Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-01

fellOW-ci tlZens, ana they VIII have the
satisfaction Of knowing that they have
not sold themselves for three paltry dol
lars.
The City Democratic Committee Is hour
" receiving the names OF men VINO want
10 give a days service TO their party. but
more are needed, and ali men who are
willing TO give one day 10 the cause are
asked 20 send their names and address
tomorrow to Mr.. Daw son, Chamber OF
Commerce building, or TO Mr.. Wallace, at
Crenshaws Warehouse.
TEAMS. TOO, ARE GIVEN FREE.
A surprising feature is that the COM
mittes will pay for but few buggles at
this electicn. Mr.. L. 7. jenkins. the
ilyeryman, on Cary street uear Eighth.
has offered to the committee every con-
veyance In his stable for election day.
and his offer has been gratefully accepted.
Mr.. jenkins expresses the hope that other
llverymen will fellow the example he has
set. Several gentlemen have rendered the
committee their private vehicles Tor cleo
tion-day.
These things show that here, as else
where, the plain people are making sacrl-
fees, and that the handsome majority
that Bryan, Sewal, and Lamb VIII uu-
doubtedly have In this city will be due.
not to the efforts Of a railroad company
or TO the elasticity Of Hanna's bar'I but
70 the earnest and unselhsh efforts OF a
poor but free people.
MEETING or THE ACTIvEs.
The Clay-Ward Actiyes met last night
for the last lime during this campaign.
The meeting was a closed one, open only
to members Of the club, and no speaking
was INDUCED in. The work Of the Actives
on election-day was mapped out, and
other business in this connection trans
acted.
The Barton Heights Club also met in
business session.
a Postal Telegraph wire has been run
into tho Powhatan CLUB. and the news
Will DO received there direct on the night
OF election, and Will be bulletined
in the a5sembiy-.Oom. The braves will
doubtless al be on hand to hear the
news, and the big chiefs will make big
speeches.
The Powhatan Club will have a business
me ting tomorrow night at the CLUB
house.
MANY GOOD MEETINGS HELD.
The Democrats had meetings all over
the State yesterday, and great enthu-
siasm was mani ested on the part OF
the voters. OF many Of these meetings
special reports are printed in other col
umns Of -O-days Dispatch
There was public speaking at at least
hree points In Chesterfield. At Wlnterpock
there was G joint discussion between
Mr.. Cox, representing the Boilers. ana
Messrs. F. NJ. Woon and D. r. Taylor.
who championed the cause OF Democracy.
There was a good crowd, and the senti-
ment was decidedly in favor CT Bryan
and Lamb.
There was also a good attendance at
tho meeting az Chester, at which
speeches We're made by Messrs. x. l.
Montague. ~. W. Wood and j. T. Tay
Tor. There was a joint discussion at
Beech, in which Messrs. Charles L. Page
John Lamb, and W. Hay Garnett spoke
for the Democratic ticket; and Messrs
J. G.. NJ. Fitzpatrick and Jerry Nunnally
for the Republicans.
There was % big all-day meeting ana
barbecue yesterday at Willow Bank. ia
Charles City county There was a very
large crowd. Mr. James Lewis Anderson.
Of this city. spoke before dinner, am
Judge Isaac Christian after dinner. There
was great enthusiasm in behalf Of De-
mOcracy.
ENTHUSIASM AT GLEN ALLEN.
Gratis a Glen Allen OIL Friday night
which was addressed by Captain JOIN
Lamb, Democratic candidate for Con
gress In this district, and Messrs. Con
way r.. Sands and Robert $. Rives. Th
speakers aroused the assembled v,ter
20 a high state OF enthusiasm. CaLLan
Lamb pointed out the heresy Of the god
bug argument. and referred to the
previous record of the Republican party
He was followed by 49, Sands, who
made a ringing discussion on the ques
ton q bimetallism. especially brlngint
out the bearing the Constitution OF the
United States has upon il.
Mr.. Rives spoke for a half hour upo'
the money question, showing clearly thai
the hope OF this nation lies in the IRE,
and unlimited coinage Of silver. He de
nounced the Republican party, scorel
even more severely the gold-bugs. an,
was loudly app.auded. Mr.. Rlves ha-
done much good work in this campaign
IL is reported that the Republicans hav,
hired man in the vicinity Of Gen Al
len TO secure names of men who wer.
going to vote for Mckinley and Hobart
agreeing 10 pay Sl.50 for each name thu
turned I'm. and 1t IS furthermore sale
that a great many names sent in have
been Unauthorized. and that the men arc
going 10 vote for Bryan.
COLLEGE BRYAN AND sEWALl.
CLUB.
An enthusiastic Bryan and Sewall club
has been organized at Richmond Col
lege, with a membership Of eighty-ive
Mr.. II. n. Fusate, of Abingdon, IS presl-
dent. There IS a great deal OF interest
manifested in the campaign by the col
lege men. and a straw vote taken indi-
Gates that 81 per cent. Of them are for
Bryan and Sewall The cub has hello
about six meetings, and able speeches
have been delivered by many Of the stu
dents. At a meeting of the Alu Sigma
Rho Society Friday night the effect OF
Mr. Bryan's election WAS discussed. ana
by a vote Of tWenty-one to three his
election was favored by the society.
Richmond College Is solid for Bryan.
Sewall, and prosperity