Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-01
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A CARD.


The following card appeared In thu
Richmond Times Of Tuesday last. Auguss
18th:
Greenwood, August q, 1896.
Editor of the Times:
"Sir,-In news CD item from this place
to the Dispatch dated August 18th II -
stated that many of the strong gold men
OF this section are coming over and say
that they will support Bryan We wish
TO say that this statement is absolutely
without foundation, and We wonder IL
this Is a fair sample OF the correctness
of the Dlspatchs free-siiver news.
WILLIAM DINWIDDlE.
&C. ID. LANGHORNE."
In the interest Of truth, and especially
since the above was signed by Mr.. C. ID.
Langhorne, a warm personal friend or
mine, came here to-day, the earliest
opportunity afforded me, TO probe this
matter to the very bottom.
/ find that our correspondent in his
news Item was strictly correct, as the
subjoined abundantly shows:
"Hilsboro' Precinct
"Albemarle county. Va, August %. 1896.
I'VE, the undersigned, state that prior
to the 18th day OF August, 1896, and since
that time, many of the sound-money
Democrats OF this community have ex-
pressed their intention to vote for Bryan
and Sewall.
''L. HALL.
wv. T. REA,
~. w. SHIRLEY.
''R. A. YANCEY,
JAMES APPERsON.
JOHN F. YANCEY.
"W. II. ROGERS,
''W. p. LEAK"
Albemarle sent only four sound-money
delegates to the staunton convention, or
which two were from this precinct. ana
these were DR.. L. Hall and Mr.. w. T.
Rea, whose names appear above.
find in this sound-money precinct that
the great majority of Democrats have
now declared their intention OF voting for
Bryan, and that at the meeting OF bolt
ing Democrats. held at Hillsboro' a week
ago, there were but FIVE Democrats who
took part, although many were requested
TO do so. 1 am satisfied that the state
ment Of our correspondent was absolutely
correct, and not absolutely without foun-
dation," as was charged.
A copy of the foregoing, save slighs
addenda, and having a personal ,allusion.
which has been since omitted. I sent 10
iIr. Langhorne, and in response received
the following:
Greenwood, Va, August 20, 1896.
'Mr. c. OBJ. Cowardin:
My Dear Friend,-I am just in receipt
of your. note enclosing the card you pro-
pose publishing In the Dispatch to-mor-
row. and / hasten TO assye you that I
read now for the first time the card OF tha
22d instant, which has given you offence.
and to which my name was signed. to-
gether with Mr.. William Dinwiddie.
THAT card was written by Mr. Dinwid-
die. and while / authorized him to join
me with himself I'm a card correcting the
statement made by your correspondent. L
would and could never have signed my
name to any card which reflected In any
way upon you.
1T is but just to say that Mr. Dinw'd-
die acted upon the authority 1 gave him.
but was probably not cognlzant of tho
warm personal relations existing between
you and myself. AS TO the political point.
I believed, and still believe, that your
correspondent was mistaken in his re-
port. Yours truly.
&C. d. LANGHORNE"
am satisfied of the correctness OF our
correspondents report, and especially
gratifed by the explanation of my friend.
Mr. Langhorne.
c. O'B. CoWARDIN.
President the Dispatch Company.