Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-08
WITH DISTRIC I.
mn INDICATIONS FAVOR THE
ELECTION or WILLIAMS.
gDIINAPCLIS GATHERING ABSURD.


....rVr.t Virginia indicate the election
r.f-e Williams Democrat. I'm the
,...b District over General James a.
walker Hcpub.icam. These reports are
.-.rrsi by the following dispatch to
a.. rcnmond Times. published on sun
d.v
..r,ZrWEIL. VA. September A-(Spe-
...,.- General James \. walker addressed
f.-re crowd no the courthouse last
..r+ The Republicans were carried
.....,. with his address. but others who
..-. present thought his explanation OF
t... present standing on the financial ques-
..- .s compared with his avowed free
....- ..rtmcnts Of two years ago rather
.v..i. one. The indications are that vii
hams Democrat viii be elected to Con-
.- from This district over Walker by a
lr.. majority.
.rt. Ervan Frcc-Snvcr Club. Of this
- has NOW ON its roll JOG members,
.r Cd. fres-Silvcr sentiment is percepu-
I.. growing among the people OF TINS
,..-fr. and at the coming election lh
s....mh.~ 1896. instead Of the Repubh-
...- carrying this county by their usual
.r.ty from SO 90 100, their majority
v JOB Ed probability be reduced 10 AT
least lalf that number
80 tre close of the last session OF Con-
r--.s. when taking leave, General Walker
...r to Representative w. A. Jones, who
i.. f.row-membcr Of the Elections Com
,-..f.e With him: 1--WE disagree on almost
...-, other issue. hut / am with you on
,.. f1ire. and that Is free silver. / will
...E Oh, that through thick and thin or
--F1 t1 that effect Walker stuck TO II
...-t long enough 10 find out that he could
r.t SECURE a Republican denomination as
r f~r.-suvsr man. and then 10 didn't take
Dim. Irr- 90 become a sOund-mOney man.
friends of Speaker Reed here are par
t..I.rly sore at the course Of Big Jim.
~r.e say that he promised the man from
Maine and bis friends that he would give
tHa Speaker his support for the presiden-
t.l nomination. and that he would Work
DID,. VIRGINIA for him. Upon this promise.
r.y say Reed gave Walker his 'FRONT.'
r.r.o JOB the House as q member OF the
r.-.~ and Harbor Committee and OF
Elections Committee No. s. the latter be-
..- the committee which had nearly all
th. southern cases under consideration.
They aver now that the General went
back" on Reed and in fact, has never
sla word for him since he saw the tidal
wave for Mckinley.
AN ABSURD GATHERING
Tho calm Judgment Of some Of those
WHO attended the Indianapolis convention
a. ~ Kiuiey Democrats as spectators is
-f.t it was one OF the most absurd gath
s-nrs ever assembled in this country.
There are good and substantial reasons
f.r saying that h. will defeat the object
which 10 was intended 10 accomplish
o.. election Of McKinley-and that IL will
tn ,he end help the election Of Bryan,
because the whole scheme will have been
Uruaskci before the opening OF the polls
3d. November. Among the friends of
Iyau and Sewau there Is no sort Of
doubt that this peculiar method Of Mark
Fnua's VIII strengthen the Bryan cause
the South ana West. and especially
Oh such States as Illinois Iowa. Indiana.
.- 1uri Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, and
California and in Michigan. Minnesota.
and Wisconsin. I'm the South f. viii ma
far'aiv aid the regular Democracy. as
it wIi uu, the allies Of Mr. Mckinley on
tre defence. and hold them up 70 the pub
Dir gaze as the advocates Of gold.
tar'T and force bills, and an the other
measures aimed 10y the Republicans at
IT, people Of the South.
lr. l.coy ticket won't work. Instead
p
..-..E De am injury 20 him. and Will
tt.-- thousands Of votes 10 Bryan be-
: U-. fle people see through the Indi-
annapolis scheme Some voters VIII take
- fha Mckinley money they can get
ir.rolrl DTS s0-calle1 Democratic all
y. hut they Will vote for Bryan and
aal 1l the same.
| REIMBURSEMENT OF V. ". I.
Th. War Department IS I'm receipt OF
4 % report from Major Sanger. OF the En-
rIre.r Corps. recommending the reim-
llrsemaHt of the Virginia Military In
Frtuts. no Lexington. Va, for damages
i sustained during the war. The buildings
4 o.. tte Institute We're burned by GEE Z al
Il Hunter .n ono Of his raids during the
W. Secretary Lamont has the report.
} ard Dc s said De viii favOrably recon-
! mend an appropriation for this purpose
1n hs next annual report.
PERSONAL.
Nrs Josie Grace. her daughter. Bertha.
ifri E.s- E1ythe and Master Aulick
( burke. ~ Petersburg. are visiting their
n Mrs. Foley, OF III street, north
west this city.
Captain d va. OBrien. president Of
te Florida Pilot Association. and vice
-.rt OF The National Pilot Associa-
Con- Who has been at Newport News
'.r past three weeks superintend-
if frr completion OF the new pilot
fmr built hy the Newport News
dIne Company Tor the Florida
Was in this city last week at
to business matters with the
Service. It was Captain O'Brien
N' coded in defeating the anti
dl hy such "a big majority in'
t. o. Representatives last ses-
t.r
fr'ulent 81. J. O'Brien. Of the
i.1 railway with headquarters AT
VA. ia 90 the city, stopping at
g.. Metropolitan
j. Cox and j. H. Drake. Of Rich
rn-. are NO the Raleigh.
George ial and r.. l.. Campbell. Of
ff 81. 1T. Davis and Annie J..
- ..'a d. Davis, Of Norfslk. are at
lhr National
A. ID Wright aad son. Of Lynchburg.
on. tt obi. METROPOLITAN.
a. %. Hancock. OF Richmond, IS at the
I.a Smith S. Turner. Of the Seventh
i In town to-day. on private
t Nr. Turner has not taken
-.fo part in the canvass. and had
BRYAN Is TIE WEST
Chairman Faulkner received letter
l'n ID O.. Maher. OF the Nebraska state
M Committee reporting a canvass
'Iat state. in which he says: Bryan
D." carey the state by 1901 majority.
paper reports sent East 10 the effect
he wll lose the State are untrue
''.-.niormcl Republicans confidently
ihe loss Of the State 20 Mckinley.
SILVER sentiment is on the Increase"
'.'. ITO j.. Dawson OF the Associated
"fo has just returned from Colo