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

time. The Republicans have been work
Ing this for al II Is worth They wsrs
powerless against the plans OF the new
law. and did not begin TO look into tho
rascality IL tempted until they real
required II.
In every place the names of the Repub-
lican voters are listed, and whereve-
there IS any doubt OF the voter being
unable 10 mark his ballot right that man
is given certificate or note for the
constable. not merely telling him how
he wants TO vote. but showing that ON
cisl that tab is kept on that vote. and
ir IL is not entered correctly. trouble
may ensue thsrefrom. Every chance
Igainst ballot-box stufng is hereby
made plain and the Democratic howl g.
Oh this to-day. Threats have been made
and disheartened and desperate. the Old
Eighth District machine Is charging
coercion, use OF money and all that
sort OF thing
| have thus FAR been unable 10 see
dollar or SO much as a dime OF Hanna
money used amongst the blacks. while
a man showed me a list OF twenty-seyen
negroes. who are wholly those Agnew
said he wanted nothing TO do with bach
one is for Rixey. and a good many say
tersely it's because there is something
in H..
From what T can see around amongst
the railroad men whom 1 80 with daily.
there is absolutely no coercion by any
one whatsoever. and the Gazette esti-
mate Of the number OF these who viii
vote for Mckinley Is less than half, and
that Is not near so weak as It's cstima-
ton OF the influence Of the most conser-
yatiye and mummcst Of the sound money
men. The talk OF Hanna money and coo
arcion of wOrkngWen in ald around
Alexandra O. but a hugah0o that will
get hurt before Tuesday They dare not
charge this 10 POrtncrs employees. the
glass-works men. those az Bryants and
SmOOte. They simply charge H. when
the Southern Railway Company and Mr..
Blackford. whose boys are said 10 be
nearly all-all except nephew OF the
Gazette editor. so one tells mc-for sound
money.
the workIngmen against free silver Will
vote almost soidly for Mckinley and
McCaull but there are many who will
not vote NJ am. and others who will not
vote for q congressional candidate for
Mr.. RiXey has completely killed himself
with them
The meetings held here have been mostly
held I'm the club rooms. there being three
OF these in Alexandria-one for the Bry-
antics. one for the blacks. and one for
the exclusive use OF the lily-white Re-
publicans. The hall Of the Bryanites
is placarded with Hanna pictures al
most exclusively.
The meetings at the Opera House have
been well attended Neither party has
held out-of-door meetings or employed
anything but a drum corps 10 raise a
racket. a good many have felt the et
fects Of the campaign here. The cX-
penscs seem 10 have been made up
largely by those who gave willingly. Tho
Democratic machine has undoubtedly felt
the absence OF money hitherto literally
given. and in several urgent instances.
II Mr.. Agnew did possess any Hanna
money, he thought il needless to shell
any out.
This is how + look upon the Eighth
District campaign. II there is a prophesy
10 come ont OF anything up here. j,
should be Judged easily from a Statement
as full as this one Is.
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HON. JOHN X. BR''N - ....
Republican Candidate tliin Dl7'i''
There will be cast . large Nesl
vote. and that will 20 to Mch'l'''
Palmer, and against Swanson.
II II were otherwise IL would not be
sffcrt vote-therc would be no occasion
for silence. 1t need not surprise Tue
Times on the night OF the 3rd 10 hear that
Danville has given smah Hl"Jo''',
AGAINST Bryan and swanson.
lin Pittsvlvania county tho RcpuDhcans
have made a large registration man ih
any year for the past fifteen. in various
parts of the county there is strong sound
money sentiment and very many Dem
ocrats will r,uudiste the Chicago plat
form and ticket Whether they Will vote
for NIcKiulov or Palmer or go fishing re-
mains to be seen. The free silver people
faar the "sullen. silent vote" In the coun-
~.
The Republican leaders claim I al they
o,iu carry the county over ana above
frauds or what not by from 80 TO loo.
qlhe surface Indications are that their
claims are not eXtravagant. II TINS De
true Mr.. Swanson VIII be beaten in the
district and Mr.. Bryan will have maj
oritv or from 800 10 $40 against MN.
have given q very conservative fstl-
mate and have made all Que "ho"anc'
for the usual frauds and the pfonapi-
rafnrre OF the Republicans TO Note All
their strength an crowded precincts ne
c.rse Of the intri-acy Australian ballot.
ord 7 can see no other result than that
given above. In Danviile tho sound
money sentiment has been growing daily
for the past month. and am inclined Co.
think that the vote next Tuesday viii he
a surprise 10 the free silver folks.
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THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
Il. 4. Thorp, with Fair Count, VIII Sue
,e.d IIitu.eIf

