Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-18
Boilers and Republicans Offering Money
10 Get "Ih6ir Men " On tho Books.
LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE COLLISION.
Tie Same Tactics Being Employed by
Managers Of Both Parties,
ONE OFFICER GETS OFFENDED.
MIR. Treats offer of So Indignantly
Refused-stateme of Reliable
Democrats ms TO Compensation
Suggested by Mr. Joseph Bryan
and Others.

When william Jennings Bryan was
here in August he characterized the Bolto-
Gratis as assistant Republicans" and
a great many of the more conservative
gold-bugs were Indignant because the
presidential nominee should have deigned
10 refer TO them in so disrespectful a
manner. That the application was a very
proper one most all Democrats at that
time conceded, but recent Developments
have disclosed such operations on the
part Of the Boilers as to leave no doubt
whatever as TO the direction In which
their hopes and efforts lie In this cam
paign.
The Republican Aid Society mana
gers have been putting in some very good
work lately in behalf of Major Mckinley,
and they have been spending. or endeav-
oring TO spend great deal Of Mr.. Mark
Hanna's. or somebody ese's. money,
with the glimmerlng idea that they may
wrest Virginia from the hands OF the
Democratic party and turn 1t over 10
Mckinley and his Republican cohorts.
For several days there have been some
rumors ahoat concerning the active parts
that certain leading BOltocrats have been
taking In this canvass, ana the Dispatch
undertook to get at the bottom facts Of
the several cases which had come 10 light,
but which are supposed to be but few
Of those in existence. When the special
registration was going on in this city II
was generally known that the Sound
Money League and the Boilers generally
we're exercising all possible means to get
fu
inclined TO vote for Palmer and BuclineT
or Mckinley and Hobart. How well they
and their Republican allies succeeded, so
far as the negroes are concerned, is told
I'm the simple statement that they regis
tered IN this city nearly 5000 colored
persons.
WANT HENRICO NEGROES REGIS
TERED.
II now leaks out that they arc at work
apparently in collision, and with the
same end in view, to accomplish similar
resuits in Henrlco. and probably other
counties. But they have in some in
stances ct least gone step further IN
their patriotic zeal, and offered 70 pay the
registrars 10 register their men, Ihere
Ieems 70 be no doubt that such PROPOSE
lions were made 10 three persons all OF
whom have talked quite freely about the
20 accept the proffered compensation.
one OF these men was Mr.. J. K. Syrcle,
the registrar al Smithers Precinct. The
facts i'm this case as given TO Dispatch
man by Mr. Simon Solomon, Of Heniico
county. aud said by Mr.. William H.
Brauer 70 be correct. so FAR as a CONVEX
sation head by him is concerned, ana
then declared by Mr.. Syrcle himsen 70
be absolutely true. are as follows
On last Saturday Mr. J. r. Syrcle. re-
gistrar at smithers Precinct, sent for
me 10 come up 70 his place OF business
on Basin Bank between Eighth ana
Ninth streets. and Mr William H.
Rrauer and ! drove up 10 sec him. Mr..
syroie then related % us that he had
been sent Tor during last week by Mr..
Joseph Bryan. ana had some 10 That gen
tlernan's Office to see him. Mr.. Bryan
said 70 him: TAKE a seat here by Zoe.
Mir. Syfcle / have besn informed tnat
you have refused to register our men
al Smithers. l wish 10 inform you that
the sound money party Is composed %
smart men and lawyers. headed by Mr..
A. T. Guigor. II has determined TO see
that this thing Is done right" MI Syf-
Gle rid that Mr. Ryan then asked
him how much he was paid for register
ing people. He replied 10 cents eacn.'
Mr. BRYAN said: "Then II is % your IN
torest 70 register them, but that Is not
sufficient 70 compensate a man for los
ing his time after working all LAY.
and II you will register ocr men inc
sound money organization will see thar
you are compensated for II, n accepta-
bic 20 you" Mr. Syrcle stated that ne
here tod Mr.. Bryan that he would regis