The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-24
THE BRYAN-SEWALL CLUB.
Officers Elected and Several Commit
tees Appointed.
MURPHY MAKES A SPEECH.
avs the Reports Published ABOUT INC
, Chicago Convention Are faise-mr.
n Fray.er Declares That Free silver
VIII Heal All Grievances.


9,1club at OLD Market Hall last n'sn'
u'9 ere about fifty men present
'o pre- came Ia later.
~ Richard j.. Frdyser entered the
nan after the meeting was called
10 or'ard vas applludsd from all
sides.
Judge rnov stated that there would
DO speA' TO address the people from
tline 10 uhuring the campaign. so tnat
'he No', iSili know what they were
YOUNG io,f ad6sd that he was sure
the peoPleb voted for Bryan and
oeNa'l anu Aed themselves TO support
tne piiuo'"Ise gentlemen represent
fd ""u'u no regret their action az
forwards.
"e .o''',''' ON bylaws. through
MI Jonn - submitted their re-
port. which was ~. eoc-o,,r, skin
"''h' ne "y provided that the
nam" OF '"e ..ould De the Bryan
Se""l D'''o' ,"'tlub OF Richmond
haNi"s uS l,N ~'l support the nomi-
"e's ana P'''''' ]" the Chicago Con-
veniion. The recuia =, .,,.,rd 20 the
oil'oc'S' 'o.'i''''' '''', aud their duties.
were similar 10 Formed in such
cases. They were adj as ,yboie
OFFICERS AND |,,,,.rrrrS
Mr.. Walter 4. Dunn o,oo,o5 ce,-
eral vice-president by t,u,otiop and
Mr. James W Gibbons ,,,,a.,,,rno,,slv
elected crgeant-at-arms.
The following were 10, ae tho
finance committee.
Charles l.. Todd. jana, patio,
~ ". w. ia'Ne'' "'''''' D. Henry l..
The printing committee wa,oo,ed as
follows:
T. G. Walthall. c. W. ST, and
jefferson Wallace.
Judge Flournoy stated that ~ .,,
tee on membership would be COY 49, as ~,
one member from each voting pt a.,
the city All the names had 80
selected. ana II was decided 10 -
IN the next meeting TO complete "A ul
mittee. The following names. H,a'.
been decided upon. were announS -
members OF the committee: W
r. $. Valentine. II. j. Hechler. Wa
II. Mercer. H. NJ. Shields. Andrew
Tcnser, Frank p. Jones. Henry co
W. 4. Coke. William II. Moseloy. Ia
G. Glenn, Or. ". W. Parker. Capt
Alexander Coke. r. f. Richards
Charles We'll. J. ". Woodward
MR.. MURPHY's SPEECH.
Mr.. Thomas b. Murphy. delegate
large 10 the Chicago Convention. was
questod 10 make a report 10 the mceti
He stated that a great deal which
appeared in the newspapers about
Chicago Convention was Untrue.
meeting was not dis0rganized m
without a leader. as had been publis
in the newspapers. but. on the contra
the gathering was ,n Organi1d n
without "a boss. The statements y
hshe1 IN the papers about the vie
OF Bryan on silver and other great On
tions were untrue. Bryan would On
Indiana, Illinois. New York. New Jers
and probably Pennsylvania. together "
the South and West. He spoke from
formation gathered from representa-
at Chicago. ono gentleman. who kr
what lc was talking about. had told ,
that SO per cent. of the farmers In Pc
sy.vania were i'm favor OF free silver.
would vote for a good man on the Fl
silver platform.
Bryan. said he. had the character,
tcllcct and patriotism TO rule this co
Try. Nothing could be said against
character. The convention was not G.
ricd away by excitement. There W
men present who have grown &
I'm legislative halls. They Were no sch'
boys. They were old men who "
moved by the high and noble sentime
uttered by tho man.
He was glad to have the New "
delegation reminded by the reprcser
tivcs Of the American people that
city Of New York was not the WI
United states. as they had common
to feel. lie knew IL 10 be a fact Z
Mr. Mclean did not refuse 10 run
the ticket with Mr.. Bryan. notwithsta
ing the statements Of the newspap
he did not refer 10 the Richmond pap
but papers outside OF Virginia.
4 resolution wasread and referred 10
Committee On Publication depounc
the Democratic press for misrepres'
ing the Chicago platform. and insist
that the Democratic papers fall in
and support the Chicago nominees ;
platform.
4 SPREAD-EAGLE DESIGN.
Or. W. W. Parker submitted a des
consisting Of a spread-eagle and ella
cd-hands with the names Of Bryan Z
Sewall under IT, and suggested that It
used by an the local papers at the Ia
Of their editorial column.
Mr.. r. +. Frayser was then introdu
and spoke fer quite a while advocat
the free coinage Of silver at a ratio OF
to /. He claimed that such a system
currency was the salvation Of the co
try. which was. he insisted. in the VIC
condition II had ever been in.
There is suffering all round us" S
he This is no time fer hedging. l.
at all your farming and industrial
tcrests. They are doing nothing. tn
never has been. in my opinion. sucl
state q things as now exists among
Tho country is going TO ruin.
FREE-SHVER \ GENERAL REMEI
Frcc-Silver will remedy all this. e
everybody plenty OF money, and rest
prosperity. Come forward. support +
an and Sewall vote fer free silver ;
let everybody have plenty Of money.
let prosperity prevail"
Captain Frayser's speech gave n gloo
picture Of the present agricultural and
dustrial condition OF affairs. and sugg,
ed free silver as the only remedy.
The meeting adjourned. after the ira
action Of some further unimportant bi
ness. 10 meet again M old Market /
next Thursday night at s o'clock. Z
other candidates will be invited 10
dress the meeting.
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