coed Himself.
PETERSBURG. VA, oct. I.-SDeciaL
The liveliest interest is being mani
tested here in the election TO be held on
next Tuesday, and what the pro-
bable result Will be is every
where being discussed. Wherever
there are gathered a company of two
two or more. it is safe TO wager that
politics are being discussed. The discus
sicns at times become very spirited but
So far there have been hut very few per
soual difficulties growing out Of political
differences. The silvcrifcs and anti
silverites are both claiming that they
Will carry Petersburg. II aces look.
with a fair count OF the laliots. that
the advocates Of sound money IN Peters
burg, together with the Republican vote
here. oight TO carry the city by a con-
siderable majority The Republicans
say that with 4 fair count-and that
they and the anu-Bryani.es propose 10
have-they Will carry Petersburg by
very decisive majority. Tho Republicans
say their majority here viii be al least
eight hundred. They also claim that
Ihorp Will be elected 10 Congress from
this district 10y about four thousand
majority. This i- about the majority
that Mr.. Thorp himself thinks that he
viii get. There is no denying the fact
that the Fourth district of Virginia has
a large Republican majority. The Re-
publicansleaders here held a meeting last
night and remained in session until ?
o'clock this morning mapping out plare
for the day Of election There anno,-.
TO be most determined effort on ~
part OF the anti-Rrvanites 10 SEQ a..
no fraud is committed I'm this olocti,,
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nomination on 1he Chicago ticket be-
tween COL Tazewell Elicit and Can't. John
Lamp was one Of the most spirited eyer
heid IN The district. Both sides claimed
me nomination until the last moment and
Col. Elletts strength was largely in thc
city OF Richmond 1t had been held thai
ne was not free-siver man: that ne
was SIMPLY supporting the Chicago plat.
loIin 10 be renomuated to Congress
WINE al heart he was in favor OF 4 gold
standard Of currency. This was used
AGAINST MS denomination by the friends
OF capt Lamb, who claimed that tho
HehFico candidate was an original free
slVer man and tl~rcfore justly entitled
TO the nomination.
Inc primaries We're vigorously carried
on. and each claimed TO have enol,ot
ueiegates 10 nominate him. The question
seemed to hinge largely upon the CON
testing King William delegation. which
II seated, would add seven votes IN Col
Elletts strength and give him the nori.
nation The Lamb people claimed tbo,
these seven delegates had not been cbo-
sen according TO the regular proceodinc.
OF the party ana that theirs were Tho
only legally appointed delegates. II W..
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\ Close Contest which Danvilie ana
Pitt.yIyauia VIII Decide.

