The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-27

put up with" said my friend. the bar
her, as he Clipped off Thin piece of my
chin. THE arguments they put up are
unanswerable.'
NO CRIME or 70.
There was 10 crime Of 10" said
friend last night. IL is a PopulisJic
campaign slogan, started. ! believe, by
Coin Harvey, TO FOO! the public. There
was no decentralization OF silver. There
wasn't enough silver TO demonetize in
lS13.'
Kentucky and West Virginia will GER
tainly go for sound money" writes Colo
mel Fellows to a friend I'm this city, and
Tennessee is rot hopel ,ss.
large number Of the colleges and
universities In the United States have
been polled. The Cniversit OF Ncbras-
ka reported that the faculty stood i6
10 4 against Organism. and the students
are. by q majority vote. for Mckinley
The University OF Virginia sent the fol-
lowing report. "All the faculty are op-
posed to the Chicago platform. and ~
least four nfths of the students are with
them The Leland Stanford Univer-
sity OF California has 400 students. less
than 40 OF whom are for Bryan. Similar
reports come from all the other col
leges. except that at Bolivar. Miss.
which shows a poll In favor of Bryan.
A WORKINGAIAN'S REPLY.
a crowd Of young men We're standing
on a corner on RrOad street yesterday
"arguins" the main points in the politi-
cal cont oversy. They were all for
Bryan, 50 there were no fights. Another
young fellow came along. 1t was about
= o'clock ana he was returning from
work with his lunch-basket Ander his
arm.
There goes sound-money man
said one OF the idlers. "call him over
and Wei convert him"
You can convert me-" was the re-
ply. Il am working every day, ana ]
don't propose ~ have my wages cut iu
half. You fellows, who don't want o.
work, and who are too lazy TO work. are
the people they make socialists out of.
You stand around the corners. hollow
ing for Bryan and free silver. without
realizing what it means. and because We.
who are working AND trying 10 support
ourselves and families say We will SUD-
port the sound-mOncy ticket. you false
~ misrepresent u.s. and try to make
people believe we are forced To do so.
We are forced 10 do so. but not in
the sense YOU would mako out. Our
lunch-baskets need 10 be filled every
day; our children and wives need clothes
that's why We are in favor Of the sound
est kind of money
The crowd subsidized at this little speech.
and shortly after dispersed.
TALKS N NEW YORK.
Colonel j. Hampton Toge. who re-
Gently Withdrew from the congressional
race in the Sixth District. has been
making speeches in New York. Colonel
Hoge will devote the last week of ths
campaign TO speaking I'm Virginia
POLITICAL MEETINGS.
The Fulton Bryan and SowaH Club
held meeting at Boltz's Hall last night
The Mckinney. Hobart and Lewis Club.
Of Reservoir street, OF which Mr.. r.. l..
Jackson is president, and Mr.. Lee Dues
berry secretary. viii meet at their club
room tonight when several good speak
ers VIII bee present. This club has had
remarkable growth. I'm very short
while it has grown 10 a membership OF
over 800 white mcn-clerks, mechanic.
and business men.
Republicans at county headquarters
were very busy yesterday getting ready
for election DAY. All lawful measures
will be brought 10 bear in getting out
full vote.
Judge Stroller was at Republican
headquarters yesterday. But for
freight wreck nc lvor, on the Norfolk
and Western railroad. he would have
been in Roanoke propoundng the doe
trines OF sound money and protection
Mr.. Hugh Miller, Of Norfolk, a bright
young orator. was also prevented from
enlightening the people OF that section
OF the State by the same wreck Judg.
Strother left Tor ulpeper last night to help
out Pat. McCaull in the Eighth District
Mr.. Miller goes 10 Princess Anne county
to-day. and tomorrow night he will
speak in Newport News
THE local IMBROGLIO.
1.-THE effects of the silver imbroblio
concerning the recount of certain votes
in Monroe Ward" said silver man
last night. Twill be. no doubt. to change
many votes. Numbers OF people will
think It was a case OF hocus-pocus. and
will either vote against Lamb. or not vote
at all: and | can hardly blame them /
can recall that on the night Of the CON
Vention, when three Manchester dele
gates changed their votes from Lamb 10
Elicit, and after the convention was
declared adjourned by the chairman.
that. while the Lamb delegates were
discussing the matter over in their head
quarters. number Of them declared tina.
vote for him.
Nothing new came from Mr.. Joe But
toms headquarters yesterday. Mr.. Mac
Jones was very busy on the typewriter.
and the other clerk was industriousy
waiting.
Mr.. Il. \. Catlin and two or three
other silver-tongued, orators will address
the peaceful citizens of Chestnut Hill to-
night.
Colonel Buford spoke at Eubanks Hall.
on Oregon Hill, last night.
DID HE READ THE HERALD?
Mr.. T.. A. Catlln. in his Clay Ward
Actives speech Saturday night. asked
all who had read the New York World
Of that date TO hold up their hands.
Four hands went pp. II hope you four
gentlemen viii excase me, then II | read
letter from crselpldn I'm that paper
OF this morning. IL describes n trip OF
Mr. Bryan through the State OF illinois,"
Mr. catlin then read how the silver can