The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-27
THEVIRGINIA CAMPAIGN
IN INTERESTING BATCH or "H"S
FROM V4RIOUS PRhCfSC1s.
A Fight mt Kcnt's Store, But Good Mee''
ing-IntoIcrance of the Popuiis'so"'" o
Eastern shore-Othcr Matters

Judge ]. 3. Richmond, whose spiendio
work for sound in the Southwest mas
been depeatedly mentioned In TINS COZ
umn. writes under date OF october 20.
"Since the l.tn instant l have hl'ed TWO
of my appointments and an extra on
not published, making two gpcecncs III
one day and riding horseback twenty-five
miles. i had fine crowds and gooa sue
cess. Tomorrow / will leave nome ana
make ten more speeches before election
day, and fee. assured that 1 shaH ac-
compiisn much good. 1 am now con-
ndent that Bryan and Williams will both
be defeated in the Ninth District.
Letters received at National Demo-
cratic headquarters yesterday say that
spotsy!yania ana Caroline are both safe
for sound money.
POPULIorlC INTOLERANCE.
CORES ponuent from Onancock says:
NOW. you understand. WINE there are
many Democrats here VINO Will not
vote for bryan, yet there are few OF US
VINO will take any active part against
him. II requires much more nerve TO OPP
pose him tnan to favor him here, as we
are boycotted in business and are hated
Mr.. A. Ward Morris. d civil engineer,
who has been doing splendid work In
Nelson county, writes an encouraging
letter under date of October -. III
which he says: Il spoke AT Tye River
Tuesday night TO about ono hundred
voters. Judge j. Thompson Brown and
Don +. Halsey challenged me TO joint
discussion. | accepted the challenge.
and made arrangements TO that end. TO
my surprise. at the last instant they
backed out and went TO another point
and held the meeting by themselves.
They were red-hot for u debate until
they found me willing.
To-day I spoke at Oronoco TO about
fifty or sixty, and tonight reached
townsville. You would be surprised hoS
the sentiment is changing in favor OF
sound money. These Amherst and Nelson
county men are reasonable and have been
misled If We had more speakers and
workers in the field here success would
be sure. These men are honest. and
only require instruction. | am convinced
that the Tenth District will go for sound
money. If it is not counted out"
Charles Bugg president OF the Farm
Vile League, writes TO Mr.. John l.. West.
secretary of the Richmond League: 4
am sure you will find the Farmvilie
League READY TO support the State
League in anything that Is just and
honorable 10 defeat Bryan and free sill
yer. Though few i'm number, they are
i'm earnest, and are willing TO do anything
TO help the good cause
y correspondent writing from Lynch
burg says that he finds in that city a
large number of workingmen, who Will
vote against Bryan, and a lot more who
are still in doubt. He finds that out
side of a few people who are employed
TO make a great noise the silver SEN
timent is dying out among the working
people. And. in conclusion. he says:
Notwithstanding the fact that this
is the home OF John w. Daniel. 1 think
II at there is going to lie a large Demo-
cratic vote against Bryan, and the Re
publicans are solid for Mckinley"
a FIGHT AT KENTS STORE.
There was livery meeting az kent S
Store ON Sdtuioay night. from four to
I'VE hundred men assembled 10 hear the
issues OF the campaign discussed, ana
as the crowd was too large Tor the han
t.o meeting was held Oh the outside
Under the arrangements made Hon
larry Tucker Wds 10 open with a
speech Of thrce-quartcrs OF an hour to
De followed by Hon. Pembroke Petit
| in speech of the same length for the
silytritcs. Colonel j. II. Crosier was TO
follow these speakers in favor OF gold
and he, in his turn. was 10 De followed
| by Mr.. Petit and Or. Gait for the sill
yeriles. wnile Colonel Crosier was 10
| close for the gold standard.
Mr. Tucker led off saying, in substance.
| that hc did not approve of the abuse
heaped upon Grover Cleveland who was
I great man. That he was not I'm accord
Win the Chicago platform, but that as
between Mckinley and Bryan he would
vote for Bryan. He closed with "a tn
butte TO the personal character OF Bryan.
Then came Mr.. Petit who made q
vigorous speech in Lenalf Of Bryan ana
| silver, denouncing the "crime Of 30 DO
and referred TO the presence Of Colonel
Crosier as the representative Of the gold
! bugs who had come for the purpose
OF catching suckers. but that Fluvanna
| mad no suckers to be caught.
Colonel Crosier followed in a strong
| sleech. in which he declared that he
was an old-tmc Tilden Democrat and
was not sucker nor minnow that
| could be caught with such bait as Popu-
! ism. That as between Mckinley and
| Bryan he would not vote at ALL as one
| was q Republican. on 4 Republican plat
-orm, and the other was a PoDuiist
on a Populist platform. copied from the
I platform Of Omaha. That the true Demo
/ cratic party which he (CrOsier) repre-
scented had put up those great cham
| pions of Democracy-Palmer and Buck
ner-upon true Democratic platform
| and he found himself in no such dilemma
as Mr.. Tucker complained Of 1t was NOT
Il choice between Mckinley and BRYAN.
! Tor there was Democratic ticket in
| the field. and for That ticket he would
! vote.
Colonel Crosier was just beginning to
denolish Populism and was carrying
the crowd. which was largely with him.
/ by storm when q row began in the midst
of the crowd. There was hot blood there.
and the situation was serious. but an
appeal was made 10 the crowd for peace.
and ii was deemed best TO close the
greeting. There was no discourtesy 70 tho
speakers. the row having begun in the
crowd.
Il Is believed that Fluvanna is safe for
sound money.
JOINT DISCUSSION IN HANOVER.
Mr.. F.. c. Hill. a wcll-known tobacco
mist OF this city. drove out to Rock
| vile. in Hanover county. on SATURDAY
last. and he and Lawyer Gardner. OF
| Richmond, lad a Joint discussion before
a crowd of $50. This IS the first time
| that the voters in that section had heard
| the gold side presented and much inter
| est was manifested Mr.. IFill made a
| practical speech. and so well did he pre-
! sent the case. that many OF those pres
| ent crowded about him after the meet
ing and said that they wanted 10 hear
more argument on the same line A.