Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-03
TALK TO THE VOTERS
,o, a. G. MARSHALL AND OTHERS
SPEAK IN MANCHESTER.
THE FRIENDS OF WORKIKGKES.
rr.e Who Labor for n Livelihood
rrx.d 10 support the Democratic
~om,nees-other south-side Items
of Interest.


ming though they were disappointed tha'
cep,ain John Lamb. the nominee lot
,.,,,ress Uas detained and could not be
present -,
AIR Il. Al. Robertson, vice-president OF
,ha csmpaien club Of Manchester, called
the assembly TO order, and AFTER s'at'hs
that the business of the club would DC
postponed until next Friday night turneu
the meeting over to Captain Attkissoh'
Ohio in n few words. proceeded 10 intro
Guce Colonel II. c. Marshall, OF roi'S
mouth.
Colonel Marshall opened by expressing
the pleasure IT afforded him to SPEAK W
q Manchester audience, particularly "s
it occupies to great extent the s ea.
relative position TO Richmond u'a'
p,rtemoufh does TO Norfolk. The speah-
.r referred briefly to the Republican, oe-
,oocra.lc and Boltcrs' Platforms an"
nointed ont the differences between theih-
,rbo currency Of different nations was
mon briefly explained, and the speaker
s,,,o,,oS concluslvely that bimetallism pre-
,oiled long before Christian era, even
though silver has always predomlnaleO
over cold. "The double Standard con
tinued the speaker was acknowledged
bv George Washington, fnornas Je"ei-
son. James Madison, ana Clyses o.
Grant but in 1873. my friends, after Eng
land. France. and Germany had estap,
lshed the gold standard, we were roDOeu
OF 80 cents on every silver doiiar'
1T MAKES Us POORER.
The speaker argued that mans happi-
l.. -
ness was his home. and that the srea'eSe
Measure of his life was TO work LOT ms
children. but strive as ne might eaO"
wear he had less than on the preVioSs
wear and all this was due 10 the solu
standard. 1.-The laboring man. ne as
serted. "sweats no less now IMAM ne uiu
Ten years ago. but he only gets haiI az
much pay. Another dinerehee Is .n"'
heretofore a man had six days work i'll "a
,,oek and now he is lucky II he gets
three ,..,,
Colonel Marshall pictured the misery
which now exists in the country. ana
stated that II the present condition OF
"A FAIRS was allowed TO continue the uh-
emnloyed 100000 men in this country
wouid be increased to 100000. and we
vould be lust as the French I'm their
revolution.
"The word gold-bug." said Colonel Mar
shall. always reminds me Oh e"'i''A
bug"
THE sneaker criticised the leaders OF the
boilers quite sharply, and his utterahees
were loudly cheered. 'The Boltocrats VIII
he dishgured and out of the ring after
November Sd d" said the speaker, but they
will be wiser"
The speaker summed up the ages OF
Generals Palmer and Buckner. which
amounts 10 le1 years. and said: THAT IN
itself Is Is TO l." daughter and APP
plause) -,
Colonel Marshall closed with beautitul
tribute 10 the Democratic nominee. Hon.
william Jennings Bryan. and particularly
irelt upon the honesty Of the boy orator.
He included Sewall I'm his remarks, ana
lastly made a strong and hattering APP
neal I'm behalf OF Captain John Lamb. the
nominee for Congress
NIESsRs. COULLING AND WALLACE.
Captain Attkisson at the conclusion oil
Colonel Marshalrs speech, announced tha'
~aptain Lamb would be over In lie"
and then introduced Mr.. VIII
tam NJ. Coullns. Who addressed the audl-
ance very briefly. Mr. Coulling called al
tention to the fallacies of the Repuphcan
platform, and In a few words reIninueu
hose present Of their duty on November
"a
At the conclusion of Mr. Coulling's ad-
iress. Captain Attkisson Introduced MI
Charles NJ. Wallace. an old Manchester
oov. Mr.. Wallace stated that he had no
speech 70 make. but in the few moments
,o snole he succeeded In bringing down
the house several times. lie maue d
strong appeal In behalf of Bryan, Sewali
and anob. He said that this was the Ia
noring mans last chance. and urged that
The people OF Manchester seize the oppor-
unity and vote for the Democratic ticket
Al the conclusion Of Mr.. Wallaces ao-
dress CAPTAIN Attkisson announced that
he had lust received a phone message
stating that It would be impossible Tor
CAPTAIN Lamb 10 be present. and the /
meeting adjourned.
Drowned while Getting Driftwood.
Jerry Mays. a Young white man, who |
.esided on Second street I'm Manches- |
Ter. was drowned yesterday afternoon /
shortly after / o'clock. while gathering |
iriftwood In James river near the Man
chester Paper and Irvine Company.
MAYS was a man of family, leaving n |
Wife and one child. He had been out or |
EMPLOYMENT for some time. and during |
he past few days he has been diligently |
AZ work gathering driftwood from the |
.urbid James. which he intended using |
AZ fuel for the winter.
While at work on a hammock of drift |
wood. which he had gathered. he reached /
or n floating watermelon. and, missing |
his footing. fell into the water. and with /
,ne shrek sank. He was never seen |
again. and was. perhaps. fifty yards
iown the stream when even those closest /
10 the accident reached the scene. The
AFFAIR was reported TO the police in Rich
nond-it being within their jurisdiction
and efforts were at once made 10 recover
the mans body. but 80 far without sue
,ess. The search will be resumed to-day
The Noting-Piaces Fixed.
The Manchester Council held a special
session last evening in the Council cham
YER and appointed voting precincts for
he coming election. The following reso-
ution was offered by Mr. X. l.. Patron.
hartman OF the Election Committee:
"Be II resolved by the City Council OF
he city o. Manchester That the voting
faces for the several wards In this city /
q established as follows: For the First
Ward. AT c. +. Fisher's barber-shop.
outh side OF Hull street, between Sixth
nd Seventh streets. as heretofore es-
: blished and used for the Second Ward.
ne court house. Hun street. between
,inth and Tenth streets. as heretofore
established and used: for the Third Ward.