The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-23
SOUTHWEST ANDSILVER,
INDICATIONS POINT TO THE TCaM
ING or THE TIDE.
The Voters Are Beginning to Investigaee
the Question for Themseises-Ihs
Sentiment In Bristol.

grTsTOL. VA, August 22.-Special~
Tho nominate OF General James ~
walker. by the Republicans OF ths
Ninth congressional district. means az
earnest. aggressive fight on both SIDES
The Organized Democracy OF the d%
trict has tackled its hopes TO the chicago
platform. and will make tho nshs VIE
FREQ silver as the war cry. There can
be no doubt that to begin with, th>
Democrats Of this section Of the SIAN
viewed the Chicago platform with ia'or
and it's alleged advantages will De pfeAche
nv the leaders OF the organization IRON
now until election DAY.
THE REACTION.
lust how much OF reaction the Hee
silver sentiment In this histncs IL T"
suffer remains to 10 seen, but there are
Indications that the tide has already SET
I'm. The silver talk seems TO be "ea1ia
itself threadbare. and the people "'
hecinninp In investigate for themselves
70 see what lies beyond the teachings
they have been urged 10 accept. They
find that some OF the most influential
mon Of their party have refused TO en-
dorse free silver. and that these men
remain steadfast against the proposed
silver standard.
7, is n fac, that all over Southwest Nir-
einla may be found men who are stoutiy
opposed TO "A revolution I'm the monetary
system. For instance. here In tho city
OF Bristol such Democrats az colonel A.
Fulkerson. Congressman Samuel V.
Fulkerson. n proimnent young LAWYER;
Or rcre Bunting and bis sons. lnclud-
lrg c. L. Bunting. general PASSENGER
agent OF the South Atlantic and ONO
railroad: c.. McDufcv Hampton. son or
Senator Wade Hampton. OF South caro-
lima: Colonel j. c. HasKell. receiver OF
the South Atlantic and Ohio railroad; ana
]. T.. c. Smith. eS-treasurer OF Bristol
Va. are uncompromisingly against me
free coinage Of silver. Again NJ Gaze
| CITY. ex-Congressman J. n. Richmond Is
opposed 10 Bryan and free silver. ard VIII
vote either for Mckinley or for the ticket
20 be nominated at 1nd'si apois.
All thee~ peopis hrvs influences. ana
thew are using II against tho free-silyer
sentiment.
THE REPUBLICANS.
Th. Republicans. feeling that TIRE word
inv 81 the ST. Louis platform hardly ac-
cords with their views on the money
question. fnterprotc1 n I'm the resolutions
adopted by fheir convention NJ Gate CITY
~ mean blmetalllsm. the parity NJ ali
Kinds % money being maintained nv the
gold standard THIS IL said 20 have agreed
more nearly with the views OF congress
man Walker on the money question
A rrorninent Republican ~ this city
said he took (, upon himself not long
since 10 writ. 10 the leaders OF hts party
IN all the counties OF the district 10 as
certain whether or not the Republican
masses I'm tho district were disposed 10
favor free silver Replies 20 his letters
arc coming in. and he says That thev snow
that the Republicans generally are NOT
being led of by the cry 81 free silver
rFe exnects the party 10 present united
front I'm the campaign.
Tho most noted convert from tho 70
puhlican nartv 10 free silver IN this cry
is Judge NJ. r. Wood who Is now prcst
dent OF the Bryan ard sewan club nero