The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-28
Wysor Making Brilliant Can
1l'5.8 vass and Has No
Doubt.
CLOSE BATTLE-GROUND
sWysor to Spend the Week ii,
Giles and Many Able Speakers
Will Go Into the District.
(From a Staff corrcspondent.)


and the local party authorities contem-
plte having him address the voters at
several places not yet announced. No
stone Is to be left unturned TO make Giles
give the Democrats 300 majority this
year. AS pointed out In a former letter
this increase would elect Mr.. Wysor.
provided Democrats and Republicans only
held their own In other counties.
The perfect confidence OF Mr.. Wysor is
inspiring to every Democrat he meets. He
declares to everybody he has not the
slightest fear or being beaten, and when
he proceeds to analyze the basis OF his
assertions 1t Is plain he Is not talking
for buncombe. He Is immensely popular
with the rank and file, and II there were
only a little more ginger injected into
the contest tho result would appear as
assured TO the average voter as 1t does to.
the candidate.
ENTILDsIAsMs AND APTIIY.
In bome OF the counties OF the district
there Is already a vast amount OF enthu-
siasm, but in others there is apathy
Working Democrats SILVER when this IL
noted. for 1t Is recalled that apathy was
the cause OF the defeat OF Judge Rhca bs'
Colonel slemp in 1902 The Democrats
could not be aroused and go. to the polls
The result was that us moro Republicans
than Democrats voted. Colonel Slemp.
became tho member for the Ninth Dis
trct, and is now In position to make a
harder fight than he would otherwise
have been able to make. Democrats real
8ize that II he be ted this year 1t will
be a long time before the Republicans
4 can make ANOTHER hard fight in the Ninth.
Colonel Slemp. being the reprcse ntatiyc
this year, ind certain OF denomination
did not hesitate to risk paying the poll
taxes of Republican and doubtful voters
With the Democrats 1t was different. No
man felt q special interest In urging the
payment OF poll taxes. for 1t was not
certain that he would be the nominee
II Colonel Slenp liz defeated by a good
round ma orlty, he will not attempt t9
represent the county In Congress again,
and there will not he man in the dis
# enough OF Capturing the
nomination to be willing to risk anything
in the prepayment OF capitation taxes.
tits believed chat much the apathy
from which the Democrats are suffering
Will be dissfpated in the next week or two.
The District Committee has made ap-
pointments for speeches by well known
Il Democrats In many counties. and the list
will be added to as the campaign pro-
crosses Governor Montague will speak
at Wythevtlle and a number OF othSr
points in the district, beginning the first
week In October. About the 10th of Oc-4
tober or a little later. Senator Martin VIII
come into the district, ana will make a
pretty thorough canvass. 1ie has already
arranged to make tspeeclEs IN seven
counties. beginning about the 10th Of
October, He will be accompanied by
Judge Rhea, the district elector-
RIIEA TO TAKE STUMP,
II have not been able to make any
speeches yet said Judge Rhea. lowing
to the large amount OF business / have
1,,H 1n<.lr Ftn,. - 1to, far
i in such shape that I can devote my en-
& tire time to the campaign from the 10th
Z OF next month until the election
Thore are few more popular speakers
in the district than Judge Rhea. who
Z has so often been heard In State conyen-
s tons. His popularity In Bristol was we'll
Sattested by the enthusiastic applause
with which he was received Friday night 4
when he came forward to Introduce Mr..
Wysor, and by the applause following
every alIusion to him made by Mr.. Wysor.
II Judge Rhea knows every man In the
district, or comes nearer doing so than
anybody else. His effectiveness as a can
vasser may be imagined. The utter In
ability OF the Democratic leaders to
arouse the Democrats two years ago to
the need Of every one OF them going to
the polls was the cause OF Judge Rhea's
defeat Dozens Of Democrats IN every
county OF the Ninth District expressed
post-election regrets that they had not
voted their sentiments The Democrats
arc trying to prevent the need Of such
renlorse this year by having everybody at
the polls. II they succeed. and the pros
poets OF getting out a full vote are im-
proving all the time, there Is no doubt
Of the result. Indeed, $50, far as can
see. the only thing that can defeat Mr..
Wysor will be the failure Of Democrats
to appreciate the need of all Of them
going TO the polls. Is
Hon. II. st. George Tucker Of Rock
bridge and Hon. A G. Braxton, of Au-
gusta, are the only Democrats from out
side the Ninth District who have made
speeches In the Ninth this year. They
have captured the voters as few men In
the State could have done. Senator Dan
lei, a longtime fayorite Of the Southwest
Ia expected to enter the campaign out
here later along in October. lie will be
worth many votes to the Democratic
Ticket
Mr.. Tucker is a model campaigner.
There Ia probably no man IN the state
who can get quite SO close to the masses
of the people and capture hearts ana
votes. Wherever he has spoken there has
heen q noticeable increase In enthusiasm,
and apathetic Democrats have expressed
their REORGANIZATION to get down to work,
Mr., Braxton has not had the experience
on the stump that Mr.. Tucker has had.
30 has not got old+fashioned ELECTION
earlng'' down as fine as the genial gentle
man from Rocsbridge has, but 1T IS i'm
possible to conceive OF a clearer presentaa-
ton Of Democratic PRINCIPLES than IS
made by Mr.. Braxton, ] heard him speak
for two hours at Pulaski the other day,
and Il do not recall having heard a speech
on the hustings, in a long time. at least,
which was clearer In thought or one
Which more nearly covered the whole field
Of political thought In America, or one
which presented in a moro attractive
way ora more easily understood manner
the differences between the Republican
and Democratic parties. The speech was
as full Of thought as an egg of mea but
8 tho audience did not tire, Mr.. Braxton
has a fine vein Of humor. and a number
I OF good storias which he, has tho ability
4 to Snarrate well. In this way tho atten-
ton Of his auditors Is held to the end,
even while he. Is discussing the tariff.
BRAHTON FOR SENATE
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