The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-31
BARBER NAILS A FAKE.
~JUDoE LEWIS Is a NATIvR HERE,
AND TO THE MANNER BORN"
nr.ok stovall Gets His Hair Cut-Otey
Talks Through His whlskcrs-oo'ng
Back on Lamb-Siiverv VS.. Sand

the barber last night lie p''h S'0''"
ing the back counties OF the fiith DIS
trict. and says that district IS all fish'
40 far as the vote is concerned. He
mys big sound money gains have been
made all over the district ana tn''
Swanson won't be in Il a little bit. haH-
TAX is all right. too. he says. All they
want is a square count. Brack goes
over TO Petersburg to instruct the masses
Saturday night
OTEY CLAIMS THE EARTH.
~ vsed ~ shave Peter Otey in Wash
ing. He's all right, but when no niahos
a had break about his state sending
so,td silver dcleeation TO Congress. pc
sides giving Bryan 5000 plurality ne Is
sImnIv talking through his whishers or
,Ia,',nr a big game Of bluff. Peter
Knows better than that. Why, from what
can hear from the political headlights
that come in here. the congreSsioh"i
delegation Will about split oven' ana
there are very grave doubts OF bryan
ability 10 carry tho STATE.
VALUE OF A DOLLAR.
.Rryan's latest statement that the pur-
ohssinv mower of dollar will be less
under free coinage than it is now lets
the cat out OF the bag, and any man
with common sense who Will vote 10 cut
on mart of his wages Is a blamed TOOL
and oucht TO walk the face or the earth
on his uppers the balance OF his days.
SAY the silverites are getting on the
fast run when they put tramp miners
ON tho platform to speak Tor them' IN
his harangue the other night the tramp
said that the silver mines ought 10 De
opened in order 10 give the ldie miners
work 10 do. In other words the people
Of this country must sacrifice their inter
cts for the sake of the few miners and
mine owners. What do you think OF
that proposition? Why don't the gov
eminent buy all the coal in the country
SOS TO help the coal miners ana the
coal barons?
THIS LETTER CAME.
zone Of the leading Republicans in this
district came in here yesterday, ana
showed me letter he had just received
from another prominent RepuDlcah'
The letter stated that a friend OF the
writer. who had been an ardent worker
for Captain Lamb, had, since the eucIts
10 defraud in Smithers and Shumaker
precincts had been exposed, determined
70 cut loose from the silver party and
vote for Lewis. The writer also said
that another former admirer of Lamb
had determined TO vote against him Tor
IN. same reasons. This thing Is getting
10 be a regular thing now, since the
desperate silverites have begun the get
there by hook or crook business.
CAMPAIGN FAKE NAILED.
"Tbe Dispatch, in its report of a free
silver speech at Sanger Hall. quotes the
sneaker as saying that captain Lamp
had been born and reared here, WINE Ms
opponent Judge Lewis had been import
u
] wonder what made that silverite say
that. Was he ignorant of the true CIR
cumstances. or did he intend TO misstate
the fact? II there Is a man in Virginia
to-day who deserves the title OF being a
full-nedced Nirginian, that man is Judge
Lewis His ancestor. John Lewis, settled
here In 1850 and his descendants-num-
herring some of the most distinguished
Vireinians, among them General Andrew
Iewis-have lived here ever since. II
Judge Lewis is imported. then there
are very few domestic Nirginians awe
to-day. IL that same speaker hAn mace
himself familiar with the decisions OF
the court. over which Judge Lewis pre-
sided. he would not have said that ne
was "a creature Of Malone or anybody
else. for these decisions are most Impair
tial It's Just as well. don't you think,
20 most ND on all these little things be-
fore stating them in meetinF
TIE LAMB WAS sHORN.
"The speaker also said that he dare
not face his opponent, when everyDody
who reads the papers and many VINO 90
not. knows that Judge Lewis and Cap
tain Lamb have clashed horns on nearly
every court day in the counties COM
prising this district much 10 the dis
comfiture of the Lamb side Of the argu-
ment. Judge Lewis opposes free silver.
and election frauds. and in that respect
differs from large number or silVerltes.
] hardly believe the silverites wanted 10
misstate or mislead anybody, but If he
drops into my shop I'm going to mention
these little facts 10 him.
THE DIFFERENCE.
"A couple Of customers were in here
Yesterday. and while waiting Tor their
turn got into a heated discussion about
silver They made me tired, but l
couldn't say anything. for I'm hustling
for the dimes these days. One or them
was trying TO convince the other that
the mere stamp on the piece Of silver
made II worth a dollar. but his friend
couldn't see It that way lie thought
there ought 10 be something behind it.
Suppose the government stamped that
keg of sand over there in the corner a
dollar would you take IL for a dollarY
he asked. The other fellow got mad,
and told his friend he didn't have sense
enough to go in out OF the rain, and after
they got shaved they parted company at
the door. each man going his own way.
I'm going 10 keep my shop open Tues
day night and run a special line in here
for the election returns. II Bryans elect
ed, I'm going 10 close up and go out West
in h4. al 10
ley wins, III be found at the same old
stand. Call again"
GETTING READY TO EVACUATE.
Matters around the various politi al
headquarters are rapidly assuming that
sotuns -ready-to-evacuate" appearance.
The clerks are finding little 10 keep them
busy. and the leaders are making wild
calculations as to the sure things their
candidates Will have
a dispatch was sent out from this city
last night 10 Troy o.. " paper by a
shfewd newspaper man. in which he stat
cd that the chief mathematician at sill
yer headquarters claimed the State by
5000 plurality for Bryan, and thought
that at least seven OF the ten congress
men would be for silver, while the Re
puhlicans claim the State by from 10 900
10 20cOc. and six of the congressman.
Mr.. Pollard. for the silverites. and Mr..
Mann. for the sound-money folks. held
little joint discussion. at noon yes
terday. at the Tredegar Works. before
the workingmen. The sentiment, when
the discussion was over seemed 10 be
very nearly divided as between silver and
sound money.
Judge Waddill says he is confident
Virginia Will 80 for Mckinley by a good
majority.