THE FIGHT A HOT ONE
Between MessrS. Ennis
and Chandler For
Commonwealth
Attorney.
THE FIGHT A HOT ONE
ACTION OF THE REPUBLICANS.
They Resolve Not to Endorse Any
Candidates, Etc.

Monday was Political court NJ
Rowling Green and To say things were
warm but mildly expresses II. AZ an
early hour the air was filled with all sorts
Of minors as 20 what the action OF the
Democratic Committee would be during
the day. Several members said there
would bee a meeting at II o'clock and
Chairman Powers was very active
MANY caucusses were held and the maj
outcome WAS an announcement about
o'clock in thu aitern0on. that no meeting
would be held because a quorum was
not present. many members having gone
home. While there are candidates Tor
several Offices. the contest Tor them are
all oyershadowed in the fight for Com
monwealth's Attorney between hr. W.
+. Ennis. present incumbent, and Mr. A..
r Chandler. who for years held the Of
flee and was defeated by MIR. Ennis four
Years ago. The friends of each are mar
shalled up and from now until election
day the contest will be sharp and bitter.
There was much speculation as to what
the Republicans would do. Chairman
l.. X. Dunn called An advisory meeting
at , O'Clock. at which there were about
twenty persons, some Of them members
nf the County Committee and Others
prominent in the councils OF the party.
Chairman Damn explained the object
of the call. saving that there were 70
registered cOlOred voters in the county
and / 963 white. That oi these there
we're about l67 Republicans aud l,O13
Democrats. making n majority Tor The
Democrats of 800. that 10y the dislran-
..bisment of the colored vote the county
had been turned from Republican 10 a
Democratic county, and It was futile Tor
the Republicans TO make nominations;
that il was 10 the interest Of the party
not 20 support any one who claimed 10
be a Democratic nominee. whether his
claims were contested or not. but to sup
port any man who WAS independent
with this" said he, leave the stu
alton with you.
MIR. Diggs said II am not in favor OF
supporting any Democrat who 10 In
charge of Mr. Powers lie then cited
the letter Of Mr. powers, written several
wears ago. saying that if the instructions
had been fully carried out not u kepubli-
can in the county would have been al
] lowed to vote He WAS in iavOr oil a
man always who WAS in favor OF q free
/ fight in county elections. DR.. y. VI Cor
hin EXPRESSED the same sentiments. AZ
also did Mr. Charles Beazley. London
Myers. colored, who has been always
prominent in the Republican councils oil
/ Caroline, said "All Democrats are alike
| to me. and am not in favor Of support
I ing apy of them II we cannot make q
nomination let Us stay away from Ire
/ DOLL. and let the Democrats conduct their
own Kilkenny eat fight. He said
Both Mr. Ennis and Mr. Chandler had
1 b. lped 10 disfranchise the negro and they
/ both stood on the same platform, AMI
that neither were entitled 20 Republican
support
Joe Banks, colOred, said Il AIN a lit
tie tied up, but the best way out OF the
difficulty. if we cannot make nOmlna'
[ ton. il TO support the independent can
didate." yirgis Morton said Joe
| Banks echoes my sentiments
John W. Purse, cOlOred, said; vote
for the man you believe to be the best
one. The white man in the Republican
party has no more interest in the negro
personally than the white man in the
/ Democratic party. Both are in politics
for what there is in it," An old cOlOred
man in the corner said, Amen
J Bob Beverly. cOlOred. said All this Is
stuff. Malone killed the Repub.i'an
party so dead when the Readluster party
sprung up that no human power can
resurrect il. II we cannot make a nomi.
nation. 90 and vote for the beet man
/ At this DR.. Corbin offered the following
resolution which WAS unanimously
adopted and the meeting adjourned
Resolved, That il il the sense OF this
I Republican meeting that II is advisable
not 20 endorse anyone in thecOmlug can
yAss. but to allow free fight, and that
while il is the best policy for Republicans
to cast their votes for independent can
/ didates. still this meeting does not wish
to bind any man as regards his choice.
NOTES
The portly form OF Manly Broaddus,
OF King and Queen. was seen on the green
and he said. I'VE Democrats are living
in no much harmony In King and Qleen
that wanted a little vacation, 30 nave
come over to take a peep at the fight
here 80 as TO get few points In case we
should have trouble" He 10 ever wei
come at Caroline Court.
Those present from Frederieksbure
were Messrs. J. r. LOwery, J. 5. Wallace
II. r. Gouldmsn, +. c. Ninde, NJ. q
Willis. II. f. Crismond, W. A. Bell
Maurice Hirsh, j. Is. Jones, J. E. Timber
lake, L. r Tyler, Arthur b. Route, II
Wissner and Others.