The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-11
BADLY WAN TED A NAME
The Gold Men Of Virginia Ia Trouble
0Vaf a Suitable Cognomen. s I.
FIGHT OVER hERIDtTH's RESIGNATION
"o'd Men Are Hard at Work 20 Pre{
vent Hts BeinsAccepted ana Dersa3
o'ra's Arc Anxious to Havo HIM
@uit-aoid nan's Gloomy view oS
tho Outlook In Virginia.

RiEnnond, Va, Oct. 1O.-(SpeoialJ--sis
l. VIII not be known until election tdaN
what name the Sound money DEMO-,
e'nts Will have on the official baliots,5
~ ihIe'o,hey ,deneral Scott has rendered.
MS decision to Secretary LawlessE b,17, q
under the law the latter As not perr,Itteas I
20 give any information regarding the
paiIot Mr.. Lawless when called ,,pors
,o-uay said his mouth was sealed by,,
sam ahu ne could say nothing. 1t Is s
semeraiiy believed that the Sound
money" Democratic ticket win appear
under the title of sound money uarfv "a
Virginia e---*s -
RESIGNED THROUGH A1IsrAKEx
ION. D. Brack Stovall, OF Halifax, his
resigned as member of the House or
Da'a'esates, a'a and 1t Is announced that he
aid SO because he Is an elector on the
Republican ticket. The Assistant A.,
torney-ieneral was seen to-day and
asked II there was any law to prevent
d member OF the Legislature serving
as an eiector and he replied that thero
MAS none; Mr.. McIlwaine. one Of thu
democratic electors at large Is a MEM. !
Der OF the Senate. and Mr.. b. r. Har.
rlson. elector in the Tenth district III
member of the House. -
a BIG FIGHT. EG$ss
iheFe IS going TO be a big fight oycf,
me acceptance Of the designations Of city
Attorney Meredith The "sound
money" Democrats are working haris
10 Keep II from being accepted ana
some or the silver Democrats are op-{,
posed to any action before the election.
Ihese latter fear the acceptance would
open up the way for scramble for the
office that would do the party mo eond
On Hhe other hand many Of the pro-
nounced Bryan free silverites are adyo-.
catlnR immediate acceptance. They do
nUt no phlnk that Democratic City Coun-
cli should keep in Office one who OPS
poses Bryan ~ ~
GLOOMY FOR GOLD MEN.
a gentleman who has been canyassin
virginia Tor the gold Democrats told
me to-day he found the silver Sentiment
very Strong wherever he went. but he
was everywhere most courteously re-
celved and entertained. There is. he
says no truth in the report that the
country people are stirred UP to the
point where they will refuse food and
shelter to gold man. 617 58
G1IIIlN4 I'm THE BRYAN WAGON y
a gentleman from Washington to-day
told me that the impression that Bryan
as GONG TO win Is gaining ground In
mat CITY. II went through SONS of che,
departments and I found that sentt.
ment mad very much changed in the
last week People are piling over each
other to get into the Bryan band wagonr
4 was told that within the last week
mere mad been over 1000 conversions ia
bryan in the Treasury Department.
PROHIBITION SPEECH. ,f5&
Hon. Joshua Levering, Of Baltimore.
Prohibition candidate for Presidents
'wlii speak at the fair next Tuesday. He
VIII make an address in Richmond that
night. "Wednesday will be Republican
days Thursday Democratic day an6
Friday gold Democratic day. The fair
lasts but four days, and big crowdn
are expected. Thursday with be q gem
eral holiday in this city.
LOVES LABOR LOST. q
The Republicans are making an active,
campaign In Virginia A Nst of tha
meetings planned by the State Commit.
tee shows 260 already arranged for WITH
more to follow. Among the epeakeraS
assigned to duty In this State are Hon
q. *. Pangbom, Of New Jersey; Col. C.
II. Denison. Col. W. c. Plummer. col
Fred A. Schlitz. Hon. Csphas Brainard.
Jr.. and Major ]. r. McRelvey, OF Nayg,
York; Col. James Fairman, of Pennayl-x
vania, and ex-senator HenGy w. Blair:
OF New Hampshire. 's1e
PERSONAL
Mr. A. Judson Wilkins, q welI-knowrta
travelling salesman. died here today,
rather suddenly. He belonged to well.
known Richmond family.
Col. r. E. Boykin, of Isle OF Wfeht.
continues to improve at the Old Dos
minjon Hospital 81