The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
THE POLITICAL GRAB-BAG.
The Determination Of SOund-honey
Democrats Meets Favor.
THE SILVER MEN HOLD A MEETING.
Chairman Eiiyson Has Not Yet Decided -
to the Chairmanship OF the state Com
mittee-The Various Candidates Tor
the silver Nomination.

The political pot is slmmering In sood
shane these days. and the escaping steam
is beginning a merry tune. The midsum-
mer madness which is developed al o.
Louis, and the spectacle OF senator
James X Jones. chairman OF the al
legged Democratic party. whlns brs@h
from the doors OF the Populist ConVeh-
ton as to what course he shall pursue,
was the subject OF general conversation
In Richmond yesterday. and there Is no
longer a doubt but there Is rapid ana
immensely popular tide setting IN toward
the placing I'm the field in this district
n reliable Democratic sOund-money man
for Congress
Nothing that could have happened
would have brought the charges ot
Populism as surely home 10 the Chicago
platform as the action OF the head OF
the Bryan campaign. Senator Jones. VINO
has been ontreating the Wild assembaSo
AT st. Louis to endorse their nominees
CAPTAIN WISE SILENT.
The fact that the Chicago platform
and the heaa Of the ticket WAS accep-
table to the Populists IS ACKNOWLEDGED.
but they could not stand Sewall. whose
nomination was not only violation Of
the South and West combination. but
put forth a bank president. which is
the bette nor OF the populists and which
slipped through the Chicago Convention
In the obscurity OF Candidate Sewail, who
was practically unknown TO almost the
entire convention.
The action Of the sound-money men
and Democrats who adjure Populism I'm
the hagrant form OF the Chicago plat
form. which was printed I'm the Times
of yesterday. was well received In Rich
mond. The fact that Hon. George ID.
Wise would probably be called on 10
serve the party In representing their
views I'm Congress also met with general
! approval, and a great many OF the lead
ing Democrats called upon captain
Wise yesterday and assured him OF their
/ frendliness.
These took Captain Wise completely
| by surprise as his first intimation OF tho
matter came through the newspaper ar
| ticle.
| When 4 Times representative called
upon Captain Wise yesterday he was
busy i'm his office. in the Chamber OF
| Commerce building.
When asked what he thought OF tho
movement Captain Wise said: 'The
| matter is entirely new to me. | have
! had no intmatiOn OF such a step on the
part of the sound-money men and Demo-
Gratis who cannot support the Chicago
! platform. and. therefore, have given the
! subject no consideration whatever, and
consequently have nothing TO say"
This was all that Captain Wise would
say and the friends who talked with
him during the day were not inclined TO
give their views for publication.
MIR. ELLYsON UNDECIDED.
The acceptance Of the State cnair-
manship by Hon. J. Taylor Elyson Is
stnl an unsettled matter. and Mr.. Ell
Tyson said yesterday morning that at
present there was nothing TO say upon
the subject.
II is customary for the State Conven-
ton to elect It's committee chairman,
but at Staunton the State COMMITTEES
was organized by the free-slver men.
| and as Mr.. Ellyson was not prepared to
state whether he could accept the chair
mauship. the convention agreed 10 per-
nit the committee later on to select its
chairman.
A meeting Of the State Committee has
been called for August ith. In this city.
and il is more than probable that at that
time the matter will be definitely set
tied
Judge Sam. r. Witt. of the Hastings
Court. spoke very emphatlcally1 about
the mention OF his name In connection
with the congre essional nomination. lie
said that he was not In any possible
sense a candidate. and did not want
TO 90 10 Congress.
Colonel Tazewell Elett paid n visit to
Chesterfield yesterday. and dld not at
tend the silver meeting held in the
office Of Mr.. Isaac Diggs. Captain Rich
ard T.. Frayser Is receiving a large num-
her Of assurances from his friends. and is
In the ight 10 n finish he says