The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-10


beyond doubt that Or. Franklin pearce
is the Democratic nominee OF Isle OF
Wight hrfohMr"'
WINDSOR VA, Oct. ESPECIAL On
long notice duly published, the Demo
cratic convention for THIS. Isle OF wight
county. was held yesterday al the court
house. IT being court-day II was al
Is the custom here. a mass-meetng anu
about one thousand people participated.
Colonel II. r. Boykin was candidate
for reelection TO the House OF Delegates;
Soon after the convention was calieI
Ia order his friends called for him, and
he came forward and made a long ana
fluent speech. I'm which he labored to eS-
plain lila vote for Mr.. Martin Tor the
senate Of the United states. HIS excuse
was that he learned from the irlenns
Of Mr.. Martin. including Senator Daniel,
that Mr.. Martin favors some sort Of sii-
yer legislation. and that Gehsiai ~
favored a single standard. He dlsthctN
slated that he could not say that Mr.
Martin was IN favor OF me ire snn h hu,
favored silver legislation. Colonel BOY
Kim two wears ago had flags on when
was PAINTED ia letters easily 10 pc rean
"Tor Roykin and for the free coinage or
silver ie To l"--if not those words. the
s,,bstarco Of them. Colonel Boykin claim
ed that he would have been dereliet IN
his duty II he had not voted for MI. MHr-
tin under those circumstances Inc lu.,a
ton several times asked on the grou,n
was "Vhv did not Colonel Boykin, VINO
80. Nr Martin az Richmond and VINO
met him several times at Sm'thue'd, ASK
him how he stood on the silver question:,
and In that way learn II there Wa, ~
fact any wide difference betw"eh "
Martin and General Lee on that question:.
listened carefully at the speech OF VI
oneI Rovkin and cannot now tell. TOT VIZ
life Of mo. whether Senator Nartlh II "'"
I'm favor of free silver or not. ~.
raotain Folk. OF Smthiield, anu ~
pee ~ Windsor were candidates, ana
we're named In the convention. tHp III
Folk. i'm an eloquent app ral Tor the w.
lection Of the Oystermans rlgn's en~
the old soldier declined 10 ne Chill
date further, and asked ms l,i'n"s' $40
were many. to go 70 Dr. ft'l,'' -.
with few exceptions they ala SO. a Cy".s
was ATTEMPTED. which resulted IN ooen
sides claiming the victory. Aitt, 49,
consultation between the iea"lhE -
of pierce and BoVkin. with view 81 az
official announcement Of the result,
was discovered that no agteen,hl nv
been reached. and pierce's tritnns maui
Il public proclamation that Pierce mao az
honest majority and that he was o,
ebrri1 be The nominee Of the party. ana
aa euqh would Doe candidate. An M
nOuncemcnt was made 10y somc one 'la'
"A urinary would Doe held IN me hea, lu-
trre 10 decide vino should run. ii'I,V
and his friends sun cia.m lhst
entitled ID the nomination. ana 9pclnIe
thcv Will not participate IN any primary.
Pierce is a staunch Democrat ana mas
many friends who say they have no
douht as 20 his vlndicatlon al the pols.
From what ! saw and heard feel saie
IN predicting that Pierce will be iof i af
elections. aud that If the anti-Democrats
win keep out Of IT, rs It Is believed they
viii. there IS now a most happy oppor-
funitv Of the sending OF a strict Demo
crat 10 the LEGISLATURE. VINO WIZ liSiue
tho party DO more for fair elections than
p dozen "Wcne5t Election candidates
could possibly do outside the Democratic
parf- SPECTATOR.