The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-17
FEELING RUNS HIGH
There Is Nothing Tame About the Campaign
Now Being Fought In Virginia.
A NEW YORK REPUBLICANS IApRuDEaeEs
Almost Causes Him 60 re Mobbed Gu \
Nichmcnd-Fie Called silver ADJ
S"c"tes Anarchists aud Thieves
Only Bryan VIII Speak Friday
Night-Royai Not n Silver Nan Vet.

,r Richmond, Va. Sept. 16.-(special.,
aroused in this Campaign and 1T wollid
not De surprising If before it ends there
Shouid be riot and bloodshed where the
naitie Is waged fiegcest. In some places
lm m viIsinia an incend!ary speech on eftil-ii
er SIDE would result in trouble. The pee
PIC are easily stirred and quickly excited
Iiere IN Richmond partisan feeling; ia
running nigh. Last night Republicans
iron, rom New York. named Brown, came
near being mobbed at Old Market Hall.
where the cheers for BRYAN made MIN
lose ms temper and refer TO silver DEM
ocra's as Anarchists and thieves.
Farmers will begin to pour into
richmond early Friday morning to at
iend the Bryan meeting. They will come
IN private conveyanceS for a distance -
hfty miles. Most of those who come
on on trains will not arrive until late In
me afternoon 1t has hsen decided
70 open the doors of the Auditorium al 4 !
o clock: Senator Daniel will not intro-
duce Mr. Bryan. State Cna 'rman FIly-
son VIII simply call the gathering TO or-lt
DER ,i and and present Mr.; Bryan. AS all viii
be there 10 hear the candidate II has
been deemed advisable to have no speech;
before he talks. Senator Daniel viii ad-.i
dress an overflow meeting Mr. BRYAN
Is going TO talk to all who desire to 4
ntal hiin IL ne mas to speak at several
Police Howard has information that
gang Of pickpocllets are following Mr..
Bryans party, and he has been warned
10 look out for them. The Chief will
nave several detectives to watch all in
coming trains for suspicious characters,
ana ne advises everyone to leave their
money and 1ewelry at home when thew
so out to the Exposition Grounds
Hon. L. l.. Lewis was at Republican,
headquarters to-day and spent some
time there in conference within the
feadsrs,S rbtl is said the nomination for
{ GongEssssS'as offered to him, and he
sured that both factions would support
MIN. If the plans are not changed the
Judge Will be nominated by acclamatton
next Wednesday. 5t
Mr.. Everett Waddey. the wsll-knour
printer and publisher, is back from
Rochester, N. Y, where he attended the
annual meeting of the United Typothe-
tae OF America. He says from what he
heard and saw while away, he is con-
Vinced that Aekiniey viii be elected.
Some one started a cruel report to the
effect that Mr.. w. l.. Royal, the CHIEF
editorial writer on the Times, had been
converted to free silver ,and would take
wide circulation. There was no founda-f
tion to 1t. 1t was started as q practical
joke by some of Mr.. Royals friends.
The Democrats have been accused OF
circulating certain Socialistic literature
among the workngmen of Richmond.
SECRETARY Button, of the State Demo-
cratic Committee, says 1t Is false. Hes
believes the gold people are responsible9
for this literature. and that their scheme
Is TO try and injure the Democrats by
charging them with it's distributions Y s
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In a very short time efforts will be-
made to drive the Bell Telephone Com
pany out Of Richmond. The Richmond
Telephone Compay now has its wires
running into all parts OF the city, and
many Instruments are in place. The
Bell Company Will fight IN the courts
against being driven out.
Young Mr.. Barney came up froRs
Meadowville to-day and gave the par
ticulars about the destruction of the
barn by lightning on that splendid
James river plantation yesterday. It,
occurred during the storm and the
building. with 500 tons OF hay and many
,arm implements were destroyed. The
loss is $4,000 or $4,000.
Rev. r. w. Webb, of Norfolk, expects,
to begin special meetings to-night or
Twenty-slxth street, between NJ and
leigh The meetings are for empha-
amongst Christians and also 20 rsIs ~
the unsaved masses ~ -
Major A. Fl. prewry was to-day elect !.
ed president of the Virginia NavigatiOn;;
company TO succeed the late %. 10. Bar
Norfolk, was made vice president. S - ~
49, IT.
Hon. George D. Wise has forma ,,S,ss
declined to become the candidate W.
the gold Democrats for Congress.
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