Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-11

and thera "a every reason 10 believe that
his majority Will DO something ever 400.
perhaps as high as 400
Mr.. ". a. Young. the Democratic noni-
nee in the Second Districl has hard
fight on with Or. r. A. Wise. OF Williams
burg the Republican nominee. and there
Is some talk OF Mr. Thomas X. Borlsrd.
who waS DsstrIct Attorney sndef Hsr-
rison's Administrator. bsins brought out
~ the Boilers Mr. Youns 10 nativ. -
Nouo'S and has thus far considerably
the best Of the light. His friends think be
viii get 1900 or 900 majority.
LAMB WILL DEFEAT LEWIS
The Third. or Metropolitan Disa'ci -
the State, IS where the hardest fighting
is being done The Democratic CANDIDATE
Captain John Lamb OF Henrico. Is being
opposed by Jucge l.. l.. Lewis. Rspubl-
car. ex-president OF the SUprens Court
Of Appeals and both candidates arc
working night and day for victory Cap
tain Lamb IS confident OF victory. and his
opponent makes no claims The Repubii
cans and Boilers are said 10 b, using
money freely in this district: bat the
people are believed 10 BE- with the Dsnoc-
racy.
Hon. Sidney p Epes IS the Democratic
nominee ia the Fourth District. and Is
opposed by T.. T. Thorp. OF Meckienburg.
who runs on the Republican tlck4, The
Fourth is the largest Republican district
ia The State, but with the cordial CO.
operation % me Democrats and Popuiisis'
ard the withdrawal Of Goode. the Popu-
list nominee. Mr.. Epess chances have
greatly Increased. The removal Of Hon
Francis x. Lss7'tsr from the Disyici
attorneysh has hal the e,fsc: OF
strengthening the Democratic sentiment
over ihs.@ and has secured for him
district chairman the active cooperation
Of all the party men in his district there-
By drawing out = larger vote for Epss.
WILL GET A BIG MAJORITY.
In the Fifth District Hon Claude a.
Swanson. Of Pitisylvania. the present IN
cumbent in Congress. Is carrying the De-
m0crstic banner and Mr.. John r.
Brown. o. Henry. is the Republican
standard bearer Mr. Brown dsfsatol
Colonel Cabell for Congress IN 1850 but
Mr. Swanson is making an active can
yass. and the Democrats OF his district
-eem fully aroused. II IS claimed by
wel-informed Democrats that FIalklin
county alone will give Mr. Swanson from
100 10 100 majority. and the district
may give him 500
There IS a three-comered fight IN pro-
gress ia the Sixth District. though Il ls
possible that before many days Il may
narrow down TO a contest between the
two strongest. Hon. Peter J. Orey. Ct
Lynchburg. who now represents that dis
trict IN Congress. is the Democratic
nominee RE IS being opposed by J.
Hampton Hoge. Republican. OF Radford
and Duval Radford. Boltocrat. OF BED
ford City. II is rumored that Mr Hoge.
whose junketinE trip across this CONT
nent when be started for a foreign post.
which he never reached, made him IA
nous. viii retire In favor Of Mr.
Radford. but this AiT. Hoge denies.
Whether he retres or not. Major Oiey
viii almost certainly bs elected. for the
$50 POpunst votes cast four years ago
In that district will be almost unanimous
for him. HIS course in Congress on
the silver question has made him very
popular with the free silver people OF all
DOlitical rarties