The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-02

night In practically determining TO urge
the Electoral Board 10 rcscind ils order
FOR new registration was much dis
cussod during tho day and was not sus-
tanned by the leading men with whom
The Times representative talked.
There can be no possible objection 10
new registration" said a prominent
lawyer. con the part OF the people. We
an want an honest and pure election. and
] cannot sec the slightest hardship to any
one in the order FOR this registration.
"lt viii be October before the reg.stra-
tion IS bad. and an Of our people will then
be at home. and / cannot conceive why
anybody should object whose motives
Were fair and whose purpose was pure.
HARRY TUCKERS POSITION.
There seems 10 Dee am erroneous impress
sion prevailing among n goodly number
OF people IN Richmond as to the posi-
tion OF Congressman Harry 81. George
Tucker who recently declined To request
nomination 90 the convention m Am
herst Courthouse. Tho Times had menu
her OF its STAFF present, and. therefore.
is familiar with tho position
u is not claimed hy any OF Mr.. Tuck
or's friends that he could have been nomi-
mated at that convention. even should be
have remained IN tho field. hut Do JUS
tice 70 Harry Tucker 81 should be said
that his position throughout was con-
sisteut. straightforward. and as Colonel
Tom Smith would say, ION the highest
known lines"
on the day on which the Democratic
Convention met AZ Stauniog. an interview
appeared I'm print IN which Mr Tucker
was quoted as saying: '1f the Congress
sional Convention adopts platform Tor
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver
az a ratio OF sixteen TO one / shall not
be a candidate"
talks WITH MIR. HUTTON.
Mr. Tucker was asked about this In
terglew by Afr. Joseph Button. who WAS
the friend and associate or Sir. flood' ana
was told by Mr. Tucker that it was in
every word true. IN his Amherst speech
on Thursday Mr.. Tucker recalled this
fact. and Nr. Button who was on inc
foor OF the convention, attested It's
truth.
From tho date Of that interview Mr..
fuckers friends were at work with me
hope az securing his nomination on MS
record in Congress. and his vote for Sl-
Yer az 30 10 ]. and his friendilness I'd
Bryan and Sewall. who he was Wiling
10 support.
They came 10 Amhers with the hope
that the convention would see us way
clear 10 act this way. and seycniy-nine
men ont OF a necessary one hundred and
eleven were in favor Of doing go, bur the
moment the convention endorsed the Chi
cago platform Mr.. Tucker requested 70 be
heard. and withdrew He was thoroughly
consistent throughout. and was so under
stood by the convention. but majority
OF the delegates wanted silver no l5 10 j.,
ard when 81 WAS so declared Mr.. Tucker
was no longer In the race.
WOULD VOTE FOR WISE.
81 see no reason why we should not sup
port Mr. George ID. Wise on a sound
money platform provided there IS no Re-
publican fra the field" said Commissioners
William Flescnheimcr 70 a Times reporter
yesterday.
"lie Is good man. square. honest and
consistent, and while he is n dyed-in-the-
wool Democrat there Is no man I'd rather
vote for than Mr. Wise. lie is my personal
friend. and / admire him. But / am OF
the opinion that Republican will be In
the field.
I'VE want TO work with the sound money
Democrats IN order 10 defeat the renrsen-
tatiye ~ the n-Dcwocratic Democratic
platform. and there is little doubt that
the Republicans wo,ld vote for Capt.
Wise IA | have already said, If there is
no Republican out"