Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-14

should not speak before the nonil.as..,,ss
convention had decided as 70 VINO s n.,s,,,
be the standard-bearer OF the distrlc,.
He was ready however. 10 state ms po''-
ton at any and all times. 40
Colonel Elicit then TOLD Of what he has
accomplished In Congress, setthg 10 "a
that he had gotten a largely-increased ap-
propriation FOR James river ana hehiE
succeeded In getting through Dius lop , IN
relief OF Richmond College and the rlsn
mond Locomotive and Machine w oik ~;
lie stated that he had voted for the OH
providing FOR the exclusion IRON H'nSlr
can shores Of foreign paupers, ana tneh
took up his position on the money que'
$50 far as I am concerned" he said
before I went TO Congress l adVocdteu
the seignlorage bill. which Wouia ,in,ed
given us an increased currency. = La, 49,
in CONGRESS against Mr.. kead OH lVi
Tho issuance OF bonds. During the cary
mart OF last spring ] would nave peVn az
good a free silveri;e as you COulu 49,
found I distributed great many .op
OF Coin" and learned attefWaIuS lnat
bad made many converts for free silver
WAS NEVER a MONOMErALLlsT.
II WAS never a monometallist. but !
was not in favor OF free coin lge OF
silver" Colonel Elicit continued nave
no apology 20 make tor mat Ia 9"Yu bad Il
/ always advocated the support OF the
Democratic party by Democrats, ana APP
pealcd 70 my friends TO support the hoihl-
Colonel Elicit said the greatest pressure
IMAGINABLE had been brought 10 bear upon
him TO influence him not 70 announce
himself for free silver. but he had Done
so believing that he was doing l.ght, ana
be nTonose3 10 stand by it, when /
said | was going to stand by that plat,
form" he continued, Il meant II, ana
propose 20 fight for the nominee fnd tne
platform until November. when victory
will perch upon our banner" (ApplauseD
''The battle has now resolved Itself into
q fight between the plutocrats aln IN. he
peOplc: between the corporations anu tnc
Constitution. and had l not previously
done so | would now declare for the Chi-
cago platform and the Democratic noihl-
Tbe sneaker clearly defined the meaning
OF is to / declared himself unGualihedly
for the incOme-tax, had a pleasant WoIu
for his competitors for the nomlnatlon
and referred 20 Bryan as me Nc. Moses NM M
would lead the people out OF the wider
ness of devastation. and TOOK MS seal
mid hearty applause.
CAPTAIN LAMBS POSITION.
Captain John Lamb spoke next, ana
was given a cordial greeting. AFTER apVPIo-
glzlng for the huskiness OF his NolCe'
which had been overtaXed by speech
making. he paid hign compliment 70 ms
opponent. Colonel Elicit, ana sald ~ W. a.
for the people Of the Third Dlsulct "
decide who was the most earnest ana con
eistenf frce-silver man In the neld. re
escorted that since 1873 he had been an
earnest advocate Of bimetallism, ana mace
n profoundly interesting disserta tl0n , on
the history Of the movement Whlcn leu
mn to me present revolution OF the people.
lie then compared the monometaihc WIN
sbe timetable conditions. and convinced
his euditore that the country would De
more prosperous when operating under
bimetallism than under a single stahdtIu'
CAPTAIN Lamb humorously referred 70
the victory he had achieved but rev
hours before a&New Kent Courthouse
and promised his hearers that IN event
they entrusted their banner TO MIN, ne
would meet on the stump every enemy Vi
bimetallism in the state -....
The speaker concluded with a pfcsehta,
ton 81 his claims for the nomination, and
aslced the members Of the club TO give
him their support, pledging himself 70 per
form his duty 70 the best Of his ability,
and TO conscientiously foster and protect
their interests
POSTPONE THE PRIMARY.
When Captain Lamb took his seat and
the applause had died away Mr.. George
Med Blake offered a resolution memorial
izing the City Democratic Committee to
postpone tho primary election until Au-
gust 9th. and IN a strong speech set 1orth
that 90 per cent Of the Democrats OF the
city and a majority Of the City Commit
tee wanted It postponed.
Mr. John A. Curtis opposed the resolu-
ton. though he favored n postponement
and explained that he didn't think the
club had anything TO do with Il.
Judge FlOurnOy agreed with Mr. GURUS
and asked Mr.. Blake TO Withdraw the res
olution which that gentleman agreed to
do