Evening star., 1896-08-22
VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN S
They Are Working Hard for Mckinley and
Gold.,G- ,o
! /! II
DisaHectiOn and IDisOrga nj iAatfsn
Cleared Away "itd Effective
Campaigning Begun.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star


Special Correspondence Of The EVrnng Star
RICHMOND. Va,1August 81, 1886.
1t is not at all surprising that the people
outside Of Virginia SHOULD confound the
Sound Money League Of Virginia with the
state national democratic organization.
While they have much of cannon interest
and are in harmony on sound money prin-
ciples, they are separates and distinct organ
izations, under entirely different manage
ment.
The Sound Money League is growing with
remarkable rapidity, and its members are
orga nizing clubs all over the state, and their
success is particularly marked among the
laboring classes. The league takes into its
membership men of all shades OF political
opinion, pledging them only to use every
endeavor to defeat the free silver ticket.
while the national democratic party in Nir-
ginia is composed entirely OF democrats or
every walk n life. Ex-GoV. Cameron. who
is stumping the state for sound money.
has been published as being In the service
of the national democrats, whereas he Is
the repI esentative of the Sound Money
League. and. 1t is understood. Will confine
his speeches wholly to discussion OF tne
financial question.
The call sent out by the sound money
democrats here for state convention on
the 27th to send delegates to the lndianap-
oils convention is meeting with general re-
sponse, and Mr.. Joseph Bryan. who Is In
charge Of the movement until the conven-
ton takes control, has been closely occu-
pied in directing the campaign. His private
office was SWamped with communications
of Endorsement, inquiry and requests for
information, compelling him to open a bu-
reau of information in advance of the con-
vention. which he has placed IN charge of
Mr.. Harvey L. Wilson, member of the
Times editorial staff. Headquarters were
secured today. centrally located on Main
street. and they will be in full operation by
tomorrow.
The sound money democrats are much
more active than the silver democrats. and
they are decidedly the aggressive party in
the Virginia campaign. They have secured
a large building on Main street and are
having a platform and chairs placed in it,
to be used regularly for speaking and po-
litical meetings
Coming State Conventions.
The state convention on the 9th will be
held in the Academy of Music the most
comfortable and largest hall in the city.
Owing to the fact that theatrical COM
pany had previously engaged the Academy
for a performance that evening the con-
vention will be unable to hold night ses-
sion and will, therefore, not be able to
complete its labors until the second day.
otherwise the proceedings would no doubt
have been closed in one day.
The men in control are strictly business
and the convention will be characterized by
business methods They know what they
want In advance, and will be vel. or
ganiZed when the convention assemblies
The material OF which the convention will
be composed. however. is daily increasing.
and is now of such unknown quantity it is
probable no effort at selecting the officers
in advance will be made
The nominations of Gen. Walker IN the
ninth district and p. II. MeCayl I'm the
eighth by the republicans. on Thursday
more closely define the. ISSUES Of the can
va. xass. and tn the lines Of battle are daily be-
ing more closely drawn,
In the last week all PARTIES have jumped
from inactivity into aggressive methods of
campaigning. The Republicans and both
the gold and silver democrats are loading
the mails with literature.
Republicans for, Mckinley,
The talk of disorganization and disagree
ment In the republican ranks has ceased,
and If there ever was any doubt of the
party standing together it has been dis
PEELED by the way, in which the rank and
file have rallied to the call of the cam
paign committee in the last few days. The
free silver sentiment, which has been so
strong among the farmer element 1t was
believed would carry many of the hereto
fore republican voters into the Bryan and
Sewall camp. The way, however. in which
Gen. Walker. Congressman Thorp and
other former free silver leaders In the re-
publican party have sunk their personal
opinions and rallied TO Mckinley and sound
money seems to have had the effect of
closing up the scattered ranks, and at the
gate city convention Thursday Gen. Walker
was renominated by acclamauon, and when
Congressman Thorp opened the campaign
at Mecklenburg court on Monday the old
timers were on hand and the promised dis
affection did not materialize.
An incident occurred Thursday that is
construed here to mean that the old Lamb
Waddill fight for supremacy in republican
management nVirginia has not been set
tied entirely. and that when the hatchet
vas buried a small part of the blade was
left up with the edge out
Col Lamb attended the Cu1peper con-
vention, where he made a stirring address
and came away with the strong indorse-
ment of convention by resolutions unani-
nously passed complimenting his manage
ment as chairman and indorsing his con-
duct of the campaign. During his alb
sence the campaign committee gave out
number printed for circulate all over
the state, notifying the voters of the for
nation of the committee and inviting them
to rally to the partys call.
This circular contained the names Of
the campaign committee and the indorse-
ment of their work by Chairman Mark A
HaIna, but omitted entirely the. name of
Col Lamb. state chairman. Col. Lambs
a!tehtlon was called to the affair, and on
rls arrival this morning he recalled the
circulars, and when they go out they will
be by authority and will be signed by him
as state chairman.
The primary here Thursday was a deep
disappointment to the friends of Col. TaZ-
well Elicit, who counted on his personal
popularity to overcome his lack of free
SILVER record, but Capt. John Lamb. his
opPoE eht from Henr1co county. stepped in
and secured 30 of the 1Ol votes Richmond
Will cast in the convention With Han
over, King William and Chesterfield coun-
@ nes TO hear from, IT. looks much as If Cor
pronapllity. ]. S. 1.
THE COURTS.
Equity Court No. 1-Judge Cole
In re Stewart Gearings Jas. D. Wise.
John Crawford, Jno. r Warner Frank