Evening star., 1896-09-26
REGRET THE OCCURRENCE,
Richmond People Indignant Over tn
Treatment of Gen. Buclner.

Richmond People Indignant Over the
Treatment of Gen. BuclSner.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
RICHMOND. Va, September p, 1895
The sound money rally at the Academy
Wednesday night, when Gov. O'Ferrall and
Gen. Buckner. candidate for Vice President
on the Indianapolis ticket made addresses,
is all the talk here in political circles
The general impI ession is that Gen. Buck
ner ade a very strong speech from an
argumentative standpoint, and that the ad-
dress. in which the currency question was
ably discussed from gold standard stand
point, Will bring number Of free silver
people into the ranks of the gold bugs.
Already some wellknown free silverites
have been converted by the address, and
among them is no less a parsonage than
Rev. DR.. Judkins. distinguished Metho-
dist divine. 1t has been stated here today,
not only by sound money democrats and
by republicans. but by free silverites and
populists. that the treatment Gen. Buck
ner received at the hands Of the free sill
verites who collected in one part of the
Academy and tried to break up the meet
Ing by WhoopinE and yelling a dis
grace to the good name of Richmond.
which is known far and wide for its hos
pitality. The majority of the audience were
sound money people. and these were deep
tuckian should have been so badly treated
Some free silverites have published in
the papers here cards expressing their
regret that the rowdy element of their
party here acted so badly
Gov. OFerrall himself was repeatedly
hissed and interrupted in his speech.
The governor had gone to the Academy to
take firm stand on the currency question
ard against the Chicago platform and
nominees. There had been expressed a
good deal of curiosity as to what Governor
OFerrall would say. It was understood
that he would declare himself against the
Chicago platform, but there was some
doubt expressed as to whether he would
attack the free silver democrats as he
did; His stand was firm, and enraged the
bad element Of free silverites present. They
Kissed him dozen times. 1t was the first
time Governor O'Ferrall had ever been
hissed and lnsulted in Richmond. The Star
correspondent has information from a re-
| liable source that there was a movement on
foot by a rowdy delegation Of free silver
ties to throw old eggs at the governor
| when he attacked the Chicago platform.
This movement was discouraged by some
law-abiding citizens, who persuaded the
| rowdies not to carry out their schemes. All
this goes to show how high political feel
| ing is running here now.
1t was stated today that the Old Domin-
| ion Democratic Club, which is rampant for
| free silver. has expelled Governor O'Ferrall
| from the list Of honorary members ac-
count of the position he has taken in the
political campaign. This club meets over
| a bar room in the tough part of the city.
and 1t Is not known that the governor
| ever attended one of It's meetings.
The republicans In this district have
been through a rough storm Of late. AZ
| ter the row and bolt in the city convention,
which met Wednesday night to elect dele
gates to the Hanover convention Thursday
| to nominate a Congressman from this dis
| trict, in which convention two sets Of dele
gates were chosen, there were lively scenes
at Hanover yesterday. when the Lamb
and Waddill fight again came to the sur
| face. and though both factions agreed upon
| Judge L. L. Lewis for republican candi-
| date for Congress from this district, each
| faction chose It's own members Of the state
committee.
The report here that Governor O'FerraT.
| though out and out for Palmer and Buck
| ner, will support Captain John Lamb, free
| silver candidate for Congress from this
district, is not credited here, and it Is
| not believed that such will be the case ON
| November g. Tie free silverites here are
making strenuous efforts in this district
| Speeches are being made every night, and
| there Is no lack of circulating literature
They claim that they will carry Virginia
| by 10000 majority.