The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-07

nor THE CAUSE or SOUND MONEY
r., ADVANCING IN NORFOLK.
a True Account of the Meeting at Emporia
on Monday sii,erites Refused To Divide
Time nlth sound Money Speakers.

Walter Sharpe OF Norfolk. one OF the
most prominent real estate men ia Viz
GINA, Was IA the city yesterday, and
gave Tie most ncouIaging report of the
progress oi sound money IN that city. Mr.
Sharpe knows the city well. and MS
estimate a. as reliable as els things can
Dee. lie gives 1t as ms deliberate opinion
that there will DC 2Vy Democrats IN
Ncr,olk city VINO viii not vote for Bryan.
lie says thit the sou1d-moncy sentiment
is also very strong in Portsmouth.
DANNILLE AND VICINITY.
Mr.. .. G. Scl)olfielu. OF Danville. was
i'm the city yesterday and confirms the
report that a large proportion of the
business men of that place are for sound
money. II IS interesting TO note the
names Of some of these. John II. School
field. James l.. schooiheld, \. ID. School
field. and r. y. Fitzgerald. all Prominent
Is connected with the Riverside Cotton
Mil, Il. H. Miller. o. Wemple, J. G..
Covington. who are among the largest
tobacco dealers of the city; J. r. Jopling
and F.. NJ. Hamlin. j. L. Pritchett. lead
ing merchants: r. W. Peatross and w. T.
Harris, leading lawyers. ard so on and
cially because they are well known in
Richmond and go to show the character
OF the men who are leading the move
ment in Danvile. Mr.. Scheduled esti-
mates that at least 500 Democrats in Dam
Vile will not support Bryan. He confirms
the encouraging news that has come
from the Fifth pdistrict. He mentions
the following circumstance 10 show how
the sentiment is I'm Patrick county Mr..
A. J. Montague. United States District
Attorney and a most attractive speaker,
has always been very popular in Patrick
county on last court-day he spoke At
that place against some OF the local
sneakers on the other side The local
speakers had the crowd by two 10 one.
Mr. Schoolf-;1 thinks that Swanson will
surely be defeated for Congress.
NOTES FROM THE COUNTIES.
1 letter from Goochand county re-
ports that the sound-money cause is gain
inc strength i'm that county.
The Sound Money Democrats have
gained "a concession in Bedford county.
Tlev appeared by counsel before the
Electoral Board and secured the appoint
rnont or four judges NJ as many precincts
iu tho county. This IS something 10 be
thankful FOR.
\ letter from New Kent, received yes
torday indicates q large sound-money
vote I'm that county.
Letters received also from Gloucester.
Matthews and King and Queen ooun-
tics. Indicate growing sound-money
sentiment I'm those counties. and II Is
thought that the souud-money vote in
King and Queen will be great surprise
- some people.
THE SPEAKING ~ GREENSNlLLE.
1rossrs. Loeh p. Page. Randolph VIII
Ntms. ard T.. =. Cox, who spoke az
Emporia. Groonsville county. on Monday
last are indignant NJ the partisan re-
port Of the Dispatch correspondent. IN
which an attempt was made TO make
10 appear that they spoke 10 an audience
composed Of negroes. M company Win
Ross Hamilton. negro speaker. VINO
follows them. The fact is that the
silvcritcs took possession OF the court
louse and refused TO divide time with
the Sound-Money speakers. thus forcing
Thorn 10 speak In the open air. IN
tb.ir dilemma. the Republicans tender
oI them the use OF their stand on the
court-croon. which courtesy they ac-
cented. The following report sent to The
Times on Monday lasr tells the. story
i'm detail.
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house ana po-lutey refuse" oiFlS'o"
OF time with the aoN"o- sio"'y men WHO
De- A. p Cov and e Randolph vii.
liams OF Richmond.
Inc hepunicans' however sr"clously
ouer,u lhrou-h tHe courtesy Oh '"e
county chairman captain FRANK jar
iati- tNe use oi 'ne" s'"Hn winch N"u
peen erected on tne court-s'een. from
this platform. Ar. Lesh K. Page spoke
first FOR sound money 10 very large
and enthusiastic audience. being FREE
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