Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-04

| delegates met In different portions OF the
hall their sessions resulting in the selec-
tion OF the following committee:
First Dlstrict-F. G. Smith. G.. 7. Gar
| nett. y. o. Westcot
Second District-J. G. Parker. r.. a.
Marshall. j. A. Crawford
Third District-Isaac Diggs, a. r. Court
ney. B. l.. Winston.
Fourth District-L. u. Yarrel, T. y.
| Williamr r. T. Southall.
Fifth District-C. Z. Bryan, y. ii. Mas
sic. ". s. Upton.
Sixth Dlstrct-John o. Horsley, Thomas
". Scott, W. L. Stern.
Seventh District-M. Woods, G.. B.
| Keagle. y. G. Carson.
Eighth Dlstrict-C. NJ. Waite, I. J..
Woolsloy, a. A. Lipscomb.
Ninth District-J. II. Fudge, II. 5. Kane
| Joseph McGill.
Tenth District-K. B. stoner, J. S. Craig,
II. u. Flood.
The SOund-Moncy Meeting.
The sound-money meeting was hurriedly
| gotten UP, but there was a gratifying at
tendance. 1t was only at a council Of a
few leaders held in the middle Of the
afternoon that It was decided to issue the
| call. The meeting lasted less than two
hours. but was full OF life and snap. The
! speeches made were exceptionally hne
| and pointed. Judge Leigh Il. Watts, OF
| Portsmouth. presided, j. y. BTcnnaman,
| Of Shenandoah, was secretary, and II. i.
| Munford OF Richmond. opened the pro-
! ceedings by Offering a resolution providing
| for a committee Of three TO prepare pa
per for presentation TO the convention
Committee on Resolutions, and to the
convention itself. setting forth the Drin-
| cipes held by the true Democracy.
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hearty favor, and his little speech that
! followed was heartily cheered. He spoke
| Of the free-silver movement as a reyou-
tion that would soon run its course and
| then subside. and referred TO the fact
that many Richmond Democrats remained
out OF the primary because they did not
want TO be committed to any such fallacy.
The people Of Virginia. poverty-strickcn
ana in want, had turned TO their leaders
| and were given this free-silvcr heresy as
| a panacea for all their woes. To adopt
such a course would bring devastation
| worse than we have yet experienced. Mr..
| Munford made an earnest appeal 10 the
| sound-money Democrats 10 remain true
| 10 their principles. thus forming the only
| hope for the rejuvenation Of the party.
| While those whom he addressed stood for
| great principles the free-silver craze was
rs wild "A theory as ever germinated in
the mind OF a lunatic.
HOLMES CONRAD SPEAKS.
| There were loud calls for Hon Holmes
! Conrad. who had Just come into the hall.
| Mr. Conrad spoke for ten minutes, ald
| heartily endorsed all Mr.. Munford had
said. IL was. he declared. the duty OF
the sound-money people TO stand TO-
| gether however small their numbers. lie
thought the idea that the large majority
.afNaa "a aH..a.
the sentiment of any such proportion OF
the people Of Virginia was all de!usion.
It was the duty OF the true Democrats to
keep alive the principles Of the party.
! The man who adhered TO the truth need
never fear, and ne was willing TO trust
! the Democratic party. He cited the fact
that the Democracy. though very weak
| years ago. had twice carried the country
in the last few years, as an evidence that
right would triumph. He had no patience
| with the idea Of Democrats leaving the
party. Where else were they 10 go?
| There was no other refuge but the prin-
ciples which shielded US in war and In
peace.
DAN. TRIGGs VIEWS.
Hon Daniel Trigg spoke next. and
characterized the small company that
heard him as me bone and sinew OF the
convention. The other gathering free
| silver missed from their midst the Demo-
Gratis who had stood in the breach so
long. Mr.. Trgs Indirectly referred 70
Major Otey's clean-sweep free-silver call,
and said the convention had no business
| TO meet unless they would renounce the
heresy which proposed 10 debar the sound
money Democrats from active participa-
| tion in the work Of the body. Mr. Trigg
concluded by reading "a strong set OF reso-
| lutiOns opposing free coinage at 16 10 /.
Messrs. Munford. Conrad. and Abe F'ul-
kerson were appointed committee under
Mr.. Munford's resolution, which was
heartily adopted
There were several suggestions made
looking to the selection Of sound-money
candidates for delegates-at-large. but
these were all Withdrawn. One OF them
! endorsed Senator Martin and Chairman
Ellyson for two Of the four. Before ad-
journing the conference adopted a reso-
! luton declaring those present TO be Demo
Gratis first, last, and eli the time, and
that they would cheerfully accept the re-
suits of both the State and national con-
| ventions. There was a loud and strong
| protest against the unit rule.
THE sOUND-MONEY RESOLUTIONS.
The committee appointed by the sound
money Democrats will submit tomorrow
| the following resolutions upon the fnan-
cial question:
The Democratic party Of Virginia, in
convention assembled in conformity with
| the oft-repeated declarations of the party
| in every national convention, reasserts
its unfaltering adherence 10 the cause Of
| sound money, and declares that the pres
ent business depression is due I'm large
/ measure 10 the continued agitation OF
| the question of our national currency and
the threatened change in our standard Of
| value.
Every consideration Of party policy and
regard for the public veal requires an
| unequivocal declaration Of our partys
position with reference to this question.
| and its speedy settlement. The Demo-
| cratic party of Virginia stands ready 10
| abide by the declarations Of the national
| Democracy as set forth by its convention
| soon 70 assemble I'm the city of Chicago
but as indicative Of its own views upon
this subject. it declares as follows:
We demand that the volume Of our cur
| rency shall be commensurate with the
! growing population and business develop
ment OF the country; that every dollar Of
gold and silver put in circulation shall be
Of equal intrinsic and exchangeable value:
and that the present gold standard OF
| value shall be maintained, neither depre-
ciated by legislation, because thereby the
earnings of labor and the producer would
be lowered and creditors defrauded: nor
| so appreciated because thereby debtors
would have their burdens augmented and
the value Of all forms Of wealth except
money be greatly lessened. We hold to
the use Of gold and silver. and the coin
age Of every dollar Of both metals as
long as their parity can be maintaine,
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independent. and unlimited coinage Of