The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

,st,.rite Candidate Eighth Dis'rlc',
'1''' ~ - tho Democratic man
SUR ~ II IS sure for RiXey ot
,nn and tor Bryan by h"l p9'
r., -oo and IL may Dee lOWJ. 'i '"1
IL. hand. the Republican W'l'"se''
s,. Mckinley will carry the ul-'i '.'
.,,,. while McCauu. with -o'u "-.'
,,g chance from the hteI mas
..rosrocts than RiNey to-day, anu Nles
confidently believe that he VIII o.
bv 800. This is conservative eS''
mate and not merely the writer own.
have seen both candidates anu nv
both the managers and others nan
,.,i,nafes both OF Alexandria and the
,''ttns from the upper edge of Lou
1oun 10 the further borders o. niue
Louisa. r,.,,,
The congressional tight IS between Jonn
~ Rixev and Patrick Henry McCauh'
botb of Culpeper. Both have been over
the whole ground. and both peiieNe
confidently that they Will WIN.
Tbeu there are speakers here who nave
baan over the ground. one tells as
ROSY "a story as tile other, which are
sirnplv the reverse. There are many
reasons 10 Justify considering the claims
of both. hence the doubt. Here IN Alex
andrla and along the railroads ana III
the larger manufacturing plants there Is
q. strong opposition 20 the Chicago Demo-
cratic organization because OF the money
question. Heretofore the southern iah-
way vas a great bulwark or the Demo
cratic organization OF this section, ana
the party whip meant great o"al
more when its crack was heafd IMAM II
does now, hence here the Bryanites viii
without doubt lose hundreds OF votes
that Cleveland. Hancock. Iilden. Mere
ann. Lee. Hunton. and other Democrats
easily got. .,.. 90
these men is the simplest sort OF rot
,,hev determined. In the first place, not
IN bs coerced. for they believed that the
hitherto strong Democratic powers that
Ia would attempt it, ON the othrr
hand. there has been disaffection among
The negro voters IN this district. IL has
not been merely in Alexandra, but Tar
beyond Air. Agnew, the mead OF tAe
Republican organization here mas peeh
blamed for much OF this and he mas
done comparatively little 10 change IT,
for as 1 said in this correspondence sun
seauently. Agnew Is very conservative
man. and he believes he has been treat
ed uuiustly By many or those he uld
all in his power 10 aid, and ne uld not
apparently care, for he believes the repre-
sentative men Of the party should pe
largely white men. lie believes In clean,
honest politics. The result OF this polcy
has been better than either ne or any
one else expected of tat least. IT, looks
to-day as though Mckinley viii get more
colored votes than any Republican ever
got. fully 80 out OF every 100 being IN
favor OF him; while McCaull has against
ARnpkV
clared he never did want. or would have
II he had TO ask for them.
His little speech at the ODera-House
last night in introducing Colonel Lamb
was cheered TO the echo. Every SEN
tence OF it was cheered. and he was
given an ovation that spoke true loyalty
and esteem.
The Prohibtlonists may poll 100 votes
They come more largely from Republi-
cans than Democrats, perhaps. They
have no congressional candidate.
The Sound Money Democratic vote will
largely exceed the number the Bryanites
put on It In the Eighth district. While
it Will not be all for Palmer and Buck
uer II will largely cut down the votes
the Bryanites hope TO make uD from
the accesslons OF Populists. Cor there are
many OF these Watson men. and seem
to be as much opposed TO Bryan on this
score as the Sound-Money Democrats
are.
The Sound Money Democrats of Alex
andria, and the upper counties or the
| Eighth have among them some OF the
strongest men 20 be found I'm all OF II.
There is no way OF figuring on this vote.
because il is OF the yest-pocket kind.
The tab-keepers may be the first 10
| know OF IL. and they will know because
IL Is we'll known that In many portions
OF this district the majorities turned
| out were only cut and dried majorities'
agreed upon by the Democratic machine,
| There are not few among these Souho
Money Democrats that are acqusint-d
with all this sort OF thing. ana !, y uc.si =
| u,n.d to have a fair count OF votes this