The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-27
qhe Amazing Rapidly With Which It
Has Grown In Virginia.
IT IS ONLY A MONTH OLD.
But Compares Tavorabiy in Extent with
Organizations Of Many Years Growth
Prominent Men Arc Leading tho
VaninIvcry District in tho STATE


s.dered. no one VIII wonder that lney arc
surprised. just one month ago to-day
fho state Democratic Convention met al
teo Academy OF Music in THIS city TO elect
aclcrlfcs to tho National Democratic Con-
..t.,, ,.ni.h convened iu Indianapolis,
Ind. september -L
...t limo there was not seinoiAnce
,e o-'.,r.la.0n ln any county or district
in tne state and the Democrats ""o 4'-
,.or.I sound money AS against "A ahi41ilb'
,r.falla currency and tne honest payment
~ an dohfs With IlJ-cent dollars insleuu
Of reDudlau0u, and the substitution Oi
choap money. were wandering I'D lno WI
ds.ruess. like hQck OK sheep "l.hSu'
shepherd. o.......,.,
Tho4 came the Indianapolis C)hFen'i''i'
fne only National Democratic CohFei1-ON
l.il in the wear OF 1896. when two earnest
honest and staIwart Democrats were nom
mated TO uphold the cOlOrs OF the Na-
ronal Democracy. At that Convention
every district iu Virginia but ono (ihe
FIoD was represented, and from tn"'
Convention every Democrat came nome
etreuetleucd encouraged, and Determined
10 work for the cause of honesty ond ma
u0nai honesty. ..--...,,
T4E COMMITTEE ORGANIZED.
on the 10th day OF September last the
state Democratic Committee assembled
in this city 90 make preparations Tor the
beginning OF an active, aggressive cam
paien The committee organized by the
election Of Gen. T. NJ Logan as chair
man. and MT Harvey J.. wilson secre-
tary Immediately following the orgaMza~
ton of the state Committee permanent
read1uartcrs were established al s1 east
Main street. a force Of clerks and stenoG-
raphors employed. and the work Of dissem-
natng literature for the instruction OF the
voters vigorously begun.
Tho effect of this work IS seen from
centre 90 circumference OF Virginia Every
district and every county has q solid or
ganizauon. and s0und-money clubs are
being formed on every side. Most notice
able is the work done IN the l1ftn DisirlcI
which was not represented az Iudanapo-
oils TO was claimed by tho advocates OF
the Chicago Convention platform that the
failure of the Fifth District 20 send dele
gates 90 Indianapolis was due TO the fact
that there we're not enough gold men 50
that district TO secure delegates from
This statement has been amply disproYed
hv the co.rso of events. Danvuie, the
largest cityFn that district has nOurishins
and nEfantir-increasilg e0und-money
cirn7 while from the counties or Pittsyi-
rar.a Ii0.l. Patrick henry franlllm
and Groye0n come cheering tdlngs.
The amount OF mail received each day
90 sounu-m9ney headquarters IS something
amazing. -here are letters from al over
the state. The majority from men Of ster-
ling character who never voted anything
hut the Democratic ticket in the past, and
declare that they win keep their records
unsQottcd hy supporting Palmer and Buck
ucr in November noxt
Another feature OF the campaign which
is peculiarly gratifying is the fact that
nearly every leader of prominence In the
Democratic party mas come over 10 the
souna-inoh'F people Every district mas
cohirlnuiea JUS ql9la oi dHtlnsulsned men
mot clstppolhie1 ouce-see e's-o4l pa
tIints. VINO in the inl lle OF o success
fnl political career dislain TO soil their
"'- oi '-', '"' '"''--', ,l' N'
'''. '-"7 I'D '"o IlF' o- 'No'o Nllo az
3'.niNt' many OF '"eh LOT PERSONA eAuH
I'D o.'t tN' currency o. .he country ana
D..i'.N l'e 'nalael-f7 oi JUS Ieopie.
I-I' li' "oiH IT'D every teeuol o. 'ne
Sia.. mas gone forward WIN In.'rVei.oe US
,-' success "i '.'e o't'neHs T. J."
l.- c"F pas -n no NHil ''nlin. me
'"7 i'i' 'ei ealit.l on ac-'e'9'
"'N t'-- results arc ioN,l l-l'
PROMINENT WORKERS..
Among those who have thrown them
solves faar- and soul into the frht for
fnresf onrrr-ev ara % he found names
y.hirb h.v. i..n Household words I'm Vir-
-l. r.. ..,.. r-, .t. r,.-st T,..trirt tro
ro,f ,..-l DID,. f,,,.'. CARRIED o, hy snch r,rn
,i'..,.,.'-. ,- 1.-.,,',,,,, -ie-,.i
orr ,,-,,....-.r cr +i.. r.~..fst,,~a. Ur
rt.-. r..~i. ~ Ac.,,,-'' e,d r
NJ r,Ir ~ taa e.,oo county. Tobr
Palmer of Northumberland. and A. B.
Chandlt- az Caroline.
In the second District sound money can
boast ot such advocate as Richard B