DANVILLE. VA. Oct. Sl.-Speciai.-
The NTH district will be close. II there
was an absolute guarantee Of a fun vote
and a fair count. 1t would not be so. but
would go against BRYAN and also against
Swanson. but Notwithstanding the old
tricks the district VIII be close with
chances favoring Mckinley.
Floyd. Henry. Patrick and Carroll coun-
ties viii be certain 10 give Mckinley and
Brown ma jorities aggresating 1000 This
is a most conservative estimate, really an
underestimate. Bryan and swanson Will
carry Franklin by say 500. and Grayson
by about goo. Then Pittsylvanis and Dam
Vile will tell the story.
IN Danvill, there will BE- fun vote and
a fair count. and u will be close The
silver people are not claiming over go.
My opinion is that they will not get e..
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heat Grimm DemocraD by a good ma
torlty. to the great surprise OF many
OF those who voted for him.
Reports from all over the district snow
that the sound money forces have gained
recruits from people who have been dis
gusted by the outrageous attempts OF the
free sIiverites to break UP the sound
money meetings. II has also had the
effect of causing many Palmer and Buck
ner men TO decide 10 vote for Mckinley
TO make their reproof more severe.
Summing up the situation In this dis
trict briefly. the fact is, that it is I'M
certain on account OF no one having ac-
curate knowledge of how many voters are
going 10 vote. The poll OF the three par
ties are utterly worthless outside OF
Lynchburg. and here they are inaccu-
rate.
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,Slver.te Candidate sixth pistrloIJ
sound money forces we're as We" o' s"n-
ICED In other sections OF me district a.
they are here. there would 10 10 uo""'
about the success OF sound money
Lynchhurg II is believed. VIII give q
small majority for Mckinley
The fact that Hoge name remains on
the ticket. and that the free silVefit,a
have circulated thousands OF handouts
attacking Radford for favorins the whip-
pingpost will lose him hundreds OF col
ored votes. The handful was gotten up
by a Roanoke negro. and by THIS Time
Is In every section Of the district.
II T. also claimed that Roanoke city
ana county Montgomery. Halifax. and
Charlotte Will give msjorities for Nc
Kinley. Campbell. the hotbed or fopu-
ism, wild give a large majority for
Bryan. and so will Bedford county.
There is Il possibility that II full
colored vote IS polled IN Halifax and
Charlotte. ana the Sound Money Demo-
cratic vote holds out In the counties or
the district and the voters are held well
In hand on election day. he may secure
q small majority This IS a district Of
surprises. 1t will be remembered that
elk years ago Hopkins. man compare
lively unknown outside Of Lynchburg'
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THE SECOND DISTRICT.
Tn. Real Fight is Between w. a. Young
md m. NJ. Whaley.

NORFOLK. VA, Oct. 3.-Spec'a'' rs
TIE day Of election draws near the lana
:. filled with political prophets. who are
predicting anything and everything IN
linz with their personal convictions IN
careless disregard OF probabilities and
conditions. while, of course. no man can
tell with absolute certainty what the re-
suit will be. an unprejudiced reviewer
of the situation 80 the Second congress
sional district will enable careful OBJ
server TO foretell with some degree OF
correctness the probable issue therein.
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tRepubncan Candidate Second Disulot)
pose that he Will run ahead OF MI
Young in any other precincts than those
OF tho cities mentioned. If he does that
he viii surprise the Silyerite managers
OF the campaign. and perhaps himself.
Strange to say, Norfolk county IS cen
coded 10 be the weakest In the district
for the Democratic candidate. but even
should the cities go for Whsley, IL IS
believed that Mr.. Young will carry the
county by small majority. Ii would
startle no cne however, to see him lose
1t. and should lie DO so. the accident
would not materially affoct his chances,
as there is every reason 10 believe that
with the divided forces before him, he
will carry every other county in the
district. though his majority In none cf
them will be large. and il is doubtful
whether at any point his vote Will be
larger than the combined vote of Wha-
ley and Wise.
That MIR. Young viii be elected IS
reasonably sure. but tho result will prob
ably show that had there been one sound
money candidate in tho field with an UNI
divided support, Mr.. Young would have
been defeated and gold man sent TO
congress from this district
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xoters. ana as "a factor IN determining
the result between non. Mlilalh n.
Zones me Democratic canuIdatc tOr Con
eress. and has i.epuDncan competitor
air. Waiter =. 1yler, they are an IN
IL il eonnoently believed by those oil
the Silver Democratic persuasion lhdt
Mir. Jones will be elected. but IL Is al.
most certain that ms majority VIII mo- no.
be very large, unless the natIe o. D"'o''
should terminate in surprises. ,-,.
III, as many leading hepubhcahs tnll M
MT any great number of ballots Will De
thrown out for being Improperly mafheu'
the result is extremely d3uDll u .,,,.. and
scrressivs' and are possibly better or
~ss5ized than ever before in the history
of Tie district. Certainly not TOT ,I,,
years has the district been 50 :, ~
peaied TO the people in behalf OF thelr
respectiVe parties
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THE THiRD DISTEICT.
III - Close and Shady Methods of the
thicagoists VIII Helm Lewis.

