Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-30
NEARING IT'S CLOSE.
GREAT ACTIVITY MARKS LAST
DAYS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
ELECTOR STbPLES 10 SPEAK TONIGHT
He VIII Address the Democrat" ne
peiyidere HaIl-Nr. kersc's open
x.c,,er on Archbishop Ireland
Campaign Gossip.

morrow nieht. The great battle is al
mos, upon us. and the Democrats
throughout the country will make one
last supreme EFFORT to-day and to-mor-
row TO close all the gaps in their ranks
and to be ready TO march to the polls
next Tuesday with a solid front
The campaign orator will put in his
hest ticks these last two days. and then
await the decision Of the people. Mon
day will be busy day. and there will
be some speeches, but the party leaders
will devote themselves for he most part
TO arran,~s, for the work OF the next
day. The Democrats Of Virginia APP
proach the election with bright spirits
and feeling hopeiul-yea. sanguine-of the
triumph of Bryan and the great princi-
pies that he so ably represents.
MIR. STAPLES SPEAKS TONIGHT.
Hon. A. p Stapes Of Roanoke. cleo
tor FOR the Sixth Dist let, will speak at
BelviGere Hall tonight The meeting
will be one Of the last Of the canvass,
and Il bids fair to be one of the best.
1t is held under the auspices Of the Bust
ness-Mens club. OF wnich Colonel A. >
Buford Is president The Committee Of Ar
rangements have perfected all the de-
tails, and expect a large turnout.
Mr.. Staples, VINO was ior several years
an influential member OF the ate Senate.
il one OF the strongest campo gn speakers
heard here tn.s fAl. He made snort
talk ot the meeting of the Business
Mems Club last week. ana all who heard
him were carried away with his address.
He does not affect ora DRY, but uses facts
IN an argumentative and convin ling man
her. lis discussion OF the currency
question is regarded oy many as the most
able made here during he campaign
Mr.. James Lewis Anderson will intro
duce Mr. Staples tonight.
ALL BRING CHEERING NEWS
In the absence Of Secretary But Ell
who Is doing effective work in the .entn
District, Chairman Ellyson's duties are
especially eXacting just nov. He devote.
practically his whole time to politics. am
keeps severa. stenographers and a corp
of clerks busy. Mr Elyson has no
doubt about the result in Virginia. but
he is not taking anything for granted
He was engaged ye erd4y making The
final revision OF the list Of appointments
BOth the letters received by Mr. Ely
son and the visitors at headquarters
fring more encouraging news. Among
the Wis tors .esterday we're Messrs. Rich
ard Il. Byrd. Of Winchester, ana
X. W. Price, of Green Bay. Mr.. Byrd
IS an enthusiastic supporter Of the De
mocratic ticket. ana be has been making
speeches in Buckingham and Cumberland
counties. lie reports the situation from
Democratic standpoint as al. right. II
has addressed arge audiences. and founC
Democratic enthusiasm running hig. MI
IET. that EraHarf4lr So mil
give a big Democratic majority, as will
til entire Seventh District.
Mr. Price. who is president Of the
Green Bay Bryan and Sewal Club,
called al headquarters. He reports a big
Joint meeting Of the Mcherrin and Green
Bay clubs on Tuesday nlfht IL said
"Our people are determined that the law
shall be enforced on election-day. and
that there shall be no miiation. am
confident that Prince Edward will give
The Democratic ticket a big majority
Palmer and Buckner will get but two
votes AT Green Bay Precinct. The
Populists are with us to a man."
Mr. Joseph " Hazelgrove one of Cum
berland's most intelligent and prosperous
citizens, was in the city yesterday. Be
ins questioned as to the outlook In his
county, the gent eman stated that ne CON
ndenty expected 10 see Cumberland give
the Democratic ticket a majority. a thing
IL has not done in the national e.ection
since the war. out Of thirty-five Repub-
hcans personally known to Mr.. Halle
grove, only four could be named who ex-
pected 10 vote the ticket Of their party
and one stated he would not vote at al
That Virginia viii give the ticket q. 600
nc reasonable man doubts, SAYS Mr.
Hazlegrove
Mr. Mac. Jones made two speeches
Tuesday I'm Appomattox county. He at
tended a barbecue at Oakvlle, where he
spoke and in the evening addressed
large audience at the courthouse. There he
spoke two hours and a quarter, his hear
ers urging him 10 proceed when he was
about to conclude his address, after he
had spoken a little over an hour
THE COUNTRY FOR BRYAN.
The encouraging reports being received
here are not confined to Virginia. but
cover the country at large as well
Richmond gentleman yesterday received
letter from a Republican member oil
the Chicago Board of Trade, in which he
says:
well Old Hoss. you wanted me to tell
you Who was going 10 be the next Presl-
dent. Well, / amt any fortune-teller
but / am betting all my money on Billy
Bryan, and II you want 10 make some
money, bet yours the same way. The
Mckinley men here are asking odds now
we have bet them TO a standstill The
eastern men are not coming this way
any longer. They realize we have them
and are now hedging or asking long odds
/ see your State is for BRYAN. You do all
you can TO help him If sou want pros
perity to stand. II Mckinley is put there
we will not be any better OF than now.
This bears out other messages received
here within the last few days from the
Central West 4 travelling representa-
tive OF one Of the largest Insurance com
panies in the United States is in the city
He has just come from the West and
says that though he is a Republican he
Is ready 10 concede Bryan's election. He
does not believe Mckinley has any chance
of success.
MR.. KERSE on BISHOP IRELAND
Mr.. Timothy Kerse. who re .ides at 7sl
west Marshall street, and is a member Of
Branch 162. Catholic Knights Of America
has addressed an open letter 10 Fellow
Catholics OF America" in which he sharp
~ criticises the recent letter Of Arch
bishop Ireland OF St Paul, Mimi, ad.
vising the people 10 vote for Mckinley
Mr.. Kerse first wrote to the Archbishop
asking him II the letter was really writ
ten and endorsed as a whole by him
but has received no reply and therefore
issues the open letter. He charges that
on the twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
his Grace put aside his episcopal robes
that he might make a wedding feast fOI
plutocracy." and continues;
Jesus drove the money-changers out
OF the temple: His servant, John Irelanu
opens wide his arms 10 embrace theif
antltypesl An. Dear Archbishop, beware
lest your words come back TO afiiict you
and those who may be silly enough 10