Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-15
LEFT WITHOUT AN AUDIENCE.
How a Joint Discussion Mt Bowling
Geeen, VIA, Was Broken Up.

How a Joint Hscuzsion Mt Bowling
Green, Wa, Was Broken Up.
Col William L. Bramhall and Col H E.
Burton Of the Mckinley and Hobart Club.
by invitation of the chairman Of the con-
81 essional committee, Mr.. John M. Griffin
of Fredericksburg. Va. went: to Virginia to
speak at a meeting at Bowling Green in
Caroline county, Va, last Monday. In
Fredericksburg they found club of re-
publicans and democrats, seventy-five
strong. The character of the club Is such
that commands respect Of opponents. At
Bowling Green they found the chairman Of
the Bryan. democratic county committee.
and the chairman of the gold democratic
committee trying tor.arIapge a joint dis
cussion in the court house This was finally
done by the chairman OF. the republican
county committee, Mr.. Colman De Jarnette.
the Mckinley elector in that district. The
meeting opened in the court room at 2
o'clock in the afternoon. 1t was presided
over by the chairman OF the Bryan demo-
cratic committee. Mr.. Meredith Of Rich
mond opened the debate on behalf of the
gold democrats, and spoke for an hour, at
lacking the republican party as well as the
Bryan party: He was followed by Mr.. Pol
lard, who spoke for an hour and half,
making characteristic free silver speech,
full of quotations from Webster and other
wings on the money question, well as
from republicans Of recent years, and re-
ferring to voiuminous statistics, eliciting
great applause from the audience, most of
whom seemed to be pronounced free silver
mer. Mr.. Pollard continually, through
his speech, called on the republican who
was to follow him. to answer his several
declarations.
At the conclusion of Mr. Pollard's speech,
Mr.. Bramhall was introduced to close the
DEBATE. The chairman, at this point, an
nounced that he must withdraw to take
Mr.. Pollard to the>trafn: After Mr.. Bran
hall had spoken five minutes he became
that no laf,
the court room. He then suspended his ar
gument and denounesdst he whole proceed
ing as a political trick and violation OF
all principles Of honor. and stated that the
chairman and all Of the audience not in
sympathy with republican principles hs d
, left, the court house. He said that il that
was specimen Of Virginia chivalry,
honor and hospitality, they ought to be
Difference to the prejudices of a white
audience, had not come into the court room
so that the speaker had but a handful OF
people to address Still he continued for a
lew minutes longer. by which time the sill
yer element had set up such yelling about
the court house that it was impossible for
him to be heard. and he was obliged to dis
continue.
had tried to arrange a meeting in the cor
ner of the courtyard, where fifty or more
had gathered to listen to Col Burton As
soon as ne commenced to speak, according
| men rallied around the meeting and set ur
din that prevented the speaker beina
heard. Col. Bramhall and Col Burton Their
| returned to Washington.
Col. Bramhall says 1t was reported by the
| local republicans that there would be :
gain for Mckinley in Caroline county. The
| election of Tyler for Congress is claimed
with great confidence. Republicans think Il
all depends on having a fair count In
variabiy. heretofore, says Col BramhalI. IL
| the counties where there is a majority OF
| negroes, the democrats have carried them
| and In counties where there is a majorit,
| Of white voters. there have been republi
| can majorities.
T. Col. Bramhan says he was told that Nc
| Cauil Is going to make a large gain IL
every Uunty in his district. Nearly all tn,
democrats. who have deserted their part,
| on account of silver have Joined the repub
Ieaq organization. announcing that the,
did SO as much on the ground of its prin
fc1pies OF protection as for sound money
| Mr.. Fitzhugh. who Is campaigning in Fair
bSAx county. states that Mckinley and Nc
| CauH would gain 60 votes in that count,
aaone2s Republicans assert, also, that Alley
! andria city will show a gain of from 400 :,
5oO, aand>the county Of Alexandria about 2U
There are also large gains claimed bv re-
pnblicans- in ,Loudoun, Fauquier and CuI
4 pepper.