Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-17
PRESIDENT II. w. FLoURNoY.

was requested TO act as temporary Sec
| rotary. The Chair announced the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization, as
| follows: Captain John A. Curtis, Il. St.
| George Barraud, George y. Skipwith,
! +. c. Walthall. c. w. Saunders. Henry
Cohen, and jefferson Wallace. They i'm
medately retired, and while they were
holding a conference Mr.. Meade Haskins
made a splendid speech advocating the
platform adopted by the Chicago conven-
/ ton.
The committee, in about ten minutes
returned. and made the following report,
which was adopted: For President, Judge
| Henry Flournoy. Vice-President, Clay
Ward, +. G. Walthall; Jackson Ward,
James y. Dougherty; jefferson Ward. T..
/ =. Murphy; Madison Ward, Meade Has
kins; Marshall Ward, j. a. Curtis; Mon
roe Ward, George Med. Blake; Secretary,
George n. Skipwlth; Treasurer, w. T..
| Hancock.
JUDGE FLOURNOY'S SPEECH.
Judge Tlournoy, in accepting the presi-
| dency, made a ringing free-silver speech.
| which wrought his hearers TO the very
! height of enthusiasm and whenever the
name Of Bryan was mentioned the meet
| ing went wild. The judge said the choice
| Of Bryan was q wise one and predicted
/ that he would sweep the country Mchin-
| ley, he said, was not the aD.est man the
Republicans could have nOmina ted by any
means. II ever a man was bound hand
and foot that man was the Republican
nominee for President He was the candi-
date OF Mark Hanna and his syndicate.
the candidate Of the "money-bags OF
New York. No slave in ante-bellum days,
the speaker declared, was more his mas
ter's property than was Mckinley the ser
want OF these corporations and trusts.
Judge FlOurnoy said he knew many citi-
, zens OF Richmond were seriously cOntem-
plating going TO the polls and voting for
this man as the head of the Government
Of the United States, but the mass OF the
people he declared, were for free silver.
| He was in favor Of free silver because he
was n. favor Of free men, lie was IN
favor OF free silver because he was in
favor Of the liberties Of the people. In
concluding Judge FlournOy predicted a
glorious success for the Democratic ticket.
and thanked those present for the honor
conferred upon him by choosing him pres
ident Of the first Bryan club ever ore n
tied in the capital Of the Old Dominion,
whose actions on great occasions were
always noted with interest Throughout the
entire country.
DIR. PARKER ENTHUSIASTIC.
DR.. w w. Parker was called upon to
speak, and made quite an interesting talk
lie said that he believed that silver was
intended by the Almighty for use as cur
rency. lust as coal was intended for use
az fuel. Silver, ne declared, was made
for the poor man. ana confessed that he
Il
Dr. Parker asserted that 4ir. Bryan was
a splendid man, and q young man after
his own heart. He moved that some one
proceed at once 10 organize a campaign
paper in the city. I'VE have no leader"
he declared" "Got some man to start a
campaign paper in the city OF Richmond.
In accordance with this suggestion the
following committee was appointed: DR..
w. W. Parker, Jefferson Wallace, II. e.
Frayser, Philip Barraud and NJ l.. Daw-
son. -
MANY OTHER SPEECHES.
There were calls>for many speakers du-
ring the meeting. and before the body adj
iourned Judge Witt; Colonel J. =. fitz-
gerald. of Farmville; Messrs. George Med
Blake, Charles Wallace, c. a. Boyce, and
Il. c. Folkes each made a brief talk.
The Chair. upon motion, appointed a
committee on bylaws, composed as fol-
lows Meade Haskins, Jefferson Wallace
Clyde Saunders, John Curtis, and w. 4.
Dunn They were requested 10 meet
Judge Fiournoy in his office to-day at
noon.
The club adjourned about half-past 10
o'clock 10 meet again next Thursday night
at Old-Aarket Hall, when reports from
the committees viii be received, and steps
taken to secure permanent headquarters
for the organization.
Before the body adjourned 80 voters en-
rolled their names as members Of the club.