Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-02
WILLDRUM UP VOTES.
MEETING or THE COMMERCIAL IRA
veLlERs' DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
Attrrctivs Uniform Adopted - Judge
fIournoy and Mayor Eiiyson speak
other Political News

riournoy and Mayor Eiiyson SPEAK
other Political News
The Commercial Travellers Democratic
cl,,b held fine meeting last night IN the
urs,ings-C Court room--the president. Mr..
| w. Fl. Weisiyer. IN the chair.
The secretary announced that the MEM
bership since the organization OF the ciuo
| had increased 20 1o9.
The report Of the Executive COMMITTED
recommended that the uniform OF the
Continental Guard be adopted by the
otrh alao certain FLAWS. The report was
sdnnted. There will be no set dues, out
each member will contribute what ne may
deem he can afford, and the UNIFORM VIII
| be worn on the occasion OF all puohc oe-
monstrations.
said the {" drummersn proposed to canvass
| every square mile of Virginia from the
mountains TO the sea and from maryland
| to the North Carolina line.
Mr.. Weisieer also stated that 1t was IN
derstood that the club would cooperate
with all other clubs in the work OF the
campaign.
tee Of three was appointed 10 secure per-
manent headquarters.
Mr. Peyton IL. Noel, from the Cleveland
and Stevenson Club. sisted to the meeting
that his club had contemplated having
several rallies and had invited num-
Der of prominent speakers to make adj
dresses here. Most of these had promised
to do 80 IN October. In view OF the fact
that the Commercial Travellers Club and
the Powhatan Club had determined 70
HE nlr1 n uvaQ willing IN qO- one
rate with them. He suggested that @ CON-
mittee be appointed to confer with the
Cleveland and Stevenson Club on Thurs
day night.
TO HAyEA BIO RALLY.
Mayor Ellyson, who is one OF the vice.
presidents of the Cleveland and Stevenson
Club. suggested that the Commercial
Travellers Club fix date for their demon
stration, and thought the night before the
election would be the proper time. They
could do nothing in the way OF securing
speakers until they fixed time for their
demonstration. The object of the meeting
of the Cleveland and Stevenson CLUB, yes
terday evening, was to nix up their ahalrS.
They would have no trouble in getting up
another demonstration, but as they had
lust had most successful one they
thought the graceful thing TO do was to
give the other clubs a chance and co-ope-
rate with them. On motion the night be-
fore the election was fixed as the time
for the clubs demonstration, and a
committee of three appointed to con-
fer with the Cleveland and Ste
yenson Club. On motion a committee
of ten was appointed TO make arrange
ments for the demonstration, and report
to meeting to be held Tuesday night.
SPEECH BY JUDGE FLoURsoY.
Judge II. w. Flournoy was introduced
by the President and addressed the club.
Judge Flournoy said Mr.. Weisiger had
made part Of his speech already IN stating
that the drummers would work the state.
A crowd of drummers was hard one To
speak to. No man would be brave enough
TO tell an anecdote before them. Since tue
drummers had determined TO organize, tue
victory for the Democratic party was al
ready half won. He would rather see the
drummers organized than any other class
in the State. He would not refer to the
Third party, he said, because no drummer
would vote for that party.
Judge Flournoy then entered upon a
rigorous discussion of the differences be-
tween the Democratic and the Republican
parties. After dwelling upon the fact
that all the laws that govern our social
and business relations were enacted by
our State Legislature. He went on To
show that the Republican party, was or.
ganized 10 overthrow all this and subvert
the Federal Constitution, under which
there was no power except what was writ.
ten therein. At every session of Congress
the Republican party was trenchlng upon
that written instrument and endeayoring
TO take away from the STATS some power
guaranteed to it.
OBJECT OF THE FORCE BILL.
Judge Flournoy developed the idea that
the force bill was for the purpose OF carry
| ing out this iniquitous scheme 70 the
| fullest. He explained the responsibility
| of the election officers to the people under
our present system and demonstrated
| that under the force bill the election oth-
GERS would not be responsible even TO the
government that created them. de fully
| exposed the machinery of the iniqulty
and showed clearly the close result that
! would follow putting it into operation.
Since the world was made the man on
| horseback wearing the iron crown OF
| tyranny had been taking away the liberties
OF the people under the guise of law Just
such law as the Republican party now
proposes to enact.
Judge Flournov, IN illustrating what
was in store for our people, paid glowing
| tribute TO the memory OF the late Henry
| X. Ellyson. In conclusion, be said he had
| no heart to discuss the tariff or the silver
question when the question OF his liberty
| stared him in the face, and begged the
| drummers az they went through the State
! to plead kindly with the Third-party men
| not TO leave Virginia to the tender mercles
| of the Republican party.
Judge Flournoy spoke nearly an hour,
! and no speaker was ever listened to with
deeper interest.
ADDRESS BIZ THE MAYOR.
Mayor Ellyson was the next speaker.
| He said he had never heard the issues OF
| the campaign more tersely stated than by
Mr.. Wilson, who said that the Republican
party proposed to deprive the people OF
their liberties through the force bill in or
der to deprive them of their substance
through the tariff. He believed that the
J drummers were capable of dong as much
| for the political fortunes of the people as
| they had done tor their commercial for
tunes, because they were workers and be-
| lieved IN work. Mr.. Ellyson took a more
| hopeful view of the outlook IL the State
| and gave cogent reasons for the faith that
was in HIM. He showed that the Third
| party had no organization, while the De-
mocratic party was in excellent trim and
| the situation was improving every day. he
went over the whole State and gave con-
vincing facts to sustain his position as to
the safety of Virginia for Cleveland and
Stevenson. He thought that the drum
mers. who go out and talk with the people.
would confirm him. Nevertheless nothing
should be taken for granted, he said. We
had in the Republican. party foe that
work as If the victory dependent upon
| his sole and individual effort. He
complimented tho drummers on their last
demonstration and urged them to eclipse