The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-16
Will WORK FOR BRYAN.
Es-AttoTney General Ayrss, Though aGoIa
Man, VIII Actively Support the Ticket.
IW0 PARTY MEA IN RIcHaONDWILL BOLT.
This seems the Size OF Active Dem.
ocratfc Opposition TO the ChicagaS
Nominees The Fight Betweeh3
Tucker and Flood fn Inc Tsnta
Wakes warm-Labor Daye

Richmond, Va, July 15.-(SpeciaI)-
Among the visitors to town to-day was
eS-Attorney-Gen Rufus A. Ayres.
He was one of the most pronounced gold
men men at the staunton Convention and is
still an opponent of free silver. But the
General is In line for the nominees OF
the Chicago Convention and will work
for the ticket. He believes there are
worse things than free silver and one
of them Is Republican rule.
Ex-Congressman ]. II. Epes, Of the
Fourth District, was here last night. He
is an earnest advocate Of the free COIN
age or silver and Is pleased with the
nomination OF Bryan, with whom he
served in Congress.
AS far as is known the list of Demo-
Gratis here who will refuse to vote for
BRYAN includes but two persons who
might be classed as active party work.
ere They are Col. James Lyons and
Mr.. Wyndham r. eredith. There
may be others who have not expressed
themselves for publication. Those who
are going to support Mckinley or not
vote at oil are men who have taken
very little more part In politics than to
vote. Many of them have been liberal
contributors to the Democratic CAM
paign funds.
The campaign will be started in Rich4
mond tomorrow night by the organiza-
tion of Bryan and Sewall Club! Tho
meeting is to be held in old Market
Hall and n big attendance is expected
Canvasscrs have been out getting names
and the promoters hope to start off
with Il membership of about 1000 MEM
bers. There will be speeches by e@
number of local Democrats.
The contest up in the Tenth district be-
tween Harry Tucker and Senator Flood
Is becoming, most interesting. Mr. Tuck
er has secured the delegates from--Aut>i
gusta, Staunton. Bath and Alleghany.
Mr. Flood has Botetourt, AppomahtoM
and Buckingham. He will get those In
Fluvana, while Tucker will carry High-
land. The great battle ground will be
In Rockbridge. Amherst and Nelson.
MIR. Tucker Is a sound money man, while
Mr. Flood is a sllverite. Ut is presume
ed that If Mr.. Tucker IS nominated he
will be instructed ito vote for the, free
coinage Of silver. f
The Central Trade and Labor Council
of Richmond last night decided to ceie-
brate Labor Day at Ocean View, with
the Norfolk Central Labor Union. A.
big crowd of workingmen will so down
and spend the day. There will be a num-
ber of speeches. one of which will be
made by Mr. A. B. Mculloch, of this
city.
The Labor Council Is arranging for Z
UI6 ldDOT 1OlNtUIUll 10 DC n2lQ mere
on August II and H. There will be del
egates from a number of cities. Matters
OF interest to the trades will be discussed
and probably State organization per-
fected.
Mr.. ELLIS Goode. young, man residing
on South Cherry street. walked in his
sleep last night and fell from an upper
porch, breaking leg.
Governor O'Ferrall to-day pardonei
William Brown, of Bland county. He
commuted the sentence in the case OF
w. II. Berry. of Norfolk, from five years
and five added for second conviction, to
twenty-seven months. He removed the
political disabilities of John Kelley, of
Norfolk.
In few days the Governor and his
family will go to Dundee. HIS pretty place
at Forest Hill, In Chesterfield. They VIII
spend the summer there.
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