The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-10
THE VIRGINIACAMPAIGN
SPLENDID REPORTS RECEIFED
FROM ROANOKE AND RADFORD.
Five Hundred sound-M Money Democrats In
Roanoke City and n unbcr still Grow
ing-Good News From Woodstock.

progress or the sound money movement
in Virginia. A prominent citizen of
Roanoke writes: I'VE have In our club
ninety-two members. Of our sound money
league. all OF whom are Democrats. There
are many others who Will vote against
Bryan. but are not eligible to membership
Ia our club. The club at the Roanoke
machine shops numbers nearly three
hundred. This is separate organiza-
ton from ours. NY idea is from the
best information We can tollect that
not less than nye hundred Democrats
viii oppose Bryan, as the count nog
stands, and as changes are going on daily
We hope to make Il seven hundred or
more before election, as both clubs are
increasing their membership constantly.
IN THE COUNTY.
L am hopeful that Roanoke city will
give an anti-silver majority. Roanoke
county will give at least fve hundred ma
jorlty against Bryan. The county treas
urer q strong Bryan man, also the chair
man Of the Bryan party, both admitted
10 me that the county would so against
Bryan by from two hundred to 1--WE nun
dred. All through this section the sound
money sentiment Is growing. A friend
from Pulaski county told me that three
weeks 20 that there were only three
sound-money men in his immediate neigh
bd>hood, but he now knows positively o.
twenty-five and others are weakening on
silver. In Botetourt, ! hear that there
have been many changes. Montgomery
Will give ar increased majority against
the Bryanites.
THE RADFORD SECTION.
Mr.. Z. ~. Coftman writes from Rad
ford. As &c the change Of sentiment
IN favor OF sound money in this section
I can say tat fl has been very great
during the past few days Men who We're
supposed 70 be- for Bryan have told our
people that while possibly they would
seem against US their vote would 80 10
the Palmer ticket. Colonel Richmond
Is doing great work back in the noun
famous counties. where nc has a strong
following. In Washington county up
20 a few DAYS ago. 1t seemed that we
would not poll a dozen votes, now we
can reasonably count on one hundred
and fifty. and the work is growing stead
flv. Smyth county will soon show the
result Of the work being done there.
Bristol is moving rapidly in the right
direction and nearly every day I hear
Of OBJECTIONS from the silverites Wytha
IS coming. and l think you can look for
large results from the work which our
people are doing there The silver men
are everywhere extremely bitter against
US"
4 correspondent from West Point gives
an encouraging report from that section.
"Altogether." he says "the outlook judy
ing from personal experience and from
what can learn is very bright and sound
money sentiment seems to be daily in
creasing. This | md especially true in
King and Queen and In that portion o.
Niddlesex, through which l have trav-
olled."
PARR AT WOODSTOCK.
Mr.. D. Preston Parr writes from Wood
stock Va. Had a gOou-siZed AUDIENCE
at Mt. Jackson last night and a fine re-
ception. not a kicker IN the lot. l am
satisfied that we will have good vo.-
all along here and last nights audience
demonstrated it. l spoke for ~ hour
and twenty minutes and could not az (
a more attentive audience. To-Day :
spoke to another large gathering. Sill
ver-Day at the Shenandoah falr was
a Gzzle. They didn't have third OF our
crotcd. John Daniel didn't come and
two sneakers from Harrisonburg wouldn't
trv their luck Ny experiences through
ott this section have been very saQsfac-
tory. we are getting big compliments
on to-day work as well as yester ~ :.
was on the ground here (at the fairl
nearly all OF yesterday and couldn't see
that the silver men had any cause lor
/ congratulation."
AN IMPORTANT DETECTION
The Index-Appeal SAYS;
An important detection from the silver
Democratic party Is that OF Judge Johh
II. Goodrich. of Fredericksburg VINO mas
haen a prominent Democrat twenty-five
veors. Agreeing with the proposition that
the currency question is the one para
mount issue in this campaign, Judge
Goodrich has published a letter in which
be announces that he cannot go with the
Democratic party any longer. and thu;
he win vote for Mckinley for President.
SIGNALS OF VICTORY.
The Alexandria Times tells the plain
truth I'm the following paragraph:
Reports given out yesterday morning
70 the effect that distress s'sna'S had
been hoisted by the Palmer SueSner
forces IS about the last gasp OF the n -
silver noople The cause Is dying Eait.
hut none the less surely, They viii ma.
however. their little game will not Work.
o,d instead Of the sound-money Demo-
Gratis hoieting distress signals, they fhlly
exnoct. and are preparing 10 fly the fog
~ victory for the salvation OF nit'onal
and Individual credit after the ~ G,
tho coming month II the sentment g
Tho people has undergone change P"rc-
rally throughout the country that IL mas
IN this city and state within &c rasI
month. and We believe from renoi'S Il or
reiiabIe sources such a change 10 nave
tal,en place. Mr.. Bryan Is already hope-
leeslv defeated. this. notw 'tahnlhs M
To.,ering reports Of his supporters 20 tho
CAMPAIGN NOTES
c-,,.sop county rapcr saws that " 9
49,, ~ prvan and Sewall arc telling
.. ,tro,,ch that county that those VINO
~ o,,noeed 10 free silver are advoc ites
81 the use Of gold alone ana oppo''' "
all silver and paper money, r.. a..
/ Here Is an interesting prooieil i ,.l,..,a
e..As,f,, Observer. 1--WE hear II deridI tu
that many sound-money Dem
! 49,, soLe n, regularity are suppor'inS
/ AZ Rrvan or 10 put II IN the ia,'- -
! .. another. there are hundrelS OF
ocra,s who are supporting MI -. 80,
hut do not approve OF free coinage
a, something loose somewhere "nen .
,,.r believes one thing and MS acts Sie
/ .ho onnoeite Such a one mas an a.,
20 Grind and It Is immaterial on "ho9-
] erfnfstone." .su. nj.
IRON, euithfeld saws: The seh''''.'..'-
Ire &c strong against Young as NJ 80
rot he choice Of the county % '"'
means
proOEE AND BRENT.