The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-29
FLANAGAN and Parish Lock Horns and
Have a War Of Words.
FINE SPEECH or JOHN HUNTER, JR.
The Trco-Silscr Element Carried ont Their
ysunl Tactics OF iutcrrupting the
spcakcr--Iwents signatures
fora Sound-1toncy Club.

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Armue.mclts for thc joint discussion
ot one tme looked as ii they would Ie-
s,it m nothing bat after an hours wr1n-
Cling. t.ius Nero Anaiy agreed upon. -li.
John Hunter. Jl., of llclmond. led oft
m a louy-4se-mlnute speech. Mr- W.
a. Flanagan. of poWlaian, followed in
fortf-fFe inmates AIR. IS. D.. biOD. or
Louisa. came ncat wIn fOrty-lr- minutes
rnrl followed Aicssfs. H. a. Henson oi
Juisa. and Flanagan .u thirty minutes
oach Mr. h. 81 Parish, or Goocnlalld'
closel tis. IMter spoke for Palmer
aud BucMor. Ar. Flanagan for Ackln-
lcy. ana Hobart. and M-ssrs. Hob, Hen
SON. anl Parrish hlll up the silver enc or
fle discuss JON.
The meeting was hld under the ans
p.ccs ol Ue Bryan. SeWal (or Mals'i9'
ana eiloa club OF this place.
NfR HUNTER FINE SPEECH
Nr Iilutcr The INST speaker. made
f1rcihie and convincing argument against
free silver. and ls speech was listened
o. with great interest by large num-
Der of those present. notwithstanding -he
usual interruption tactics of the silver
men. The fact OF the business ls tnat
Nit Hunter made really the only argue
mont of tho evening. ne backed his siata-
meufe and assertions with figures that
ms opponents carefully avoided any re-
ference 10. This failure on the part OF
thc silver re0ple 90 attempt 10 refute Mr.
Hunters statements was commented upon
hy ruml cr OF those present and 10 also
created "a reaction in favor OF sound
ioonrv. Although frequently interrupted
hy Tho rowdios present Ar. Hunter con-
tlnuci 90 pursue his argument apparent
D.. 80 .
fIeuonly applauloI. Tho only Qistr-
bor OF the meeting was man, who. bis
friends claimed was under tho influence
of lad Oisky. 1he writer won't 20 CX-
Senator Parish. of GO0chand, and re-
mostcd him 90 use bis influence TO quiet
this particular Individual But the appeal
hal no effect. as Mr.. Parish stated that
ho only had a passing acquaintance
with The individual. and he could 10
nothing mr.. Hntor only noticed the
interruption by the following. cit is easy
o. see that these noisy fellows are in
favor of free silver. but more easy to s.e
that they do not favor free speech Mr.
Hunters address was the object of mueh
favorable comment
FLANAGAN AND PARISH
Mr. Flanagan was the next speaker,
and the crowd started out TO accord him
even worse treatment than Mr Hunter
had received. but Mr. Flanagan was
c,rioi 10 tne occasion. and soon had tre
crowd suhluel. He presented his side OF
ths question in quito a. good manner
n was during lfr. Flanrogan's first
eneaeh that the excitement OF tho even
inc occurred Nr P1rlsh passed the
platform when STR. Fiannagan remarked:
"Iero Fred. 7 ann rod TO see you. Aol
1ere cot tlo close On me. and I have no
chance to rerlv to YOU. so ] want 20 ASK
Won NOT to f8recf 90 ten these people that
,..u failed in your attempt 90 cheat mo
ont of the scat in the state Senate Az
for some remarks from both gentlemen.
1fr. Parish stated that Senator w. A.
Little 0f TrCler.ckshurg had stated on
tha floor of the state Senate. that there
had been found peruetratcd at Smiths
Gross Roads. iu poWlatan, aud that he
UIannaram was the perpetrator Of IT,
Rfr. FLANAGAN replied DO these words. 81
assert most positively that senator Little
cl NOT mako any such statement. end
Furthermore. 1 desire to here state that
81 you anybody or anyone says that j
was guilty of fraud at SiA'n 0-e9'
Roads precinct ihey ana 4l OF you are
laIs.' Alr Parish. in bis reloinder' 'l'lll-
cd tlat Mr. IlannAa lA h'A ni'ue an "'
tack on senator lN'''', "'.' was
ln irei ieiic1 .'NIs l".-'"' i' was ''-.'-
ie haa NOT uo"eh ana loi .'.'' .,, ',
'Ntl he was h'' aii .'u VA H"i ''i'''
gam or amy one el,e.
Ex-senator W. u. Iloo, in ms spe-ch'
'aitin'iy aFoia'l any 'aiien u-s- s'o"
OF ,l' i''''t '.l.l' ".' Do'i' '.
SER to 'ha abuse of cleveland ana the 500
called hoiigf.ial.. "aon me 'lart'lff'1ee
as bastard p. nN.fdNr. MT. iiiuD stated /