The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-11
THE VIEWSOF BUSINESS MEN.
Many Of Them Declare That They Will
Not Support the Nominee.
EXPRESSIONS OF BANK PRESIDENTS.
They Are for sound Money and VIII Not
Vote far Anything Eise-some Say IL
isa Bitter Pill, but They VIII
Swallow IL.

A number OF weil-known Democrats
were yesterday interviewed by newspaper
correspondents as TO whether or not they
would support the candidate adopted ~
the Chicago Convention. and whether or
not they favored third ticket Some
who were seen stated that they would not
support the ticket and the platform. and
a number Of them stated that the p'ii
was a bitter one 10 take. but they would
swallow it for the reason that the Demo
cratic convention in Chicago administered
IL. The offices OF nearly all the bank
presidents. rcal-estate agents, ana other
business men were visited, but many VI
them were either OUT OF the ci'y VI
awav from their Offices on business. a
great many Of these have been heard 10
saw that they would not support cam
ddt,e for President on free-sllser
platform. Others. who preferred, for
business reasons, not 20 be quoted, ana
not hesitate to declare privately that
they could not support the free-silNer
nominee for President. The large NUM-
ber of salaried men who yesterday boluiy
declared that they would not vote Tor
the Democratic nominee was indeed sur
prsing.
A few OF the men who could be seen
yesterday were:
John S. Elicit president OF the state
Bank:
II shall give my active vote and In
nuence for sound money
Mann ). Quarles. yice-president Virginia
Trust Company.
Il am not i'm accord with the Chicago
Democrats and cap { endorse them"
John =. Branch. president OF the Mer-
chants National Bank:
Il do not endorse the nominee or pat
form Of the Chicago Convention and can
not support them
Mr.. John l.. Williams, banker:
The platform is thoroughly anarchis-
tic and bad. All issues are secondary 10
public faith and private character. We
must act with the Republicans and save
the nation
Mr.. Wyndham r. Meredith. lawyer:
II will not support the Populistic plat
form of the Chicago Convention.
gold-standard ticket should be at once
nominated by the real Democrats. with
no other plank except the unconditional
repeal of the Federal tax on State banks.
as the real remedy for the genuine griev-
ance which the South and West-yea, the
whole country has against our preseLt
financial system
Hon. Conway Sands:
Undoubtedly I will support the plat
form and / do not favor third ticket.
Captain a. b. Guigon:
Il am pledged by the primary 10 support
the platform, and 1t Is for that reason
| shall do so. There is no way out OF II.
A third ticket would be foolish
Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson:
II shall support any ticket nominated
at Chicago. / am opposed to third
ticket"
Hon. George l.. Christian;
II expect, as at present advised. 10 sup
port the nominee OF the Chicago Con-
yention. and am opposed 10 the nomina-
ton of any third candidate"
Hill Carter:
The platform Is pretty rough, but
don't know how to vote anything but the
Democratic ticket"
Mr.. Julian Bryant:
ITS a bitter pin, but I VIII swallow
it. | would support any platform and
nominee put up at Chicago. even old Till
man. If he should be nominated"
Hon. H. W. FlOurnoy, ex-Secretary OF
the Commonwc alth:
IL am opposed 10 a third ticket. and
will support whatever the Democrats at
Chicago do"
Ex-Congressman George ID. Wise;
II prefer not to speak for publication
at this time. / shall soon express my
views over my own signature In "A card
Colonel John Bell Bigger. secretary Of
the State Democratic Committed
II am a Democrat. and will support
anything the Chicago Convention does.
| am opposed TO a third ticket
A Times reporter called upon Governor
OFerrall last night TO get his opinion on
the platform and the nominees Tho
Governor was very cordial but I'm view
OF the importance OF the matter. his Tx
celency preferred not 10 give out any
thing for publication.
II have never voted other than the
Democratic ticket" said he. but | must
digest the platform before expressing my
self"