Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-06

Congressman w. A. Jones, OF the flrSt
District, who has been looking after the
canvass in some Of his counties. was in
| the city to-day. He is cheerful over
the outlook, and says the sentiment In
favor OF free silver instead Of being on
/ the wane, as the Republicans pretend.
IS enthusiastically on the Increase
A. +. Page. Aberdeen. n. c.; j. C..
johnson, Of Culpeper. Va. and NJ. A.
Galasti, OF Norfolk. Va, are at the Ra-
leigh.
Among the guests at the METROPOLITAN
| yesterday were Mrs. John Purcell. Mrs.
/ Thomas II. Leary, Jr.. and j. p. Leary,
| a. Il. Holderby, Jr, and wife, and Misses
NJ. and A. Wingheld. all OF Richmond.
w. b. sutton, of Richmond. is at the
| Hotel Enrich.
H. B. wallersteln and r. r. Stewart.
| Of Richmond. are at the National
! H. 3. Phillips and family. Of Suffolk;
| A. y. Schwarzkopf Of Norfolk; A w
| Robinson. w. II. Knowles. ]. NJ. Turner,
| and II. f. Marel. Of Richmond: w. NJ.
| Thurston University Of Virginia, and
| Mrs. NJ. G. Johnson and Miss Johnson, OF
/ Charlottesville Va, are at the ST. James
w. T. Ledsord and f. II. Laird, Rich
mond; r. Mccoy Riverton. S. c. Durrett
/ and w. S Gooch. Orange. Va; Miss Linda
| Wood. Woodstock. Va; T. l.. Kirby,
| Front Royal; r. l.. Flatford, Stafford,
| and Miss Alice VOORHEES,, Of Greensboro. 4.
/ n. c.. are at the Howard House.
POSTAL.
Special service and Office have been dis
continued at Trice. King and Queen coun-
/ ty. Va.
! Star service has been established in Vir-
ginia as follows:
Shacklefords. by Glenns. Salada. and
! Stormont, to Urbana. Is ii miles and
back six times a week. by schedule OF
| not to exceed four hours running time
each way. From October J. 1896, to June
/ 30. 1897
Star-service changes in Virginia:
Theological Seminary TO Alexandria
From September T. 1896. increase service
to twelve times a week.
Lunenburg to Rehoboth--From seDtem-
| ber 3. 1896 change service so as TO omit
Naomi discontinued, decreasing dis
tance 20 miles.
THE DECOY TICKET.
The launch Of the Indianapolis. or de
| coy" ticket is not n matter OF any Sc
riOus consideration among political lead
ers here 1t is not regarded as fac
tor in the coming national campaign. In
some States # will have absolutely no
following. outside of the delegations that
helped to create II. The Democrats ad-
nit that. at the most, the ticket will
afford those Democrats who would not
vote for Bryan and Sewall. nor for Nc
Kinley and Hobart, an excuse to throw
I away their votes; and also that it may be
used as a cover for others who may go
to the polls and secretly slip in ballot
for the Republican ticket.
Republicans here are disappointed that
any ticket was nominated. They were
hopeful that the boiling Democrats. who
refuse to vote for Bryan and Sewall. and
who are unalterably opposed TO the free
coinage Of silver. would be forced 10 cast
their ballots for Mckinley and hobart
and hat. the fee once broken, they would
remain in the Republican party.
AS for the pretence that the Indianapo-
IFS platform and its trainers are to be
the nucleus for reorganization OF the
Democratic party II Mckinley is elected.
that is laughed at as the ver.est bosh
that ever an infatuated set of sore
head old fogies INDUCED in. 1t will not
decoy any Democrats from the path OF
party duty.
ALLIES OF REPUBLICANS.
II IS the opinion here that the Indi-
annapolis boilers have made an alliance
with the Mckinley forces; that they
have declared themselves outside the
Democratic party organization, and that
they viii inevitably drift into the Re-
publican party, If they are not already
there. Southerners here agree that the
men who refuse TO vote for the candi-
dates of the real national Democratic
party-the nominees Of its regular con-
vention at ChicagO-are no whit better
than Republicans. and are aiders and
abetters Of all the methods and mea-
sures Of that party, and should be held
responsible as such.
PALMER AND THE POPS.
Secretary Edgerton Of the Populist Ma
tional Committee. speaking Of the nomi-
nations at Indianapolis. said: Il know
this much: Senator Palmer was elected
Senator by two Populist votes, and the
understanding Of the men who voted for
and elected him was that he would sup
port free silver. Had they not been given
10 understand this, they never would
have voted for him. and he never would
have been elected to the United States
Senate"
Representative Richardson. Of Tennes-
see. said: 'In my judgment. the ticket
was not nominated TO be voted for. Ths
manly course Of those who wish to defeat
Brvan would have been TO make no
nominations and to endorse Mckinley.
The ticket will have no effect on the
BRYAN followers in the direction antici-
pated. The people cannot be fooled by
nasqueraders in this campaign"
PENNSYLVANIA
According 10 Mr. Kerr, ex-Clerk OF
the House OF Representatives, who has
lust been made the Pennsylvania member
Of the National Democratic Campaign
Committee, the outlook for free silver in
the keystone State is quite encouraging.
He IL OF the opinion that the Democrats
will elect several congressman from dis
trlcts now represented by Republicans.
He proposes now to so to work with
view TO concentrating Democratic
strength in every precinct In these dis
trlcts and bringing IL TO the polls In NO
Vember neX,.
Chairman Dinenderfer. Of the Pennsyl-
vania Silver Committee. who IS also hope
full OF good results. says that Republi-
can of Gretna county recently took a
poi OF the Grangers Of the state number
ing 1900. the result Of which showed
e0 200 for Bryan. two thirds Of whom are
former Republicans He says 5000 is the
largest majority by which the Republi-
cans can expect 10 carry the State, even
IL they carry It at all. In some of the
counties, he says. the Republicans will
lose the entire vote OF the Dunkards and
other religious sects that discountenance
the use OF gold in any form, especially
for trinkets. rings. and ornaments.
RAILWAY COERCION.
Complaints are daily being received at
Democratic headquarters from railroad
adopted by the managements TO force
them 70 vote for the Mckinley ticket.
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