Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-08
POPS WANT TO FUSE.
THEY WILL CONFER WITH THE
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE BODY.
HON. R. 7. IRVINE WILL NOT BOLT.
He Declines to Accept Position on
the Executive Committee OF the
BoItocrnfs-Prohibit VIII
Nominate ~ Candidate for Congress.

L
State Committee Of that party at its
meeting here Saturday. This ticket. 1t
IS understood. the committee expect their
| supporters TO vote in the event that no
agreement is made with the Democratic
organization for "a fusion. This ticket IS
as follows. Il. r. Cooke. Walter r.. Grant;
I First District, T. Hunton; Second, p.
f. ]. Miller: Third, James NJ. Gregory;
Fourth, ]. II. Hobson; Fifth, not filled;
Sixth. DR.. T. w. Evans; Seventh. -
Reade: Eighth. j. w. May; Ninth, J. w.
McGarnock; Tenth, George \. Coyner
A committee consisting OF Messrs. Hob
son. Cooke. Hale. Gregory, and McGar-
mock was appointed to confer with the
State Executive Committee in regard TO
arranging a plan of fusion.
HE WOULDN'T BOLT.
one OF the members Of the state Ex-
ecutive Committee. who was appointed by
the boilers at their convention held at the
| Academy of Music, has refused to be put
in the shafts.
Mr.. r. r. Irvine. who is a member OF
| the House of Delegates, and VINO was
/ appointed on the committee in MS ab-
| sence. In the following letter TO the edi-
tor OF the Big Stone Gap Post declines
| the honor conferred upon him:
Editor Post: l see from the papers mat
at xhe State Convention Of sound-money
| democrats. held on the 27th Of August at
Richmond, | was named as a member or
| the State Committee from this congress
| sional district / beg enough OF your
space to say that such an action was
without my knowledge and was unauthor-
| ized by me.
So far in this canvass / have supported
I the Chicago ticket and Judge Williams
| for Congress. and / shall continue TO DO
| 50 TO the end. / am a sound-money
Democrat perhaps as earnest and as
! conscientious in Il as any OF the gentle
men who assembled at Richmond last
| week. and my reasons for taxing the
/ course named above are twofold; FIRST
/ nrior TO the Chicago convention and 10
/ the State convention at stanton, l dlu
what | could publicly and privately, IN
/ Wise and neighboring counties, to Drlhs
about a different platform from that taken
bv our party on the money question. L
went 10 Stanton as a sound-money dele
/ gate and did what little l could in that
/ convention TO further the cause | believed
| in And now. having taken a part in the
/ urinary conventions with the understand
| ing. always implied and sometimes open
| lv expressed. that I would abide by the
/ will OF a majority Of the party, feel that
] the moral obligation, IL no other should
/ hold me to my present purpose. Coca
/ faith TO party associates, it seems to me
/ requires such a course.
But independent of this consideration
/ I think Virginia Democrats make mis-
| take to divide in the face Of united foe.
| once split on national issues they VIII
perhaps remain split in State elections,
| will take charge OF the State Govern
/ uent and largely OF the county govern
ments. Such a result, with the expert
| ence that Virginia and other southern
States have had in the past along that
line. cannot be contemplated. / think.
with complacency by any Democrat. We
believe that in the South. a least. the
Democratic party offers the best, If not
the only, guarantee Of good state and
local government
Further than this, either Bryan or Nc
Kinley will be President. The voter
should choose between the two. While
believe there Is much In the Chicago
platform that is radical, still l believe
that back of It. In the old Democratic
organization, there is abundant conserva-
tism to see that in the end the re-
public will receive no hurt. on the
other hand, Mckinley and McKinleyism
mean to me a radicalism Of a different
nature. inherent and permanent. that
has caused most Of the woes that now
befan our country. and IN the end will
do the cause Of free government infinite
harm.
Respectfully. r. r. IRVINE.
September %.
THE PROHIBITIONISTS.
The Prohibitionists Of the Third Dis
trict will on Saturday go through their
annual form of nominating a candidate
for Congress- The district convention
will meet at Sm!thdeal Business College
on that day. and will be presided over
| by Chairman G. VI. Smithdeal.
The Central Prohibition Club will hold
a meeting next Friday night. when pre-
parations will be made for the public
meetings 20 occur at Powelrs Hall on
September 18th, and at Central Hall Sep
TENDER 18th.
Presidential-Candidate Joshua Lever
ing is expected to speak here in October.
POLITICAL NOTES.
Virginian visiting i'm Pocahontas
writes Secretary Joe Button, of the
state Democratic Committee, that free
silver sentiment is growing In South
western Virginia, and Williams Demo
craO will beat Walker Republican out
Of his boots He adds that West Vir-
ginia is safe for the Democrats. and that
a big coal-dealer who is a Republican,
has Just returned from Ohio. and states
that Mckinley will likely lose his own
State.
Reports from the country towns indi-
| cate that an immense crowd will greet
Hon. William J. Bryan when he comes
to Richmond on the 18th. The cheap
rate offered by the railroads will enable
thousands OF farmers TO attend
The meeting will be held i'm the Audi
torium at the Exposition Grounds. IT
IS possible that there will be a monster
parade. The City Democratic Commit
tee is making all the arrangements. 1T
has not been decided who shall preside
and introduce the candidate.
The Hon. j. NJ. Thurston. a railroad
candidate for Congress, and a celebrated
lobbyist. will deliver an address tonight
i'm front OF the City Hall.
Special trains will be run from Peters
burg. Norfolk. Newport News. and other
points at reduced rates.
President NJ. f. ingalls,, OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, will speak on the finan-
cial question at the Academy OF Music,
on Thursday, under the auspices of the
boilers.
1t Is now almost certain that Judge l..
i. Lewis will be the nominee OF the Re-
publican District Committee, which meets
at Hanover Courthouse on the 23d.
The State Committee OF the National
Democratic party will meet here
Thursday afternoon for organization.
There Is no doubt that General T. NJ.
Logan viii be made chairman.
The Jewish New-Year.