The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-23
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Virginia Democrats Mix Poll
tics and Pleasure.
CAMPAIGN SPEECHES MADE
Deputy Comm issioner Of Pensions Bell
Was the Principal Speaker Of the
Occa sion Congressional A~pirant
Anderson WINS Warmly Appiuuded.
Silver Was the Keynote.

Virginia Democrats resident i'll the Dis
trlgt mad an outing yesterday and aS a SIDE
issue whoup"d things up for the fan
campaign. About sin hundred free silver
advocates went down to River View and
heard an exposition ct Che SILVER theory
10y the Hon Henry { Bell. Deputy Com
missioner of Pensions. Senator iSham
Ii. Harris. OF Tennessee, and "frivat"'
Allen were expected to he present ami
make speeches, hut both were uH"NE"yt-
eddy called home to mend gaps IN their
fences.
The Speech-making took plac" on the
grounds. TreaSur cr X. n Harper pre-
sided III the absence of President II. l.
H>.oe. who is absent from Washington.
In his address Mr. la rper said that the
association had been n StanCh supporter
OF the principles OF Jcfr"r>onIau D"moc-
racy since its organization. in 1850, and
referred to the fact tina the lat" Senator
Parbour had stated that hc re- was one body
which ne could rely upon always T." do H.
duty. and that was the Virginia Democratic
Association Of the District Of Columbia.
MIR. BELLS ADDRESS.
Mr. Bel was then introduced. Mr.. Bell
said i'll part
i love To talk to Virginia Democrats be
cause they never fail TO do thrIr duty on
cI"Cilun day THIS campaign, 50 far ~
we SILVER Democrats are concerned. Is a
campaign 81 education. auI ~ far as the
gult men are Conccrned it has been one Of
ylIIpcratiun ard abuse am NOT here
t. say a word against those who differ
from me, but my object Is to gam votes.
u, lit IF,
t. conviction | would no be here tonight.
i Know William Jennings bryan PEI
SrualIv. AMI / am here tonight To- state THAT
he Is = man Of pure life | am glad I"
Toe able t. say that Major Mckinley Is "a
u,in or the same spa,les, character.
This Is essentially a campaign of money
issues We silver men know thar W. are
Ilgut. and We believe that We can convince
trcpropic that we are right
Frank /. Anderson, If Alexandria. Va.
VINO - a member Of the association and
VITO Is a caudIdut" for the democratic
nomination for Congress from tie -i.cN-
anIna District. came upon tn" platform, ~
rr~pons, To- repeated calls from tir audience.
Although u"pTcpaTch ne mace Imr frr"
silver speech. and had the audience with
lam from the start. Il" >puE" uf the fat
that Virginia lad given the state uf Illinois
To- the TU!ua, and he said that Illinois had
repaid the debt IN the person of her SON.
Henry G.. Bel Tie Virginia Democratic As
ISOLATION WIS then rulpGllcl for its good
work. and cited instances Where :, had
been instrumental in keeping districts IN
the Democratic column.
Sp6!L OF THOSE PRES ENT.
The officers Il the association are. Pres
idcut, II. l.. bls,oe; first vt,. president,
John 4. jones: second vice president. K.
{. Ciiascock. treasurer r. n HarTcr: cur
. responding secretary. pr. :. l. Harmon:
sorEeInt-:rr-armS, II. B. GIe9p. fna't,.al
secretary. George Drury: executive com
Iultloc. CnrcuC" Thomas. !. X. Edwards.
". Il. Saunders. r. Z. YeiIptt. J. : Red
wuuI.
Til" committee IN Charge # tn" excursion
was conn, sod "f Il. y. Harper, Clarence
Thomas ana J. c. Weldon.
Among the prominent Democrats present
w"r, john y. s'-Hr>. ). X EdmuudS "
II. Saunders. john W. brew. Charles :
Ponce. Clarence Thomas, K. y. Harper
Dr. :. l. Harmon, ". Wallace. W W
| Price, ". ". Nixon. r. L L Ycllurt h.
G. GlIsc"ck. J. 4. Settle K Il Merchant.
! X. Phillips, K. y. Henry, u. T. Nc
Kennn, K. +. RIddIck. and Frank Hume.