The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-09
POLITICS Is THE STUFF
THAT rs FLOATING AROUND THE
CRY AT THIS HRI1IN0.
A Few sound-Money Democrats In Ash
1and-Mr. Mac Jones Indignant-CoI'J.
III. Hogc's Rejoinder'

''The Sound Money Democrats have just
xxty-thrce votes in tho town Of Asa
land. said Chal.man scott to me ycsier-
day. The vote of the town Is less than
200. and allowing for the Republican vote
and those sixiy-sevon sound-4noney men,
that MI SCOT says are thete, Al seems
to mo that ile result in mat pieeme
must be in oount.
Mr. Toe Button. secretary Of the silver
Conmit1ee. - SIN hiario"siy J"oA"" -
ever The alleged good news from the
.oubtf,l States beyond the M.ss4ss ppi.
Ho had nothing TO say, however, Oh '"e
late F.oriua elcet.On. The Jerks AROUND
silver headquarters were very busy sehn,
ing out literature and copies OF I.'o'i
free silver paper. printed IN Ne" 'Vi'
by a millionaire sIiNor mine owner NJ
IA nincnt out-of .oWn politicians bI'cea
The HEADQUARTERS with tncn presence
terday. OWING. 1t is understood ID inc
urgent demands upon tncr tih' Ia a.
tempting 20 say The inrodds being Haas
upon the TANKS OF the 'IaitAtu NY the
National Democrats and the a.. y. 4.
TIE REPUBLICANS.
Rcnubrcan city headquarters pre7ented
it's usual busy appearance. secretary
Nyrav a. KNIGHT Was IasAcd WIN regis
,ratioo and ualsfcr matters, and ihdica-
tions point to heavy republican vote
next month. Secretary SouthMAiu' OF
Hcnrico county, reports that that county
VIII nave 4 heavy registration ana thAt
judge Lewis VIA. carry the county by
i4fgc majority.
Ietliue oners at a wel-known restau-
rant last night was even money on LOWS
sitn 10 takers.
Politics were so hot In Secretary joe
Buttons headquarters yesterday that Il
email quantity of paper was ishi'vu'
No special damage was done save the
b,,-rang Of a few OF Candidate Bryan
silver utterances. AFTER the IRE the
ashes were not even worth the bullion
weight of the paper. The whole thing
went I'D In smoke. just IKE the cahuI-
dates speeches that were dstrlDuied ny
Alderman Blake from his missionary
wagon. They were used for lamp-ishleis
and fire kinders.
The Republican Campaign Committee
was in session yesterday afternoon.
Among those present were Hon al
Agnevv Of Alexandria: Judge Str&tton,
~ Giles county; Major Carney OF Nor
follx. Judge Waddill and Colonel Brady.
Nothing of general interest was trans
acted. ..r.,,,
Co,onel. John Hampton Hoge was In the
H., yesterdav. What have you to say
aho,; the attack made upon you and
rIovolan1 nv Nit. James Lindsay Gordon.
in Petersburg the other nisht! "sAeu
him. , o..o,. dta
",rhe best thing Mr. Gordon ever dlo
for Virginia" replied Colohel Iosc' 80.
10 take up his residence II Nc" 80
o,d the best thing that could nave pee"
- for the Republican party was 10
J., rim return as The exponent OF Democ-
- His voume Of words and scarcity
:, tfeas Is ia keeping with the sounding
mass and tinkling cymbals CT Bryan
ism" ~ NJ 1.cv
and CANAAN Lamb at Quint0n New
Kent county. Wednesday, SAID bla'liot
chairman Southwark. we hau ti'e
crowd with us. and If they haun con
scented TO divide time, they "ouiI na,o
had no crowd whatever. captain lIaIio :,
feature was an appeal Tor coioIeu 49, ia
Al the Republican meeting 10 De menu
,ha Academy Of Music tomorrow
,,,.ht the colored people viii be restrict
"A 40 the ton gallery. Ladies ana the"
osoorta will be seated I'm the orcheslra,
"a a hand OF music win be III at'ehu-
ance 49,, ,,rrr- 1-ATP
NJ ctilson Hutchins. who recently pur-
.,-asad an interest in the state news
-. 49,, y,1ll deliver a silver speech al
~ Fair-Grounds on Silver-Day' next
,rhursSay. In writing TO Chairman III
leon about Mr.. Hutchins. Seha'oi
Faulkner said: "TIe is one OF the hileS'
enaakers we have now on the stump,
The picture of President OleVelanu u,
,ha powhatan Club was not only turned
n
socrileeious hands. so the report goes
go tal,en the picture from the WALL
ard after tearing II into sixteen pieces
cons,gned II TO the waste-basket, along
With some of the high-tariff documents
mat were sent out by the National SILVER
committee bv mistake. As Mr.. ChaiN
Mark Jones wanted the picture removed
from its place Of honor, the tearing oi
1, was charged TO his account, put 'he
Indignant Chalk-Talk rises In MS Wra'h
and states that he did not tear up the
nicture. did not have anything 10 90
with IL. I'm fact, for somebody else Eol
there first. He Is glad 1t Is down. how
ever. for the very sight Of it MADE MN
fighting mad.
BRYAN and Sewall and Lamb flag
viii probably be thrown TO the breezes
NJ church I'M next Thursday night by
the Marshall Ward silver CluD.
THE LAUGH ON HARRISON.
The Union "Democratic" Club will meet
AZ powe.lw Hall tonight. and number
OF sound-money speakers are expected
TO be present.
Several prominent silver speakers VIII
address the members Of the Clay Ward
Actives Club. at their rooms tomorrow
night.
At the Union democratic" Club meet
ing tonight In Powells Han, Mr.. Marion
Dawson will dissect the speech Of eX-
President Harrison. recently delivered in
this city. The silverites say Mr.. Daw-
son will simply ruin" General Harrison.
Mr.. Minetree Folkes will assist Mr..
Dawson.
In the mean time. what has become OF
the free-silver gospel wagon?
In an interview in an afternoon paDer
yesterday Mr.. c. V. Meredith stated
that he would vote for Palmer and Buck
ner, but could support no Republican
FOR Congress. 81 have not become a
Republican. and I shall vote for no Re
publican" said Mr.. Meredith. II am
not prepared to say now whether or not
shall enter actively into the campaign
for / am not yet a well man. and my
first duty Is to myself"