Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-14
A NIGHT OF POLITICS.
SEVERAL MEETINGS IN PROGRESS
IN MANCHESTER AT ONCE.
The Democrats. Republicans, and
DoItcrs Have Gatberinps-Sundny-
school workers In scssion--Preach
on the Money Question.

Last night was night OF political
meetings In Manchester. The First-ward
Democrats met. as usual. in their quar-
tors corner OF sixth and HUI streets.
and transacted large amount of routine
business. The club appointed commit
tees to look after the registration and
TO canvass the ward. A motion was also
made and passed to appoint COMMITTEES
90 wait upon Mr.. John Caudlc. Ward Su-
perintcndent. and request his resignation.
inasmuch as ne had left the party. being
now president of the Eastward Bolto-
cratic Club. Messrs. Gratznoski and Good
ing were appointed as the committee.
Just one square above the Democratic
meeting Republican 'sound-money'
meeting was held This gathering OF
perhaps thirty men was addressed by
Mr. Edgar Allan. During Mr.. Adams
speech the audience seemed anything but
enthusiastic. The fault. perhaps. was
not IN the speech. but. at any rate. II
fell upon the very cold audience like
water on a ducks back. Not a ripple
was heard. and even the name OF their
standard-bearer. William Mckinney
failed 10 bring forth applause. When Mr..
Allan took the stand and when he con-
cluded q few men beat their sticks upon
the floor but this was all. Mr.. Allan
spoke for over an hour.
Just one square above the Republican
meeting. at the corner of Eighth and
HUI streets. the scribe found the Boilers
in their quiet abode. At the meeting
OF the Boilers last Tuesday night the
same reporter called at $40 o'clock. and
found four Boilers in the large hall, all
seated in one corner with their heads
very close together. Last night he called
again. exactly at $40 o'clock, and found
that the Boilers had increased their
numbers. Two more chairs were brought
into use. and six Boilers were occupying
Inc same corner occupied by the four on
the nrevious week. The six men looked
seriously at each other when the reporter
entered: each took another pull at his
nine. the president yawned and one OF
The number informed the reporter that
there would probably be no speaking that
night.
sIrNDAY-sCHOOL MEETING.
Tho Board Of Directors OF the Man
chester Methodist Sunday-SchoOl Union
Reid n meeting last evening at the Fifth
street Methodist church. The union
transacted a good deal of routine busi-
ness. and decided TO place the Ninth
street mission. now i'm the control of the
Central church, under the control Of the
FIfth-Street church.
The following are the members from
the various churches belonging to the
union:
West-End-Nfessrs. J. T. Morris, W. ].
Williams. c. E. Bass. u. V. Overton, j.
y. Breach. George ID. Cole, and Alexan-
der II. Thomas.
Central-J. j.. Redford. Joseph Weisi-
per John D. Saunders. p. l.. Anderson,
William II. Owens and d. j. Weisiger.
Observation-Disclosures 5. H. Andrews j.
?. Jones. Lee Bass, w. w. Simmons, Z.
O. Edwards. f. 5. Moody, and ). W.
Paddock.
The Water Commissioners held a short
session last evening TO consider some
matters concerning certain improvements
. I'm the sewer system. The matter was
,dnsidered. but no definite action was
taken. Considerable routine business was
transacted.
Rev. W. w Lear. pastor OF Central
Methodist church, announced from his
pulpit last Sunday that he would on the
next Sabbath preach a sermon on the
money question. Mr.. Lear said he had
only attended one political meeting, and
left that when II was half over. Con-
tinuing. Mr. Lear said any one was en-
titled TO the same privilege next Sunday,
when he was to speak. A large crowd
will doubtless greet Mr.. Lear.
MISS ROBERTSON DEAD.
Miss Annie p. Robertson. the lS-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
IL Robertson. died at their residence, on
Albany street between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets, in Marks Addition,
p .onday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The
deceased was organist at Cowardin-Ave-
nue Christian church. Funeral Will take
place this afternoon from the residence
at 2 o'clock. The interment will be made
m Maury Cemetery.
The Bel Kearney L." Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union Of Manches-
tor will hold it's regular weekly meeting
tonight in the lecture-room of the Cen
trail Methodist church and some very i'm
portant business viii be considered, in
Guiding the reading Of the report from
the annual convention.
The Young Mems Chrstion Association
branch OF the Southern shops viii hold
q meeting Thursday afternoon at
o'clock in the Presbyterian church. All
ministers are cordially invited TO be pre-
sent and take part in the meeting.
BRIEF ITEMS.
The report that Rev. l.. r. Thornhin
had gone 10 Lynchburg to attend the
Baptist Young PEOPLES Union Conven-