Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-24

Business Matters Discussed ana
Cnptain Frayser Makes a Speech.

Captafn Frayser Makes speech
The Bryan-Sewall Campaign Club had
very satisfactory meeting at Old Market
Hall last night. The organization was
perfected much business was transacted
and speeches were made by Messrs'
Thomas b. Murphy and Richard K. Fray
ser.
There were only about fifty members OF
the club present when, at $40 o'cioch'
Judge Flournoy called the meeting 10
order, but the gathering gradually IN
creased as the evening advanced unti this
number had been doubled.
Judge FIournoy stated that later In the
canvass gentlemen from elsewhere in the
country would appear before the club anu
give the members the benefit OF their
views. He declared that those who went
10 the polls in November and cast their
votes for Bryan and Sewah would never
have cause TO regret that action. AS
Judge Flournoy ceased speaking. Captain
Fravser entered the hall and was greeted
with cheers. He took seat I'm rear OF
the president
The business OF the session was tnen
gone into, and Mr.. John A. Curtis. chair
man of the Committee on Bylaws. sub
mitted the report OF that committee
which Was accompanied ny eitC ~ so
which are TO govern the club In the 1u-
ture. These provided that there shall De
executive. finance, membership ana
printing committees In the club, and tnat
the club shall meet every Thursday eve
ming. The bylaws further provided tnat
a general vice-president should be elected
and Mr.. Walter A. Dunn was chosen oy
acclamatlon. Mr. James w. Gibbons was
chosen sergeant-at- arms.
THE COMMITTEES.
For the Finance Committee Messrs
Charles l.. Todd, James ID. Patton, Gil
bert l. Hunt, w. w. Parker, and Henry
l.. Carter were chosen. Messrs. II. Z.
WalthaIl. c. w. Saunders, and Jefferson
Wallace were selected to constitute the
Printing Committee. The Membership
Committee comprises twenty-five gentie-
men, one from each precinct In the city,
and the members were selected as tol-
lows: Warren II. Mercer, II. NJ. Shields
Andrew l.. Tenser, Frank p. Jones, Henry
Cohn, c. A. Coke, William II. Moseley,
Henry c. Glenn. w. W. Parker, Alexen-
der Coke. T. f. Richardson. Charles Wen,
and ]. w. Woodward. The other ten VIII
be selected at the next meeting.
MR.. MURPHY SPEAKS.
Hon. T. b. Murphy. one OF the dele
gates-at-large TO Chicago. was introduced
at this juncture. and in the outset stated
that many papers Of the country misrep-
resented what was done in the conyen-
ton. with view 10 poisoning the minds
OF the people and influencing them against
free silver. He referred TO the statement
made by some OF the papers that Bryan
was the weakest man the convention
could select and said that their only rea-
son for doing this was because they knew
that Bryan would sweep the country, and
they wanted to defeat his nomination.
Mr.. Murphy said from information gained
at the convention he believed that Bryan
would carry the South and the greater
portion Of the West, together with In
diana. Illinois. New York. New Jersey.
and probably Pennsylvania. One OF Penn
sylvania's Leading politicians. he SAID
told him that 6s per cent. OF the farmers
of his State were for free silver.
IS HILL A SILvERITE?
Mr.. Murphy attacked HilPs statement
that he was a Democrat and said no
man can be q Democrat unless he be
silver Democrat. He thought, though, that
Mr.. Hill was a silverite and said he be-
lieyed he would declare himself as such
very soon. In conclusion. Mr. Murphy eu-
logized Bryan, and assured his hearers
that the members Of the convention were
not carried away by excitement but
realized fully what they We're doing when
they nominated Bryan. They were. he
said, moved by the sentiments uttered by
the man. 1t had been stated that Nc
Lean had refused TO run with Bryan,
but this Mr.. Murphy characterized as
false.
SHOULD FALL IN LINE.
When Mr.. Murphy concluded a resolu-
ton denunclatory OF the anti-free-silvar
press OF the country, and recommending
that these papers fall In line" was
offered and referred to the COMMITTEES on
Publication.
Dr. w. w. Parker submitted a design
from the Times-Register. OF Salem, Va.
a spread eagle and claspsd hands, with
Bryan and SewaiPs name hereunder.
which he wanted al! the local papers TO
use at the head of their editorial columns.
This was referred to the Committee on
Printing.
CAPTAIN FRAYsER'S SPEECH.
Captain r. 4. Frayser. one Of the con-
gressionsl candidates. was introduced,
and, after setting forth that he endorsed
the Democratic platform In its entirety.
went into an earnest dissertation on the
conditions which confront us He spoke
OF the decentralization OF silver IN 1873.
and said the country now demanded its
restoration. and nothing short OF ieslsia~
tion as advocated by the Democrats In
Chicago would remedy the evils which
now exist He predicted that the cam
paign now on would Wax even warmer
than that Of 1910. He believed that ma
1ority Of the people woSld support Bryan
and 6ewalL We must he said. have more