Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-02
GOLD MEN HOPEFUL.
Virginia Is Being Carefully Canyass-
ed by Them
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
RICHMOND A,,r,,st 2, 100


RICHMOND. August 81 1886
For the first time in Virginia within the
memory Of the present generation strong
political clubs made up of many Of the
most prominent and influential white vot-
ers in many sections of the state are being
formed. This has been practically I'M
known in Virginia until the free silver war
cry swept over the state In Lynchburg a
Mckinley club of representative white vol
ers has been organized, with membership
OF about sixty. This means that hundreds
oil prominent voters there will cast their
ballots for Mckinley and Hobart.
Among those prominently mentioned for
CHAIRMAN OF the democratic sound money
state committee besides James Bumgard-
ner, jr., of Staunton, is Gen T. Il. Logan.
who has had much experience in politics
ana who was. few years ago on Chair
man Eilyson's executive committee, and
VINO served as state chairman some twenty
years ago. Mr.. Joseph Bryan and ex-Con-
gresham +. c. Ferable of Petersburg are
also mentioned in connection with the posi-
ton. 1t is understood that Cart A r.
GulSon, counsel for the Sound Money
League of Richmond, will also be legal adj
wiser OF the state committee, and that he
VIII have a number of prominent 1. v-v.rS
associated with him.
The Richmcrd delegates IN tho Jp,N,,,n
OILS convention, together with a number of
ueiegates from several of the congressional
d,stricts, left today for Indianapolis Viz
ginia will be well represented at tho con
Vention, some of the most prominen. "a
influential citizens in the state being nrcs
ent. f'
bryan and the PopuIfsts
considerable comment has been INDUCED
IN mere as TO the statement published that
William Jennings Bryan entered into an
agreement with the populst state commit
zee OF virginia to stump the state for CAP
tain Edmund Cooke, the populist candidate
Tor governor, against the regular demo-
cratic nominee, Col Charles T OFerrall
This was in 1899, during the gube-natoriaI
campaign For personal and not political
reasons the Nebraskan was induced NOT
TO carry the program through. The fact
was not known here until a day or two
since, and ii is vouched for by a high nuh
lie official in the state
Considerable comment has been brought
on by the publication of a card by II. Q.
PeatroSS, weI-knoWn citizen of Bowling
Green, TO the effect that the representative.
OF Caroline county in the recent sound
money state convention here was chosen
by the representative himself and citizen
OF Knoxville, Tenn. who is not a voter i'm
Caroline. Mr.. Peatross saws that there
was no public call for meeting of the dis
anected element in the county and that
notices were privately sent out by prcmj-
nent sound money man of the county IA all
Whom he had reason to think We're not sat
isfled with the Chicago platform and ticker
" meet at bowling Green and send dele
gates to the sound money convention Only
two men responded, says Mr. Peatross and
only one OF them a vo:e.. The episode
claims the writer, has put the peo,,le in
that section to asking many pointed ores
tons. HS
Senator Daniel to Speak,
Senator John W. Daniel has returned
from Europe In fine health and spirits, ami
is ready to take the stump at once in the
interests OF the Chicago presidential can
dioates The national committee IL is said.
are anxious to have Senator Daniel do g,
great deal of speaking outside of Virginia
which, 1t is thought by the free siIyerites
is safe enough for their side, and II is nm
uerstood that requests from the northwe.t
ard the lake states have been received
asking for Senator Daniel to be sent on,
there for campaign speaking
Secretary Britton of the state democra.i,.
con mittee, under the Instructions of thu,
committee, is busily engaged in organizin:,
Bryan and Sewall clubs all over the star.
Through these free silver literature is he
ing widely distributed and political rallies
worked up. 1t is expected that before tho
l.'th of September there will be something
like 200 free silver orators turned loose to
ADDRESS the voters of Virginia. Candidate
Bryan is expected to speak here about
September II, and efforts are being made to
have all tie democratic clubs IN the state
represented. Cheap excursions will be run
fro m all parts OF Virginia, and an immense
throng will greet the boy orator" Sena-
tor Daniel will probably introduce the Ne
braSkan.