The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-08
SOuTHSlDE'S
LAST RALLY |.
Williams, Willard, Lamb and
r. l.. Montague Speakers.
Are Hopeful.
yMALlCI0Us LIE,' SAYS LAMB
Mail Wagon Crushed Into by
Street Car-Want United
States Flag.
Manchester bureau. Times. Dispatch,
No lll2 HUI Street.

No. 1ll2 Hull street.
A last rally was held In Manchester
last night under tho auspices Of the City
Central Committee. II. L. French, chair
man of the committee, introduced the
speakers.
The first to take the floor was Hon.
Judge Samuel Williams. Judge Williams
discussed the circular recently isgucd by
tho Republican Committee In Mancrcs ter, ,
saying that the Constitutional Convention
had dsfrnnchlscd In Manchester 100
voters COO OF whom were white men. He
denied this statement cmphatically, gay
ing that the white voter who had no vote
was disfranchiscd on his own personal
responsibility, and that a white face.
providing that all registration taxes had
been paid. was n passport to any poll
Ing place. AS for tho negro phase OF
the question, hc expressed himself as
being glad that the black vote had been
cut out. In spite Of all the efforts Of
the Republican party to Introduce the
negro vote to the dctriment OF the white
8 vote, he pleaded that every white man
OF the South do all IN his power to up
hold southern civilization Whatever the
result OF the presidential election, he
said. let lis sec to It that the flower OF
civilization In the South be not withcred
by the dark shadow now resting over
southern lands.
Attacked Roosevelt.
He attacked Roosevelt his Imperialism,
militarLsm and partially toward the negro
race. and said that II Roosevelt were
elected. 1t would be an endorsement OF
imperialism and onc-nlanism.
Yor. ~
devoted most Of his talk to the discussion
Of the tariff question io took up the
steel trusts. showing by argument that
The burden Of the enormous prices for
steel rails rested not on the companies.
but on tho people who used the cars for
personal or freight transportation. His
4 Talk was confined mainly to the discus
sion Of the projection policy and an at
tack on the character and methods Of
Roosevelt
Lamb Emphatic.
Hon John Lamb zaid that the RepubN.
can circular issued to the effect that the
4 Constitutional Convention had diafranchIs-
ed 600 white voters was a malicious lie. He
referred in no gentle terms to Hansons
attack on his ULamb's) congressional re-
cord. In which Hanson had said that he
could do In one term what It would take
Lamb thrA, terms to do He then made
mention In bitter words to the alleged
offer OF the Republicans in Henrico TO
exchange Parker votes for votes for MIR.
George Hanson. Captain Lamb closed ~
an eloquent appeal for all Democrats to
he at their places at the polls to- day, and
vote the straight Democratic ticket.
Mr.. r. l.. Montague closed the proceed
ings In brief speech Of encouragement
and cheer.
The audience was very attentive TO
the speakers. and at times waxed en-
1husastIc. Mr. Willard said after the
meeting was over. that the highest COM
pliment that could be accorded to
speaker was attention. and that he
thought the speakers had received that
compliment last night.
Car Crashes in Mail Wagon.
A Virginia Passenger and Power Com
pany car crashed into a United States mail
wagon at Fourteenth and Hull Streets
1t S:45 o'clock last night completely up
setting tho driver, man named Clarke.
The wagon was abont demolished. The
driver was thrown underneath and so
completely dazcd by the shock that he.
did not know whether he had any mail,
and II he had, what had become OF 1t.
The horse and wagon belonged to Mr. S.
l.. Hawks. of Swansboro. Hawks was
communicated with by the police. inform
to send some one down for Mr.. Clark.
I)r. Il. r. Rucker attended the injured
man at the police station, where he re-
NAMED until he could BIO sent for
Wanted United States Flag.
Mayor Pat GrannIghnn, who has been
&c Jealous for a United States flag to
float over the public school house, will
probably have his hearts desire granted.
Mr.. Grammar wanted the flag over tho
school house because the German vice
consul (Victor) flies the German flag
rearby He had applied to the school
board but receiving no encouragement.
from them, applied the Rocky Ridge
Council. Jr o. u. a. M.
Last night Rocky Ridge Council APP
pointed a committee of three-George L..
l;ubnnk, A. j. Wall and ". W. Lum?-
kin--to confer with tho other councils
of the order as to the matter OF raising
means to furnish the school with a flag,