Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-18
THE OUTLOOK BRIGHT
DEMOCRATS Receive CHEERING
REPORTS FROM ALL QUARTERS.
DYER HILL HAVE TO WITHDRAW.
lie writes 10 the Party Leaders
Here on the Subjcct-Judge Lewis
needles 20 Become n Candidate
Campaign Gossip.


.,couraeing reports from all sections
~ the state. The visitors from day 10
1., hiring cheering news from their re-
.pectlve localities. great stacks OF letters
ara received daily telling about the en-
,buslasn being aroused for Bryan ana
sevan. and the local leaders write tha'
.0alrs are ia good shape. secretary
getton's mail is steadily Increasing, ana
a.. and Chairman Eliyson ara alike san
,,,ine of n grand Democratic victory IN
Virginia.
MIR Bryan's two-days' tour through VII
pinla will give new impetus TO the can
paign. Many thousand voters from an
ferent parts Of the State will see ana
hear the Democratic nominee, and theFe
IS no doubt that. after looking into ms
honest face and hearing his earnest
words of logic. they viii return nun
Infused withf enthusiasm that WI" b'O"
and spread. The fact that MI. b'y""
spesks to-day in Petersburg and to-'no'
row In Fredericksburg will enable many
10 hear him 1T those places VINO Woui.
otberwise come to Richmond TO at'ehu
to-nighrs great meeting. .,-,
WILLIAMS WILL BE ELECTED
MIR r. u. Campbell, ex-President OF the
,.,,,,,,,, Council who has just returned
from a visit OF some length TO the Soutn-
west. brings most gratifying aec o,Is9
of the political situation IN that seU'tc-
lie spent some time in seYeral Cou"uS9
- ,he Ninth District. and says there ~
-, So,,n+ m the election of Judge Samuel
~ Williams 10 Congress over Genera
walker bv a big majority. The interest,"
3n that section IS greater than was ever
seen before. In Smyth, Tazeweu, WASH
fngfou. and other counties, some OF whlch
80 usually given large Republican
,natorities. the feeling is mat Wllliains
win be elected by from 5000 10 4'vOo ma
5ority. co,-
cress two years ago. ran ON lree-sn
Yer platform. and made speeches on that
side OF the currency question, and Dut
for that fact Il IS believed that he wouid
nave been defeated. Since then the sli-
yer sentiment has grown. ana yet Nenc-
ral walker Is making his canvass THIS
year on a gold platform.
THE VALLEY IS FOR BRYAN.
Mr.. John McQuaide. Of Staunton, is in
.be civ 10 attend the Bryan meeting
Tonight. He was one Of the first visitors
IN arrive having come in on an early
train Yesterday. Mr. McQuaide Is an ac-
tive Democrat and an enthusiastic Bryan
man. He says the Valley people are
.olid for the Democratic candidate. I'VE
have several Bryan and Sewall clubs in
Augusta county" said he, land more
are being organized. A number Of Re
publicans have Joined the clubs. ! have
never seen as much interest taken IN
any canvass by tho farmers OF the
county as they are manifesung in this
one ] am satisfied that Flood viii carry
tho county by an increased Democratic
majority over Yost, the Republican nomi-
rec for Congress. In the city Of Staun-
ton and its suburbs we have four Bryan
ana Sewall clubs. The Boltocrats num-
Der about seventy-fve i'm stanton
BE THE BANNER COUNTY.
81 hope TO have the banner county IN
vireinlu I'm this falls election" said
unty-Chairman S. l.. Ferguson, Of APP
romattoX. 20 a Dispatch man last night. |
III think" he continued. Eve will give
an Unprecedented majority for Bryan,
Scwan. and Flood. We now have ten
faIlv-oreanized clubs in the county, and
,ypect 10 have about twenty-five before
the close of the month Many RepuDh-
cans have joined the clubs; in some cases
nearly half the members are Republicans.
The negroes are also organizing lor
Bryan and free silver
Mr. Ferguson came down 10 attend the
Bryan meeting. and a great number of
leading Democrats from up the James
River Valley came on the same tram.
Among these were Senator Martin, Colo
mel William B. Petit, OF Fluvanna; Cap
tain Jack Talley, OF Buena Vista, and
AIR. u. IT, Harlan. of Buchanan.
DYER WILL HAVE TO RETIRE.
The Republican Campaign Committee |
held their weekly meeting yesterday, ana I
the session attracted 10 Headquarters a |
number OF conspicuous party lights. All /
OF the members of the committee were /
present except Judge Strother and Cen
eral Walker Among the visitors were |
Mr.. Alvah IT. Martin. Of Norfolk coun- !
IS. a member OF the Executive Commit /
tee; ana III. II. Libby. Esq. Others at /
headquarters during the day were y. I. /
Brown of New York. and Captain VIII
liam H. Barlow. OF Brooklyn.
The conference Of the leaders lasted /
about two hours. and IL was said AFTER
wards that only routine matters were /
considered. 10 was whispered about
headquarters that news had been re /
Ceiycd 90 the effect that Colonel Dyer one /
of the congressional nominees in the I
Second District. would bow TO the man
date OF the National Committee, and /
withdraw. leaving the field to DR., Wise. /
Colonel Brady admitted that ne had re- /
ccived both "a letter and telegram from 1
Colonel Dyer bearing on this subject, but /
declined to say what they contained. The /
general impression was that Dyer had in /
dictated his purpose TO yield to the ineNl-
table. which came just as foretold in the /
Dispatch some weeks ago.
JUDGE LEWIS WILL RUN.
As the result OF a conference Of a num- /
Der Of Republican leaders in this congress
sional district held last night at the once /
of City-Chairman Edgar Allan, Judge i. /
L. Lewis determined TO announce him /
self as O. candidate for Congress subject /
TO the action OF the Hanover convention. /
An the party leaders whose names nave
been mentioned in connection with the
nomination. namely-Judge Edmund Wad- !
din Ir Hon. Edgar Allan, j. NJ. SOUTH !
ward Otis IA. Russell. and John ,.
Bcthei-werc present. and an concurred
in requesting this action on che part OF |
Judge Lewis. The regular ORGANIZATIONS
in this city and district regard Judge
Lewis as the most acceptable candidate |
the party can name as its standard
bearer. and. thus backed by the party
leaders. 10 is believed there will be no OPP
position within the Republican ranks 10
his candidacy.
With Judge Lewis IN the field, Il is not |
thought that the sound-money men win
put up a candidate. but. on the contrary,
win support him.
CAMPAIGN GOSSIP.
The sound-money Democrats viii
hold meeting az the Academy Of Music
on the night OF the 2Sd. The speakers
VIII be General Simon b. Buckner nomiD |
nee for Vice-President and Colonel John
r. Fellows. the wcli-lSnown New York