The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-16

'nere Waltihg Ior tne midnight train to
take him to his home in Richmond he
chatted with a representative of TIE
TINES upon the present political stu
alton in the State and the future pros
poets Of the party. Mayor .Ellyson, in
his slow, deliberate thoughtful manner
of speaking, is an interesting CONVEX
sationalist, and in all matters concern.
ing State politics knows whereof he is
talking.
Inc outlook in the State, Mr.. Ellyson
said, was looking particularly bright
and he saw only the best prospects of
rolling up big majority for Colonel
O'Ferrall in November. Colonel O'Fer.
rail-, who spoke at Newport News last
night. was, ne continued, devoting him
self vigorously TO the campaign and APP
parently with tho best results. He will
according to his present plans, devote
the last fow weeks before the election
to work in Southwest Virginia
Mayor Ellyson assured TIE TIMES
man that Colonel O'Ferrall would GER
taiDly try and arrange to speak ono
night in this city, where ne had no
doubt tho future governor would be en-
Enthusiastically received. sin your large,
fine academy" he said, you have a
good place for him to appear before a
big audience"
The campaign. although well begun,
he said, was not now being so vieor Iusly
carried on as 1T would be in the next
month. BY that time the committee
would have tho work SO we'll arranged
that not a stone would be left unturned
in the effort to roll up a big majority
for the party.
In con- menting upon the demand
made in d Salem paper for the assign.
ment OF speakers to this section of the
State that tho educational CAMPAIGN
which Is being conducted should be car
rled on here as we'll as elsewhere, Mr.
Ellyson paid the locality high pill
ment by saying that from an educa-
tional standpoint this section already
stood high. He said, however, that the
people of this vicinity would be given
the benefit Of of the fine speaking that
is being made as we'll as the other Sec
tons.
In referring to the matter of the
resignation of Colonel O'Ferrall, Mr..
Ellyson said that, although he did not
wish to be quoted upon the subject, he
thought that If there was any question
as to the legality of the proposed way of
appointing his successor, Colonel OFFER
rail- would give the people of the State
the benefit of the doubt. He said Col
onel O'Ferrall had not resigned simply
because he wished 10 look after every
interest OF his constituency in the
National House.
In case somo important matter should
arise there requiring his attention he
could leave tho campaign for time
and go back to Congress. Or, as il stood
nov, his vote could be paired with
another absentee.
Mayor Ellyson said he had not quito
completed his list of members of the
executive com n1ittee, but would proba.
bly, be able to announce them the first
Of the week.
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING TONIGHT.
The Democratic voters of Roanoke and
of the Legislative and senatorial dis
tricts, of which this city form so impor-
liant part, are fully awake to the fact
that, although the Populists' theories
seem so absurd and although the Repub-
licans in this section are in such a hope
less minority, fusion between rank
free silver Populists and extreme gold
coinage Republicans is imminent; that
the time for functional differences, how
ever slight they may have been. is past
and all good Democrats must rally
around that proud banner that in Vir-
ginia has never trailed in the dust and
from now until the ides of next Novem-
Der strike blow after blow on the mon
grel forces.
The signal gun will be fred to. night
1t is the purpose of the leaders of the
party to make the grand ratification
meeting tonight an epoch in the history
of campaign that will no doubt be
memorable. 1t is confidently hoped that
Judge Waller r. Staples, that grand old
orator and eminent jurist, whose voice
has been heard on the hastings of Vir-
ginia proclai ming the rights and liber-
ties of the people for nearly half cen
tury, will be present and take part in
the proceedings. Speeches will be made
by j. Allen Watts, Hon. M. G. Thomas,
Col. Robert III. Logan, Eston Randolph,
w. O. Hardiway. a 2. Staples, VIM A.
= Glasgow, Jr, Roy b. Smith and Robert
f.. Scott
In regard to the report that has heen
published in local papers to the effect
that j. T. Hall would pu blish his paper
the Southern Weekly News. in the in
terests Of the Populists, The TIMES
interviewed Mr.. Hall on tae subject
and obtained the foil owing reply: Il
certainly have not made any arrange.
ments whereby the Weekly News will
advocate POI u lists doctrine, and have
held no conference with Judge Kerr on,
VIZ "ooJeo1 never Inet tue Judge out
once, was introduced to him and after
exchanging few commonplace re.
marks left and 1 have not seen him
since. / have always claimed to be an
old. tried and true Virginia Democrat"
However, the assertion in THE TINES
yesterday that the Populists would
publish a weekly paper in Roanoke
during the campaign is correct.
The Third party, Peoples party, Far.