In the Third Congressional District
there are number OF agencies at work
Whlch make any reliable figures at this
uine next TO an impossitility The CON
oi'lons IN this district have undergone
quite a change since the nomination of
the free-silver candidate. and all that can
be stated accurately AZ this writing in
regard TO the result is that the fight will
be close. and neither candidate will have
any votes to spare
1t may be worth while 20 20 back n
little and review the conditions and
agencies AT work in The district. II win
be remembered that the fight for tho
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

evident that the fight Ia the convention
would be based upon this contention.
CHARGES OF" BRIBERY.
The Lamb men got control of the tenn
porary organization OF the convention
and appointed the Committee on Creden-
,ials. which ruled out the contestinS king
William delegation. minority report
on this point WAS submitted. and there
were stormy scenes throughout the FIRST
evening OF the convention. Men swore.
abused each other and disregardcd all
parliamentary law order and decorIm
were cast aside. there was no courtesy
nor consideration for any ones feelings
and pandemonium reigned most OF the
time. No such scenes had ever been
witnessed here among men who made
any pretensions whatever 10 respectable
behavior There were several fights IN
the convention hall. DRINKS were numer-
our. and amid n wild confusion and gen
eral chaos there were charges of bribery
made against two or three members or
the Manchester delegation for changing
from Lamb TO Elicit. This broke up
the convention with harsh feelings all
around and during the night the Men
chester delegates who were accused OF
bribery were-iixed up all right again. and
n was announced TO the members Of the
convention assembled the next morning
that matters were alright for Lamb.
Ia The Times the next morning appear
cd the sworn affidavits OF half q dozen
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(Republican Candidate Seventh District)
Mckinley. More voIes Will be cast for
Palmer and Buckner than there are Re
pubhcans IN the district who Will vote for
free silver. Then there are quite a mum
Der Of old-time Democrats chat will vote
straight for Mckinley. and many WIN
not vote al all.
Could the whole 81 und-money strength
be conferred on any one man. as say for
congressman. the cposition to the Demo-
cratlc-Populistic ticket could very like
Nv carry this district The trouble IS
that the sound money vote will be 90
divided up as 10 not ne effective. There
IRE many true and tried Democrats that
arc utterly at varisncs with the Popu-
ustic platform OF which Mr. Bryan
stands. but who will not under any cir
cumstances vote for Mckinley. There
is also quite q number OF voters who
will stay away from the polls rotwith-
standing the party whip is being used
numerically by the Bryanites.
But the days of coercion N this part
Of the state are ovev. Independence In
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

Mckinley VIII Receive 1000 Majority
and Walker LfkeIp to Win.

Mckinley VIII Receive 1,5OO Majority
and walker LikeIp to Win.
BRISTOL, VA, oct. 3l.-Special.
the election almost at hand. the sound
money men Of the Ninth Congressional
district look back over what has been
accomplished and have every cause TO bo
confident. There can be no denying that
IN the outset they encountered heavy
odds. without any consideration OF the
Facts, she masses We're disposed 10 ac-
oept the action of the Chicago conven-
ton on the ground that II was regular
10 90 otherwise, they reasoned would
be 10 be untrue to their party
Inc sober and deliberate reflection
which has followed since the adjourn
ment OF the Chicago convention. however.
has undoubtedly wrought many import
ant changes, resulting I'm a surpris,nr
following OF Palmer and Buckner. Bur.
"nlle this Is the case. IL must not BE-
overlooked. that the Bryanitos are going
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

Wonderful sound-Money Work VIII
Greatly Reduce silver Vote.

FREDERICKSBURG. VA. oct. 30
spscial-As election day approaches the
outlook in this Uhe FirsD congressional
district IS the all-absorbine topic OF con-
vsrsa,ion and speculation here.
In some parts OF the district 1t Is con-
osded that tho vote pollod by both the
ound-Aioncy Democrats and Prohibit
tionists will be larger than was at nrst
anticipated by either OF the leading par
ties. Then again :here are many silent
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(SilNerlte Candidate Seventh DISTRICT
politics g. very apparent. and that IS
what makes it impossible 10 foretell re-
suits. Hay viii probably be elected by
"a good majority as the sound-money vote
will be divided between Walker and
Harnsbergcr.
The factional fights I'm tho early part
OF the campaign between the Repubii-
cans have hurt Walker, and he Will not
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01
CONGRESSIONAL OUTLOOK.
The Situation Carefully Summed up in
All the Districts,
READ TO FIND WINNING CANDIDATES.
what Has Been Done In the Great Contest
Between Free silver and sound
Money Throughout the state
Of Virginia.

