Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-03
ALEXANDRIA AFT FAIR S
A Largely Attended Sound Money Demo-
cratic Meeting Held Last Night.
Speeches by Local Business Men and
Ex.GOy, CamerOn-Other Mat.
tiers of Interest.

The mass meeting of the sound money
democrats at the Opera House last night
was not the least enthusiastic that has
been held by the various parties during this
campaign by long odds. Some Of Alexan-
dria's most prominent citizens who are
advocates of the gold standard occupied
seats on the stage. and many Of them could
be seen in the audience. Mr.. Samuel G.
Brent opened the meeting with remarks
brief and to the point. He said that as
democrats they had assembled to indorse
the democratic principles taught by
Thomas Jefferson. (Applause.) The plat
form of true democracy was so wide that
any reputable citizen could stand on it,
Mr.. Brent introduced Mr.. George r. HILL
president of the George Re. Hill cake,
cracker and candy factoryH-who. after re-
ferring to the new and portentous Ques-
ticn introduced into the campaign and the
fact that business men are being forced
into the arena Of politics. feeling. doubt
less, that they should come to- the front
and openly stand for those principles which
seem to them to be best for all the people.
regardless of the partysWhips..rs aid:
BE not deceived. my friends. by the spe-
cious talk of the silver-tongued orator
about cheap money and plentiful money,
and all that sort of thing. Involved in 16
to / silver and the Chicago platform are
very serious questions relating to national
credit: to individual credit: to the natural
and healthy life Of our agricultural. in
dustrial and commercial interests; to law
and order, and to the very existence of
our present benefcent form of govern
ment; that in crisis like the present every
man should be up and lend his aid against
the suppression of the Bryan democracy
instituted at Chicago.
Ex-Governor Cameron. the next speaker,
said:
II am here as a democrat to speak to
democrats. The only safe rule to be ap-
piled to metallic values is that instituted
by Thomas Jefferson, who said that legal
ratio had nothing to do with coinage. but
that it must be governed by commercial
ratio" Gov. Cameron discussed the sill
yer craze at length and spoke for an hour
or more His remarks were well ap-
plauded, though he was frequently inter-
rupted by those who had evidently come
for the purpose of breaking up the meet
ing, but who were unsuccessful. Both the
speakers announced that they would vote
for Palmer and Buckner, whom they
p1 aised in the highest possible manner and
they also stated that they were in the fight
to beat VIM. J. Bryan and the patch-quilt
platform work up at Chicago.
In the County Court.
In the county court yesterday Judge Chi
chester granted a new trial to Grant Smith.
colored, charged with the killing OF John
| Johnson at the Virginia Blue base ball
| club house, February last on the ground
| that the prosecuting attorney had failed to
prove a corpus delecti, and on the further
ground that a continuance of the case
should have been granted when asked by
| the defense, owing to briefness Of time al
| lowed for preparation. Smith refused to
| accept a compromise of fifteen years in the
penitentiary for murder in the second de-
gree, advised by his counsel, preferring to
take his chances at a new trial. The pre-
vious trial, al stated in The Star, resulted
in verdict of murder in the first degree.
MIR. Stevarts Funeral.
| AS stated in The Star yesterday, the
| funeral of the late w. D. Stewart took
| place from the Masonic Temple at 4:3O
| o'clock. The Masonic services were con-
Quoted by Past Grand Master VIM. H.
| Lambert, after which the beautiful service
of the Episcopal Church was said by Rev.
P. P. Phillips of st. Paurs Church. also a
| prominent Mason. Old Dominion Com
mandery, X. T., under command of Emf
| nent Commander DIR. VIM. NJ Smith, acted
as honorary escort The following were
| the officiating officers: w. X. Purvis, mas
| ter; j. 7. Callahan, senior warden; B. NJ
Aitcheson, junior warden ;,G w. Fisher
treasurer; Jas. s. Douglas secretary; A.
Hoehlert, senior deacon: P. J, Cliff. junior
deacon; Jas Grigg. t1ler; Leonard Marbury
marshal; Past Master ]. T. Beckham, bear
er of great light; R. L. Adam. G. w. Lee
| new, j. H. Evans, lesser lights.
General and Personal Notes.
Mr.. John M. Johnson spoke IN warrenton
last night, and Mr.. Frank Anderson will
speak at Leesburg tonight.
Eighty-two vessels were wrecked on the
Potomac between this city and Blackstone
Island by Tuesday nights storm.
The alarm Of fire early this morning was
caused by the burning Of a small house in
the northeastern section Of fife city.
Some Of the members of the Bryan Sew
all and Rixey Club Of this cityattended the
meeting of the Virginia Democratic Asso.
citation in Washington last night.
Stilson Hutchins will deliver an address
on free silver at the Opera House tonight
The remains of Mrs. Louisa Holt were
taken to her home in Oak Ridge. NC.
for interment yesterday.