The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-27
THE SILVER AFTER MATH
WHY THE DEMOCRATS VINO VENT
IN WE'RE OBLIGED no COME our.
The Eumor Tha. Nr. st. John VIII Re
sign is Gaining >trcngth-Mr. John {.
Winder to succeed Him.

RALEIGH. n. c.. Sept 26.-Special.
The long-talked-of silver convention has
met and adjourned. II is rather case
of "they all marched Up the Hill and
then marched down again" The fact
that only five OF the original sisners OF
tie call for convention were in at
tendance caused much comment.
Senator Butler was undoubtedly the
man who did the piping, while the dele
gates danced TO his tune.
The set Of resolutions he held, ready
10 be adopted. were modified. but IN
spite OF the repeated assertions that this
convention WAS to be Il non-parisan AT
fair the Popuists IN their big majority
captured the convention. At me eau
cuses held before tho meeting oi the cou-
VeutiOn sue achcs We're made by Smi'h'
Jarvis Whitaker. Butler, Mott' lls''
Harris, and skinner. -.
Harris. who has been prominent re
publican FOR q long while, is now foF drop
ping all parties and forming siiFer
party.
Mr. Josophus Daniels. who was not
delegate to the convention says ne holt
the convention will do good, Dut thitl ~,
his opinion 1t was not ttc's''l
To hold a silver convention this year.
Hon. Charles VI. Cook said IN ms spe',
Yesterday that he had como INTO the
convention q Democrat. and proposed go
ine out of in a Democrat. That the un-
standing generally was tnat the coiNI,n-
ton content itself by expressing losaltl
TO silver, without binding members as %
how that loyalty was to De snoWn' ma, Ia
party. That as far as party ahilla'ion
went all were expected 10 90 away az
they had come.
nuMoR GAINING STRENGTH
The rnmor ~ IL be only a rumor grows
steadily that Mr. ST. John Is 70 reute
from the Vice-presidency OF the = a. L.
and 10 bo succeeded by Major John L.
Winder II is also said that there Is Il
slight mistake-thlt the father anu SyI
have gotten mixed-that II, Mr.. !ohn ~.
Windcr. the present gea IRA mah"E,i
is 10 be made vice-presdent, ana
not his father. Major Joh g.; Winder.
Eitfor one would b, gladly welcomed 10
the vice presiieLcy. ,.. N.,a
There were five tC Cbacco breaks n,ll
hero today. The total amount OF sales
r'as Al f06 rounds and II netted the farm
ors A.7.0 The highest average was go,
tic highest price paid was >o' per "0
The hot weather still continues. We
missed the cool wave which was prom
ised. and which came as near as I..n- w.,
rnond The general average OF the dan-
age the drought has done tng co,.oa
crop IS l0 per cent This, dealeiS ""N
farmers say ~ II lhil '7N-t'''
DIR. RICHARDSON KILLED.
Dr. Richardson. Of this county, was was,
killed yesterday az his cotton gin, ms
hand was caught in the tco.h OF lAe
gin. -, t. 81, 9
Senator Marion Butler has the nQHor OF
''bossing" the silver convention. lie was
i'm complete charge of IL yesterday, anu
made his presence felt in divers WAY ;.
II b. the allegation of some persons t5't
the further fusion Of Populists ana Ike
publicans is impossible. But many nov
regard il as not only certain. but as al! az
ready arranged for 1896. The fopul.sts
hate the Democrats and like the Repunii-
cans. THAT is the status Of affairs In a
few words. ,
vcntfOn. are all sick of H.. no DOUBT. hdl
is the general opinion. one OF thein s.i
beforehand that If the POpulists captured
IL it would amount 20 nothing. III cei'"lh-
'Ponulists say they viii get some OF the
Democrats i'm their ranks. some Demo
cratic papers are reading out on anr
Marty some of the Democrats VINO .SuteN
in this silver convention.