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denounced as the height of Infamy." (Ap-


The Portsmouth leader said there had
been talk about home rule. and he wanted
| this cardinal principle of Democracy APP
plfcd I'm his district. II am here" said
Judge Watts. Ito demand a square fight
We have made an honest fight with the
free-silver people OF our district. and have
beaten them. We are entitled by right
and by unbroken Democratic precedent to
our two delegates. and we hope this con-
vcntion will give US our rights. If this Is
not done then the responsibility must
rest upon the shoulders of those who do
this iniquity and wrong"
In conclusion. Judge watts scid he was
above all things a Democrat. and could
not be driven away from the party. When
the Chicago convention adopted its plat
form and named its candidates he would
give both his hearty support.
DANIEL SPEAKS.
The silver men cried loudly for Daniel
when Judge Watts surrendered the floor
and as the tribune of the white-money
people arose there was another burst OF
wild enthusiasm. Virginia's gifted senior
Senator bowed his acknowledgements and
entered upon one of his greatest free
silver speeches. This was the moment TO
which the silvcrites had looked forward
with so much interest. and they gave the
speaker careful. earnest attention. and
applauded his strong points and flights
Of eloGuence. Senator Daniel said:
MIR. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the
virginia Democratic Convention.-From
my heart, i thank you for your gracious
and generous welcome. / attribute II TO
no personal merits OF my own, which
know you are much disposed TO amplify;
but / accept IL as intended 10 indicate
your fraternalism with one who Is a
Democrat, and who has cast his lot and
is ready 10 take his fortune with the
great mass of the plain people. (Ap-
plause) / greet you with respect and
honor as the undoubted Democracy OF
the old Commonwealth OF Virginia. In
the memory o. many battles we have
fought together, and I'm the anticipation
OF many which are yet TO come, / touch
elbows with you. and give you my pro-
found and cordial sympathy in the noble
undertaking which you have now in hand.
Applause) IT is inevitable in . republic
that there should be adverse views on
all questions. and with those who are
united together by q common principle.
1T was said many months ago by the
Secretary of the Treasury Of the United
States that the finance question was
the greatest question Of this age. But
you must pardon me. and those VINO agree
with me upon this great question, which
has been so long an issue, If l may remind
my distinguished friend, Mr.. Munford'
for whom | have the profoundest respect,
that the silver Democrats Of the state OF
Virginia and Of this Union have ever
shown fealty TO party. and that It was
due much 20 them that the present gold
standard President was elected" CAP
plause)
Continuing. Mr.. Daniel said: II never
felt prouder OF The honorable State, whose
son / am, than when | went TO the chi
cago convention four years ago, and
voting. as | thought. for the welfare OF
the Commonwealth of Virginia, and with
out personal animOsity. opposed the nomi-
nation Of that gentleman-Mr. Cleveland.
hut let me say for myself, for l am re-
porting to those whose servant | was,
that the very moment that Grover Cleve-
land received the nomination / arose, on
the part of loyal Democracy, and moved
that his nomination be made unanimous.
loud applause) And from that day until
victory crowned our united efforts in No
vember. / bore his banner the best
could. Continued applause)
REPLY TO JUDGE WATTS.
And, now, gentlemen, this issue is
before you, and you viii pardon me II
pass to a remark, which has been made
by the distinguished gentleman who has
just taken his seat Judge Watts. lie
demands the right to so TO Chicago 10
speak for who? The Democratic party OF
Virginia? Cries of mo; no. lie says
that this great body Of sovereign people
Of the State want TO throttle him-to
crush out his voice. / say that he wants
20 take two men to Chicago to try TO
cast down the wishes of the great body
Of the people loud cheering) States
vote for President only as States. They
nominate their favorite as a State, and
the whole body of people say, Aye or
No as to how they shall vote. If the
residential election goes into the House
OF Representatives, ii is not the vote we
cast there. but the votes of all the States.
When the assembled wisdom Of the Demo-
cratic party Of the United States shall
gather in Chicago you Will not hear In
that convention the mention of the First.
the Second, the Sixth. or the Tenth Dis
trlct. but you will hear the clerk say,
Virginia. and then we want the delega-
ton to stand up there and say that Nir-
ginia has voted for the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver renewed APP
plause), and do not want TO look behind
me and find my distinguished friend from
Portsmouth pulling at our coat-tail. try
ing to overthrow the will of this grand
old Commonwealth. Continued applause
My friend says he IS in favor of home
rule; so am |, and old Virginia, not
Lynchburg. is my home" (Cheers)
AS TO INSTRUCTIONS.
Referring TO the question of instructing
the delegation TO Chicago, Senator Daniel
said:
AS General Washington said when an
English general addressed him as Mr..
Washington" he sent back the note and
told him that he would not reply to 1t
until he addressed him as General Wash
ington," for, said he Il derived my title
from the people, the original and purest
source of all kind of power"
Senator Daniel spoke about forty min
utes, and he was given a most enthusiast
tic reception.
MUNFORD FOR MINORITY.
Mr.. Munford spoke in support of the
minority report. Replying to Mr.. Daniel
he said the Senator had taken a somewhat
poetic flight when he spoke of the sound
money men as those who had come here
as the enemies of the people. who
asked the speaker, "are these enemies o.
the people?" and an exuberant free-silver
man dryly replied. THE gOld-bugs.' This
put the laugh on Mr.. Munford, and he had
to suspend for some little time. Resum-
ing his speech, the brilliant Richmond
lawyer referred in appropriate terms to
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Kent. FitZ. Lee,
Charles OFerran, Rufus a. Ayres,
II. w. Mckinney. Holmes Conrad. and
other distinguished Democrats. whose
names were loudly cheered. and asked II
these men. who had been tried and found
true. were enemies of the people. Mr.
Munford then briefly reviewed the finan-
cial legislation, pointed out the evils OF
the silver heresy. which he believed would
bring upon us bankruptcy and ruin. OF