The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-30
THE POLITICAL FIELD.
MESsRs. nav AND GREGORY MAJ
DECIDE TO-DAf.
Col. Elicit and Capt. trayser on tue h"s''c'
The Sound-Moncy
People.

Double. double. toll and trouble
Fire burn and cauidron bubble
Extract from a speech OF Hoke
Oils consistencys no jokc)
Fork OF Tiuman. socks OF Jerry.
Pcncrs whlskcrs. Scwalrs ferry
Boats that pillow tho SAL. salt waters.
Blood from Waitc's bootlcgs and hal'er''
Carl Brownies cartoons. CoXcy's boomers
Mrs. Leases blood.rcd boomers.
Crown OF thorns and cross Of gold
a talo Of platform now IS told.
Double. double. toll and trouble.
Chicago's platform but a bubble.
Tho political situation yesterday win
the thermometer way up in g. WIS
like this.
Mr.. George T.. Haw. toward whom
all eyes are now looking. was IN KING
William. attending court IN company
with him was judge Gregory ana IL ia
believed that these two old bosom irlenuS
VIII have reached au UNDERSTANDING WI"
each other ass 20 the pending burning
question Of the hour. Yesterday am old
friend OF AIR. llaw. hailing from Ne"
Kent county. called upon him. findins
him 1u, however the visitor entered
into "reminiscences. going back 10 ina
good odd days before the war. and com
ine down 10 the present time. lie was
~ original Wing. but az the close Of
hofeiifirs hc became thorough going
democrat and has been one ever since.
"Brt." said he " can't stand the chi
caro platform. n is undomocratic' un-
American. and revolutionary. In my opin-
ION there As now no Democratic party
This free silver business is a d. fraud.
and ON elcction.day / shall go a-fshing
There are others down my way who
vii do the same thing"
CATSE OF THE HOT WEATHER.
Captain Dick Frayscr was engaged in
holding down "a chair in the Lexington
lobby yesterday afternoon when l cap
tured him.
"Tcu the people" said Silver Dick.
"that ! am still in the hght. and large
amount of this hot atmosphere rs caused
by my activity n hustltng for the nomi-
nation. IL ! don't get 10 Congress IL
won't Dee because Of inactivity on my
part. Why" referring "a the hestating
manner OF Mr.. Haw, che reminds me Of
the Young lady who couldn't make up
her mind 10 accept the young man. and
while she was dlly dallying with him an
other girl came along and scooped the
young man in. I'm the other girl
Col John Harwood said that he was
surprised 10 hear that his name had been
mentioned in connection with congress
sional honors. and Doc was delighted and
thankful that his friends appreciated his
political services.
II haven't thought anything about the
matter yet ho said "but may later on.
It's too hot 10 think of anything now
The pretty Typewriter at Judge Flour
u0ys office informed mo that the Judge
had departed in search OF some cool spot
where mint juleps and big FISH abound.
and that he would probably use free
silver as bait.
IN is understood that Col. Elicit and his
managers are not letting the grass grow
under their feet. and are pushing CaptaiQ
Silver Dick closely as sprinters
ND-MONEY PEOPLE.
The sound-moncy people are quietly
getting m line. and Captain George Wise
will have n whole lot of things 10 think
about in connection with the demand
which viii Dee made upon him 10 allow
his name Co come ont for Congress on
sound platform
The Bcnuhlcans arc laying low az this
time absolutely nothing new emanatins
from that source Judge Wadden is I'm
Washington. presumably on political bus
iness. and Mr. Edgar Allan says ne has
been too busy TO bother with politics.