Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-10
FIGHT In THE STATE.
THE OUTLOOK yERs BRIGHT ron
Tar DEMOCRATS.
n<pvs1re.us and Bofsers Make
peastf.l cssinr.. But They Are Dis
credited Speaking Here Next
week-csmp-isn Notes

As electson-say draws OF apace. inter
est In the campaign becomes intensihso
sr this district. and IN Richmond every
hoy. fnciualnx the worner and Children
spend great portions OF their time n
discussing political questions. The Re
ruhllcans and BoliicEats are claiming
everything in sight Tor McKinley. and
making al Sorts OF foolish pFedleuonS
as 10 the result Of the election. IT ne
Democrats are. however. net IN the least
alarmed, and are as positive as couid
possibly be that Mr. Bryan win CARR
ire State by a safe Majority, and that
John Lamb VII defeat Judge Lewis b.
an overwhelming vote.
At Boitocra,ic headquarters yesterday
there appeared 20 Be nos so much conf
dence among he attaches ~ o. the pre-
xlous day. me prediction q ex-Govsrnor
Carneron Rad ouoyed them up On Thurs
cay. but after having given sober thought
70 Il the Eo.dh1g< REALIZED once more tnat
they were playing "A losing game and
that the Ex-Governor was taking through
his hat.
IRE Republicans have rot weakened
yet though they are not believing tne N
selves that they have any chance for VIC
tory. Those ia charge OF TIE campaign
1T their headquarters are. however, put
ting on q bold frOnt. ana N they are
cct1g nothing else. they are fochng Marx
Hama into tn belief thai kig ward aas
q chance for victory On this state.
THEIR NAME - DOUBT.
The question q party name Is stiii agi-
tati1g the E9itOcr1ts. They are waiting
for the Attorney General 20 say Hn-ine-
fhey snail BE- permitted 20 use the wcr1
ssDcYnocsafitr IN Designating their elect
ors On the official ballot. but as yet Aa).r
Scott has not replied 70 Secretary -of-tise-
Commonwealth IawlezSs letter N feIrr-
ente TO the matter. Even should the At
toruev-General not authorize the use OF
the W0rd Democratic by TIE Boitocrdts,
the ticket Will not be iuterfefec Win. AZ
the election laws Of Virginia as amended
by the Parker act do not provide Tor me
APPEARANCE Gu the ticket Of party names.
rhe Law says that the name Of each can
6idate for President and NIce-Presl1ef-
snail be printed on the ticket and the
names Of the electors 10nAnted ~ the
political party o. such can1idates Snail DC
grouped under each.
The law Is ahsouteiy silent as 10 I,srtt
names being printed on the ballots. ana
tix. Y. Carter Scott. Assistant AttOrn1s-
General. said 10 a Dispatch man Yesterday
that he thought his father. who - DON IN
Warrenton. would advise that the law
b absolutely complied with. and that no
thing be permitted on the ticket except
as specified b the act
MR.. BUTTON N WASHINGTON.
Nr. joseph Button. secretary Of the
State Democratic Committee. left last
evening at o'clock for WASH
fngton 20 confer with the M
tf0nai Committee. Re announced be-
fore HIS departure that Colonel J. A Faw
OF Bristol one Of the most aggressive
campaigners in the State and a perfect
cyclone speaker. would be here 10 speak
al the State Fair THURSDAY. he nag
heard nothing az set from Senator Grady
and II Is probable now thst be viii not
come.
Congressman Bailey has ttIegraphed that
Re would certainly come here some time
during the campaign
C1ty-Chairnan Smithdcal. 81 the Pro-
hiDition party. yesterday wired Presides.-,
fial-C CANDIDATE Hon Joshua LeveT1ng. o.
that party. requesting him 10 come here
and make an address during the Fair
II he can cone. and * Il almost Ger
Tain that he will AZ arrangements have
been pending f1r some tine for a visit
here during this month. he viii arrive
here on Tuesday morning. and viii make
an address AT the Auditorium at noon.
Mr ]. Samuel Harnsberger has an
the Seventh District, on the Boilers
ticket
a Republican snass-meetiDg r'n he
held at Smithers Precinct on Monday
the Eth At J. " Addresses will b.
made By Judge J.. /. Lewis and Colonel
EiOcum. OF New Jersey.
The Bryan and Sewsll Club OF Barton
Heights will have big. meeting az the
wigwan tonight at : o'clock. Speeches
will be made by Messrs. !. Aston CaDei
and james w. Gordon. and Mr.. W. Mac
Tones will give chalk talk.