The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-29
IRE GLKM4NS STIRRED CP
About the Meeting Called for Tonight at
sanger Hall.

sanger Hall.
Tho announcement that a meeting OF
| tho German. American Democratic 'iuD
/ has been called for this evening at Saen-
| ser Halle on Seventh street has greatly
stirred up the German American cil@ehs
Z of Richmond. Originally the mecllh. was
called II ls understood, at the request
| OF a number OF members Tor the purpose
| OF discussing tho financial issue OF the
| present campaign from It's various slucs
Since 10 has become known, however,
! that ono Of Tho chief promoters OF inc
meeting is an ardent free SILVER man ana
that speeches are TO be made by MT.
/ Louis q. McndcnDufs, captain John
| Lamb and a GCrman-Amcrican siiNcfite
Vet TO DO selected, the followers OF inc
sound money doctrine have become SEtal-
! d. acitatcd. IL IS claimed by them mat
an overwhelming majority OF tho German
American citizens are opposed 10 Tree
silver and they, therefore, take thc
ground that at least an equal chance
should b. given the advocates OF the
sOund-mCncy doctrine.
quite a number of prominent German
Americans were seen on tho subject ny
"a representative OF The Times yesterday,
and while for obvious reasons they did
not like 20 sec their individual opinions
quoted IN public print. yet they were
unanimous in cspousing the fear That the
call of the meeting might create the llh-
preston that change or view had taken
That this fear does not seem 10 be With-
out foundation might be seen from the
fact that several silverite politicians were
heard yesterday 10 have stated thelr sat
isftCtiOu over tho fact that inc lehman
Americans had finally fallen in line ana
would 10 doubt support Inc thlcaso
Juito n large number OF sound-money
German declared Nes'vfuaS
mat they intended 10 stay away from
to-nights meeting entirely, whiie DINERS
said fhev would insist that an opportunity
he Given at this gathering Tor discus
sion Of tho subject from Il souhu sho"'S
standpoint. ,. A., nm
Another significant circumstance IN con-
uection with tO-nights meeting Is we ia.
that Saengor Halle has been used eN'is
Thursday night during the present cam
paign by the Bryan and Se"au LUZ -
this city When II became htom nnrno-
ever. that the German American D' mn
cratic club Jsred the use OF t9s Gi"h
for Tonight the Bryan and SeWah N'"O
very INTERNATIONALLY Yielded. ,,..,,.
Iatcr-fhere was quite d hf'lr ~ t,o
e,5, of the subject al Sanger IAN, lhe
An ig,,ov,n headouartcrs OF the German
Americans. last night. ana altei uu,s
considering the pros ana cons, - 20
deemed wisest that the uuN's,r 80, no
eottrd money should stay away from li'I
,-,.(tfr~ alfogother. Notwithstanding an
we're convinced that motion W9uin W
made 10 have the club endorse the NHl
caqo platform. as we'll as the bryan an"
Sewall ticket 49, 60, ,,as
brought out that the proposed mee'ins
had not been advertised In either OF ,no
two German daily papers IN ms cry
which are known TO be in favor or Sounn
money Those who ndvo"9t@. inc ''
ing of the meeting have quietly. gone 10
work among their silverite irlends 10
score their consent. ana after sunlelen'
number OF signatures on tho part OF lhe
members had been obtained the request
Tor "A ,aU OF the meeting was submitted
to the president, and the latter under
the constitution and bylaws. had nothlus
cise 10 do than to issue the call for the
I'm view Of these facts and consider
ing that the vast majority OF the yer
nan-Americans who are opposed 10 lree
silver have not been notified ia due time
of the proposed holding OF the meeting;
tho gentlemen who were at Sanger nan
last uipht-and there were Only TWO %,
three silvcrites among them-concludeu
that their presence at Tonight meeting
would Doe superfluous, and that under ne
circumstances any steps decided on nN
the advocates Of the meeting would be
carried through.