Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-18
IN THE OLD DOMINION
jim CROW CARS ADVENT THURS
DAY-PooR PATRONAGE.
Special Correspondence of The star.

| SpeSlhA Correspondence OF The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, June 49, 1905
Tho Jim Grow street car law went into
effect on Thursday, and from all parts Of
the state come reports that the negroes
are passing 1t up to the companies and are
refusing to ride The boycott seems to have
taken the form of organized effort, the
NUMBER OF negroes seen In the cars being
insignificant.
ihere has been very little trouble,
however. and that which has come has
oeen que 10 the whites objecting to the en-
Iorcement of the law. The street car men
are clothed with police powers on the
rlght or way OF the companies and In "a so
or passenger declining to conform TO The
Jaw Jaw me passenger Is liable to arrest. This
mas been the chief trouble all along. the
number OF whites who have been made to
feel the penalty OF the law exceeding that
OF the negroes by four to one.
~ IS net question of whether the COM
panles desire to comply, the law is COM
puisory, and is for the protection of the
ladies and children who have TO use the
ears and who have been subjected to many
inolenities by the disorderly class of
negroes The boycott is serious at this
time. ana as was the case when the law
was first applied In this city the number
OF whites who are riding has more than
compensated for the loss of negro patron
age.
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June 10 was the date for the operation
OF tne- two-cent railroad fare bill. The law
is not being considered by the railroads
ana no attention is to be paid to It. The
impression and expectation was that at
least dozen suits would have been on be-
fore now, but so far not one has been
Drought. The people of the state are much
disappointed, especially the travelling men
VINO were awaiting the application of the
Id" with the hope that no further trouble
Would be had. Following the refusal which
was indicated several days ago in this cor
dependence, the business men of the state
nave announced that they will renew the
nsnt at the next session of the general as
seTbiy and IN lieu of the ticket book and
two-cent rate for 800 miles and over they
will demand a fat rate of two cents and
the belief is that not man will be sent
to the general assembly who is not favor
apie 10 the enactment of a bill which will
cure all the alleged defects in the Church.
man bill, which has Injured to the advan-
tage of the railroads.
Last night a remarkable meeting was
held in the city of Petersburg the district
committee meeting and declaring Major
Francis R. Lassiter the nominee of the
fourth district for Congress The meeting
was held in the Academy of Music and was
largely attended, the people of that city
honoring Major Lassiter with an ovation
GOV. swanson was on hand and made an
address in which he congratulated his
friend on his success in winning the NOM
nation without a contest The people of
petersburg have very high regard for
Major Lassiter, who was assistant district
attorney when the first silver" campaign
developed He declined to renounce the
nominee of his party and was beheaded by,
President Cleveland
Already the papers are talking about the
nomination of a candidate for President
and. with few exceptions, the press OF the
state, SO far as 1t has spoken, looks with
favor on the nomination of William len
nings Bryan. The claim is that Mr..
Bryan has not forsaken one of his prin-
ciples, and the many Investigations and
disclosures which have been made by Pres
ident Roosevelt are declared to have been
delayed by the fact that Mr. BRYAN was
defeated ten years ago for the highest Of
nee In the gift of the people. There is no
question that Mr.. Bryan can carry this
state-and the nominee of the party can
do that, regardless of who 1t is for that
matter. But Mr.. Bryan is stronger now
than he has ever been, and his conserva-
tlsin mas drawn to him many who have in
the past opposed him.
l. The Virginia delegates to the national
convention, T. P. A, which has just closed
Its sessions at Buffalo, n. Y are puzzled
TO understand why it was that the Mary
land delegation declined to vote a solitary
man for jamestown the next meeting
place Virginia voted for a Maryland man
as national director, and the only reason
that has been advanced is that this state
is fast making inroads on the trade of the
Monumental city. The Hotel Mems Asso-
citation. with headquarters in this city, has
inaugurated movement looking to the
building of monument in the yard of old
ST. Johns Church in honor of Patrick
Henry. The movement Is to be national in
Its character, every citizen OF the United
States to be asked to make a small con-
tribution. Col John Murphy is president
OF the association. H. A. H.