The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-03
The SILVERITES STIRRED UP
Circular Of Instructions by Sound money
Leagues brighten Them.
CONSERVATION AMONG BRYANITES,
Chairman EiIyson Kept the wires Hot
Sunday Trying tn Head-OT the Effect
Silver Headquarters :" For Rent"-
Sound Money Circular.

Things around political centres yester-
day were very quiet. II was the calm
before the storm. Even the street-corner
politicians. who generally know IL all
were very quiet and undemonstfatiVe'
No money was changing hands. Ihe
time for talk had passed None Of the
leaders were making claims, but the Re-
publicans and Sound-MOney people were
n smile Of confidence and held their
heads up with the air Of yictors oh the
contrary the Silverites were nervous ana
seemed TO be aware that Victory was
Shining further and further away. rev
Of their leaders appeared in public, beng
mostly engaged IN secret conclaye, and
it is believed that more political schemeS
were Matched.
ON THE RUN.
The opinion of the sixteen eHileh9
LAWYERS and the letter sent cut by sec
retary Brady, of the kepuDlicah parry,
a. published In Sundays Times, staSseieu
the Silver leaders, and they were running
around like chickens with their hedd5
oe All dav Sunday until late in the night.
They put their heads together Just as
soon a. they read The Times, and thought
| thoughts until they were blue III me
| face. Then some one said: II have IL.
and Immediately the following ulspalCn
WAS indited. a copy Of ii, however, ieil
| by the wayside. and one Of The Times
wido-awake correspondents forwarded li'
and here 1t is:
Boilers and Republicans in regard 10
voting nhterato voters and secrecy ol
| ballot. which are published on ihiid page
Of to-davs Richmond Times. and sent 10
every precinct I'm the State. Advise judges
of election 10 follow my advice previously
given. obey the laW and execute II Tear
lcssly. ...
81. TAYLOR ELLYsON."
The Instructions alluded 10 In the dis
| patch are as follows:
sOUND-MONEY INSTRUCTIONS.
We. the undersigned attorneys-at-law,
practicng in the courts Of the Common
wealth OF Virginia. having carefully con
sidered the vaDous provisions cf the
election law Of the State Of Virginia
known as the Parker bill. approved
| March l. 1Sq5 are Of opinion as follows.
JUDGE 10 ASSIST VOTER
Under the provisions OF section Il OF
said act il Is the sworn duty cf the
Judge designated 10 assist illiterate voters
himself properly mark the ballot Of any
voter requesting him 20 10 DO, either upon
the ground that he is physically or
"educationaly" unable 20 prepare his bal
lot Said section Is express iu its decia-
raticn that not only should the judge
read the names on the ballot and point
out those TO be stricken out, but that ne
must OTHERWISE aid him I'm preparing
the ballot" This has been so determined
| q 4 of
Appeals Of our own State. See Pearson.
ct ais. W. Board Of Supervisors Of
Brunswick county. et ais. 9l Va. S22.
HOW VOTER MUST EMPRESS HIS
DESIRE AS TO HIS BALLOT
We are also Of the opinion that under
the present election law, there may be
names Of candidates upon the ballot
without voters knowledge OF such can
didacy until he procufes the official ballot.
therefore, an illterate or blind voter
cannot know all the names necessary 10
be scratched in order TO make his vote
a legal ballot. 1t IL. therefore. manifest
that the voter need only inform the judge
he has requested TO prepare his ballot
OF the names OF the candidates he de-
sircs 10 vote for. when IL becomes the
duty OF such Judge. under the law, to
scratch OF the names Of all other candi-
dates on such ballot than those desis
mated by the voter 10 rcmain.
HOW FAR THE BALLOT Is SECRET.
We are furthermore Of the opinion
that the secret Of the ballot belongs TO
tho individual voter but the privilege of
holding this secret does not deprive him
of the freedom Of speech, manifested in
declaration OF how he proposes to vote
or how he has voted. We therefore hold
xr.f.
on obtaining his ballot. or at any other
time. for whom he desires that ballot
TO be arranged. so that he may vote
for the candidates Of his choice.
EXPOSING THE BALLOT.
Section IS Of the Parker bill aforesaid
requires the voter TO fold his ballot and
hand il 10 the judges Of election. who
shall place the same I'm the ballot box
This section does not require him 10 fold
his ballot until after ne has left the
booth. and is in the presence Of t@e
judge OF election. who is to receive and
deposit IT, We hold that he may expose
his ballot before folding IL TO any per-
son near enough to sec its contents. ana
that such exposure is a legal method for
tie detection OF possible fraud.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
Petersburg. Va.
J.. p. BUFORD.
Brunswick county. Va:
SAMUEL G. BRENT.
Alexandria. Va;
a. S. SEGAR. Hampton, Va:
X. S. THOMAS.
Isle of Wight county. Va.
w. A. LITTLE. Jr..
Fredericksburg. Va:
A. c. GARRETT.
Newport News. Va.
JOHN II. LEWIS.
Lynchburg. Va
c. 1. CARRINGTON.
Nelson county. Va:
r. II. RAWLES. Suffolk. Va;
J. A. TREDWAY.
Pttsylvania county. Va:
VIM. j. WHITEHURST.
Norfolk. Va:
VIM. L. ROYALL.
Richmond, Va;
BARTON II. WISE.
Ricr loLd, Va
W. p. DeSAUSsTRE.
Richmond Va;
A. p. GUIGON.
Richmond. Va;
CAUSED CONSERVATION.
There IS no doubt that this circular
created CONSERVATION in the wavering
ranks OF silver-in fact, there was an
unlimited amount Of CONSERVATION
which Immediately caused q strong re-
action. and the silver forces started on
the run. and even the little dspstcb