Only one more working dry stands he
tween tho congressional candidates in
Virginia and success or defeat. several
districts arc Iuzziingly close and the
contests are highly intci cstinS. Inc
Times this morning gives careful and
conservative estimate Of the situation
IN each Of the ten districts.
Pick the winners.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

! SAMUEL HARNEsBERG5EtlR,.
Democratic Candidate seNehO'
oct the fun strength OF his party. h'i''n
,.reor will get good vote. ne N''
r,,n ahead Of the Palmer Buckner llcNg..
neither Hay nor Walker are pa.,l..''.','s
strong men in their respec'lN" pa ~
.noiber matter that makes u un'et t''"
..1,,lts are the compilations tina;
as - o,ise over tho new ballet. Many
VIII Iii he lost because OF the inabil-
vole ,he voter 20 correctly mark his
ballot.
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Democratic Candidate "0Oo
As stated In The Times immeoiseey
- 81 nomination Of Mr.. W. Nj. Nha-
lev by the sound-Moncy Democrats, 1ha'
rentlemans candidacy upset all previous
calculations. and is the most potent iactor
an the race. There is no Disgusting tho
Sact that his advent upon the field was
a distinct advantage to Mr.. w. a. Young
the silver Democratic nominee. and a DIS
De ssionate glance al the prevailing condi-
items will lead TO the conclusion that the
latter gentleman has certainly the best
chance OF election.
As matter Of fact. there seems little
Doubt OF Mr.. Young's success. notwith-
standing he was unquestionsbly the weak
est candidate the Silyerites could have
put in the field. The Republican party
in this section is hopelessly divided. and
after Mr.. whaley's nomination there was
never show for Or. Wise. IL is by
no means extreme 10 say that he Will
poll the smallest vote received here by a
Republican candidate in many years.
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Party Lines Badly Broken, But the Party
whip il singing.

FRONT ROYAL. VA, oct. Sl.-speclai'
IL is almost impossible TO forecast tns
result OF the election In the seventh as
,,,ct party lines are so much broken
maj Il is next to impossible TO tell Just
now many Democrats will vote for Bryan
and how many Republicans will vote tof
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

(Silverite Candidate Fourth Disuictl
after election. In order thal All 'he ieeu
lar police force could he on duty Oh
the Gay OF the election.
The Petersburg Club VIII nave pr
vate wire run into their rooms on syea-
more street. so that they may receive tne
election returns on the night OF the Gay
OF election.
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not he unexpected in certain circles 1t
q not improbable that he will develop
more strength In Norfolk and Ports
mouth than Mr.. Young. What he VIII
do In other portions OF the district is
uncertain, but ii is hardly fair TO sup
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

that ought to know say they just don't
know.
Tho Eighth has long given gooo
Democratic majority. but ZOO seems 10
be the figure generally consloereo any
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

s,a.s Claim the Election-No Hanna
Nancy ~ No Coercion.
,vv,NDRTA. VA. oct. 3l.-Special.
lust how the Eighth district WIZ go.
from present prospects there seems 10
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Republican Candidate Ninth Dlstrict)
20 make a desperate effort 10 capture the
Ninth district. and II will be a desperate
EFFORT. TOO. for. as a leader OF the all
yer forces has been quoted. they are sad
~ wanting In organization In the district
and are depending almost solely on party
zeal TO win the light.
10 may be set down ~ . safe estimate.
judging from conservative reports frelo
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THE SIXTH DIsTRTCT.
TIL only Place where sound-Money aud
.fl..r n .,uo,r,t- Have "a Clear liel d.

I.YNCnHURG. VA october 3l.-spe-
cial.-As the campaign draws 10 a close
49, sound Money Democrats Of TN Sixth
District. are not without hope Of carry
in. it lv "a small majority. That there
Is "A considerable detection IN silver Demo
cratic ranks throughout the district. can
not be questioned. and IT is equally true
chat very few Republicans are con
verts 10 the frec--ilvcr craze. II the
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". 4. 1OLNU
,silverite Candidate Second District)
II Is claimed by many who are wen In
formed that the fight is really between
Mr.. whaley and Mr.. Young.
Tho former 10 assuredly going 10 GET
a surprisingly large vote. and bis cleo
ton 10 not only not impossible. but would