Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-25
BUT FEW THERE.
THE "MAss-MEETINGs" or BOLT
ERs AnE sIiMLy ATTENDED.
SOYE WARDS HAYE HARDLY ANY.
Delegates Elected for the Entire
city. Speeches Made and Rcsoi"-
Hons Adopted Endorsing Cleve-
Iand-The County Meeting.

according to las, nights "mass-meeting,
held TO elect delegates TO the State con-
Vention TO be held at the Academy OF
Music on Thursday at IL o'clock. has
dwindled far below 7oO There were hard
" more than 100 or l25 in the'hall at any
time during the meeting. including those
who dropped in out of curiosity. and not
over eighty took part IN the election OF
the ffty-one delegates TO which Richmond
Is entitled.
The meeting was held at the store
room leased by the leaders OF the boiling
faction, which is under the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway offices. There were
about 600 chairs placed in the room, IN
GLIDING those on the elevation provided
for the chairman and secretary, and
around the tables on which the reporters
kept track Of the proceedings. Not half
OF these chairs were occupied
The meeting had been literally adver-
tised 10 commence promptly ats15 o'clock,
but as ? o'clock is more Fashionable
hour with boltocrats. II was close
on TO that time before the meetngsopen-
"a. Mr.. Henry S. Hutzler. who called the
meeting TO order: Mr.. Samuel II. 'Pulliam.
who acted as chairman; Mr.. II. w. An
1erson. who acted as secretary, and al
most all who took an active part in the
proceedings were on hand al SIS. but few
others were, and they came in slowly.
II didn't rain to give an excuse for
single bolter TO remain at home. In fact,
a glance skyward showed a star here ana
lvfq ma
diamonds worn by gentlemen I'm attend
ance upon the so-called mass-meeting.
The weather was not so hot nor yet so
cold as TO give them an excuse 10 stay
away There was not a moments inter-
ruption in the street-car service.
THOSE WHO WERE THERE.
The banking and insurance interests and
the gold press were well represented. but
there were comparatively few present TO
speak for the manufacturers. realty, and
mercantile interests. The railroad offices
and shops probably furnished twenty OF
those on hand. Among those noticed in
the audience were Messrs. J. j. Mont
gomery, S II. Pulliam. Hugh McCurdy,
Horace II. Horton. +. I. Glasgow. VII
liam l., Royal, John SHELTON Williams,
II. d. Whltcomb. L. d. Taylor. John +.
Glenn, j. n. Boyd. IL. d. Eichelberger,
Henry s Hutzler. Warner Moore,
" r. Savage r. II. Harrison, a. McWi-
liams. William +. Farrar. Wyndham
r. Meredith, Thomas u. Neaie, Jr., John
r. West. L. Z. Cox. c. G.. Wiglesworth,
r. Lancaster Williams. ~ Leonard, John
l.. Winston, c. L. Bedford. r. f. Maury,
Daniel Grinnan, eieorge Crutchfleld. T. II.
d. Myers. Jr., Langbourne NJ. Williams.
Others present not here mentioned will
be found among the list of delegates
Eixen below. There were number OF
persons in the hall who did not look old
enough to vote.
goodiy number ~ supporters of the
regular Democratic nominee and the Tegu-
lar platform were on-lookers on the pro-
ceedings. They did not take seats. They
were on hand out Of curiosity. They
wanted to see something unique. and they
saw it, Chairman Pulliam invited the
gentlemen standing. who at one time OUT
numbered those seated, 10 take chairs.
Half Of them went out.
CAME DOWN TO BUSINESS.
Mr.. Henry s. Hutzler called the meeting
10 order and announced that the Steering
COMMITTEES had decided on Mr.. s II. Pul
liam for chairman and Mr.. H. ". An
derson for secretary. Mr.. Hutzler had
but few words 20 say, ana they were
that those there assembled disapproved Of
the regular Democratic nominees and reg
AR Pulliam made a few Introductory
remarks. IN which he expressed himself
in hearty sympathy with this movement.
He announced that 10 was the intention
OF the sound-money men, as he called
them. to keep the Democratic party In
the same road IL was from somewhere
In the 3gs. down 20 1892" He then went
back 70 "Pinafore." which he called i'm
mortal and extracted two lines that Sir
O.
ming at 20 much night and which ran
something like this:
We will obey the party's call,
And not think for ourselves at all"
Mr.. Pulliam aimed the lines at the
supporters OF the regular convention. lie
then announced that the object Of tho
meeting was to elect delegates TO Thurs
days convention.
TALK ABOUT A PLAN.
Mr. v yndha-n Meredith was recognized
without difficulty. He said no cut-and-
dried scheme had been arranged by which
the delegates were TO be elected, and then
offered plan. 1t was that one man be
named from each ward. the six 10 form
a committee TO select the delegates. lie
named Mr. Y. r. -. Myers. Jr., as the
committeeman from Clay Ward. Mr.. John
Shelton Williams thought there ought 10
be two men from each ward. Mr.. Royal
did not approve OF the plan, and 1t was
decided TO have the representatives OF
each ward gotten in groups and elect
delegates, after Mr. Hutzler had reter-
Bted Mr.. Merediths statement that there
was nothing cut and dried about the
meeting.
When the gathering had divided itself
into groups. il was found that there was
only one Jefferson Ward man there, and
ne was Mr.. w. w. Hardwicke the in
eurance-man. Mr.. Hardwicke smiled when
ne looked over 10 the spot assigned to
Marshall Ward. There was another man
all alone. lie was Mr. c. W. Clemmitt,
book-keeper for Mr.. H. A. Mccurdy.
The Monroe-Ward group was the largest
and Clay next. Madison had fair-sIzed
crowd. and Jackson Ward showed up very
we'll 1t had almost as many at the meet
ing as either OF the three wards just men
toned.
The chairman Of each ward group was
appointed a member OF committee 10
take the names suggested by the
several caucuses and reduce the
number 70 fifty-one, the quota OF dele
gates apportioned to Richmond. This
COMMITTEES consisted OF the followlng
Mr.. Huizler. OF Madison Ward; Mr..
Boyd, OF Clay Ward: Mr.. George A.
Allen, OF jackson Ward; Mr.. John r.
West, OF MonroesWard Mr.. Hardwicke.
OF Jefferson, and Mr.. Clemmitt. of Mar
shall.
THE DELEGATES.
The committee reported the following
delegates. which were unanimously
elected when reported 10 the meeting:
w. w. Archer, Henry s. Hutzler, =. i.
Purcell, George w Pillow. +. T. Glasgow
j. ID. Taylor, w. T. Huntley Joseph
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