The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-08

the usual majority. and spoke encourag-
ingly OF other parts OF the district.
Roy Smith. OF Roanoke. speaking lot
| the western portion OF the district, said
| that while the Republicans were very
active I'm Roanoke. that even there Colonel
| j. Hampton HOgc could not count on the
dry vote" While there IS some disafiec-
ton I'm the Democratic ranks. he bencvcd
they could be reclaimed by close ana
intelligent work.
Major Peter j. Otey OF Bynchburg,
nominee, for the sixth district, made ,ds. a
organization all over the state.
THE nFrH.
James L. Tredway State representative
from Pittsyivania. made close detailed
estimate Of the party strength In the
Fifth district. ana prophescd that Win
organized effort Mr,Swanson would be re-
state Senator y. n. Hatcher. Of Frank
| lin county. reported Frightening pros
/ pect In that end OF the distrrt ar;
! Hatcher said Senator Daniels speech had
| had fine effect and had corrected
/ vast amount OF dlsaffcction.
lie said Mr.. Swansons nomination had
{ given universal satisfaction, but That
work would bc necessary To get the peo-
pie 10 the polls
hon. claude A. Swanson said his dis.
trict had always been close one. and
the contests were at all times close bitter
and warm. He said the true Democrats
were very much determined, ana thdi ne
would not be beaten by apathy on, thclr
part. Said he, many OF the people re-
mote from railroads. not only in has dis
trict. but all through the southwest, were
highly intelligent. and only neeped 10
I have the issues presented TO the.n, anu
that good speakers should be sent u such
places. -.
In referring to the effect Of the tariff.
Mr. Swanson said he did not accept II rs
q bitter pill but as the very best measure
that thcv could expect. and that me Az
tation Of the matter was now pracucahy
AT an end. since the only othci t,irl1l4 IL
would be the correction Of f." items IN
the schdule.
TIE FOURTH.
Mr. Sidney u. Epps Of Blackstonc, said
nothing had yet been done IN the ourtl
district. but gave a cheering account Oh
the determination Of the peop.c.
Mr. X. Turnbull. Of LaWrcuccNlle' Salu
the people were I'm better political con
diticn than they had been for hiteen
Mir. A. NJ Organ. Of Lunenburg Court
house. thought the only thing necessary
was to get the people aroused ,......
Mr.. W X. Mckenr,, OF Ie'.ISDI,l :,
was present and. though not a member
Of the committee was invited t. speak.
He cOunselled an active c'mpdlSh' pdlf
/ a high compliment to the mdha@S nhcul ID
/ Mr.. EllysOn I'm That dl5liI'I anu ~ 0P"e
/ sled victory this fan.
TIE THIRD.
NJ J., T, C. scott. chairman of Han
/ over county. in his report SuoW'l t!dt me-
/ was I'm close touch with tn" county or
ganizatons. ana gave an ,aa,, oCS.. eSiJ
,b. noonle were quiet but thinking, and
7 they only needed to be atouS'' q" give
the usual Democratic MAORI ir,,,, 90
Mr. Marion J.. Dawson Cii"ll "'"I VI
Rirhmoud gave an encouraging report or
Tie condition i'm this city: ..r,,.. .,.e.-...
Colonel TazcWcI bleii I'Hidi ~ w.
fo,v but 10 the point. lie s1ld lhal ne
nvnccfed To make a close canvass ana
would look closely 20 the county oiSdii,Hd-
lions. He is confident and determined 10
VIM
TEE SECOND.
Mr.. Joseph T Duke and Mr.. +. Thomp-
son. of Portsmouth, and Colonel X. g.
Marshall representing the SecolH cS-
trict made practical speeches ana spoke
with confidence Of securing "a - 'nH Vi
s,anizatiou as soon as the nominaDo ION was
made an the Virginia Beach convention
next Wednesday. Mr.. Thompson Salu
Mr.. Tyler would succeed hiinSciI; ,-,
Hon. j.. Gardiner 1Nlers remarks were
made with enthusiasm. he SAID mat
he expected To- get the nomination ana ne
reelected. but that no matter VINO was
nominated the district would not go back
to Republcdnism.
THE FIRST.
The reports from the First district were
among the most encouraging Of all, and
created quite a degree of enthusiasm ia
the meeting. AIR. Lloyd T. smith, or
Hcathsvlle. speaking practically for the
Northern Neck said that II wac strict
ly Republican fight. and that Hon. W
4 Jones had heretofore reversed keprD-
lcan maiorites by his personal pouu-
larty. and he would increase them this
time. He spoke Of a POpulist candidate
as d bare possibility.
Mr.. Claggett Jones. Of King end Queen
county, advocated plenty of literatuI> ana
good speeches, and spoke confidently Of
q good majority in the counties south Of
the Rappahannock river.
Dr. +. " Bowdon made the most en-
g J.. frs Won
pledged the Eastern Shore counties for
handsome Democratic majorltes. Mr..
W. l.. Arlworth. Of Eastvile said Mr..
Jones was the most popular man in the
district. and would be reelected
Hon. W. a. Jones closed the review If
the situation very briefly. He said that
Judge OF the condition in his district. but
that I'm Spottsylvania the only county he
had vet visited. matters We're very sntis-
factory, and he had found very little
ilsaHection that could not be removed by
talks with the people. He said the
new tariff hil would stand a very favora-
Die comparison with the Mckinley bill,
and he proposed 20 make the comparison
In his speeches
CAMPAIGN rLANs.
Following the reports of the various
districts, the plan Of campaign was thor
OIghiy discussed. The plan Of organiZa-
tiou adopted by The committee appointed
by the last convention was confirmed.
4It. lllAsOl announced his lUNtUllOD
OF holding personal conferences with the
district and county charmen. and tn
presidents Of the electoral boards in each
district He viii commence next Mon
day by visiting the Ninth district.
The committee adjourned at 80 T.
NJ, after "a very satisfactory conference,
and with q feeling of success.
Fourth District Convention.
The District Committee of the Fourth
district, composed OF Edward
g. Nenable. of Petersburg chairman;
Robert Turnbun, Of Brunswick sidney
=. EpcS. Of Nottoway; George T.. Smith,
of Lunenburg: .. W. organ. OF Din
widdie determined last night to hold
10 nominate a candidate for
Congress from that district, AZ s.. j. A.,
on Wednesday, september 18Th. in the |
Hastings Court room at Petersburg.
The representation VIII be one delegate /
for every one hundred DmOCratc voters, |
or fraction over fifty, in each precinct.
The candidates for the nomination are /
Ex-Governor r. W. Mckinney, Thomas /
y. Williams Esq. and W. K. Mckinney, |
Esd of Petersburg. The latter has been |
10 speak next Monday at Lunen- |
burg Courthouse, and viii DO so.
SENATOR DANIEL
He Ia Preparing for n Large Number OF
Speeches In the Canvass.
Senator Daniel IS resting quietly at |
his beautiful suburban home near Lynch |
burg where l saw him Thursday. lie |
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