The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-24

virginia Farmers Boom the Secretary OF
Agriculture.


WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Aug. 1.-'"o
South. young man." and especially 10
Virginia. where good farms are cheap
the advice which Secretary Morton has
b. n giving, has naturally nau rec,nilv
with ia -uers 1:d farm owners, SO tnae
he returned from his visit 10 tle MA
nassas Fdrmers' Institute at buii-hui
field yesterday delighted with. tne ,cep
ton he had, although disappointed that
he could not make the railroad connec.
tiyns so as TO be at .he great farmers
meeting at Mount Gretna, Pa, to,day.
after the exercises at the insttu,e,
where Secretary Morton talked Tor an
hour IN an off-hand way, but with elo-
diience and wit and p3thos. about the au-
vantages OF the farmer in general ana .ns
Virginia farmer IN particular, the ~.
rotary and a score or the ieadihg ilieh
were entertained at luncheon by rich
Washingtonian who has place at Ma
nassas and Morton presidential DoVin
was promptly started, In spite OF ,he
Secretarys laughing depreciation OF IT,
CONGRESSMAN MEREDITH STARTS 1T.
CONGRESSMAN Meredith began II by say
inc across the table. Virginia feeis deep,
" grateful TO you, Mr.. Secretdtg an"
she may find way through her deiesa-
lion Of expressing her grautuue III INC
next National Convention.
Secretary Morton laughed and shook
his head. while another Virginian saln.
- have no sort of doubt that the next
delegation from Virginia viii vote ior
Mr. Morton for President. -, ,,,.
Then the Secretary proceeded 10 Pus
n quletus on the movement by saying
earnestly. though with q smile; III
free to say. gentlemen, "hie ! "Ppt
ciate the compliment you pay me, 'r 70
when | get through win my preSeh' VI
flee I'm entirely and completely done. l
shall never hold another. As loi 'nc
PRESIDENCY. IL will probably. as a nom
nation In the next Demova,a,.ii,, nor.
ton go East Pernaps, , W ,,i slsei OF
haps Olney; possibly s0nleDouy oiSo'
the East
IT sgorfp BE WESTERN MAN.
But this did not please the Nirginlahs,
who repeated I'm various phrases Whde
tbev had already said: 1t snOuli US
y Western man" said Judge Nicoi.
.The South does not expect 70 maine
President from the South, docs Hot asn
or dream Of IN. But she does want one
from the West That being true, VINO
better or more worthy 70 lead IMAM
Secretary Norton 49,. -.
But, in spite Of these. and similar ex,
nressions. Secretary Morton was not
snoved and he closed the conversation
bv saving with emphasis: Gentlemen
am holding the last office L shall ever
hold"
POSSIBILITIES foR HARLAN.
Justice Harlan. Of the Supreme Court,
is once more brought TO the 'front.' as
possible presidential candidate py tfe
hopeful Republicans of Kentucky, some
If whom are sanguine enough 10 say,
IL indeed they do not believe, That the
divisions among the Democrats Will give
the Republicans a majority Of the Legs
lature I'm which event they say. they
would certainly elect Justice Hapan as
pIackblIrn's successor. ana would then
press his name on the Republican VA,
tional Convention for the Presidential
nomination. -
This Republican tax does hqt Ilia IN.
much impressiOu on the Kentucky Dem
ocrats here who are confident that they
will carry the State.-Philatelphia Rec-
ord