Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-23
MANY SPEAKERS OUT.
CANVASS TO DE PUSHED ~ EVERY
SECTION OF VIRGINIA
BOLYEH LAWYERS IN CONFERENCE.
They Meet the Leaders and Talk
over Their PIans-tsc of Detec-
dives In the state-0mciai ballots
Now Being Printed.


part OF the campaign, left last
nsght with view to taking
active part in the fight in the
Fourth District. Mr.. Watson has been a
most valuable assistant 10 Secretary But
ton. and has had charge OF the assign
ment OF speakers. Before leaving yesier-
day he pretty well cleared up his work,
and arranged great number Of new ap-
pointments. The canvass will be red-hot
from now until election-day, ana there
Will be speaking almost daily in every
section of the State. Several of the
Democratic leaders Ia ths. Fourth Dis
trict were here yesterday.sand they re-
gard the outlook as most encouraging.
Mr.. Epes Is making an active canvass.
deyoting as much time to it as the duties
Of his office will permit. and the people
OF the district are thoroughly aroused.
\ number OF strong speakers have ap-
po!ntments in the Fourth. Senator Daniel
Will speak in Petersburg on Friday. the
S0th.
EOLTER LAWYERS IN CONFERENCE.
A good many OF the lawyers from differ
eut sections Of the State, employed by the
Boilers TO aid in the effort TO carry Nlr-
ginia for Mckinley and in the election OF
Republicans TO Congress, were IN the city
yesterday and the day before. The object
OF their visit was TO confer with the gene
sal counsel of the Boilers and the anti
Democratic leaders with reference 70 the
plans TO be pursued in this unusual lea
turc OF the campaign. Another purpose
that these legal political lights had in
assembling themselves together was to
receive reports as 10 the existing cOndi-
lions, and where the most effective WORK
can be done TO get votes against Bryan.
The "spotter' and affidavit scheme,
which has been explained in the Dispatch.
was further considered, and 1t viii be
worked for all that il is worth. The Bolt
ers insist that they will only have tally
keepers" and that the aifidayts will be
voluntary, or, in other words that II
voter prefers not 10 say how he has voted,
he will not be urged to do SO. But will
corporation employees. who know that
their superior officers expect and want
them to vote for Mckinley or Palmer, feel
free 70 decline to give the information
asked when they know that they will be
2 reported TO those above them in authori-
ty?
THE TICKETS BEING PRINTED.
The official ballots to be voted in the
approaching election have been made w
for all the districts and are already being
printed in some OF the counties.
The law provides that candidates for
Congress must notify the Secretary OF tho
Commonwealth OF their candidacy at least
twenty days before the election. and that
their names must be Immediately GER
tilted by the Secretary of the Common
wealth 10 the Electoral boards in the
counties and cities of the respective
districts. Secretary Lawless has dis
charged this duty, and il would seem
that It is now too late for the name OF
J. Hampton Hoge or any other congress
sional aspirant 10 be withdrawn Colonel
Hose's letters on this subject have been
referred to the Attorney General. who Is
expected to give his opinion in a few
days. 1t is understood that Hoge has
also written directly TO The Electoral
boards OF the Sixth District announo-
ing that he is no longer a candidate, but
these boards, it is thought. have no
authority in the premises.
THE DETECTIVES ARE COMING.
Some OF the Republican leaders were
quoted yesterday as admitting that de-
tectives would be brought to Virginia to
work against the Democrats 1t is
said that the men who Will work in this
part of the State viii be brought here
some time next week. and after receiving
instructions will be sent the next day
10 the various parts of the district and
brought here under the guise of detecting
violations of the election law, but the
real object OF their employment is TO
influence votes for Mckinley. 1t is a
well-known fact that one or more de-
tectives have already been at work in
Southside Virginia, especially In Char
lotte and Halifax counties. one was
sent out TO these counties from Rich
mond.
AFTER THE REGISTRAR AGAIN.
The leaders of the Republican Aid So
ciey are sparing no trouble or expense
jn their effort to have Registrar j. r.
Syrcle, OF Smithers' Precinct, removed
from office. Not content with having
been sat down upon by the Electoral
Board last Monday, the BoltOcrats have
taken the case into the County Court
and will endeavor to-day at IL O'Clock TO
have Judge Wickham remove Mr.. Syrcle
for alleged malefeasance in office. They
visited the county courthouse yesterday
and turned over to Mr.. Lew RUSSELL
Deputy Sheriff. five summonses TO be
served on Syrcle. To these papers are
affixed the names OF John III. Parham,
Moses Jennings. George jennings, Ben
Holmes and Jerry Page and they all
allege that they applied TO the registrar
Tor registration and did not get 1t. Page
asserts that he made applications on The
9Th and 7th of October, but the others
give only blank dates.
The summonses were served on Mr.
Nv. IT. Beveridge, counsel for Syrcle, and
the lawyer, with his client, VIII respond
this morning.
ABOUT POLITICAL HEADQUARTERS
There was dearth of news about
political headquarters yesterday, only
Few callers were observed about Secre-
ofi and MpcSrS. carney
and Bowden, OF the Second District. were
nj Republican headquarters. State-Chair-
man Lamb was up the country making
speeches, and Major Walker was In
charge when a Dispatch man dropped In.
Mr. r. 4. Mcleod OF the First Audi
tors office. left the city yesterday for his
home In Lexington. lie is going 10
Rockbridge TO put in hard work during
The next ten days for the Democratic
standard-bearer. Mr.. Mcleod can and
will render effective service.
Hon. w. w. Baker, of Chesterfield
was In the city yesterday. He Is just
from Lynchburg Tuesday night he went
out TO hear Daniel In that city. but could
not get into the building. II was the
greatest meeting ever held in Lynch
burg. A New York drummer. who was
present. asked Mr.. Baker where Daniel
was from. and when told that Lynchburg
was his home, remarked that the Sena-
sor must be wonderful man for bis
home people TO accord him such an ova-
ton.
PRIVILEGE TO VOTE FOR BRYAN
A prominent member OF the Tobacco
Exchange, who Is also on the rolls of
the Commonwealth Club. and has been
pronounced gold-bug, was seen by a
Dispatch man yesterday, and he spoke
IN the highest needs of praise OF Sena-
tor Daniels speech Wednesday night.
saying IL was the grandest and most COM
prehensive exposition OF the currency
question he had ever heard Said he II